Ash is called a cold shade of light brown hair. This color is not “your own”, that is, it is not natural. Nevertheless, this color gives brightness to any hair. Topical now is the coloring of curls in ashen color. The technology of such coloring is called ash shatush and represents tinting of locks. As a result, the color turns out to be lively and saturated, the hair appears texture, and the image, with all its apparent negligence, acquires notes of aristocracy.
What it is?
Ash crank is a dyeing technology that allows you to colorize individual locks of hair in light and dark tones of the same color. This technique is designed to create the effect of sunburned hair. The strands are colored randomly, which, on the one hand, allows you to achieve visual smooth transitions, and on the other hand, creates the effect of pseudo-negligence, which is now at the peak of fashion.
Ash shuttle gives the hair a visual volume, revitalizes and refreshes the basic color of the hair, emphasizes the individuality of its owner.
Shatushi staining is widespread among young people and mature women, as it looks great on both. The main thing when choosing a color is to choose the right shades. The dyes used to color the strands are usually not aggressive and do not cause significant damage to the hair.
Unlike balayazha and blondi
And balayazh, and blonding, and shatush, and ombre are techniques for partial coloring of hair. And although they have many differences, the result is similar - these are dark roots and light ends of the hair.
Let us briefly outline how these techniques differ.
- Balayazh or, as it is also called, stretching the color, allows you to achieve the most smooth transition from dark to light. In the balayazh technique, the ends are painted at a level of 2/3 of the entire length of the strand.
- When blonding thin strands are painted in similar colors of the same tone. This allows you to achieve the effect of ultimate naturalness and revitalize the color. This technique is often used to color gray hair.
- Shatush It is intended to obtain the effect of hair faded from the sun. At the same time, the longer the hair, the more spectacular this technique will look.
Who is it for?
In general, this dyeing method is quite universal, since neither the texture features nor the degree of curl density play a role - ashen shatush is suitable for all hair types.
Relative to the base color - wearers of fiery hair dye curls in ashen shades is not recommended. That is, ash shuttle is not suitable for red and red shades, as well as for owners of a warm skin tone. Ash shades are good on a cold genotype, as they favorably emphasize the natural beauty of pale skin.
Also, this method of coloring is not possible on ultra-short haircuts.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this technique include the following.
- Minor damage to the hair (compared with dyeing along the entire length). This is an obvious plus, since the clarifier is not applied to the roots.
- It emphasizes the depth of the natural color, making it brighter and more interesting, as if shading.
- Creates a volume effect.
- Perfectly hides gray hair. Cold shades of blonde merge with gray hairs, and even if such a shade appears at the roots, then it looks like part of the image.
- Natural look. Hair with such dyeing looks as natural as possible, there is no wig effect.
- The lack of effect of overgrown roots, since in this case they are simply imperceptible. The hairstyle can maintain a well-groomed appearance for up to 3 months (with proper care).
The disadvantages include such moments as:
- the complexity of staining, i.e., the inability to create this effect at home, requires a trip to the salon;
- not suitable for everyone, as it makes the face very expressive, focusing on all its advantages and disadvantages, that is, girls with problem skin should not choose this method of coloring;
- the hair needs special care, without which the effect of shatusha will quickly lose its brightness.
For different types of hair
A plus of dyeing using the ashen shatush technique on straight hair is that it gives them lightness and volume. However, it is important to correctly place the emphasis. It must be remembered that when dyeing straight hair with the shatushi method, fleece cannot be dispensed with, otherwise all the mistakes and shortcomings will be visible.
Curly hair is the perfect canvas for a crank. On them, he looks natural and beautiful. Curls are arranged randomly, so the shades of dark and light are especially clearly visible. If the curls are tight enough, then the pile can be omitted. Curly hair itself is more porous in structure, so it takes more time to dye, which reduces the color time.
As noted earlier, owners of excessively short haircuts will not be able to use staining using the shatushi technique. But this does not exclude its use for short haircuts in general. Shatush is magnificent on a caret with lengthening.
Dark hair dyed by the shatushi method looks more vivid and expressive than light. Shatush for short and very fair hair requires a mandatory consultation with a specialist, so choosing the right tone is much more difficult.
Blonde-haired girls can choose the same shades as the owners of the blond color, since all these combinations look natural and do not create a conflict between the basic shade and the color of the curls. But when choosing a color, you should not forget about the color type of the skin. Cold tones of coloring products are suitable for fair skin.Owners of a more dark skin color are more suited to gold shades.
Burning brunettes are recommended ash brown or any other dark tones with a gray tint. Such a choice is equally good both on black hair and on chocolate or coffee strands. In this case, the strands do not need much lightening, this will save their health. This combination perfectly emphasizes the depth of brown eyes.
For dyeing dark hair using the crank technique, it is not recommended to refer to the shades of the blond, this will create the opposite effect to the desired one.
In order to create a shocking image on dark hair, the master can propose to opt for brighter shades - it can be blue or purple or even red. In this case, the hair roots are dyed in the darkest variation of the selected shade, and the ends gradually turn into a light tone of the same color.
In general, the darker the base tone of the hair, the more vivid and interesting effects you can create. A certain role is also played by the amount of brightener in the paint and the waiting time. The higher the concentration and the longer the time that the paint will affect the hair, the brighter the result.
However, one should not forget that the ash-crank technique itself creates the effect of burnt (and, therefore, dry) hair, so if they themselves are dry, the ends are split and fluffy, it is necessary to cut them off before dyeing and not to go too far with the waiting time. This applies equally to both dark and blond hair.
Owners of light brown and blond hair should better choose a gray shade. This is especially true for older ladies; on them this color will look fresh. On light brown and light strands, the color pearl and platinum blond looks great. At the same time, the contrast will not be so bright, but such coloring will revitalize the hair, refresh the complexion and emphasize the expressiveness of the eyes.
For very young girls, you can be less accurate in this regard and feel free to experiment even with the color of gray hair, which looks extremely bold and relevant.
Ash-blond shade can be dark, medium and light. The first is universal. This color is suitable for those who are afraid of harming their hair and do not strive for special brightness. This shade of ash will help diversify and refresh the hairstyle.
Medium smoky brown (or light ash) is also considered universal. Experimenting with various combinations of light brown shades with smoky tones helps to find the right combination for girls of warm type, which is actually quite difficult. At the same time, for cold types, this tone is initially considered to be basic and indispensable in any variations. On dark hair, achieving a medium smoky blond hue is quite easy, since it does not require total lightening.
Light ash-brown is a natural color for most Slavs, so cold light brown strands look natural on such a color. Nevertheless, brown-haired women can also find a suitable tone of this shade. But black-haired girls are not recommended to choose light blond colors, as a beautiful transition between them will not succeed.
The lightest of all possible shades of ashen shatusha is ashen blond. It is important to consider that choosing it, the gradient between the base color and between the clarified curls turns out to be more clear, but at the same time it looks catchy and original. At the same time, light eyes will become even colder and sparkling, and brown will become alluring and expressive due to the sharp contrast with light curls.
The gray shade is a rather bold choice, which, however, is suitable for almost everyone: those who are young and daring, and those who want to hide the gray hair. It is quite difficult to achieve a gray shade, but it's worth it, because it looks aristocratic and at the same time bold.
In general, dyeing using the ash crank technique is possible on any hair color.At the same time, this type of dyeing looks best on dark hair (all shades of chestnut, black, dark blond). But if desired, a competent master can choose the right tone for hair of any color. The length of the hair also plays an important role - dyeing using the ashen shatush technique looks more profitable and interesting on long curls.
See how to make an ashen shatush at home in the next video.