Hair Highlighting Tips

October 5, 2007 at 4:04 pm · Filed under Hair Care

Hair highlights can be magical and make a lovely impression. Hair highlights can make a stunning expression to your hairstyle. Highlighting, finger painting or streaking your hair is meant to add deepness to your hair and lighten up your overall look. There are four types of highlights: basic stymie highlights, hair painting, chunking and low-lighting. Hair highlights should go on the top layer for the perfect visibility.

However, if you variate your part or switch styles frequently, consider doing a layer or two below that to keep from looking unbalanced. Highlight from back to front, so you do not drag your arm direct to the colorant. Successful hair highlights also depend on your hair’s health and texture, the amount of time the chemicals retain on and the number of hair highlights you want.

There are three ways for hair highlight: Foiling, done only in salons, involves applying bleach to many fine strands of hair and personally wrapping them in foil.

Foil can be used as embracing the strands of hair being highlighted and then wrapped. Pick the color for highlight that is at least 2 shades lighter than the rest of your hair to bring it to notice but do not go for colors more than 3 shades lighter as it might actually give an odd contrast and look unnatural. The highlight shades are usually bright and have a metallic tone. If practiced well, then the highlight color looks as if the hair is lit up in those tints.

Highlighting is a common trend amongst Indian males and females, regardless of the age group. Both males and females favor blond highlights, though red highlights is another favorite. Some go for louder colors such as blue, purple, pink, etc., highlights. Colored hair needs special maintenance.

Chemicals used in hair highlighting damage the strands and can make hair dull, more likely to breakage, and frizzy. Don’t try and highlight hair around the sides and back of short hair if the hair in those parts is less than one inch long. Use a shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair. Deep condition hair once a week. Void chlorine when hair is colored — it can turn strands into shades of green.

Do not do another chemical treatment for 1-2 weeks. Over processing can cause hair to fall out or break off. Towel dry and blow dry your hair to be sure your hair highlights are just as you desired. Try strawberry blonde highlights for red hair and honey blonde highlights for sable brown base colors.