Posted on January 1, 2010.
Stressing Hair 101 Highlighting can add the illusion of depth, volume and texture of your hair. The process involves coloring some strands of your hair - making it lighter or darker, depending on your overall look (color of your skin, eyes, hair) and your desired style. Your points should complement your natural color, not giving a strange contrast or artificial colors. Stressing also a great way to start if you have doubts in coloring or dying your hair.
Three things to remember before highlighting:
1. Go light or go home
Usually, using a color for highlights, you go two or three shades lighter than your original hair color. Beyond three shades will look very natural and special.
2. Condition your hair to avoid drying
Deep condition your hair or use a clarifying treatment at least three days prior to emphasize that certain chemicals in hair color can seriously dry your hair. After coloring, some prefer just after shampooing. But it is better to wash the hair the next day - this will help maintain the color.
3. Consider lowlights
You also have the option to have lowlights with your highlights which can give your hair more dimension. Lowlights to your hair darker in shade. It will up your hair heavier than the bottom. But it is better to go to your stylist trying both highlights and lowlights.
Tips for hair highlighting
- Combine two or more colors. The experience and creativity. Remember to use the color combination when you combine them.
- If you have purchased a development kit, you can see that the brush they use do not really give you much control. Brushes Flat Acrylic measure ½ - ¼ inch, which can be purchased at art supply or hardware stores, give you a better grip thus making the highlights look more natural.
- Always protect your skin against the hair color because it contains chemicals that can be harmful.
- Use latex gloves and make sure they fit perfectly.
- Apply stresses in the top layer of the head to create the depth and dimension that you want to achieve.
Streaking
Streaking is used to effect a smoother and brighter. You can get a half head or full head. Half-head streaking gives your hair light effects is very close to the hairline. This is done through bleaching and wrapping small strands or thickness of your hair in foil.
Although all stripes header is bleaching and coloring the entire head, producing an effect of blonde. dark streaks are placed closer to the hairline. Both procedures need a touch every six to eight weeks before growth of new hair becomes noticeable.
DIY streak is another method used to dry hair. The best results are seen in the medium brown to light brown hair. A streaking kit is available at the shop, but it should include a rat-tail brush, toothbrush, a non-metal bowl for the bleach, paper and a couple of clips.
To do this, some part of your fine hair at the top of the head with the comb. Place a strip of 5 cm sheet below. Take the toothbrush with bleach and tape over the line. Cover it with foil strip. Take another part of the hair approximately 1.25 cm below and continue the process until the desired effect is achieved.
Check the color of hair wrapped - it should be golden. If not, reapply bleach and let sit for a few minutes. While noting the foils, ask a friend to help you rinse with warm water to remove the bleach. Apply shampoo and conditioner after unveiling the envelope.
finger painting
finger painting is a method for a more subtle effect. Run four fingers of your scalp at the back of the crown after dipping in bleach solution. Pretend to push the hair y.
