For owners of curly curls, highlighting is an excellent way to change the usual staining. Lightening individual locks will allow you to add color to your everyday look, this is especially true for owners of small curls, because it is difficult for them to choose a hairstyle and change the image. Below we consider the existing options for highlighting on curly hair and other nuances.
What is this procedure
This process is the clarification or coloring of individual strands in contrasting shades. Highlighting allows you to achieve a visual increase in the volume of hairstyles and the formation of sparkling sun glare. Initially, the essence of highlighting was to create the effect of burnt hair. However, the emergence of various coloring technologies allows us to achieve different results depending on the preferences of the client. In modern beauty studios, you can choose from several options for highlighting on curly hair.
A variety of application technologies gives craftsmen the opportunity to work with each client individually. The correct selection of highlighting technology allows you to emphasize the existing shade of hair, their length, as well as facial features. Next, we will analyze the most popular types of staining.
Classic dyeing technique
This highlighting technique is familiar to many women. This is a classic option to refresh the haircut. The process consists in randomly applying the solution to the locks. They can be different in thickness, but they are always nearby. If you take too thick locks, then the staining will look unnatural. Classical highlighting on curly hair is performed using foil or a special hat. A feature of the procedure is that the solution is applied over the entire length of the curls. Owners of dark hair may need tinting so that the color transition does not turn out sharp.
American technique
This technology is considered rather complicated, therefore not all masters can perform it. Initially, the essence of staining was to combine ginger, red and brown using multi-colored foil. This technique was invented for dark-haired girls. In the modern beauty industry, various combinations of natural and bright shades are used, up to four tones are mixed. Owners of any hair color can choose American highlighting technology.
California technique
For several seasons, the trend is naturalness and naturalness. It is for this reason that California highlighting on curly hair, which creates the impression of hair burnt out in the sun, has become fashionable. The essence of this technology is a smooth, almost imperceptible transition from dark roots to light ends. Skillfully executed staining may include several shades (maximum five), this will create the effect of splendor and density.
California highlighting on curly hair is quite complicated in terms of execution technique, therefore it is worth approaching the choice of a master responsibly. Not every stylist can choose the right colors. This type of coloring is a delicate work that requires a specialist not only professionalism, but also a creative approach. In this case, it is not enough to know the sequence of the procedure, since for each client it is required to choose an option for staining individually.
The most popular are soft golden, sand, almond, caramel, light beige and wheat shades. Such highlighting on curly blond hair looks especially beautiful. As a result of the fact that the strands touch each other during the coloring process, the composition diverges along the entire length of the hair with beautiful highlights. This creates natural transitions.
Ombre technology
Ombre is a gradient stain with a smooth transition from dark roots to light tips. By the way, it could be the other way around. This technology is a kind of highlighting, although it is performed somewhat differently.
To form a beautiful "stretch" several shades of the same color are used. A few years ago, ombre was at the peak of popularity, because only this technique allowed to create a natural transition from one tone to another without sharp edges. Today, this type of coloring is also used quite often, only the technology for applying the composition has changed significantly. Conditionally ombre can be divided into several varieties:
- Two-tone staining. Only two shades are used - light and dark.
- Multitonal coloring. This is a multi-stage transition of one shade to another using intermediate tones.
- Creative multitonal coloring. Most often, young girls who like to attract the attention of others are chosen. As a result of this type of ombre on the hair, a multi-colored rainbow is obtained.
- Ombre with armor is a real hit of the season. This method of highlighting assumes that the basal zone remains dark, and the ends are painted in bright colors using the technique of bronding.
- Contour ombre along the haircut line. Dyeing is performed on layered and cascading hairstyles. With this technique, the ends of the strands are lightened, framing a haircut along the contour. The result is a visual volume with special charm and depth.
Balayazh
Highlighting balayazh is a partial clarification of curls. The technique goes well with short and asymmetrical haircuts like cascade, ladder and graduated bean. In addition, balayazh is an ideal option as highlighting on curly hair (photo below, confirmation of this).
Features of the technique are as follows:
- The composition is applied only to the finished haircut, since the essence of coloring is to emphasize its shape.
