The theme of this article will be highlighting hair on brown hair. Types, tips for using this technique for blondes, brown-haired women and brunettes, as well as other secrets are disclosed below.
Why is highlighting, what is it
Sometimes it happens that a trendy haircut does not create the image that you dreamed about. And often the problem here is thin and sparse hair. Not all nature endowed with magnificent hair. Here in this case , the highlighting technique is useful . She will create a thick mop of rare strands. Of course, this will only be a visual effect. There is another reason to highlight hair - their color.
Slavs in most cases are light, medium or dark brown. Many people like this color. But if you want to get rid of the shade of the "gray mouse", give your fair-haired braids depth and flicker by highlighting. You will not believe it, but with the help of this technique you can significantly correct the image: make the face shape clearer, focus on the eyes or mouth.
Highlighting on light, blond, dark, black hair has long been practiced by hairdressers around the world. What is this technique? Why is she called that? Initially, this meant the removal of melanin (a coloring enzyme) from some strands. That is, we can say that highlighting is partial clarification. But fashion does not stand still. Now highlighting has a dozen species, and we will tell you about the main ones.
What is the feature of dark blond hair
Our Slavic shade is good for its versatility. You can highlight hair on dark brown hair by lightening individual strands, or giving them a darker sound. What paint to take for this procedure? Hazelnuts, chestnuts, cappuccino, chocolate, as well as honey blond, champagne, sand - everything will work if the base is light brown. And this is not a complete list for creating a natural overflow of strands. But there is still contrast highlighting. On brown hair, terracotta, bright orange, red and pink shades will look bold and fashionable.
However, it is worth emphasizing the lack of "Slavic color." Brown hair with unprofessional highlighting can instead of a skillful watercolor acquire an unintelligible piebald shade. Therefore, unlike conventional hair coloring, this procedure should only be carried out in salons. A professional hairdresser, given the tone of the base, as well as what colors suit you (cold or warm), will tell you the right dye for the strands. Good highlighting is also a skillful selection of curls. Therefore, the painting technique has so many varieties.
Classical highlighting on dark brown hair
The primary traditional technology of lightening individual strands is suitable for blondes, brown-haired women and brunettes of any age. In classic highlighting, curls are painted along the entire length. The thickness of the clarified strands varies from three to five millimeters - only this way the effect of natural overflow is achieved. Hair looks like thick hair, slightly burned out in the sun. Sometimes hairdressers, after classic highlighting, perform a tinting procedure. As a result, the contrast between the base and the colored strands is even more softened, and a uniform distribution of color along the entire length of the curl is also achieved. Classical highlighting of hair on dark brown hair is carried out by similar shades of sound - one or two tones lighter.
"Salt and pepper"
If you are young enough for others to suspect you are gray-haired, try this trendy trend. It consists in frequent highlighting (with or without tinting) of various ashy shades. The strands merge with the base, giving the impression of a dense shock playing in the light with bright flashes. Close to "salt and pepper" and glare highlighting hair. On dark brown hair, as well as on brown, it fits perfectly. For “glare”, several fashionable shades in a close natural range are suitable: beige, coffee, wheat, nut, shades of cocoa and cinnamon, nutmeg and golden caramel. Light and medium blond hair is well set off by honey blond and redheads. Golden brown shades perfectly accentuate tanned skin. Brunettes will face platinum and gold highlights.
Bronzing
The name comes from the English phrase Brown + Blond. This technology is a hit of the 2015 season. It lies in the fact that highlighting on light brown and blonde hair is carried out immediately by several coloring and tinting shades, close to each other in color. Basically it is chocolate brown, dark blond, coffee-colored plus blond (honey, beige, pearl). Sometimes the effect is achieved only after several procedures of staining the strands. If the reservation is done correctly, the impression of the sun playing in thick hair is created.
French highlighting
Bronding has the disadvantage that the hair is very chemically exposed. French technology is gentle staining without the use of brighteners. Cosmetic company L'Oreal has developed ammonia-free products. They do not destroy the structure of the hair, but rather give it strength and shine. Moreover, the dye immediately brightens the curls in four tones. Such technology is not suitable for brunettes, since the effect will be little noticeable. But the French highlighting of hair on dark brown hair using several shades at once (from beige to golden palette) will optically give the mop volume and create an excellent game of highlights. Blondes should choose a wheat-honey scale.
Balayazh
This technique is also called Degrade, or Ombre Hair Color. In this case, the locks are not painted along the entire length. “Balayazh” is used to give the haircut a fashionable accent, to emphasize its silhouette. Especially interesting is the highlighting looks on short hair. This season for “Balayazh” natural shades are used. If we mean light brown highlighting on dark hair, then you can create enchanting color pairs: chocolate and copper, coffee and beige, honey and wheat. Brave extraordinary natures are offered options "Degrade" in bright colors. This can be the effect of flames on the ends of the strands (ideal for short haircuts) or “regrown hair”.
Contrast and multicolor highlights
Brightness and radicalism - this is what will stand out from the crowd. On dark blond hair, strands of mahogany, "swallowtail", purple, and orange look great. Especially bold, you can use blue, blue, green shades. In this way, the strands are painted both along the entire length, and some sections (upper part, tips, middle segment). In multicolor highlighting, as the name implies, two or more paints of contrasting colors are used. If we are talking about brown hair, it can be platinum and plum, sand and chocolate.
"Shatush"
This technique of gentle highlighting of hair appeared relatively recently and remains at the peak of popularity in 2015. The main task of "shatush" is to create the most natural way. Color transitions are smooth, watercolor blurry. Instead of foil and thermal paper, “fleece” or the technique of stretching the tone using a special comb is used. Light brown highlighting on dark hair using the "shatush" technique deepens the color at the roots and brightens at the tips, making the border between natural and bleached hair invisible. Thus, the hair looks natural, but volume and inner radiance are added to it.
Partial highlighting on dark hair
Ways to emphasize the chiseled oval of the face, show a beautiful high forehead, highlight the milky whiteness of the skin or give an accent to the eyes are not limited to just make-up. Partial highlighting can also do this. In this case, only the front locks and bangs are painted. If you create a few careless light "feathers" just below eye level, you get a glamorous and fatal image. For owners of thick dark hair, it is enough to lighten the upper strands, leaving the lower layer untouched, and the fashionable haircut will be emphasized with a fine look. These highlighted curls will “drain” from the parting to the chin, framing the oval of the face.
What highlighting method to choose
It depends on which image you want to create. If you focus on naturalness and ease, give preference to the “shatush” technique or another kind of gentle highlighting. To create a bright, glamorous look, select contrasting or partial coloring of the strands. Light brown color as a base allows you to experiment with your hair in both light and dark colors. In the first case, choose such shades: sand, gold, wheat blond, dark ocher. In the second, use tones of cognac, cappuccino, copper, coffee, walnut.