Highlighting on dark hair

One of ways of partial coloring of hair of any color at which separate locks are clarified is called highlighting. For the procedure use the decolouring powders, cream or powder by means of which it is possible to remove available natural or, in case of already dyed hair, artificial pigments thanks to what it is possible to achieve clarification.

Some masters prefer to use paints of light tones, in particular at frequent highlighting on dark hair which were not exposed to coloring before, thus trying to obtain contrast with natural locks.

Depending on the choice of the client, the master allocates locks of various thickness and a form, and then puts structure, or on all length of hair, or partially. Then isolates the painted locks a thermal paper or a foil for coloring, stands structure, according to the instruction of the producer, carries out toning of hair, and then carefully washes out them special shampoos and balms.

Today for rare or frequent highlighting on dark hair became fashionable to use shades of red, beige, pearl, wheaten, pink, gold, copper, caramel, green and blue color. Many Hollywood stars resort to such method of coloring of hair, the procedure in itself is more sparing, in comparison with full coloring.

There are more than dozen of kinds of highlighting on dark hair, according to reviews, depending on professionalism of the master and desire of the client, it is possible to achieve the bright and memorable image, or to bring closer color to the most natural shade.

The sparing zone highlighting on dark hair

The essence of the procedure is that only the upper layer of hair whereas lower can remain natural at all is exposed to coloring, or is painted by the sparing dye. Such highlighting suits women with the fine hair deprived of volume and natural shine.

Coloring балияж and ombra

Thanks to a baliyazh it is possible to give fashionable accent to an image of the woman as with short, and long hair. Natural shades – fair-haired, amber, beige, chocolate, wheat, nut and honey are usually used. The essence of the procedure is that the master clarifies either an upper part of hair, or only tips, and across it is impossible to see a clear boundary of color.

Some women prefer at such highlighting to allocate tips for colored dark hair with a copper and honey shade that adds to an image of extravagance.

Highlighting visually reminds an obmra the grown hair after a blondirovaniye. The master paints roots and a radical part the paint to match matching a natural shade, or close to it, and dyes other part of hair in lighter shade.

The Californian highlighting on dark hair

Such procedure is suitable both for dark, and for a fair natural or dyed hair. The master does not use a foil or a thermal paper, and carries out coloring on special technology, applying paint on wide and narrow vertical locks, trying to obtain thereby smooth transition from dark roots to light tips.

The Californian highlighting on dark hair, depending on preferences, allows to make a radical zone hardly noticeable and natural, or on the contrary, wide and allocated.

Venetian highlighting

Many women like effect of the burned-out hair which can achieve in the natural way – having sunbathed several days under the scorching sun, or to resort to more sparing way – the Venetian highlighting. This type of coloring was borrowed from the Italian masters who managed to achieve effect of smooth transition of color as at burning out, to add to hair gloss and volume.

For coloring the colourist selects several shades (4-5) of the chosen color, mixes them and applies with a brush on separate locks, since level the foil and a thermal paper as at the Californian highlighting on dark hair, are not used are 3 cm lower from roots.

Thanks to the fact that there is no clear boundary between locks, roots and tips the procedure can be not carried out repeatedly as soon as roots grow a little.

The American highlighting on dark hair

Initially for coloring of locks in the American style used paints of red, brown, claret, copper, orange and red color. Presently highlighting on colored dark hair allows addition of violet, green or blue shades. A variation of the American coloring is allocation by bright paints only of a bang zone, or only several locks.

Diagonal highlighting on dark hair

Thanks to this procedure it is possible to create a stylish image and to emphasize natural hair color. The main features of diagonal coloring are achievement of accurate contrast of flowers and creation of hair partings at an angle, but not down, as at classical option of popryadny coloring.

Such highlighting on dark hair, according to reviews, most of all suits lovers of vanguard, persons interested to create a bright and unforgettable image.

Highlighting on dark hair: pros and cons

As well as any other procedure connected with discoloration of hair highlighting has the positive and negative sides. Unlike classical coloring when under influence of oxidizers and paints all length gets, when highlighting no more than 50% of all hair "suffer".

Such coloring is ideal for those women who do not wish to change cardinally the image, and want to paint over a gray hair, to refresh a little color, and afterwards to grow natural hair. Undoubted plus of highlighting on dark hair is economy of money as it will be necessary to visit beauty shop not more often than once in three months.

Negative side of the procedure is the fact that in house conditions independently to reproduce it very difficult and coloring is not only labor-intensive process, but also long, will take away at least 4 hours. It is important to that who wants to make highlighting on colored dark hair to know that only after a month after discoloration it is possible to perform this procedure. In the return case there is a risk to be left without a considerable part of a head of hear and several months after to treat the remained hair.