Coloring Techniques for Natural Highlights
Do you fancy a natural play of colors in your hair? Then highlights are perfect. We explain coloring techniques for natural highlights.
Which blonde for highlights?
If you have decided on highlights, the first step is to choose the color of the highlights. If you want to create blonde highlights with long hair, soft shades in golden blonde are recommended. The combination of shades of light blonde to caramel can also create a beautiful effect.
Which highlights for dark blond hair?
For dark blonde hair colors you can choose between warm light brown tones or light blonde highlights.
Which coloring technique for highlights?
In order to achieve a beautiful and natural result, you can choose between different dyeing techniques:
- Balayage
- Ombré
- Sombré (Soft Ombré)
- Babylights
- Bronze
- Lowlights
- Highlights
What is Balayage?
The dyeing technique Balayage replaces the popular Ombré look. Here, the hairdresser freehand places a mixture of blonde and brown highlights in the hair and interlocks both color nuances. The result looks particularly natural. The technique is versatile, as it can be applied to any hair structure and color.
What is Ombré?
Ombré Hair is translated as “shadow hair” and means the color gradient in the hair. In the Ombré technique, only the tips are dyed. The hairline remains dark.
What is sombré?
The Sombré look is two to three shades lighter than the Ombré effect and means a lightening from the dark hairline to the light ends. The transition of the highlights to your own hair color is particularly soft.
What are Babylights?
Babylights are particularly fine highlights with which discreet light effects are set. Ten to twenty babylights are enough to achieve a natural shine.
What is Bronde?
Bronde is the successful mixture of blond and brown. Darker hair is lightened with blonde highlight strands, which are applied with the foil, brush or freehand technique.
What are Lowlights?
Low lights are dark highlights that give the hair depth and contrast. It is important to note that the highlights have a cool undertone, as they become washed out and a little warmer after a few weeks. Blondes have a clear light brown color, brunettes have a cool medium or dark brown color. For a natural look, the highlights should not differ more than two shades from the base color.
What are highlights?
Bright highlights are called highlights. They give the hair a lighter expression and can highlight individual areas.
Why do highlights turn yellow?
Highlights sometimes look yellow, because pigments are deposited on the hair and are particularly visible on the light background.
How can you lighten highlights naturally?
Retailers now offer a wide range of products to lighten strands afterwards or to correct a yellow cast. Special shampoos and conditioners gently lighten blonde strands with a mix of lactic acid, chamomile and lemon extracts.