Home hair highlighting. Home highlighting yourself

There are several options for how to do highlighting at home, and let's talk about this.

Highlighting since the 90s remains the most relevant way of hair coloring. But until now, many women are wondering how to do highlighting at home. After all, it suits women of all ages, allows you to change the image without resorting to radical measures, and does not spoil your hair. Both schoolgirls experimenting with their image and elderly elegant ladies who want to add zest to their image can color individual strands of hair. The main advantage of highlighting is that it can be very diverse - with the effect of naturally burnt hair or with sharp color transitions coming from the roots or using the ombre technique with a smooth color transition from the middle of the length to the ends of the hair. Highlighting remains the "ruler of thoughts" of thousands of women who decide to dye their hair. All the secrets of fashionable coloring will tell our today's material.

Beauty with your own hands

Beauty experts from the American magazine Allure, hairdressers and colorists gave general recommendations on how to successfully highlight highlights.

The final result will largely depend on the paint, says colorist Rita Hazan, so you should opt for complex sets. Each includes color, 3% or 6% builder, split bristle brush, and conditioner. Quality kits are produced by several companies:

• L'Oreal (Touch On),
• Garnier (Nutrisse Nourishing Color Foam),
• Revlon (Frost & Glow),
• Clairol (Frost & Tip).

There are notorious cases of allergic reactions to paint. Colorist Kyle White recommends testing the paint on the elbow the day before the main coloring.

Do not forget about aids: before dyeing, in addition to paint, a greasy cream and cotton pads for cleaning the skin from stains, hairpins for fixing strands and a brush for dyeing should be placed on the dressing table.

White's other tip is to divide your hair into 12 sections for easy handling. With the tip of the brush, the paint is applied to the selected strands.

• Cotton pads can be used to protect uncolored hair from dye ingress by placing them under dyed hair.
• At the final stage of the procedure, the hair is abundantly washed with running water, after which a conditioner is applied. It will help close the hair scales and make the hair smoother.

How to make a highlighting cap

For uniform staining, it is recommended to use special caps. But, since many models are expensive, it is easier to make a hand-made option. To do this, in a hardware store you need to buy a regular shower cap with an elastic band and use scissors, an awl or other sharp tool to make small holes through which you can thread the strands. Small strands of hair can be threaded with non-sharp tweezers. A rubber swimming cap is ideal for creating a working tool for highlighting. Both natural and synthetic rubber are very dense materials, so it will be possible to make an unlimited number of holes for threading strands.

Advice! An even more budgetary version of a coloring cap can be made from a dense plastic bag. To do this, the bag is tied like a cap around the head, marked with a marker where holes need to be made and made with scissors.

Hairdressers and colorists have a different opinion about handmade highlighting caps, believing that professional silicone caps are better for coloring strands and creating highlights.

How to do California highlighting?

Californian highlighting helps to create the effect of naturally burnt hair. It consists in dyeing hair with several shades of the same color. The paint is applied in wide horizontal strokes and stripes, with a dark shade applied at the roots, and the lightest shade at the tips. The most spectacular highlighting can be achieved using a large number of shades.

For coloring, you will need several hair dyes, a toothbrush or mini sponge, a timer, cotton pads and a greasy cream to protect the skin from stains, disposable paint dishes.

1. A cape is put on the shoulders.
2. Mixing paint and oxidizer.
3. The hair is separated by horizontal partings (the optimal number is 12), the strands should be 1–1.5 cm wide.
4. Dark paint is applied from the root area (it is better to retreat 2-3 cm) to the outer side of the strands, brush movements are made arbitrarily and naturally.
5. The rest of the length is covered with lighter shades of paint, making vertical strokes. After the hair is completely dyed, the time is set (30-40 minutes).To make the color transitions smooth, you can bouffant with a flat brush with sparse teeth.
6. The clarified tips are tinted with a tint balm of the selected color.
7. After the time is up, you need to rinse your hair under running water and complete the procedure by applying a caring balm.

Voila! Now your hair looks like you were relaxing on one of the beaches in Los Angeles.

Venetian highlighting

This type of highlighting looks especially impressive on brown-haired women and brunettes, since it involves contrasting strands, some of which are lightened as much as possible. Such sharp transitions allow you to add volume to your hair and create an interesting play of light. How to make Venetian highlights at home?

