How you can do highlighting at home

Recently, highlighting has become popular again. The demand for this service in hairdressing and beauty salons is increasing.

However, not everyone can use the services of professional stylists. But in this case there is a solution: you can make highlighting at home. In order for this venture to succeed, it is necessary to imagine this process in detail.

If you follow the important recommendations of experts, highlighting at home will be no worse than in any barber shop. The main thing is to seriously and responsibly approach this cosmetic procedure.

Features of different types of highlighting

Experts emit a large number of variations of highlighting, depending on the technology. The most common types of this hairdressing service are:

1. "Mazhimesh". Individual strands acquire a light color due to the soft dye created on the basis of the cream. Beeswax is added to the dye. At the end of the coloring hair becomes golden;
2. Pastel highlighting - coloring with the use of pastel colors and "cold" colors. After the procedure, the natural hair color loses its brightness;
3. "Balayazh" - a hairdresser produces coloring using dyes on the basis of the cream. Beeswax is added to the dye. Professionals choose this method of coloring, if a woman wears a short haircut;
4. Natural highlighting - this method is suitable for blondes. The barber brightens the ends and darkens the roots;
5. "American" - it is suitable for those who have very thin hair. This is the most sophisticated technology, but at the same time the most effective method of partial staining. This method is usually offered to brunettes.

What you need to know before deciding on this procedure

Before you make highlighting, you must be clear about the result. It is also necessary to clearly know the main advantages and disadvantages of this staining method.

Home highlighting: where to start?

To perform highlighting at home, it is necessary, first of all, to prepare all the necessary preparations and hairdressing tools. For this procedure, you must have:

1. Brightener Its concentration depends on the type of highlighting and other features. If the hair is dark, a 12% concentration is needed, if the hair is light, a solution of 3-4% is required. The use of factory-made dye is also permissible. The only condition is that it should be much lighter than the hair;
2. Stripe foil. The width of the strips - 10 cm, length - twice as long as the hair. Foil can be replaced with a special cap. Finished strips of foil, as well as industrial-made hats, can be bought at hairdresser's shops;
3. Rubber gloves. They are necessary so that hands do not come into contact with aggressive coloring agents;
4. A glass or plastic vessel containing a bleaching agent;
5. Small plastic or wood brush. This brush will need to distribute the paint;
6. Large bath towel, which is not a pity to spoil. It is necessary so that no coloring matter gets on your face and clothes.

What dyes you can choose for home highlighting

Nowadays, hairdressing shops have a huge selection of products for various dyeing methods. For home highlighting, experts recommend using Estel products.

When using Estelle brand brighteners, the hair does not look yellow after the procedure is completed, even if it was once painted in dark colors.

The main thing is to strictly follow the instructions. Estel products do not cause allergies and do not contain aggressive chemicals in their composition. Also, the Garnier brightener based on natural plant ingredients is perfect for homemade highlighting.

This drug effectively moisturizes and nourishes. If the brightener contacts the hair a little more than necessary, it will not have any negative consequences.

"Garnier" - a very effective tool, so it is convenient to use on the darkest, almost black, hair.

How to do home highlighting with foil

This technology is ideal for owners of long strands. How to make highlight at home using foil:

1. Take ready-made strips of foil or cut the foil into strips on your own. The approximate width of the strips should be 7 - 10 centimeters, length - two times longer than the hair;
2. Prepare the clarifier, dilute it in a special vessel in accordance with the instructions;
3. Before you start dyeing you need to clearly imagine the result, calculate the number and location of the strands to be stained;
4. Comb the hair on the parting, pull out one strand, putting it on a strip of foil. Spread the brightener evenly over this strand using a small brush;
5. Wrap the colored strand tightly in a strip of foil. To speed up the dyeing process and make it more convenient, you can fix the foil using special hairdressing clips;
6. 5 Start from the center, then move left and right. With the hair that is behind, work at the very end;
7. Leave the clarifier for 20-40 minutes, depending on the natural and desired shades. The longer the staining time, the brighter the result is; When the time is up, you should unfold the strips of foil and wash your hair thoroughly.
8. After completion of the procedure, it is necessary to wash your hair using medicated shampoo and balsam conditioner.

