Women pay a lot of attention to making their hairstyle beautiful. Not everyone wants to do monotonous staining, so they choose American highlighting. It looks good on both dark and blond hair, making the natural shade richer and richer.
What is this technique
From 2 to 5 shades are used to create American highlighting. The strands are stained with wide stripes in a specific order. Mostly it was done using shades of red palette and shades close to dark curls.
But stylists expanded the palette of shades for highlighting so that it can be matched to any hair color. What are the advantages of this technique?
- It looks good on ladies of any age.
- This highlighting can be done on hair of any structure and length - both on straight and curly.
- Adds a hairstyle to visually volume.
- American highlighting is considered sparing, because it does not affect the hair roots.
- Frequent color correction is not required.
Thanks to these advantages, many fashionable women liked American highlighting, who want their hairstyle to look beautiful, while their hair remains well-groomed.
Varieties of this technique
All types of American highlighting are performed using the same technique - the differences are only in the shades that the master chooses.
- The classic version - this dyeing was invented for owners of dark hair. The master selects 3-4 shades, closest to the natural color of the curls, so that the hairstyle visually becomes more voluminous. Paint is applied only to the upper part of the hair, leaving their natural shade lower. One of the varieties of classical highlighting in this technique is dyeing strands in lighter tones, mainly from a chestnut palette. This makes the strands more vibrant and gives them a glossy sheen.
- Californian - This option is suitable for girls with blond hair. Use shades of golden, wheat, honey, caramel and sand. This creates the effect of burnt locks on the hair. California highlighting is considered one of the most difficult to perform. The master uses a special paste based on beeswax. The strands on which the paint was applied are not wrapped in foil, but left open. And the shade itself is stretched along the entire length of the hair. It turns out a very soft transition from a dark shade of roots to the very light tips of the strands.
- Red highlighting is suitable only for owners of dark hair. Because to create it, use bronze, red, red, brown shades. This option is suitable for those who want to add brightness to dark curls, without using lightening compounds.
- Highlighting made using bright colors is considered universal, because it suits hair of any color. Choose the brightest colors - green, blue, purple. They can be either a single palette or contrasting. Highlighting is performed with a special gel, which is washed off after about 2-3 weeks, and again you are the owner of your natural color.
You need to choose the type of dyeing based on your natural shade of hair, because it makes the strands more vibrant, the color is multifaceted and the volume visually appears in the hairstyle.
The subtleties of staining light and light brown strands
The palette is selected depending on the shade of curls. If you are the owner of very light flaxen hair, then ash, platinum and other shades that are close to the natural color of the strands will suit you. And if your shade is light blond, then choose a darker blond, ash-blond and all shades of red. And for girls with light ash strands, a golden, pronounced honey and milk blonde will do.
American highlighting on brown hair is best done in bright saturated colors. Shades of light brown, chestnut and honey will suit you. Your hairstyle will sparkle with new colors, and the color will become richer and deeper.
Features of dyeing dark and red hair
Red-haired girls are bright and without any highlighting, but correctly selected colors will favorably shade your curls. Owners of light red color fit ashen blond and blond. And if you have a dark red, then pay attention to the palette with a nut and chestnut color.
For American highlighting on dark hair, it is worth choosing shades close to the natural color of the hair. Also light blond, milky blond, honey will look good. And if you have black hair, then your hairstyle will make your chestnut color brighter with a reddish tint.
Highlighting America: Technique
Making it yourself at home is very difficult. If you want hair highlighting to turn out beautiful and high-quality, it is better to contact professionals.
- The master selects shades that are suitable specifically for your hair color.
- Staining begins with the back of the head, separating the lower strands with the sharp tip of a comb. Each colored curl is wrapped in foil. In beauty salons, masters use foil of different colors to make it easier to navigate in shades. The same actions are done with the temporal lobes, staining the very lower curls. Finish the application of the primary color on the crown.
- Then the master applies other shades in the same order as the main color, alternating them. Highlighting hair is performed in the direction from the nape to the crown.
- After all the shades have been applied, the composition is kept on the hair for a certain time. The interval depends not only on the composition of the dyes, but also on the natural color of the hair. Estimated time is 30 minutes.
- The master removes the foil, starting with the darkest shade and ending with the lightest color.
- Shampooing is done with shampoo designed for colored hair. Then, a balm and a remedy are applied to the hair so that the color is more stable.
For staining to be successful, you must follow the correct sequence for applying shades and choose high-quality dyes so as not to harm your hair.
Contraindications to the procedure
Despite the undeniable advantages, this highlighting has contraindications:
- if the hair is dyed with henna or basma;
- if you recently lightened or did a plain hair dye or perm;
- if your hair is weak and damaged;
- do not do it for women during pregnancy and lactation.
Properly performed American highlighting will make your hairstyle more effective, and your hair color will be multifaceted and rich.