1. At the beginning of the procedure, you need to use a mild shampoo, since the procedure is carried out only on clean hair.
2. Hair is divided into large strands (up to 5 cm) and combed with a flat comb with large teeth. By fluffing your hair, you can achieve a more natural transition between natural color and dyed strands.
3. Paint is thickly applied to the selected strands with a small brush. At least 10 cm should be retreated from the roots. After all the strands are dyed, the time is set (the best option is 10 minutes).
4. After the time has passed, you need to apply the conditioner to the entire length and comb the hair, then rinse with running water until completely cleansed. In no case is it the other way around: combed hair must first be softened, then washed, otherwise it can be damaged.
5. Now the hair can be dried with a hair dryer or naturally.

Advice! After dyeing, it is better to apply a leave-in moisturizing serum to the curls, for example, Kapous Dual Renascence 2 Phase or TIGI S-Factor Silky Smooth Moisture Serum, which will restore the structure of each hair after dyeing.

What is root highlighting and how to do it?

Classical highlighting involves an indent from 3 to 20-30 cm from the roots, but the modern method of root staining expands the boundaries of possibilities. This method of highlighting visually makes the styling more voluminous, does not spoil the hair and allows for bolder experiments with shades than when the hair is dyed from the middle of the length.

For the procedure, you will need paint, foil, a brush and a comb with large teeth. Instead of a hairdresser's foil, its economic counterpart is optimal.

1. Several large strands are selected, which are twisted with a tourniquet and secured with a hairpin or clip at the roots. You should start from the back of the head, moving radially downward. Parting stands out.
2. The hair in the back of the head is combed, thin strands stand out from them, are dyed and placed on a sheet of foil 10-15 cm wide. The strip of material should be kept horizontally, while releasing new colored strands. The left and right edges are gradually wrapped.
3. Bleached areas of hair are treated with caring preparations: Estel HEC hair ampoules are suitable for this.
4. In the parting area, you need to highlight several thin strands.
5. The staining time is, depending on the desired result, 15-40 minutes. If the hair was previously dyed, then the time should be reduced to half an hour.

You can check how intensively the strands managed to color by opening the foil. If the result suits you, then you can carefully remove it and wash off the paint.

All about comb highlighting

One of the most effective ways to update your hair color and make your look brighter is highlighting with a comb. For such coloring, you can use both a regular flat comb with wide or fine teeth, as well as specialized varieties for highlighting. Types of combs for highlighting:

• A comb with small hooks - allows you to effectively separate the hair and highlight the thinnest strands;
• Hairdressing comb for highlighting strands. Fine teeth help evenly distribute the paint;
• Comb-fence. Frequent teeth with curved ends allow you to effectively carry out the highlighting procedure at home;

• Striper. A comb ideal for both thin and wide strands.
• Spatula comb. It is a trapezoid plate with tonics with small teeth at the end. With it, you can hold the selected strands and paint with a brush.

The hair is combed with an ordinary comb, then with the help of one of the above, individual strands are highlighted, on which paint is applied with a brush. Dyed hair is placed in foil or, if a cap is used, carefully placed on top of it. For open coloring (for example, California), it is recommended to use a stripper, which allows you to evenly color both thin and wide strands of hair and give them a luxurious gradient effect.

Choosing the right paint

High-quality paint is 90% success, so you need to take a responsible approach to choosing a coloring agent. As a clarifier, you can use both a powder and a gel or cream version. The powder allows you to make a more intense lightening, while not damaging the hair. By choosing a 3 or 6% oxidizing agent, it will be possible to make gentle staining. You can choose any hair dye - both ordinary and professional, but it is better to give preference to the second one: it will give the promised color, while mass-market samples bought in ordinary stores often give a completely different shade on the hair or less bright.

• Estel Color Cream - shades from 8.0 to 12.1 are optimal for creating light strands.
• Igora Royal Fashion - paint from Schwarzkopf pleases with a palette of noble ash shades (you should choose products with additional marking 1).
• Matrix Color Sync - a gentle composition without ammonia, has a pleasant smell and allows you to make a soft version of highlighting.
• Cutrin RSS is the leader in professional hair products. Coloring with this paint allows you to achieve bright shades without harm to the hair.
• Periche is a new Spanish brand on the Russian market. The hair dye of the same name contains jojoba oil and collagen for a more gentle coloring.

