To make highlights on blonde hair, it is absolutely not necessary to sign up for an expensive salon. The procedure is easy at home. Study the theory, purchase the necessary equipment, decide on the method. Did you know that there are several lightening techniques, as well as ways to perform it? We propose to analyze these topics in detail, as well as find out what colors are in trend now.
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Benefits of the procedure
In addition to the aesthetic and stylish appearance, the design has a lot of advantages:
- It's easy to do it yourself;
- Frequent correction, regular updating is not required;
- Growing roots are not a hindrance to appearance;
- Great for hiding gray hairs;
- Refreshes facial features, emphasizes color;
By the way, the finer the streaked strands, the more layered the hairstyle looks. The same rule applies to the number of shades with which to color.
- Visually increases the volume and depth of the hair;
- Available for any length, quality, hair structure;
- Helps you look ultra stylish, incredibly feminine and elegant.
disadvantages
- It is a big mistake to think that highlighting does not spoil the quality of curls at all. It would be more correct to say that it does not spoil all of them. The part that is blonde suffers to the fullest. To understand how the bleaching process works, imagine a hair with pigment inside. He is responsible for coloring. The chemical penetrates into the structure, flushes out this pigment, and with it the nutritional components. As a result, the hair becomes white, dry, brittle and lifeless. In defense, we note that modern professional drugs are gentle.
- A little stress awaits your wallet. The service costs an order of magnitude more than simple painting. The density and length are taken into account, as well as the chosen technique. Well, the status of the salon also leaves its mark on the check.
- Free up at least three hours of time in your schedule. Especially if the hair is long and there are a lot of them. The hairdresser cannot afford to rush, as it will inevitably be reflected in the result.
- At first, you will notice that the mop has become more rigid, less easy to comb. It's also more difficult to tame while styling. This will go away in 3-4 weeks.
- Use vitamin sprays and masks... Do not be zealous with devices that involve thermal effects: an iron, a curling iron. Even the hairdryer is better to put aside for now, and dry naturally if possible.
Demanded techniques
Natural blonde shade, expressive and effective, is quite rare. More often than not, the natural tone is more like light blond, reddish, ash gray. Colors from the dull, dull category.And if by nature a girl has a picturesque snow-white color, then he will still need contrasting strokes. Who wants to be whitish - this type, by the way, is now referred to as anti-trends. Bronze beauties with natural-colored hair with flickering highlights and overflows are in fashion. Partial highlighting helps to achieve such a contour. It can be done in different techniques.
California
It is also called Hollywood... Thanks to world celebrities who adorn the covers of the glamorous press with chic hairstyles with delicate curls, as if burnt out under the hot Pacific sun. Remember Jennifer Aniston? It was this actress who at one time was one of the first to wear Hollywood curls, dyed by this method.
It is not difficult to make such a color. No hat, no foil, no experience and skill are required:
- Divide your hair into 6-8 sections;
- Ask a friend to paint randomly with a wide brush. Start at the top of the head, end with the occipital zone;
- Comb your hair;
Important! The dyed strands should be in contact with the rest of the hair. This will ensure uniform and smooth color transitions.
- Blondes should not be allowed to keep bleaching products longer than 30 minutes. After this interval, wash off the drug, rinse with shampoo, apply a fixing balm;
- During execution, do not try to maintain symmetry. Work randomly, don't be afraid to change the distance of the indent from the roots.
Ombre
It is not entirely correct to call this method highlighting. This is bigger multi-tone coloring, which transitions from dark to light with a gradient from top to bottom. Visually, the result resembles strongly regrown roots. The transition is very smooth, uneven, as natural as possible. Starting from the middle of the length, the native scale begins to brighten imperceptibly. The closer to the bottom, the more intense. The roots are usually completely bleached.
Note! For fair-haired young ladies, silver undertones with a touch of gray are extremely suitable. The trend is neon scale, metallic notes. The double color looks cool, when some curls are first darkened, and the other part in the second stage, on the contrary, lightened.
Shatush
A laborious form in which they highlight not in one tone, but in several at once. Moreover, each of them is literally a couple of nuances different from the neighboring one. In general, they try not to go further than 4–5 steps from the natural range. This creates very soft, almost imperceptible transitions. The styling looks well-groomed, picturesque.
Balayazh
Something in between ombre and shatush... There is a tendency to lighten the tips with a smooth gradient, while along the entire length, individual strands are colored with colors close to their own. At the end - a chic multi-layered bow with shimmering light highlights, gently fading at the ends.
Blackout
Reverse highlighting, or, as it is also called, dark, looks luxurious. It perfectly increases volume, gives styling a stylish and finished look.
There is a nuance. You need to decide on it only by surrendering to the hands of a high-class stylist.The method assumes strong contrast. Poorly dyed curls, unevenly distributed pigment, ugly overflows - everything will be much more noticeable than with ordinary discoloration.
