Each representative of the beautiful half of humanity loves to periodically change its image. And this is absolutely not surprising, since changing the color of hair or individual strands allows the lady to change in the eyes of others or to express her own individuality.
Today, particular preference is given to the highlighting of curls in completely different shades, ranging from delicate to bright. Modern hairdressers are able to realize any fantasy client, offering her a variety of methods of transformation.
Pros and cons of highlighting dark hair
Highlighting, done on the hair of dark shades, is an excellent way to give the appearance of novelty and originality. But, like other staining options, this method has positive and negative sides.
Advantages:
- part of the hair is not exposed to lightening, which favorably affects their quality and health;
- highlighting allows you to veil gray hairs;
- different shades of strands give hair volume and density, and face - freshness and youth;
- the aesthetics of the hair does not change after 2-3 months;
- if you wish, you can easily and quickly return your original color.
Disadvantages:
- The procedure lasts a long time, so you need to be patient and free time.
- Highlighting can not be done on the black and freshly painted in dark shades of curls, as well as on the hair, which were subjected to chemical perm. To carry out the manipulation, you must wait at least one month.
- It is such an expensive update, especially at the salon masters.
Despite the presence of negative aspects, such coloring is very fashionable and popular among young people.
Types of highlights on dark hair
Today, the beauty-industry offers its women of fashion different types of highlighting, each of which can in its own way make the image stylish and unique.
Traditional
Traditional highlighting is the most popular coloring of curls among women of any age category.
Implementation of the technology involves the application of a special lightening paint on the entire length of the strand, the width and thickness of which can vary in the range from 2 to 5 mm.
But modern style gurus are advised to take the most minimal size indicator of the curl, since such highlighting will look more natural. Another step in creating a "classic" on the hair is toning.
It allows you to soften the contrast between the main color and paint. Pearl, yellow, pink, nacreous and beige shades are applied to its carrying out.
California
This is the most gentle method of staining. At its performance the foil is not used, but only different shades of paint are applied (from 4 to 6 colors). The aesthetics of such highlighting is characterized by maximum naturalness, and also allows you to hide the existing gray hair.
The color palette is distributed from the dark root zone to the bright tips. The created effect a few months does not need to be updated, which saves time and finances. It is important that the hair will be less likely to be exposed to chemical attack, which adversely affects their beauty and health.
Venetian
The founders of this variant are Italian stylists. The technology involves the creation of several shades on the hair, while dyeing is performed with an indentation of at least 3 cm from the roots.
In this case, the foil is not used. The wizard with a special brush applies the coloring composition to the desired area of the curl and leaves to dry out in the open air.
The final result is incredibly rich and voluminous due to the presence of smooth color transitions. Venetian highlighting is ideal for owners of tanned and dark skin.
Toned
The main purpose of toning is to create a gradual and gentle color transition, ranging from darker shades to lighter ones. This technique allows you to give your hair a natural beauty and volume.
However, this variant of coloring is suitable only for patient ladies, since the procedure takes a lot of time and effort of a specialist, who has to paint thin strands in certain colors.
For long hair
Gorgeous brunette with long hair is very easy to transform your appearance, making her bold and rebellious or tender and feminine.
On such hairs absolutely any kind of highlighting will look great.
In this case, the owner of long hair can choose any shades of paint.
On medium hair
On such hair highlighting looks fresh, original and somewhat bold. In addition, the hairstyle becomes more voluminous and elegant.
As for the color range, honey, golden, sandy, caramel and wheat shades will look most advantageous on dark hair.
However, those who prefer challenging and bold hairstyles can choose bright and non-standard colors (pink, yellow, blue, violet).
To create a natural organic look, it is worth dyeing thin strands.
For dark short hair, these types of highlighting are perfect: contrast, shatush, Venetian and blonde.
Short cut
A short stylish haircut can not only give the female image elegance and restraint, but also rejuvenate it. To date, such a head of hair is popular with both women aged and young women.
Despite the fact that short hairstyles do not have a large selection of styling, they can also be transformed and made more expressive with the help of highlighting. However, the procedure should be performed only by the master, since this process requires a professional selection of shades and zones of direct dyeing.
Fortunately, you can experiment with short head of hair in terms of the choice of colors, ranging from classic light colors to the original bright ones.
The following types of highlighting are ideal for such haircuts: American, California, balayazh, Venetian, majikontrast and Mazhimesh.
With a bang
Highlighting hair with bangs allows you to put an emphasis on its aesthetics, making it more thick and voluminous. However, the use of a particular shade directly depends on the shape of the bang itself.
For example, in oblique bangs it is better to use light colors, since they are able to emphasize and transform its particular shape. On the round "option" is to apply several colors at once, thereby improving the whole image.
It is also necessary to remember some rules:
- tint coloration is ideal for the cascade;
- For care, the banging should be done using a contrast method.
If you have the slightest skills in painting and the necessary materials, the transformation procedure can be performed independently without the help of professionals.
On dark blond curls
Dark-haired young ladies for highlighting are ideally suited for light shades: creamy, ivory, platinum, milk. Also special tenderness is given by such colors as caramel and coffee with milk.
However, this does not mean that the owner of dark blond hair can not afford more rebellious and bold shades: platinum, silver and ashy. This hairstyle will have a rather bold and extravagant look.
As for the types of methods, in order to achieve an incredible result, it is better to use frequent classical, French, zonal, Brazilian-French, ombre, California, shatush and Venetian highlighting.
Dark highlights on blonde hair
Despite the fact that this type of highlighting is applied much less frequently than the “light” on dark curls, it also allows you to create an original and presentable image. Strands on light-colored hair, painted in dark shades, carry an exceptionally aesthetic function, emphasizing the curvature of the haircut, refreshing it and filling it with creativity.
In most cases, bright colors like blue, blue, red and pink are chosen. However, it is possible to experiment by making curls of gray, brown or black tone. With this highlighting, strands that are missed between the hairs of the main color are colored, or only the tips can be affected.
However, there are nuances that must be taken into account by those ladies who have decided on this transformation.
So, what you should not forget:
- If the hair can not "boast" the thickness and volume, then there is no need to make a dark highlights, as they will look even poorer and more inconspicuous.
- Those who do not tolerate excessive attention to their own person, it is necessary to abandon the manipulation, because the updated hair will have a catchy look.
- A new hair tone should match the palette of a woman’s wardrobe and the color type of a person, so you need to select colors of paint very carefully and carefully so as not to be a motley parrot.
- It is important to first discuss the final result with the master. In extreme cases, see the photo on the Internet to understand what happens after coloring.
Highlighting to the extent captivated the hearts of modern fashionistas, which has become one of the most popular procedures in beauty salons. It offers the lovely ladies a choice of coloring techniques, each of which is unique in its own way and is capable of transforming and complementing a female image.
