Highlighting at home

Today there are a huge number of partial hair coloring techniques that can be performed in a beauty salon or at home. Among such methods of transforming an image, one should single out a rather popular highlighting, which has not given up its positions for several decades. Such staining is quite simple to do with your own hands, choosing the most suitable painting option for yourself.

Competently planned and carried out preparation for painting will guarantee a good and beautiful result from the color transformation procedure. This is especially true for self-highlighting. The primary task is to choose a coloring composition, namely: the color and shade that will decorate the hair in the future. There are a number of recommendations that will help you cope with the task without the help of a master, taking into account the original color of the hair in this matter.

Despite the fact that blondes look as feminine and sophisticated as possible, sometimes you want to transform even this hair color a little. However, too bright and flashy shades can negatively affect the beauty of light strands, making them too defiant. To revive this color, colorists recommend including several additional colors in the total mass at once, which will give the hairstyle visual volume and shine, while maintaining the naturalness of the light color to the maximum.

For ash blondes, it would be more correct to dwell on colors from a cold color palette, while golden curls can be emphasized advantageously with the help of strands painted in honey and warm tones. As for the fair sex, whose light hair color is not natural, the masters consider it successful, including for home highlighting, to use caramel and nut shades that are suitable for long and short hair.

This hair color in itself is very relevant, quite often it is this shade of light color that is used to perform highlighting on blonde hair. As for the cases when it is the main one, both light shades and dark strands will become relevant and suitable. It can be red, red or honey inclusions that will transform the hairstyle and the woman in general.

Today, masters in salons recommend the following highlighting techniques for light brown curls:

• caramel California;
• amber Venetian;
• ashy partial staining;
• balayazh and ombre with light shades flowing into dark ones.

You can do highlighting on your own even on natural gray hair. However, in this matter, it is very important to distribute the coloring composition and strands as evenly as possible in the total volume so that the partial coloring looks harmonious. It is recommended to properly highlight such hair for oneself in the following options:

• "salt and pepper";
• the classic way with black or, conversely, light shades;
• execution of edging along the line of the face.

For brunettes, there is a huge selection of color options for highlighting, from light warm and cold colors to toning in black. In this matter, you need to correctly combine the colors so that the combination of shades is as harmonious as possible.

For owners of brown hair, colorists recommend the rather popular Californian highlighting, which suggests the presence of lighter ends. This staining will mimic their natural UV fading. This method is more advantageous when combined with long hair. In addition to this method, brown curls will be combined with copper and coffee shades, purple colors, as well as straw-colored strands.

For this color of curls, special skill is required during painting, since it is this pigment that is the most persistent, which can complicate obtaining new shades on it. Typically, in such cases, special attention is paid to the strength of the oxidizing agent used. During the selection of a complementary color, paint is usually used a couple of shades lighter to achieve the desired effect.

For black hair, you can use shades of copper or coffee in your work, and with special skill you can achieve highlighting in a cold blond. As an extraordinary coloring, they resort to transforming black hair with blue or eggplant strands.

For this beautiful and vibrant color, partial coloring is used to create an even more accent on the hair. In addition, strands of a different shade will help emphasize the beauty of a haircut on a fiery head of hair. As the most popular colors, light or cold shades of blond are used, the strands are dyed in chestnut color, in addition, highlighting in black looks quite expressive on red hair. For creative girls, masters recommend adding brightness to the image with the help of red.

Highlighting hair of minimum length at home happens quite quickly, stylists highlight several successful options - creating sharp transitions on the hair, as well as a smooth color change. To give the hairstyle additional volume, it is worth using several shades of the color you like for painting at once, regardless of whether it is dark or light. The color palette will be selected based on individual wishes, the original color of the hair, as well as the woman's color type.

Of course, the presence of long strands significantly expands the list of possible painting techniques used. It will be possible to favorably emphasize the natural color by using colors that are several shades lighter. Hair below the shoulders should be painted over with smooth transitions and tints of colors to create a neat and expressive image.