Classic highlighting with a special cap

This method is the least complex in terms of technology and is suitable for beginner hairdressers performing home highlights for the first time. This method is used with hair up to 15 cm long, as well as with a short haircut.

Step-by-step instructions on hair dyeing with a cap:

1. It is necessary to put on a special cap with holes and, using a plastic or wooden comb, remove individual strands from the holes. They must match in thickness. This stage of work is the most difficult;
2. Prepare the clarifier in accordance with the instructions and distribute it on the strands with a small brush;
3. The contact time of the strands with the brightening substance can vary from 15 to 40 minutes, depending on the source color and the desired shade;
4. After a specific period of time, it is necessary to wash the colored strands thoroughly. The cap during the wash remains on the head.
5. Upon completion of staining, you must wash your hair with shampoo using a balsam-rinse or other gentle therapeutic agent.

California highlighting

Now everything natural and natural is actively coming into fashion. In this regard, California highlighting is experiencing another peak of popularity.

This technology is suitable for those who want to visually increase the volume. How to make California highlight at home:

1. It is recommended to carry out the procedure in fresh air, foil is not required;
2. In order for the paint not to spread from the wind, wax is added to the coloring composition to achieve a thicker consistency;
3. It is necessary to prepare the dye and mix it with an oxidizing agent (strictly following the instructions);
4. Form small strands up to 1.5 cm long. Warning: strands need to pull through one, just as alternate black and white cells on the chessboard. This is necessary to achieve a natural effect;
5. Barely touching the strands, distribute the paint. Attention: it is not necessary to thickly coat the strands with dye. The contact time of the dye with hair ranges from 15 minutes to half an hour, depending on the saturation and brightness of the desired shade;
6. To achieve brightness and soft color translations after dyeing, toning is necessary;
7. The final stage is thorough washing of the head with shampoo and a gentle rinse.

Venetian highlighting at home

This technology of coloring will suit those who prefer smooth, unsharp transitions from one shade to another. One of the advantages of this method is that the result is usually stored for a long time, and does not require frequent updates.

How to make Venetian highlighting on your own:

1. Prepare three brushes in advance - two large and one small;
2. Prepare an oxidizing agent and coloring matter, mix them, following the instructions on the package. Warning: for mixing can not use a metal container, because the dye can change its color as a result of contact with the metal;
3. To achieve a uniform dyeing, it is recommended to tint the hair before the dyeing procedure;
4. For dark hair, colors of so-called "warm" tones are suitable: brandy, chocolate, copper. 4 - 5 shades should be chosen in advance so as to achieve gradual transitions from one color to another;
5. For light hair, the following color scheme is suitable: flaxen color, wheat color, honey color;
6. Put on a special cap and pull out the strands to be dyed around the entire perimeter of the head;
7. Apply paint to selected strands using different size brushes.
8. Close strands with polyethylene to make hair faster colored;
9. The contact time of the hair with the dye with this technology is 25 - 30 minutes, depending on the desired result.
10. Carefully wash off the remnants of the coloring matter from the hair;
11. Treat the hair with a conditioner or a treatment mask.

How to make the resulting shade preserved for a long time

In order to fix the result of highlighting, after performing this procedure, it is necessary to properly care for the hair. The desired shade will persist for a long time in the event that upon completion of highlighting to tint the hair.

Thanks to toning, the desired shade looks brighter, and the hair becomes healthy.

In addition, it is necessary to care for hair with the use of gentle therapeutic agents: these can be special masks, shampoos, conditioners for colored and problematic hair. If these conditions are met, the result of home lighting will be firmly fixed and will not need to be updated soon.

It may seem to novice hairdressers that to make high-quality highlighting at home is not easy. Indeed, this technology of hair coloring takes time, as well as certain skills.

Nevertheless, even an inexperienced stylist can successfully do this procedure at home. The main condition is strict observance of all instructions, attentiveness and thorough preliminary preparation. In this case, you can easily achieve the desired shade and not damage the hair.

You can also learn how to make highlighting at home on your own from the following video.

Watch the video: HOW TO DO YOUR OWN HIGHLIGHTS AT HOME (May 2024).