In search of fresh ideas for their image, modern women of fashion often resort to painting their hair with interesting tones of the color palette. This season, there is a tendency to staining strands with a touch of graphite color. Consider who is this color, what is its features.
Features of shade
Color graphite can not be called universal. Referring to the neutral tones of the color scale, it goes well with a different color of clothing. At the same time, in its tint palette it can have different degrees of depth and saturation. However, the color is demanding to the color type of the woman, and therefore it is necessary to select it thoroughly, otherwise he is able to age and turn the fair sex into a gray mouse.
Graphite tint is the color of the pencil slate. These are not at all ashy or gray shades. It is much darker than them, although it is not devoid of silver glitter, similar to the reflection of metal. It is the presence of the steel subtone that makes the color attractive, and it is tried to accentuate it when painting, carefully choosing the most suitable technology.
Graphite paint color can be not only dark: in the palette there is also a light tone, which differs from gray one by the presence of a low tide. But to get the desired shade of graphite is not so easy, because the tone of the paint in the photo and as a result of staining may not match. Much will depend on the structure of your hair.
An important factor will be the naturalness of the base: if you paint on previously painted curls, the result may be far from desired.
Who is suitable?
The dark shade of graphite contrasts harmoniously with fair skin and blue eyes. In this case, he perfectly emphasizes facial features. In addition, it is an excellent choice for girls with a cold color type, with light skin, dark hair and brown eyes. In combination with a light blush, he will bring a novelty to the image of brunettes, relieving their set of visual gravity.
For girls, "summer" or "autumn" such a painting is undesirable, and the reason for this is more skin tone than eye color and natural hair. In addition to the fact that here the age increases by at least 5 years, the set becomes, if not strange, then awkward. In this case, someone is trying to resort to mixing the shade with an addition of silver or even violet hues, but this does not save the case: the girl turns into a young old woman.
As for age categories, with a skillful choice of hue, graphite color can look beautiful on a young girl and on a lady of middle age. Of course, the important role in this will be played by decorative cosmetics, its correct choice and application. This is the choice of representatives of youth subcultures, business women, office workers, sportswomen and even romantic people.
In rare cases, the graphite hue looks good on dark skin.
Pigment nuances
Create the perfect graphite, taking into account the characteristics of specific hair under the force of a highly qualified professional. The fact is that to create the perfect shade, the stylist conducts several preparatory procedures. Considering that when painting can appear yellow, to obtain a graphite shade you have to use colorants and correctors. The color may appear black-steel, or even resembling wet asphalt.
Therefore, contacting the salon may not give a quick result, because it can take up to three weeks to prepare, depending on the characteristics of the hair. With such staining is not used resistant dye. The specialist will select the desired shade by mixing the correctors in the required proportions. Of course, you can resort to self-painting finished cosmetic preparations, which today are sold in stores in the widest range. But it is not always possible to achieve the desired result.
The most difficult to create a mixed cocktail, because it is not known what will be the final shade. If the girl is inclined to self-coloring at home, you can choose colors such as marble lava, chestnut graphite, cool black.
Coloring details
Painting can be done in different ways. If you carry out preliminary preparation with lightening, you can apply techniques such as Air Touch, highlighting, balayazh, shatush or even pixel painting. In each case, it is necessary to study the features of the methods, since each of them has its own nuances. As for the procedure in the salon, the masters for this use a mix of dyes, without using ready-made paint from the store.
The calculation is based on the client's base color. At the same time, purple pigment is indeed added to the mass as a yellowing neutralizer. In addition to it, the composition of the cocktail includes a silver dye, and the calculation is based on the hair color, which turned out after washing off the oxidizer.
If the girl’s hair is dark, you have to lighten it, and for this, a single procedure may not be enough.
Starting painting, the condition of hair is estimated. Graphite, whether it is dark or light in color, attracts the attention of others. If the curls are sick, brittle and lifeless, this hairstyle will look sloppy. It is impossible to wash the head before painting, it is advisable to wash it 3 days before the procedure.
Blondex paint is used to highlight the strands: 30 grams of powder with an oxidizer are mixed in a separate container. After that, the mass is distributed over the strands in accordance with the selected technique of clarification. If necessary, use a foil, which is removed after the time of clarification, indicated on the product packaging. Next, the paint is washed off with a shampoo, a balm is applied for 3 minutes, and then it is also washed off.
Graphite paint is applied after dividing the head into several sections, moving towards the top of the head. Dye your hair gently, taking thin strands, distributing the paint over them with a special brush. After that, paint the whiskey, and then bangs (if there is one). At the end of the dye wash off.
If the hair was previously dyed, perform a pigment remover. Then wait a couple of weeks before the subsequent application of graphite tones, or tinted hair with a light tool.
Care
Regardless of what technology was used to dye the hair, you need to take note of several useful recommendations of stylists. Improper care not only leads to loss of shade depth: strands become dull and lifeless. Sometimes they even break, and even begin to fall. To prevent this and restore hair after painting as quickly as possible, it is important to observe the basic rules of care.
- You can not often pull hair after painting. They need peace for a speedy recovery.
- You can not wash your head with too hot water, from this the paint is washed very quickly.
- Shampoo for washing the head should be chosen with a gentle effect, the same applies to the air conditioner.
- In the first weeks after painting, it is appropriate to limit the use of thermal styling products.
- Hair masks can be made, but not oily, as they wash out the pigment. Especially dangerous is coconut oil, which can lighten dark graphite by several tones for a single use.
- You can not wash your hair every day, it will change as the structure of the hair, and wash the graphite hue.
After some time after painting the hair may need color correction. To do this, you can use ready-to-correctors, adding them to the dye during the next dyeing.Someone prefers to use toning cosmetic preparations.
How to dye hair in graphite color, see below.