In addition to the selection of a harmonious color of the dye composition, it is also important to focus on the quality of the dye used. It is especially important to choose a lightener for dark hair that you plan to shade with lighter colors. As a chemical means for bleaching, powder, powdery products, which are mixed with an oxidizing agent to obtain the appropriate reaction and remove the pigment from the hair rods, can act.

For brittle and fine hairs, it is worth purchasing 1.5% oxide. As for light strands, their color can be changed using 3% of the composition, and on dark hair it will be possible to achieve the desired result with only 6% or 9% oxide. There is also a more aggressive bleaching agent on sale - 12% oxygen, but it is not recommended for independent use, since with the slightest mistake in proportions or in the time of contact with the hair shafts, chemistry can cause serious harm to the hair. The products used to remove pigment also include the Blondoran formulations, which are produced by various manufacturers of hair dyes.

In the course of self-coloring, it is worth having the idea that, in addition to oxygen, activators are also used to remove pigment from the hair shafts.

To give the desired shade to lightened hair, in addition to dyes, you can also make a beautiful highlight to yourself using various tonics or tint balms. However, such a product on the hair with each wash will gradually lose brightness and color, so the procedure for toning the strands will have to be repeated from time to time. Toning can be done at home with appropriate means that have a similar name. The main advantage of the product is the absence of harmful chemical compounds, including ammonia.

To work with hair at home, you can buy permanent dyes that do not contain ammonia, but are additionally enriched with vitamin complexes.

Trade brands also produce professional ammonia paint products. A feature of these products is the complete absence of the need to pre-discolor curls, regardless of their color. They usually work in conjunction with 12% oxide. Today, these products are presented in a wide variety of colors and shades, which allows you to choose a color for any occasion.

And also manufacturers of products for dyeing hair offer the fair sex, who plan to carry out partial dyeing, special kits with dyes. They usually include a coloring product, a special oxidizing agent, powder for removing pigment from the hair shafts, as well as protection products for work and various hair restoring compositions.

For successful independent work with hair, it is important to first stock up on all the necessary materials and tools. Regardless of the chosen highlighting technique, the following materials will be needed for painting:

• decolorizing composition, if persistent professional paints are not used;
• oxidizer and clarifier;
• containers for diluting the compositions (it is better that the containers are made of glass or porcelain);
• measuring spoon or glass;
• several types of brushes;
• brushes with teeth of different size and location, a toothbrush may be needed;
• clamps, clips, elastic bands, hair clips to choose from;
• gloves, cape;
• crochet hook;
• towel;
• shampoo and conditioner for colored hair;
• depending on the technique of highlighting - a cap for painting, foil, bag, film, thermal paper, and so on.

In addition to the fact that the skin on the head before the staining procedure should not contain abrasions and wounds, into which the clarifier or the coloring composition can get, causing irritation, an allergy test is an important nuance. It should be carried out with any compound that is planned to be used for highlighting.

In order for the partial coloring carried out to please with its result, the fair sex who are planning to paint at home, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the most common mistakes that can be made at first.

• Wrong timing for painting. The unevenness of the color, as well as the receipt of an uneven shade, can be influenced by the recently carried out full dyeing of curls with henna, basma or other natural means. Perm, after which less than a month has passed, general poor health, surges in the hormonal background, including when taking medications, can also negatively affect the result. In the risk zone, hair with the presence of gray hair in a total volume exceeding 50%, curls that will be too weakened at the time of painting.
• Wrong choice of color of the dye composition. In this matter, girls should pay special attention to the color type. In addition, staining can be quite unexpected, during which several colors are mixed at home.
• Neglect of preliminary preparation for highlighting. All products used, regardless of their cost, should definitely be tested.
• Wrong choice of paint oxidizer. In this matter, it is very important to buy the composition that will be able to react with the existing color and type of hair shafts.Too aggressive substance can significantly damage the hair, and too gentle composition will not lighten the curls, as a result, the procedure will need to be repeated.
• Disregard for step-by-step instructions for the use of coloring compositions. In this case, we are talking about the use of chemistry in excess of the norm, as well as changing the reaction time of the composition with the hair rods in one direction or another.
• The appearance of whitish spots on the roots after highlighting made at home. Such a result can occur if the dye was too liquid in consistency, as well as, if the girl wants to paint over her hair without a minimum indent from the root zone.
• Unevenness of the resulting shade along the length of the strands. The mistake of the girls in this situation will concern the application of paint to the curls in different quantities, as well as the performance of highlighting on too wide strands.
• Yellow or green tinge on the hair. Such a shade on the strands may appear in case of errors associated with the timing of the exposure of the clarifier on the strands. To get rid of the ugly color will help tinting compositions, as well as tint balms or short-acting shampoos.
• An expressionless result of bleached curls... In this case, the reason may be the coloring of too thin strands, as well as the choice of a shade that will be too similar to the original hair color.
• Deterioration of hair condition after dyeing. Most often, this result is caused by violations concerning the instructions for the use of oxidizers, clarifiers and paints. In addition, the lack of proper care for colored hair usually leads to a deterioration in its condition.

