Highlighting medium length brown hair: features, varieties and selection tips

Girls and women with blond hair often renew their style with highlighting. It does not change the whole image dramatically, but it looks stylish and freshens the look. Hairdressers are very fond of girls with brown hair, as this gives them room for creativity, although to the owners of color in their natural form, it seems rather boring.

It is on fair hair that highlighting will look natural and natural, which is fully consistent with the canons of modern fashion. Highlighting the average length of blond hair has several beneficial features:

• the hairstyle looks vibrant and dynamic due to the uneven color and interesting texture;
• hair visually becomes thicker and receives visual volume, which is often not enough for blonde girls;
• you can hide gray strands, imperfections of a haircut or defects from previous staining;
• if desired, it is easy to return to its natural color without damaging the hair;
• the paint lasts about 1-2 months, and overgrown roots are almost invisible;
• reasonable price of coloring.

Highlighting has its own drawbacks. This may include several important aspects:

• categorically can not be done on weakened and severely damaged curls;
• detrimental to hair that had previously been dyed with henna and basma;
• requires special care with the use of additional cosmetics;
• hard to do on your own.

There are a large number of coloring techniques, literally for every taste.The type of dyeing and color is chosen depending on the natural shade of the hair, the shape of the haircut, the color of the skin and eyes.

This is a partial coloring, which is applied directly around the face, on the bangs and the upper part of the strands closer to the roots. It looks beneficial because it gives the hair volume. Now this option is considered the most fashionable.

The easiest way to highlight. The strands are dyed in the same color along the entire length of the hair. The strand itself can be of any length and thickness. It all depends on what result the mistress of the hair wants to get.

Safe type of staining. The hair roots in the process do not touch, respectively, without spoiling the hair growth structure. If curls lighten, then a maximum of two tones, no more. In the process, the master does not use film and foil, mixing colors, which also does not harm the hair.

It's the opposite. The strands tint in dark, natural colors, dimming them. This type of highlighting is considered even safer because there is no lightening. You can always correct the bad color on light strands or return them to a natural dark shade.

In another way, this highlighting is called "Shatush". Usually it is applied to fairly long hair, since it requires a smooth transition from darker roots to very light tips.

Of course, it is best to consult a hairdresser on the choice of color and type of staining, but there are a few tips that will help you decide on your own.

There are certain contraindications, ignoring which you may encounter a sad result. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to the following factors:

• do not highlight after staining with natural dyes;
• categorically not recommended for those who sharply changed color or resorted to perm;
• pregnant or lactating women should consult a doctor before the procedure, but it is better to refrain from experimenting with hair at all for this period of time;
• after serious illnesses, it is also not worth highlighting hair, since it is not known what effect dyes will give on weakened hair.

Each highlighting option is designed for a specific length, color and type of hair. In addition, it is worth starting from straight hair or wavy hair that suits them more.

Consider the most popular of the options.

• American Gives hair a healthy look and shine. It is applied with two or four colors of paint, giving naturalness and ease of appearance.

• Balayazh. It is used on medium and short hair, in the process only the ends of individual curls are clarified. Foil is used in the work, which allows you to separate the structure and make the image as bright as possible.

• The converse. Performed on fair hair, gives an original image.

• Partial Only the strands around the face are painted to highlight it.

Not every type of highlighting can fit the appearance, so it is worth starting from the color of the skin and eyes. It is important to consider the shape of the face - partial staining allows you to highlight it and emphasize the advantageous features.

Girls with freckles or with bright skin pigmentation should discard too dark shades, as this will look disadvantageous.

The negative effects of highlighting can be very different:

• burnt strands with a yellow tint or spots;
• dry and brittle hair;
• the appearance of dandruff;
• trimmed tips.

Hairdressers advise not to use persistent dyes, but to use tonics and balms. Although they will not last long, they will not have such a detrimental effect.

Hair care after dyeing.

• Immediately after staining, rinse conditioner and conditioner must be used. In the cabin, such a procedure is mandatory, at home all this goes with the clarifier in the kit. This will allow the hair not to lose moisture.
• It is recommended to use shampoos for clarified hair containing more vitamins.
• Each subsequent coloring should be carried out only after 1.5-2 months after the previous one, in order to allow the hair to recover. You can use only tinted shampoo.
• It is necessary to try to minimize drying of the head with a hairdryer or any kind of thermal devices. Hot dry air can once again ruin even weak curls. In extreme cases, it is worth using the regime with cold air.
• Try not to comb wet hair and not rub it with a towel after washing too much, as this can create mechanical damage.
• With self-highlighting, it is recommended after the procedure to make various healing hair masks based on fruits or honey.

There are two of the most popular masks that will help care for your hair at home.

For this mask you will need:

• blue clay;
• beer;
• 1 egg yolk;
• some burdock oil.

A few tablespoons of clay are mixed with the yolk, then a tablespoon of beer and a couple of drops of oil are added. Next, the composition is evenly distributed over the head and held for half an hour.

This mixture will moisten the strands. You need to take peeled grapefruit, kiwi and a tablespoon of honey. The fruit is ground using a blender and a spoonful of honey is added to the resulting mixture. The mask is applied to the head and held for 15 minutes, then washed off with warm water.

What to do if after dyeing the hair begins to fall out:

• head massage with hands, preferably before bedtime, to enhance and establish blood supply;
• the use of combs made of natural material (wood);
• proper nutrition;
• taking special hormonal vitamins (before starting the course, consultation with a doctor is mandatory).

Almost all women wonder how to restore the appearance of hair before highlighting. There are several details in the staining that can ruin the curls:

• unsuitable oxidizing agent;
• the coloring composition was overexposed;
• mechanical damage;
• overly frequent staining;
• lack of nutrients.

You can not try to fix the situation yourself, but instead go to the salon. True, the cost of such procedures costs from 1.5 to 9 thousand rubles.

Options that hairdressers can offer besides health masks.

• Lamination This procedure is recommended to be done immediately after highlighting, but use colorless formulations. A protective film will be created on the hair with the help of special means, which covers each lock. After that, the hair is easy to comb, shine beautifully, become smooth and do not require the use of masks.

• Botox The hair is covered with a special serum, which makes it friable, retains color and reduces brittleness.

• Shielding. Used with frequent lightening, gives shine and volume. The composition of the product contains oil, and a protective surface is formed on the curls, which protects them from external influences and damage.

The photos show examples of how high-quality highlighting of different types looks.

Highlighting has many positive and negative sides. But if you choose the right paint and carefully care for your hair, then there will be no problems.

Highlighting master class, see the video below.