Highlights on medium-length blond hair: features, varieties and selection tips

Girls and women with blond hair often update their style with hair highlights. It does not change the whole image drastically, but it looks stylish and refreshes the look. Hairdressers are very fond of girls with blond hair, as this gives them room for creativity, although by the owners of the color in its natural form, it seems rather boring.

It is on blond hair that the highlighting will look natural and natural, which fully complies with the canons of modern fashion. Highlighting the average length of blond hair has several beneficial features:

• hairstyle looks vibrant and dynamic due to uneven color and interesting texture;
• hair becomes visually thicker and gets a visual volume, which is often not enough for fair-haired girls;
• you can hide gray strands, shortages of haircuts or defects from previous staining;
• if you wish, it is easy to restore your natural color without spoiling your hair;
• the paint lasts for about 1-2 months, and the regrown roots are almost invisible;
• affordable price staining.

There are drawbacks to highlighting. This may include several important aspects:

• categorically it is impossible to do on the weakened and severely damaged curls;
• adversely affects the hair, which had previously been painted with henna and basma;
• requires special care with the use of additional cosmetics;
• difficult to do yourself.

There is a large number of coloring techniques, literally for every taste. The type of painting and color is chosen depending on the natural shade of the hair, the shape of the haircut, the color of the skin and the eyes.

This is a partial coloring that is applied directly around the face, on the bangs and the upper part of the strands closer to the roots. It looks beneficial because it gives hair volume. Now this option is considered the most fashionable.

The easiest way to highlight. Strands are painted in one color over the entire length of the hair. The strand itself can be of any length and thickness. It all depends on what result the hostess of hair wants to get.

Safe type of staining. The roots of the hair in the process do not touch, respectively, without spoiling the structure of hair growth. If the curls are clarified, then a maximum of two tones, not more. In the process, the master does not use film and foil, mixing colors, which also does not harm the hairstyle.

It's the other way around. Pryadki tint dark, natural colors, obscuring them. This type of highlighting is considered safer since there is no lightening. You can always adjust the bad color on the light strands or return them to a natural dark shade.

In a different way, this highlighting is called “Shatush”. Usually it is applied to fairly long hair, as it requires a smooth transition from darker roots to very bright ends.

Of course, it is best to consult with a master hairdresser on the selection of color and type of coloring, but there are some tips that will help you decide for yourself.

There are certain contraindications, ignoring that can be confronted with a sad result. Therefore, you should pay attention to the following factors:

• Do not highlight after staining with natural dyes;
• categorically not recommended for those who have drastically changed color or resorted to chemical perm;
• pregnant women or nursing women should consult a doctor before the procedure, but it is better to refrain from experimenting with hair for this period of time;
• after serious illnesses, it is also not worth highlighting the hair, since it is not known what effect dyes will give on weakened hair.

Each variant of highlighting is designed for a specific length, color and type of hair. In addition, it is necessary to proceed from the fact that straight hair or wavy, which is more suitable for them.

Consider the most popular options.

• American It gives hair a healthy look and shine. It is applied with two or four colors of paint, giving the naturalness and lightness of appearance.

• Balayazh. It is used on medium and short hair, in the process only the ends of individual curls are lightened. The paper uses a foil that allows you to separate the structure and make the image as bright as possible.

• The reverse. Performed on blond hair, gives originality to the image.

• Partial. Paint only strands around the face to highlight it.

Not every type of highlighting can come up to the exterior, so here it’s worth starting from the color of your skin and eyes. It is important to consider the shape of the face. - partial coloring allows you to select it and emphasize the advantageous features.

Girls with freckles or with bright pigmentation of the skin should not be too dark shades, as it will look unprofitable.

Negative effects of highlighting can be very different:

• hardened strands with a yellow tinge or stains;
• dry and brittle hair;
• dandruff;
• stripped tips.

Hairdressers are advised not to use persistent dyes, but to use tonic and balsam. Though they will not hold on for a long time, they will not have such a detrimental effect.

Hair care after painting.

• Immediately after staining it is necessary to apply a balsam rinse and conditioner. In the cabin, such a procedure is required, at home it all comes with the clarifier in the kit. This will allow hair to not lose moisture.
• It is recommended to use shampoos for bleached hair containing more vitamins.
• Each subsequent color should be carried out only 1.5-2 months after the previous one, in order to allow the hair to be restored. You can only use tinted shampoo.
• It is necessary to try at minimum to dry the head with the help of a hair dryer or any thermal devices. Hot dry air can once again spoil and so weak curls. In extreme cases, it is worth using the mode with cold air.
• Try not to comb wet hair and do not rub it with a towel after washing too much, as this can create mechanical damage.
• When self-highlighting, it is recommended after the procedure to make various revitalizing hair masks made on the basis of fruit or honey.

There are two of the most popular masks that will help care for hair at home.

For this mask you will need:

• blue clay;
• beer;
• 1 egg yolk;
• some burdock oil.

A few tablespoons of clay are mixed with the yolk, then a tablespoon of beer and a couple of drops of oil are added. Further, the composition is evenly distributed over the head and hold for half an hour.

This mixture will moisten the strands. You need to take peeled grapefruit, kiwi and a tablespoon of honey. The fruit is ground with a blender and a spoonful of honey is added to the mixture. The mask is applied on the head and hold for 15 minutes, then washed off with warm water.

What to do if hair began to fall out after dyeing:

• head massage with hands, preferably at bedtime, to enhance and improve the blood supply;
• use of combs made of natural material (wood);
• proper nutrition;
• reception of special hormonal vitamins (consultation with a doctor is obligatory before the start of the course).

Almost all women are wondering how to get the hair back before highlighting. There are several details in coloring that can spoil curls:

• unsuitable oxidizing agent;
• coloring composition overexposed;
• mechanical damage;
• excessively frequent staining;
• lack of nutrients.

You can not try to correct the situation yourself, but instead go to the salon. True, the cost of such procedures is from 1.5 to 9 thousand rubles.

Options that can offer hairdressers besides health masks.

• Lamination. This procedure is recommended to do immediately after highlighting, but to use colorless formulations. A protective film will be created on the hair with the help of special tools that covers every strand. After that, the hair is easy to comb, it shines beautifully, it becomes smooth and does not require the use of masks.

• Botox. The hair is covered with special serum, which makes it crumbly, retains color and reduces breakage.

• Screening Used with frequent clarification, adds shine and volume. The composition of the product contains oils, and a protective surface is formed on the curls, which protects them from external influences and damage.

The photographs provide examples of how high-quality highlighting of different species looks.

Highlighting has many positive and negative sides. But if you choose the right paint and carefully care for your hair, then there will be no problems.

Technique Californian highlighting, see the video below.