Every year, the beauty industry offers women more and more new ideas. One of the most popular staining methods that has appealed to many girls is stretching. In this article we will talk in detail about this procedure and offer options for hair of any length and color.
What it is?
Stretching the color on the hair is considered the most popular dyeing technique. Its feature is a smooth transition from one shade to another. The darker color at the roots gradually turns to light at the tips. At the same time, the transition itself looks very natural and beautiful. This result is achieved due to the fact that the natural shade of the client’s hair is taken as the basis. The master does not begin his work immediately from the roots, but retreating a few centimeters.
This procedure has a fairly large number of advantages, especially in comparison with standard highlighting. First of all, it should be noted natural and natural styling, obtained by the gradient - a smooth transition of the shade. Due to the fact that stretching begins with the indentation from the base, you do not have to worry about the need for constant tinting.
As a rule, they don’t touch the root part at all, but at the request of the client they can tint the paint as close as possible to the shade.
Hair coloring by stretching will be a salvation for girls with problem skin, as the effect of burnt strands distracts all attention to yourself. The procedure is gentle, because the roots are not affected.Curls become visually thicker and more voluminous, and styling looks much more beautiful. Another plus of the gradient is that it hides split ends, so the haircut can be postponed for some time.
Unfortunately, this staining technique has its drawbacks, however, there are very few of them. Stretching the color can not be done on very short hair, since a lack of length will not allow a smooth transition. It should also be noted the difficulty of performing the procedure at home: you can stretch the color only in the beauty salon, where a lot of money is taken for this. The cost of such coloring is about 7000 rubles. Of course, if you are good at self-painting, you can try to make a gradient, but the technique is too complicated.
Shade selection
The shade is selected depending on the natural color of the client’s hair.
Bright
Girls with a natural light shade of strands were much luckier than the others, since the color of the blond can be stretched without prior treatment. However, the work must be done by a professional, as the beige base is quite finicky, and with illiterate application and aging, severe yellowness may appear, which will reduce the cost of the image.
The best shade for blondes is white, light blond, wheat, copper, golden and other natural colors. Of course, you can dye your hair and unusual, for example, make a platinum gradient interspersed with pink, violet, blue, turquoise and other shades.
Fair-haired
Girls with light brown strands most often turn to the masters to change the natural color, since it looks too faded. Coloring by stretching the color will be the best option. In this case, blonding can be done both vertically and horizontally. On brown hair, the gradient looks like a burnout of curls under the sun. This technique looks very natural and gentle. Choose a shade of stretch marks based on the color of the face. It is desirable to give preference to cold young ladies pearl, ashy and mother-of-pearl flowers.
For the warm type, golden and honey tones will be optimal.
Dark
Dark-haired women will appreciate the gradient, since it is on their strands that it will be most noticeable. The contrast between the dark base and the bright ends looks very impressive. In this case, several variants of techniques are offered at once, each of which will look great. You can stretch the color only at the ends, along the entire length, starting from the face or treat individual strands.
For girls with dark curls will become optimal copper, golden and wheat blond. It is recommended to process the hair roots by lightly lightening them with caramel, chocolate or coffee shades.
Staining methods
Beauty salons offer a large number of techniques, which are based on the procedure of stretching color. Depending on the method, the gradient can be applied from the roots, from the middle of the hair or at the very ends. The most popular techniques are balayazh, batatusha and ombre. They differ in the sharpness of the transition from dark to light. Sombre procedures, flamboyage, and California highlighting are also in great demand. The choice of a particular technique depends entirely on the taste preferences of the client.
Creating a gradient on your hair is quite difficult, therefore It is recommended to contact a professional master. However, if you already have a “full” hand on dyeing your hair, with a competent approach you can achieve a good result. If you are going to perform the procedure at home, it is important to choose the right oxidizing agent. For blondes with thin hair, 3% is suitable, for owners of a dense structure - 6%, and girls with dark, thick curls are recommended to give preference to 9-12%.
Do not wash your hair before lightening, as the oxidizing agent can severely damage the strands. When using styling products, you can wash your hair the day before the procedure. First you need to comb and moisten the strands well with a special tool. Next, several identical tails are tied, and a clarifier is applied to the ends.
Everything must be done very quickly so that the removal of pigment from each tail is carried out almost simultaneously.
Then the composition is applied to the middle of the length and a little to the top. Each tail must be wrapped in foil and wait from 10 minutes to half an hour. The waiting time depends on the desired result. The final step will be washing your hair and then moisturizing the curls with balsam. You can immediately lay the strands with a hairdryer or curling iron. If desired, allowed the use of coloring balms at the tips to give a more original look.
Coloring according to the length of curls
The methods of dyeing hair by stretching the color should be chosen depending on the length.
Long
Masters are very fond of carrying out this procedure on long hair, from 25 cm, since it’s on them, the effect of the transition from dark to light shades occurs most smoothly and beautifully. Owners of long strands can afford to use more than two tones. Professionals are able to make an incredibly spectacular transition, using up to 10 shades, especially if the work goes with dark curls.
To begin with, a couple of centimeters recede from the base to preserve the natural color. Gradually, it flows into a shade lighter until it turns into a real blonde at the very ends. If you are a bright and extraordinary personality, you can add color to white curls. Shades of violet, raspberry and turquoise look very beautiful.
Medium
Owners of a square or hair to the shoulders will also suit the gradient. When stretching the shade on medium-length hair, you can make styling visually more voluminous and shiny. Facial features with this staining become softer, and the woman herself looks much younger.
Blondes interspersed with bright colors will give the image a “zest” and emphasize your personality. Of course, on medium-length hair there is less room for a swing, so the transition from dark to light will be a little sharper. In this case, you can use up to 5 shades. If a girl is the owner of a bang, then painting is performed in a similar way.
They retreat from the roots somewhere around a centimeter and begin a gradual transition to the blond.
Short
Among modern women there are many lovers of very short haircuts. The gradient in this case will not only give a more effective look to the hair, but also add femininity to the image. Color Staining Technique visually add volume and soften the shape of the face. In this case, the procedure should be performed by a highly qualified master who can provide color transition at such a short length.
Usually, Literally 2-3 mm recede from the roots, and then begin to lighten the rest of the strands, giving the tips a golden hue. The gradient on short curls will suit a woman of any age, it will smooth out angular facial features and visually reduce a large nose. Such a hairstyle will look great both in the daytime and at an evening event.
Follow-up care
Since when lightening the hair structure can be seriously damaged, after stretching it is necessary to provide them with proper care. Be sure to use funds for colored curls.
Limit the use of straightening and styling tools. A hairdryer can only be used with the cold air function.Apply moisturizing and nourishing masks, oils or deep penetrating serums a couple of times a week, which can restore the structure of curls from the inside. Do not comb wet locks and wash your hair daily. The following procedure can be carried out after 3 months.
See how to make a smooth stretch of color in the next video.