Creating hair highlights is the perfect way to brighten the hairstyle, give it more texture and volume.
Copyright: Larysa Dodz
There are different types of highlights and different technologies, but any of those if thought through and performed well - will definitely enhance your appearance.
If you do it at the salon - it's safe as knowledgeable professional will save you from disaster before it happens.If you do it at home, even with your friend who "has done it hundreds times with her hair" - be carefull.
Copyright: Chad Davis
Highlighted hairstyles with very chunky hair highlights - it either should have perfect colour tone combination or better yet - be avoided completely.
Choosing colors is the most importand part of the whole highlighting process. The highlights color shoud be just couple tones lighter in the same hue as the main color otherwise you will look like zebra.
Another tricky part is to apply the coloring solution. Home highlighting kits usually have very convenient tools but then it's up to your artistic capability to spread them evenly without crowdness or asymmetrical strokes.
If you do it at the salon - it's safe as knowledgeable professional will save you from disaster before it happens.If you do it at home, even with your friend who "has done it hundreds times with her hair" - be carefull.
Copyright: Chad DavisHighlighted hairstyles with very chunky hair highlights - it either should have perfect colour tone combination or better yet - be avoided completely.
Choosing colors is the most importand part of the whole highlighting process. The highlights color shoud be just couple tones lighter in the same hue as the main color otherwise you will look like zebra.

Another tricky part is to apply the coloring solution. Home highlighting kits usually have very convenient tools but then it's up to your artistic capability to spread them evenly without crowdness or asymmetrical strokes.