• Henlic Color Cream - a paint based on natural Indian henna extract gives warm shades of honey and caramel to the hair strands.

Do not be afraid to experiment: a new image is always a pleasure from novelty and a sea of ​​emotions.

In order for the result to be of high quality and beautiful, a master who has considerable experience in such matters must work. Nevertheless, it is quite realistic to do highlighting at home, and even to yourself, you just need to stock up on all the necessary tools, devices and patience.

History and features of hairstyles

For the first time, hair highlighting began in the middle of the last century. The model and film actress Brigitte Bardot was the first to appear before the general public in a similar image. In those distant years, the technology was kept secret from ordinary people, so only the upper strata of society could afford to wear such a hairstyle. However, both in those distant times and today, this method of staining had the same pros and cons. The essence of highlighting is that some strands are highlighted to one degree or another. Consequently, this process leads to the fact that the hair is burned, become more brittle and dry. Therefore, after you dye your hair in the salon or do highlighting at home, you should carefully take care of your hair so that it looks not only stylish and fashionable, but also healthy.

Visual effects

Once you have determined that your hair is strong, not prone to dryness and brittleness, you can start doing highlights at home. The photos given in the article show that even with your own hands and without work experience, you can create a variety of visual effects by painting certain strands in different colors. The most interesting thing is that it is highlighting, and not dyeing the entire hair, that creates the effect of additional volume. You can use this method on any haircut, regardless of the length and structure of the hair. Visually, the hairstyle becomes more voluminous and lush, and gray strands, even if some of them are not dyed, are completely invisible. We also note that hair highlighting at home allows you to carry out the dyeing procedure quite rarely. When the roots grow back, they do not look unaesthetic. This only gives the image more charm and non-standard. And if you finally decide to color your curls in this way, then we suggest considering various options for this technique.

Classic highlighting

Probably, every woman once heard that such staining is also popularly called “feathers”. At the end of the twentieth century, this type of highlighting was very common, when individual strands-feathers were deliberately highlighted. It did not look very natural, but quite stylish, thanks to which this hairstyle received the status of a classic. Most importantly, making highlights at home using this technique is as easy as shelling pears. To do this, we need a few elastic bands (the more there are, the thinner your strands will be). We divide the entire hair into several zones, preferably by parting (up to 8), and in each of them we tie several ponytails. Now we paint over these ponytails, leaving that part of the hair that is under the elastic band untouched. Rinse off the supra (or paint) with shampoo. As a result, you will get feathers with the effect of regrown hair. The main thing is that this highlighting at home is easier to do if you have short hair. With long curls, you will suffer for a long time.

Simplified Method

You can also achieve the effect of bleached feathers with the help of a special cap. You can buy it in cosmetic stores and salons, and use it many, many times. There are special slots in the cap, through which you can pull out strands of hair that you want to lighten. Thanks to this device, highlighting hair at home is much easier than using elastic bands, and most importantly, you can cope with long curls. However, it should be remembered that all the rest of your hair is in complete isolation. When using the previous technique, the tips of the ponytails can come into contact with the rest of the hair mass, highlighting it a little. There will be no such effect right there, because the contrast between your hair and the bleached strands will be maximum.

Graduated Technology

To work with hair according to this technique, we first need foil. In the process of dyeing, individual strands of hair can be lightened by several tones, or you can radically whiten them. In the first case, the result will be natural, gentle, and in the second you will get a bright image that will look stylish and bold. Now consider how you can carry out such highlighting at home. Reviews of women who have tried to make it to themselves tell us that it is extremely difficult. The fact is that you have to work with your whole head, and it is not always possible to get to the back of the head. Therefore, it is desirable that household members who are at least a little versed in beauty technology help you.

The process itself consists in the fact that the hair needs to be divided into 12-16 "islands". We start work from the back of the head, separating strands of hair in a checkerboard pattern and laying them on foil. We paint over this hair and wrap it. It is noteworthy that each strand should be clarified from the root itself.