Looks perfect on smooth hairstyles, on short haircutsand also on medium length hair. Abruptly emphasizes the outlines of the bob, the torn contours of the cascades. It gives extra depth to a long mop, and makes the bangs bright and expressive.
Standard light strands
Highlight with a hat with holes or foil. The first is preferable for short haircuts. The second is convenient for manipulating elongated curls.
- Foil contributes to a more intense effect of the dye preparation on the hair structure. It blocks the access of oxygen and speeds up the processes. If the head of hair is weakened, thin, too white, it is better to take a hat;
- The hat is put on the head, with a special brush or crochet hook No. 6-8 (depending on the desired thickness of the blonde strands), part of the hair is pulled out. The ideal amount is a third of the total mass;
- The finished product is carefully applied, kept for half an hour and washed off with shampoo. Done correctly, you will get a nice, even partial discoloration;
- The foil is cut into strips 10 cm long, roll width;
- Divide the head into sections;
- With the thin end of the brush, a horizontal strand 1 cm wide is isolated and, in the manner of stitches, thin strands are pulled out of it;
- Foil is placed under them, the product is applied, folded into an envelope;
- Retreat 1 cm, take the next row. And so, in turn, each zone;
- They work quickly.
You will get symmetrical highlights on blonde hair with an even pitch of alternating tones.
For short hair
The guarantee of a high-quality appearance with a shortened styling is a vibrant color, rich and shiny. Fashionable coloring allows you to profitably submit any design of the head. Highlighting is the optimal solution for those who dream of adding visual volume, emphasizing the asymmetry of a torn haircut, and diversifying the image.
Unfortunately, at such a length it is impossible to make balayage or ombre, because for smooth transitions you need a place. On short curls, the stylist's efforts will not be visible. We recommend making classics, or play with the palette.
On a long shock
If you are a happy owner of hair below the shoulder blades, choose any method you like. The result will be excellent both on straight lines and on curly, and on curly locks. The procedure will help to emphasize the beauty of the cover, make it multifaceted and picturesque. Visually add splendor and volume. Such a mop looks healthy and well-groomed.
If you've never tried selective lighting, start with a Hollywood technique. Firstly, it is in trend today. As, however, yesterday, and one hundred percent, tomorrow. Secondly, you really need to try very hard so that it does not work out. Here you have both a comfortable asymmetry, and the absence of straight lines, and a simple application. Thirdly, it suits absolutely everyone.
When choosing a suitable shade, avoid strongly yellow, rye, reddish-red, intense golden. On girls with fair skin and hair, these colors look vulgar. You will immediately see that the hand of the hairdresser did not touch you.
Well, if you are a guru and are looking for a way to build something new, make a shatush or balayage ultra-trendy strawberry coloring... More on this below.
Pink coloring
Strawberry blonde took over the fashion Olympus in the world of hair design last season. Doll-pink highlights played on the heads of glamorous young ladies in their Internet accounts and blogs. The topic went well and quickly caught on. Toning shampoos with a pink palette flew off the shelves.
The full paint job soon got bored. The world demanded new ideas. This is how strawberry coloring was born. The fashionable color is used for balayage, for ombre, and for the “veil” technique.
The latter involves dividing the entire mop into two layers. The lower one is painted with the desired shade, and the upper one is left unchanged. As a result, it visually creates the feeling that the young lady put on a wig, forgetting to hide her native curls.
How to make standard coloring pink paint?
- Divide the head into zones, separate and fold the selected curls in foil.
- For best performance, the selected strands are first fully lightened.
- After that, pink paint is applied to them. No foil, just find the lightened areas and apply paint.
- The exposure time is no more than twenty minutes.
- The procedure is quite painful for the texture of the hair, due to the double chemical exposure. Therefore, be sure to use balm and conditioner, make nourishing masks.
Extravagant ideas
Highlighting on blonde hair does not have clear rules and approved algorithms. This is especially true for the choice of gamma. Today, extraordinary shades, iridescent overflows, colored motifs of the most unnatural tones are in fashion.
The surface is ideal in color - light blond. It is combined with all shades, harmonizes and sets off even a not particularly bright tone against its background. The light brown palette is even called basic.
Blondes go very well with pale blue colors, lilac, orange, gray... By the way, don't be afraid of daring experiments. You won't surprise anyone with a rainbow on your hair today. Try only to maintain the appropriateness of the combinations and avoid sharp outlines of boundaries. Smoothness and blur is the key to perfect results.
There are no contraindications for dyeing light brown strands. On the contrary, it is recommended to all doubters. After all, partially colored strands are easier to paint over or repaint than the entire cover. All women once think about changes in their appearance. Not everyone will dare to take drastic steps. Selective coloring is the perfect way to add zest to your look, update your look, and look modern and up-to-date.
More shade options:
In conclusion, we consolidate what we have learned in a short video: