Who suits highlighting

One of the most common methods for coloring hair is highlighting, which gives your appearance more brightness, depth, and dimension. However, not everyone finds this hairstyle to be flattering, just like any other. Depending on your skin tone, natural color, and hair type, highlighting may or may not be a good fit for you.

Highlights can enhance natural beauty and give hair a sun-kissed glow for some people. The choice of tones and contrast may prevent it from blending in as smoothly for some people. It’s crucial to determine what suits you the best before choosing this look.

We’ll discuss who looks best with highlights in this post, as well as some things to think about before making your next salon appointment.

Who suits

The coloring technique is determined by the type of color, the length and shade of the hair, the woman’s features, her preferences, and her wishes. Certain individuals enjoy the look of sun-bleached hair, while others prefer the organic tones, and still others find joy in vibrant hair that uplifts their mood. Given the range of approaches, it is reasonable to conclude that highlighting is appropriate for the great majority of fair sex. To achieve the most amazing outcome, all you need to do is select the technology that works best for you.

See a hair stylist before doing highlighting for the first time. He will choose color schemes and coloring techniques based on your appearance. You can change your hairstyle on your own in the future if you’d like by adhering to expert advice.

For blondes, highlighting is perfect because it softens the natural color. Strands of light and light brown play with brilliant highlights and shimmer in the sun’s rays. Those who own such hair can select from a variety of tones, including golden, ash, platinum, and wheat. Because the growing roots are nearly invisible unless you select striking, contrasting colors, correction is rarely possible.

Pre-lightening is recommended for dark blond, red, chestnut, dark brown, and black hair in particular. Naturally, this has a significant impact on the strands’ structure, but highlighting is still acceptable. Every woman determines for herself if it is worth jeopardizing the condition of her hair. However, this is a great way to gradually go from being completely black to a few shades lighter, especially for girls who have dreams of having blonde curls.

Highlighting is a great option for women whose hair has started to gray. Selective hues can effectively camouflage silvery strands.

The classification of color types ought to serve as the foundation for selecting a palette. Girlies dressed in "winter" and "summer" go well with cold hues (pearl, platinum), while "spring" and "autumn" go well with warm hues (golden, honey, amber). The color of the skin and eyes are also considered, in addition to the hair color. If you overlook this, you run the risk of hearing negative remarks from people who think you don’t look good. A brunette with fair skin and gray, green, or blue eyes is the only one who can dye her hair silver or ash. It is not advised to dye the hair gray if the eyes are as dark as the hair.

The length of your hair limits the techniques that can be used, but it has no bearing on whether highlighting is right for you or not. Long hair looks great with ombre, balayage, shatush, bronzing, and other styles that incorporate soft color transitions. An even shorter haircut, such as a Peek-A-Boo (for added volume), with partial highlighting of strands at the ends or in the bangs area, such as the Californian or Venetian variety, will work well with veiling for a girl with a bob.

Types of highlighting

There are various highlighting classifications that are based on various standards. The following technologies are distinguished based on the lightning domain:

• classic (full) — strands are tinted all over the head. This will suit owners of hair of any length;
• zonal — in this case, one part is highlighted: the lower curls or only the bangs;
• partial — a variation of the previous. If you have a very short haircut, you can make stylish feathers all over your hair. Another way is to color individual curls near the face.

The following are distinguished based on the width of the stripes and the density of lightning:

• frequent (fine) highlighting — affects from 40 to 60% of all hair. For this, thin strands are taken all over the head or only in its upper part. Option for owners of thin, lifeless curls. Helps to visually add volume to the hairstyle and become 2-3 tones lighter;
• rare – looks good on thick hair. When lightening, only a few strands are taken from the entire head. Used in cases where it is necessary to contrastingly emphasize the main color of the hair;
• thin — suitable for girls who strive for a natural effect, and by nature do not have luxurious, lush hair. Strands should be no thicker than 0.5 centimeters;
• wide (large) — optimal for long hair. Since more than half of all curls are subject to coloring, it is advisable to use gentle compositions without ammonia.