Traditions of sunny Italy

Surprisingly, it is very easy to make Venetian highlighting fashionable this season with your own hands. It is easy to do at home because it does not require a cap, foil, or strong lightening agents, which, if used incorrectly, can severely damage the hair. Its essence lies in the fact that as a result your hair should look like sun-bleached, with smooth transitions from darker tones to lighter. Radical whitening should not be: the strands that you color are lightened by a maximum of two tones, and then with smooth transitions.

Also, a distinctive feature of this type of staining is that we leave the roots in a natural color, and we begin to apply the dye, retreating from them 3-5 centimeters. Well, we note that such coloring is only suitable for girls with dark hair. After all, the birthplace of Venetian highlighting is Italy, and almost all local residents are dark-haired.

Implementation technique

When we do highlighting at home according to the Venetian method, all that is needed is paint of one tone. Dividing the entire hair into separate “islands”, we pull out strands from them in a chaotic manner and paint over, retreating from the root for a certain distance. Then we simply lower this strand to the rest of the hair so that it touches them. This will stain the neighboring hairs a little, due to which the transitions from light curls to your natural dark hair will be smooth. The result is something like an ombre effect, when the ends of the hair are much lighter than their roots.

To achieve a more contrasting effect, experts recommend using cream paints that do not spread. Among them, you can also find wax-based products. They only slightly affect neighboring strands, while brightening the worked ones as much as possible. If your goal is more diffused lightening with the smoothest transitions, then you can dye your hair with ordinary supra or paint that you buy in a salon or a specialized store.

Painting in all natural colors

An analogue of the Venetian type of hair coloring is the so-called California highlighting. At home, it is a little more difficult to implement than the previous one, but it is still possible. In this case, we also color the hair, stepping back a little from the root to create the effect of naturally burnt strands. However, smooth transitions are achieved through the use of paints of various shades. This season, all warm tones are considered relevant - honey, caramel, nut, wheat, beige. You can use from two to five tones, coloring in each individual strand. It is also noteworthy that according to the Californian method, you can both lighten individual strands of dark hair, and darken some curls on light hair. Just pick up a walnut, chestnut or coffee tone paint, and apply it to the selected curls. In this case, it is desirable to focus on the back of the head, leaving the crown and temples light.

We use improvised objects to achieve the desired effect

To carry out highlighting with a comb at home is the easiest, and most importantly, the fastest. To do this, you will need a brush with rare teeth and the paint itself, with which you are going to lighten your hair. We apply the paint to the comb and run it through the hair, from top to bottom. It is important at the same time to grab the hair from the root and brush over it to the very tip. It is not necessary to wrap the colored curls in foil, you just need to leave the hair in a loose state, without tying it in a ponytail. In the end result, your curls will be highlighted with even strands, and at the same time, color transitions will be smooth, not sharp. This type of highlighting is ideal for long hair that is difficult to divide into different parts and strands, as well as wrap in foil.

Conclusion

Hair highlighting is a relatively young type of hair coloring, but very common and versatile. Due to the fact that only individual strands of your hair are lightened, the image does not change dramatically, but only changes and becomes more fresh and stylish. Highlighting is ideal for women of any age, hair and skin color. It hides gray hair, masks sparse and thin thin hair, makes any hairstyle more voluminous and multifaceted. The most important thing is that you can paint over individual strands of hair at home, with your own hands, spending very little money for this.

Are you going to have your hair color done in a salon or do it yourself? Find out which highlighting paint is most in demand and choose the best option for you.

Types of means for highlighting

Coloring agents for highlighting are available in three types. Let's consider each of them.

Powder formulations

They require pre-mixing with additional substances, therefore they are more suitable for beauty salons than for home painting.

Advice! If you still decide to use the powder, be very careful - violation of proportions or non-observance of elementary rules can greatly harm even strong hair.

Oxidizing paints

They have a fairly thick consistency that facilitates the process of applying the composition, they are considered safer than other options. In addition, oxidizing agents allow you to adjust the shade - by choosing a different degree of concentration, you can get highlights of white, beige, wheat and any other color.