It is possible to make a beautiful coloring of the house with a cap for a partial color change. In this case, the algorithm of actions will include a number of steps.

• The curls need to be combed, put on a hat and firmly fix it on the head.
• Using a crochet hook, you need to pull the required amount of hair through the holes along the entire length.
• Wear a cape and gloves. Dilute the clarifier. You need to start staining from the top of the head. At the end of the procedure for distributing the composition, it is best to cover the head with a film, leaving the bleaching agent for the required time.
• Over time, the strands should be rinsed and treated with balm. Then remove the cap and wash your hair again with shampoo for colored hair.

Highlighting can be done with food foil. Consider how an independent work on painting strands will look like.

• All hair must be combed, divided into zones, there can be from 4 to 8. Each area should be fixed with elastic bands or hairpins.
• The next step is to prepare the paint product. Work with the substance only with gloves.
• Coloring should be started from the back of the head, pulling several thin strands from one zone in the selected order.
• Next, a piece of foil is placed under the strands with the matte side to the hair. The strands are dyed and wrapped around the roots. To secure the foil more thoroughly, you can use invisibility.
• In this way, work is carried out with all the rest of the hair.
• Over time, the foil must be removed from the hair, and the hair must be washed thoroughly. At the final stage, it is recommended to use a balm.

You can also make beautiful highlights at home using a regular comb.

• First, you need to comb through all the hair and prepare the composition for staining.
• Next, the dye is applied to the comb, which needs to be evenly walked along the entire length of the hair from roots to ends without gaps.
• The composition is kept on the strands for the allotted time, after which the hair is washed with water and a moisturizing composition.

Highlighting can also be done using folk remedies. In this case, lemon juice will act as a clarifier. However, this option guarantees good results only on blond hair. The painting algorithm in this case will consist of several steps.

• For staining, the composition is prepared using freshly squeezed lemon juice. It is applied to the selected curls along the entire length.
• After that, the substance will need ultraviolet light for the reaction. Therefore, a girl with loose hair needs to go out into the sun without a headdress for 50-60 minutes, or visit a solarium.
• After dyeing, the hair should be washed with shampoo.

To maintain the healthy appearance of dyed and bleached strands, certain care recommendations should be followed.

• After highlighting, all care products should be from the series intended for colored hair. Otherwise, there is a risk of getting brittle and overdried strands.
• Nourishing masks should be done twice a week. They can be based on folk remedies or from a hair care store series.
• After home highlighting, rinse your hair after washing with a composition based on table vinegar or herbal decoctions.
• Wet dyed curls should not be combed.
• Using a hair dryer to dry, it would be more correct to turn on the device to the cold air mode. The use of curls and irons should be kept to a minimum.

For owners of black hair, it will be possible to transform their hairstyle by including light strands of medium-sized coffee shades in the image. The curls framing the face will make the appearance fresher and more vibrant, and the strands, located in the correct and symmetrical order, will emphasize the beauty of any haircut.

Highlighting with an ash color selected as an additional shade will make your hair unusually beautiful. Densely spaced light strands will look equally attractive loose, as well as in any hairstyle due to the correct and expressive color transitions.

You will learn how to do highlighting at home from the video below.