Pink highlights: features and ideas

Pink is the most feminine, delicate and romantic color. Today it is one of the most popular shades for highlighting. Both girls and women choose colors from the pink palette, because these colors have a very wide range of advantages. Pink highlighting is a good way to change the image, bringing to it femininity and freshness.

In this article you will find answers to the questions of what this highlighting is, what are its features and what are the variants of highlighting in pink for dark and blond hair.

The name of Jacques Dessange became widely known since 1951. It was he who suggested dyeing the hair strands on the head. Creating fashionable and vivid images attracted the attention of many women, and soon the term “highlighting” spread to all hairdressing salons. He means by himself coloring individual strands, highlighting them from the rest. The process is carried out in two ways:

• using foil;
• with the help of a special cap - an open method.

The use of highlighting a wide range of colors is becoming more and more popular. They can be as close to the natural shade of hair, and completely different from it. There are several methods of staining.

Towards.

1. Horizontal (transverse). An ideal technique for creating the now very popular "little untidy" image of a girl. Hair color changes in the direction of their growth - at the base it is slightly darker than the end. It resembles such a technique hair slightly sun-bleached. This includes such types of staining as ombra, sombre, balayazh and dipday.
2. Vertical (Longitudinal). Overflow shades are achieved by full coloring of the strand in one color. This method is older than the horizontal and is popular with fashionistas to this day.

By frequency.

1. Frequent. Many thin strands are taken, they create the impression of a “dominant” color that would not look monotonous.
2. Rare. Adds some bright accents to her hair. Strands are mainly taken from the temples - when collecting them in the tail, they are on top and create a beautiful wave. The width of the strands can be any.

Coloring strands in pink fits as for owners of short or medium hair, and for those who have long curls. Many believe that pink is the color exclusively for young girls, but it is not. With a properly selected shade of pink, it will also look harmoniously and naturally if you are painted in a blonde or under a brown-haired one. An important aspect is that highlighting is not suitable for those who have brittle or dry hair. It can aggravate the situation and greatly affect the health of hair in general.

The advantages of this shade for highlighting include the following points.

• Novelty. He will give her the image of any girl, diversify memorable photos.
• Brightness. Not every day you meet a girl with a pleasant pink hair shade. Such a person is remembered.
• Versatility. It is combined with various styles of clothing.
• Ease of execution. You do not need to go to a beauty salon to make highlights.It can be done at home by buying the paint of proven cosmetic brands (Garnier, L'Oreal, Estel and others).
• Popularity. She uses the method among many stars and celebrities.
• Practicality. It is no secret that the pink color helps to hide gray hair and at the same time not to resort to full hair coloring. Also, pink color rejuvenates and refreshes the face.
• Color highlighting - A great way to emphasize individuality. It is often used by creative personalities.

By cons can be attributed the difficulty of selecting the tone and hair care. It is not excluded tinting after a certain period of time. Pink color strongly enough highlights skin imperfections, so if you choose it, you need to remember many little things at once. is he not suitable for women of bright oriental type or owners of dark olive skin.

Highlighting is carried out only on healthy hair. Make sure in advance that you are not allergic to coloring chemistry. When coloring it is important that the color is evenly distributed.

The most popular shades of pink for highlighting are such.

• Pearl. Light and relaxed, in the light, he casts a little silver.
• Ash pink. A pastel muted shade, reminiscent of a rose in the mist.
• Pink tree. Close to the shade of "mahogany", beige, slightly darkened tone.
• The color of the cherry tree. Pale, as a rule, cold light shade, reminiscent of cherry flowers.
• Light cherry Bright cherry color.
• Night violet. Intermediate between lilac and pink.
• Fuchsia. Purple pink light shade.
• Purple Orchid Predominantly pink, but slightly lilac.

To successfully pick up the shade should be considered:

• color of the skin;
• eye color;
• hair color.

Girls with a warm skin tone hairdressers recommend choosing a warm pink, girls with a cold skin tone - ashen, pearl. Those who have a mixed type of skin tone, you can choose any. Pink color is beautiful emphasizes the beauty of green, gray and gray-blue eyes. If you have blue or turquoise eyes, then you should look at the cold pink, and if brown, nut or honey, then to warm.

The darker the color of your hair, the brighter should be the pigment color for highlighting.

• On dark hair. Pale pink, crimson or purple colors are suitable for brunettes. They also include purple, lilac, lingonberry and cyclamen.
• On the blond. Blonde girls hairdressers offer neutral warm or cold pink, the color of pink terracotta. In most cases, girls with light brown hair prefer light, delicate and soft shades.
• On the bright. Blondes and blond - ashen, pearl and pale pink.
• On the redhead. Ginger girls should be careful about choosing a shade. The best option would be to choose a tone that is close or not very different from the main hair color. It can be pink mixed with strawberry, coral, red, powdery, caramel or golden hues.

If you did not manage to choose a suitable shade, do not panic. The matter is easily fixable. The wrong shade can be softened using a deep-cleaning shampoo (or other special means). After the strand is re-tinted softer shade.

To get rich pink, dark-haired women first need to lighten their hair. It is advisable to do it using foil (note, it is not suitable for burnt hair). For this use oxidizers 3-9% concentration. Usually take money 6-9%, because 3% there is a risk of failure.

Oxidizer dilutes brightening powder or paint. Moreover, the paint, unlike powder, does not leave coarse stains when painting and makes the transition soft. To obtain the same effect, it is not applied at the base of the hair.

Keep the paint as much as written in the instructions. Usually this 20-30 minutes. After it is washed off.

If you have already clarified or dyed strands, you should not re-highlight them. It is best to separate them initially, so that when you wash away the strands that brighten your strands of paint, they will not mix with the rest.

Tinted pink paint Apply to dried hair without oxidizing agents. It should go continuously along the entire length of the strand, you can paint the space at the roots. So with further growth the transition between natural hair and pink will be invisible. Keep the paint also in foil for 20-30 minutes. Coloring tools from different manufacturers keep a different amount of time.

Highlighting can be done in different ways:

• feathers;
• strokes;
• stripes;
• superficial;
• partial (zonal).

It can also be different tones - it is not necessary to choose one. Different pigment exposure options contribute to color play. It is important that the tones smoothly blend into one another, and not "cut" the hair. If you do not want to turn into a "whale", you must notify the master in advance.

Unusual watercolor ebb give translucent correctors. The color turns out to be pastel and calm. When adding a lacker, it becomes more pronounced and bright.

The ebb may consist not only in the difference of pink flowers, but also in their lightening. For example, at the roots of the hair, the color can be saturated pink, and down to a smooth transition to a slightly lighter pink, or vice versa. The effect you want to get depends only on your choice.

If the condition of the hair has worsened, dull or brittle strands will need liquid primers, serums, a course of restoration masks. Primers and serums are applied after shampooing every day. The better and more effective the means, the faster hair will recover.

You will learn more about how to make pink highlights from the following video.