When choosing an oxidizing agent, one must be guided not only by the original color of the strands, but also by their structure. So, for brown-haired women and brunettes with hard hair, the concentration of this remedy should be from 9 to 12%. This will create a wonderful effect, as well as easily and quickly whiten the desired strands. If the owners of dark hair use a weaker concentration, then the end result may give a yellow tint. But for fair-haired and blondes, an oxidizing agent of 6% is best suited.

Advice! If it is rather difficult for you to understand all these indicators, use a ready-made highlighting kit. It includes not only the paint itself, but also a lot of other tools needed for home dyeing (gloves, hook, hat, balm, etc.). In addition, the palette of shades in the set is chosen in such a way as to get an excellent result on any initial color.

Oil based paints

Such funds are high in cost, therefore they are more often used in salons. If this moment does not bother you in the slightest, feel free to buy this effective drug. It is not so harmful to the strands and dries the ends less.

Advice! When choosing the best highlighter, remember that its formula must be both strong and gentle. Only in this case, you can count on 100% painting of gray hair.

Review of the best paints for home highlighting

In the store you will find products of various brands and at various prices. To make the best choice, use this list of popular drugs.

Pallete by Schwarzkopf

Over the long years of its existence, this company has managed to win the trust and respect of consumers. Not the last role in this case was played by the optimal ratio of acceptable cost and high quality. Among the main advantages of Pallete, one can safely attribute the richest palette, the ability to hide gray hair and the versatility of paint. The line includes a lot - traditional and bright. Golden, ash, pearl and silver blond are especially popular.

The tool can be used for dyeing natural or dyed hair - it brightens immediately by 4-5 tones. The result will be excellent and incredibly durable. The most popular are "Glare of Color", special sets with which you can create a new and unique image.

Important! Pallete should not be used to dye damaged or brittle hair. In this case, it is better to choose a more gentle remedy.

Estel

Estelle is the undoubted leader, producing one of the best paints for highlighting. Among its advantages can also be attributed a pure color without yellowness. Even burning brunettes can apply paint - there will still be no problems. The main thing is to observe the proportions and strictly follow the instructions.

Thanks to a special formula consisting of an oxidizing agent and a chromoenergy complex, the product effectively paints over each hair, masks gray hair and provides additional care to the strands. And one more thing - to get a beautiful or unusual color, you can mix 3 or even 4 tones at once.

Advice! If you plan to carry out highlighting at home, use the De luxe series. It includes more than 100 stylish tones, and also contains a lot of vitamins and extracts (green tea, guarana and horse chestnut) that allow you to lighten strands without the slightest harm. But for dyeing damaged hair, Estelle's ammonia-free paint is more suitable.

Shades of Estelle paints are divided into 2 subspecies - for professional and amateur use. More details.

Garnier

Another professional brand that provides the strongest lightening (about 6 tones). The composition of paints from Garnier includes three useful oils - wheat, jojoba and olive. With their help, the hair receives vitamins, becomes very smooth, moisturized and obedient. And most importantly, if you accidentally exceed the exposure time of the composition, nothing terrible will happen - the color will remain as radiant and beautiful, and the strands will not suffer. You can with a palette.

Majimeches by Loreal

Loreal is a reliable brand that produces kits for home highlighting. Their distinctive feature is the presence of a special comb, which makes it much easier to apply the composition and do without foil, caps and other means. Among the many colors of the brand, Majimeches has gained particular popularity. It contains wax and vitamins, so this product is ideal for weakened hair. There is no perhydrol in the composition, so that as a result the strands get a warm tone.

Important! Majimesh does not lighten more than 2-3 tones. This means that brunettes need to choose another (stronger) remedy. But blond hair after dyeing will acquire a soft golden hue, which contributes to a visual increase in volume.

Revlonissimo NMT Super Blondes by Loreal

Revlonissimo NMT Super Blondes is another highly sought after product from the firm. This series includes 7 beautiful shades that can hide gray hair and give the whole hair a stylish, well-groomed look (champagne, platinum, beige, natural, ash, rainbow and pearl blond). And most importantly, ladies with damaged hair can use this paint - there will be no harm from it.