Furthermore, the highlighting technologies themselves, which vary in terms of lighting intensity, paint effect area, color scheme, and other subtleties:

1. American. Suitable for girls with dark strands. Looks contrasting due to the use of bright colors, mainly copper-red-red range, and a significant number of tones (from 3 to 5).
2. Brazilian. This highlighting is created for light brown hair of any length. Due to the soft play of shades of the natural range, a very natural effect is obtained. The roots should be the darkest part of the hairstyle, the ends – the lightest.
3. Balayage. Looks beautiful on medium, long dark hair. The technique involves applying paint with wide horizontal strokes only to the ends. The curls are filled with shine, visually become thicker.
4. Bronding. Optimal for blond and dark-blond hair, although it can also be done on brown (after all, bronde is an alternation of light and dark strands). The main thing is that their length is not less than 10 centimeters, otherwise it is impossible to achieve a gradient. The range of colors is natural, and the result is shine, additional volume, well-groomed hair.
5. Venetian. Such highlighting will suit the owner of dark curls who wants to create the effect of burnt-out strands. It is performed in an open way, without the use of foil.
6. Veiling. It looks like a translucent veil thrown over the hair. The result is achieved by collecting very thin strands (3-4 millimeters) exclusively in the upper part of the head. The technique is ideal for bob, torn and graduated haircuts.
7. Californian. Has almost the same characteristics as Venetian, but is usually used on light curls. This is a popular technique for short strands.
8. Ombre. Has many varieties. The classic technique – dark roots and light edges – is ideal for dark hair, since it allows you to leave the root zone untouched. Owners of light curls can use the reverse, triple or glare ombre technique.
9. Salt and pepper. A successful combination of thin strands of white-gray-black tones creates a unique effect, ennobles early gray hair. Also looks good on young ladies, and in other cases can visually add age.
10. French. Another name – majimesh. Considered one of the most gentle technologies for blond and light brown hair, which as a result becomes 2-4 tones lighter. There are no restrictions on the length. Looks beautiful on wavy curls.
11. Colored. It is done in different techniques and suits any curls. It is only important to choose the right colors so as not to look vulgar or funny.
12. Shatush. It is used on dark hair, creating the effect of burnt-out ends. The edges of the strands are lightened arbitrarily. Suitable for medium and long hair. It will mask gray hair, but only if it is no more than 1/3 of the total volume of the hairstyle.

Moreover, there is a division based on the highlighting technique:

• through a cap — is considered a classic, but already outdated technology. Recommended for thin, short and medium-length curls;
• on foil — a more modern method that is suitable for owners of long hair;
• comb — this way you can highlight hair of different lengths. The composition is applied to the teeth, and then the curls are combed successively with a comb. Great for long dark hair, allowing you to avoid sharp transitions and eye-catching contrasts;
• by hand — this method has several types of implementation. “Glazing” (lightening the ends) is optimal for brown-haired and brunettes, if the length of the curls does not exceed 15 centimeters. “Frost” is a technique for curly, curly hair.

Reverse highlighting is an additional option that allows you to look well-groomed while effortlessly going back to your natural hair color. usually used by brunettes and people with brown hair, whose pattern has become hazy after several lightenings. When coloring, use hues that are similar to the curls’ natural hue.

Highlighting is a flexible hair coloring technique that can be customized to fit a wide range of hair types, colors, and personal styles, making it suitable for nearly everyone. Highlighting can bring out the best features and enhance the texture of your hair without having to completely dye it. It can also help you add dimension to your natural shade or make subtle changes without going full color. The secret is to match the placement and tone to your hair color, skin tone, and intended effect.

Who should not do it

Limitations on the range of shades and technology options—a decision that is made on an individual basis. There are, however, broader guidelines that indicate when you should forego the procedure:

• immediately after recently dyeing your hair with an aggressive composition or a natural product (henna, basma). You will have to wait about a month, otherwise the result of the interaction of dyes may be unpredictable;
• after a perm. For the same reason;
• during hormonal changes in the body. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, taking hormones – all this reduces the chances of success;
• after a long illness accompanied by antibiotic treatment. In this case, you first need to restore the body;
• if the hair is weakened, damaged, falls out a lot. Highlighting is considered a gentle way to affect the strands, but on unhealthy hair it looks untidy.

