Easy highlighting of hair

Every girl or woman wants to look beautiful and stylish in any situation. Therefore, many often think about changing their image. Some of them dye their hair completely, while others want to make only light highlighting.

This is a technique coloring or just lightening individual curls. In some cases, only hair tips. As a result, the hairstyle immediately seems more voluminous and interesting.

Such coloring has many advantages.

• Since not all hair is exposed to chemical attack, but only part of it, then such highlighting is considered sparing. In order to achieve more impressive results, it is best to do such a coloring in specialized salons, where paints are selected better and more gentle. As a rule, these are ammonia-free products that do not harm the hair.
• After highlighting correction can be forgotten for a whole year. Even if the hair grows back, the hairstyle will not look worse from this.

However some There are still drawbacks to this procedure:

• this is primarily the fact that highlighting is very difficult to do at home;
• Also, if a perm was done before this, highlighting is best postponed for a couple of months, since in this case it can lead to damage to the hair structure;
• in addition, this painting technique takes too much time, which is very inconvenient for busy girls.

There are several highlighting options that you need to consider separately.

1. Lung. This variant of staining is considered the most sparing.After all, the composition of the paints that are used does not include ammonia at all. This method is chosen by girls who have very thin and weakened hair.
2. Classic. In it, only the upper layers of the hair change, and the remaining strands remain intact.
3. Californian. Curls are painted both in warm colors and in cold. In this case, the locks for painting are taken of different sizes. Most often it is recommended to do it to girls with brown hair.
4. French. It is suitable for girls with blond blond hair. Here, the hair is lightened so that a uniform transition is obtained. The result is the effect of burnt hair.

Having decided to make highlighting, the girl must take into account several factors. It is first of all hair length and structure. Important and lock widthwhich are painted.

In addition, the frequency of lightening also depends on how thick the hair of their owners. For example, for those who have very fluffy and thick hairquite suitable rare staining. But to the owners thin and very rare hair the amount of clarified strands should be increased in order to add hairstyle volume.

When choosing a color for dyeing, it is necessary to consider both the color of the eyes, skin, and the true shade of the hair.

1. For fair hair shades in warmer colors are perfect. For example, honey dew or ivory. In addition, these tones are suitable for owners of green eyes. This combination will add femininity to the girl.
2. For dark hair ash or platinum shades are best suited. Due to the contrast, the color combination will look very stylish.

Not every female representative will be able to find time to go to the salon, so some girls try to make highlighting at home. However, in order to do this efficiently, you must definitely familiarize yourself with the rules of this technique. Highlighting can be done in two ways: using a cap, as well as using foil.

Whatever method is chosen, first you need to prepare all the necessary tools that will be needed for highlighting:

• First of all, these are rubber gloves that protect your hands from the harmful effects of chemicals;
• depending on the choice of method - foil or hat;
• comb with very thick cloves;
• hook;
• polyethylene;
• brush for coloring;
• some rubber bands.

For beginners, it will be best to choose for highlighting a hat. This will distribute the hair more evenly. The strands are drawn neatly. You need to trim the curls of the desired width. Then, using the prepared brush, apply the selected paint.

After that, the head is necessary wrap with plastic wrap and hold the paint for as long as it is written on the package of paint. Next, everything must be removed and rinse the head with warm water.

Using method with foil, it must be divided into separate parts. However, this must be done so that cooked the pieces were a little longer than the tinted curls. Then the foil must be placed under each strand and apply the selected paint or brightener.

After that, you need to wrap it. So it is necessary to do with each lock. After the allotted time, the foil can be removed, and the head washed with warm water.

When doing highlighting at home, many periodically make simple mistakes.

• The most common among them is incorrect mixing or selection of paint. Her tone must be chosen lighter than you want to get on the hair. After all, the shade on the head will look very different.
• In addition, you need to know that for mixing paint it is best to use transparent corrector. You need to add it in small portions, and also mix very carefully.

• If the shade is too yellow, you can get rid of it by applying paints with oxygen lowest concentration. In addition to this, you must add a purple corrector to this mixture. The corrector should be applied to the hair for no more than 15 minutes. In addition to color alignment, this additional procedure will make the hair softer and shinier.

Highlighting badly affects the condition of the hair, so they need constant care. Curls become dry, and therefore brittle. To avoid this, you need to use a number of cosmetics. It could be masks, and the corresponding balms and shampoos.

You also need to know that washing your painted head often is not recommended. In addition, it is necessary to alternate shampoos, using at least once tinting. Also worth refuse to curling or ironing, because the hair will already be weakened. At this time, you can do with simple curlers. The result will be no less spectacular, and the hair will become healthier.

But for those girls who have curly hair, you can straighten them using special means, for example, creams or primers. In this case, the curls will also not contact the hot styler, which means they will be less damaged.

Recovery mask Hair experts recommend doing once a week. For this, those drugs that include not only vitamins, but also proteins, as well as ceramides. You can make masks at home. For this, egg yolk or honey are suitable as a basis. Do not add kefir or burdock oil, as these products will accelerate the washing out of the paint.

In addition, in winter it is necessary protect hair from temperature changes, and in the summer - from burnout in the scorching sun. For those who wish to do highlighting in the future, one should not miss the correction time. You can tint your hair once a month, or less often. The main thing is that the hairstyle always looks neat.

Summing up, we can say with confidence that light highlighting is perfect for girls with any hair color. If the coloring is done correctly and perfectly matched to the color type and other features of the appearance, then everything will look harmonious, regardless of whether the highlighting is in fashion or not.

How to make lightening strands of light powder for long hair, you can see in the video below.