Supra

Supra is a coloring agent consisting of bleaching powder and white henna. The composition of this paint includes brightening ingredients of both chemical and natural origin. With the help of Supra, you can completely discolor your hair or change its color by only a few tones. The tool fits equally well on natural and dyed strands. After using it, it is necessary to do toning.

The dye is artisanal and professional. Experts recommend opting for the latter option - it acts more gently. Some types of Supra have a colored pigment, so they can be used for bright highlighting.

On a note! Most of the negative reviews about this dye are associated with non-compliance with the application technique.

Igor Royal

One of the most famous and most spectacular brands. The Igora Royal series consists of 45 shades that must be mixed with mixtones. Being ammonia-free, this soft cream-color will not harm the hair and give a stylish color.

Platinum by Loreal

Platinum is a professional paste designed for both highlighting and complete bleaching. Contains beeswax and nutriseride, a special agent that cares for color-treated hair. The tool brightens by as many as 7 positions, so it can be used for both natural and dyed hair.

Tips for dyeing hair with Loreal dye:

Platinum Precision

Platine Precision bleaching powder allows you to effectively paint over gray hair and lighten your hair by about 6 tones. This is the best option for dark haired women! The powder can be used for a variety of types of highlighting, but best of all it falls on short haircuts - after its application, the curls acquire a beautiful platinum hue.

Color Graphics Lift&Tone by Matrix

If earlier the highlighting procedure took at least 2 hours, then with the advent of Matrix paint, the process has become much easier. Now the strands lighten up in just 10 minutes. The set includes a toner (there are 4 different colors), brightening powder and a gentle oxidizing agent.

Blonde Lightening Powder

Highlight effect paint kit consists of a brightening gel and a powder enhancer. Blonde can only be used on natural strands. The product gently neutralizes the natural effect and greatly facilitates the toning procedure. As a result, hair color can be changed by 5 or even 6 positions. Unfortunately, this paint does not cope with gray hair.

Platifiz Precision Bleaching Powder

With the help of this powder, you can not only highlight the hair, but also achieve their complete discoloration. The use of Platifiz Precision has one characteristic feature - the product only works in the presence of heat, so you will have to stock up on either foil or a warm cap. The powder has a high level of durability, so it can be used on both natural and pre-dyed strands. As for gray hair, she does not take them. In all other cases, you can safely get a change in shade by as much as 6-7 positions.

Highlighting is spinning method hair lightening. There are a large number of types of highlighting.

With the help of highlighting, you can make a hairstyle more voluminous and brighter.

Many celebrities prefer highlighting, and can be proud of their gorgeous hair.

When highlighting is used blondoran(powder) and oxidizing agent. Choose an oxidizer based on the condition of the hair. There are 1.5%, 3%, 6%, 9% and 12% oxidizers. You need to keep the composition for about half an hour.

Before highlighting can't wash your hair. This is necessary in order to preserve the fatty layer and protect the scalp from burns. Now there are a large number of blondorans in the form of a cream, which makes the highlighting procedure more gentle.

What is needed for highlighting?

For the highlighting procedure you'll need:

• foil;
• comb with ponytail;
• a bowl for mixing the clarifying composition;
• blondoran;
• oxidizer;
• shampoo;
• hair conditioner;
• tassel;
• negligee;
• hair clips.

The bleaching process includes gradual clarification certain strands.

For convenience highlighting should start from the lower occipital zone. The brightening composition can be applied both to the foil and to the strands.

It is very difficult to have time to apply the composition to all hair within 30-50 minutes especially if they are long.

In this case, the brightening composition is first applied to the parietal zone, gently washed off after the required time, and then the remaining strands are clarified.

Precautions for doing the procedure at home

Highlighting requires certain knowledge and experience. Not worth it experiment if you don't have enough knowledge. When highlighting, constant visual control is necessary.

Not worth keeping on the hair brightening composition for more than 50 minutes. Otherwise, the hair may break off. Try to choose the smallest percentage of oxidizing agent. The chemical composition negatively affects the hair and scalp.

Before you do highlighting, make sure that you are not allergic to the cosmetics that you will use. Not worth it save on the composition for clarification - buy blondoran only from trusted manufacturers.