Take note! Make sure the chosen composition doesn’t trigger an allergic reaction before dyeing. If so, reschedule the procedure and change the dye.

Basic rules and tips

1. Apply the composition only to dry curls. The exception is the "Frost" technique, in which the hair should be damp.
2. Do not choose complex techniques with a large number of shades for self-dyeing. Start with simple options.
3. Wash your hair a couple of days before the procedure to protect your hair from the effects of chemical components of the dye.
4. Thick, long strands are best highlighted in two parts: first the bottom, then, after washing off the preparation, the top. This will avoid a noticeable difference between the curls dyed at the beginning and at the end.
5. Dark hair is pre-lightened, and then tinted with a gentle composition of the selected shade. It is better to separate the procedures by time so that the hair can rest from active changes.
6. Be sure to wear gloves, regardless of the chosen method. Protect your clothes with a waterproof cape, an old robe or a peignoir.
7. When highlighting through a cap, use a reusable product. It fits the head more tightly and is more convenient to use.
8. Foil for coloring can be any: food or special hairdressing foil. Prepare strips of the required length and width in advance. For highlighting in several tones, take foil paper of different colors, where each color will correspond to a separate shade.
9. To keep a small gap from the roots and prevent the dye from leaking, make a small bend on each strip of foil (on its matte side). Place the tapes under the curls so that this pocket is at the root zone.
10. Start highlighting the hair from the back of the head, and treat the crown and bangs last, because the hair in these areas is thinner and more delicate.
11. The open method (without foil) is less harmful to the strands, but it is more difficult to perform, especially at home.
12. Do not keep the dye on your head longer than the manufacturer recommends, otherwise you can burn your curls. It is better to repeat the lightening procedure to achieve the desired result.
13. When washing the composition from the colored strands, do not remove the cap so as not to stain the rest of your hair with the product. Rinse your head, then remove the product, starting from the back of the head, and wash the entire hair again.
14. If you use foil, unfold it one by one, moving from the back of the head to the crown. Wash each strand on its own piece of paper, and then proceed to the next strand. This way you will maintain the clarity of the pattern.
15. Immediately after highlighting, treat your hair with a balm or apply a mask.

Invite someone to help you dye at home, especially if this is your first time highlighting.

Features of care after

Following the treatment, hair care should take several forms:

1. Maintaining color. Buy special products for colored curls: shampoo, balm, conditioner. They will make the shade more saturated, will not allow it to quickly wash out or fade. There are separate products for light, copper, brown, black hair. It is also not recommended to sunbathe in the sun, visit a solarium, walk without a hat, swim in the pool without a cap immediately after highlighting. Stick to these rules for at least 2 weeks. To fix the pigment, finish each hair wash with a rinse with cool water to close the hair scales.
2. Restoration. When highlighting, not all hair is exposed to dye, but the strands are still damaged by lightening and ammonia compounds. In this case, masks that can revive brittle, damaged, dry curls will help. Use or 1-2 times a week. These can be store-bought or homemade products. Do not add stress to your hair: at least for the first time, refuse hot styling. Dry your curls with a cold stream of a hair dryer. Pay special attention to the ends. Cut them regularly, avoiding split ends.
3. Nutrition. Dyed curls experience a lack of moisture, so girls often complain of dry, brittle hair. Correct the situation by introducing moisturizing products into your hair care routine. Make sure that the strands receive a sufficient amount of nutrients not only from cosmetics, but also from your diet.

A woman of any age, with any type of hair, can look beautiful with the right kind of highlighting. There are so many approaches available that deciding which one to focus on can be challenging. A stunning hairdo will require precise execution and well-shaded hair, and after painting, meticulous maintenance will help keep the curls healthy.

Highlighting is a flexible method that works well for most people. Selecting the appropriate shade and positioning to accentuate your inherent features is crucial. There is a highlighting style that can work for you, whether your goal is to create a subtle change, add dimension, or brighten your overall appearance.

When determining whether highlighting is the right look for you, it’s critical to take into account your skin tone, hair type, and personal style. You can decide which highlights will best improve your look by speaking with a stylist.

Highlights can give your hair a customized, contemporary, and youthful feel when done correctly. The options are endless, whether you’re going for soft, sun-kissed strands or bold streaks.

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