- The hairdresser performs laid-back horizontal strokes of various lengths and widths.
- The painted ends are wrapped in foil to dry.
- Color transitions can be both clear and blurry.
- The composition is applied exclusively to the top layer of hair.
To make the hairstyle look natural, it is necessary to choose the right shade of paint. Now the trend is a natural palette, although young girls can afford bolder decisions.
Color highlighting
At such a bold step, mostly young girls who love to carry out excrement are decided. The selected color is applied to pre-clarified locks: green, lilac, blue, pink, red and so on. Experts do not recommend using several colors at once, the result may turn out to be too bright and repulsive.
For those who want changes, but are not ready for such drastic steps, you can simply add a few bright strands. This will add zest to the image, but it will look more restrained.
Technique shatush
Staining in this way has its own peculiarity. Before applying the solution, the master makes the client a high pile on the upper locks. After that, a brightening agent is applied in a chaotic manner. It is important that it is applied to thin strands. Fleece in this technique plays a key role - the borders of light and dark colors are smooth and blurry. The result is a natural effect of sun-scorched hair.
Lightening dark curly hair
Owners of dark hair color most often try to lighten them to give an image of freshness. In this case, experts recommend choosing not too contrasting staining or first lighten all the curls completely and select the locks from above.
For highlighting on dark curly hair, it is most often used not tinting mixtures, but, on the contrary, brightening, which can greatly change the original color. If the task is simply to refresh the shade, then you can try ammonia-free solutions.
Girls with dark curls are suitable for American, California highlighting and ombre. Owners of short curly hair can choose the technique of balayazh. They will help to better understand how different highlighting techniques look on dark curly hair, photos posted in the text.
Highlighting on light curly strands
Fair-haired girls are quite rare. In addition, as you know, blonde hair is not the most shiny, so highlighting is an excellent solution to this problem. In addition, you will not have to use aggressive formulations, which are required in other cases. You can choose any technique for highlighting curly hair for blondes: through a special hat, with foil, a comb or a dash. On very fair hair, classic highlighting looks great, which will give the locks shine. To obtain the effect of lightness and volume, use the shuttle technique.
Highlighting on red curly hair
Such hair is considered the most problematic because of its thickness. The procedure should be carried out only by a professional master who can correctly choose a coloring composition, taking into account the structure and natural color. The main objective of such staining is to avoid the “rust” effect.
Owners of red hair color, unfortunately, do not have much choice in the type of application. Masters advise choosing a classical technique, the main thing is that the shade does not give out yellowness. In addition to the clarified locks, light brown and chocolate tones look great on red hair.
And also for this type of hair, the California dyeing technique is suitable, it is more gentle. This is explained by the fact that the composition is applied only to the locks themselves, moreover, in this case, ammonia-free coloring solutions are used. As a result of using California highlighting on curly hair (see photo above), the red color turns out to be more vivid with a light burnt effect.
Lightening long curls
Highlighting individual locks on long hair makes it possible to play with different shades. Loose, highlighted curls will look very bright and attract the attention of others with overflow in sunlight and saturated light. Colors play winningly from curl to curl, forming an amazing combination.
Highlighting medium length curly hair
Lightening the strand will be a great addition to medium-length curly hair. Curls will no longer look like a single canvas. The image will be emphasized, while the unusual structure will become a virtue. With this length, highlighting with subsequent tinting of the strands highlighted in two tones, complementing the natural shade of the hair, is especially relevant. Toning will smooth the color transition and give the curls a visual effect of density and volume.
Short length and highlighting
Highlighting on short curly hair is the procedure that all owners of small curls should try at least once. Most often, girls with such a hairstyle choose to color only the ends, respectively, which is why the ombre technique is used. A photo of highlighting on short curly hair is posted below.
Contraindications to the procedure
Despite the large number of positive aspects in the field of image renewal, this staining has a number of contraindications. The owners of curly curls should be especially careful about them. Contraindications for highlighting are:
- Perm and hair straightening.
- Staining with henna or other natural coloring solution.
In addition, masters do not recommend resorting to this procedure to owners of damaged dry hair. As a result, you can get not silky shiny curls, but a dried-up washcloth on the head.