Attention! Highlighting should be carried out in a ventilated area. Be sure to use gloves - skin burns are possible.

When carrying out the highlighting procedure, you need to know the following:

• Prepare foil ahead of time. Cutting foil, although a fascinating activity, requires a lot of time. After clarification, the foil can be washed and use repeatedly.
• Do not mix the entire composition at once. The composition for clarification reacts with oxygen. The most effective composition in the first 10 minutes after mixing.
• Spend reaction test. In some cases, highlighting can lead to disastrous results. To prevent this from happening, apply a brightening composition to the skin in the elbow bend area in advance.
• For thin and damaged hair stop highlighting. If your hair is thin and damaged, take care of strengthening it and refrain from using a brightening composition.

Popular types of highlighting

There are several highlighting types:

• classical;
• Californian;
• zonal;
• shatush;
• ombre;
• French;
• mazhimezh;
• American.

Consider the process of carrying out the most popular types of highlighting with foil, with a cap, Californian and shatush.

Highlighting with foil

Foil cutting. The length of the foil should be 20 cm longer than the strands that will lighten, the width should be about 7 cm.

After the foil is cut, we make a pocket on each strip with a size in 1 centimeter. To do this, simply bend one end of the foil. This is necessary so that the brightening composition does not flow onto the rest of the hair.

We apply a brightening composition to the foil. In the classic highlighting method, the composition is applied to the foil.

But in some cases, the foil is first fixed under a strand of hair and the product is already applied to the hair. If you apply a brightening composition directly to the foil, can save time.

We adjust the foil under the hair. Carefully adjust the foil under each strand, bend the edge that is at the base. It is convenient to select strands with a ponytail from a comb. Then we bend the foil from the sides and fold it in half to make a pocket with a strand of hair.

The location of the strands depends on the preferences of the client and the skills of the master. Highlighting needs to start from the lower occipital region.

For very thick hair- first we do highlighting on the occipital zone, dry the hair and proceed to lightening the hair on the frontal zones. You need to wash off the composition separately from each strand, trying not to get it on other hair.

Highlighting with a hat

Let's start the procedure:

• combing hair;
• put on a special hat;
• we thread the strands with a hook into the holes;
• comb the strands that will be lightened;
• apply brightener first on the parietal zone and then the rest;
• keep the bleaching agent for 30 minutes;
• without taking off your hat, rinse the clarified strands;
• remove the cap, wash your hair and apply conditioner;
• enjoy the result.

Advice! It is not necessary to stretch a strand into each hole on the cap when highlighting. To give a more sophisticated look to the hairstyle, we stretch the strand into one of the three holes.

For more intensive result- we skip one hole. To make classic highlighting, we stretch the strands into each hole.

California highlights

This type of highlighting appeared not so long ago. He requires special accuracy and knowledge of hair coloring techniques.

It is difficult to carry out high-quality California highlighting at home, and if you are not confident in your abilities, it is best contact the master.

Carry out California highlighting the best thing on blond and blond hair. When highlighting it is necessary to use several shades. Now the most relevant are wheat, caramel and coffee tones.

Make high-quality California highlights at home will not work. If you have dark hair, you need to lighten it first. Then gently tint the strands with the selected tones. With light brown hair, the brightening composition is applied to the strands for a short time, after which it is washed off and the hair is tinted.

California highlighting does not use foil. You need to purchase special paper. The strands can touch each other, which will allow you to gain effect of natural hair burning. With California highlighting, about 6 different shades are used.

Shatush highlighting

Shatush highlighting allows you to get a smooth transition from dark roots to lighter ends of the hair. The main task highlighting shatush - to give the effect of burnt hair. This coloring is not only quite beautiful, but also gives the hair a visual volume.

When highlighting, the blond is evenly shaded along the entire length of the hair. There are several techniques for highlighting shatush. With the first technique, the hair must be divided into strands and bouffanted. Thereafter carefully apply composition.

Should not be applied a lot of paint or brightener. Some masters make shatush without the use of fleece, carefully applying the coloring composition with a brush.

Master class "How to highlight shatush" look at the video:

We also suggest you watch the video tutorial "How to make hair highlighting at home on a cap":

Also watch "How to make yourself highlighting" on the video: