Highlighting the "veil": features, pros and cons, the selection of colors

To date, it is impossible to surprise anyone with the usual classic highlighting on the hair. It has become so popular that it is possible to make it absolutely in any salon, and even among the masters at home. Those girls who prefer to be at the peak of fashion, make more complex staining. California or French highlighting, shatush or ombra are all types of lightening and coloring of individual parts of the hair.

Veiling - in its essence, represents the same clarification of individual strands as the usual highlighting, but performed by a special method. In order to create the effect of thin laces or even cobwebs, choose strands no thicker than 2-3 mm. Such thin curls should literally shine through the palm of your hand. Brighten them over the entire length, but only dye the outer surface of the hair.

Strands for clarification can be selected in different ways. Most often, the original painting is carried out darning method. In this case, first, a wide (2-3 cm) strip of hair is separated, and it is already divided into small strips. Paint these strips through one, like stitches with a needle or darn. In some cases, paint every third strand, or separate the desired parts of the hair, conducting zigzag parting the thin end of a special comb.

One of the most popular execution techniques is the Ice Tint procedure. In this case, getting a strand of shade cold blond, which creates the impression of sun-burnt hair tips. In order to make the color transition smoother, the master can use a stretch of 3-5 colors.

Like any other hair coloring techniques, veiling has its pros and cons. Among the advantages of this type of straightening strands are several factors.

• Looks great on any hair. Processing such fine strands allows you to create the effect of natural volume and fluffiness of even the thinnest and lifeless hair. At the same time, a suitable shade and frequency of bleached strands can be chosen for almost any length and type of hair.
• Does not change hair color completely. When highlighting in the “veil” technique, the brunette will still remain a brunette, and the redhead - the redhead. Thin bleached locks do not change the hair color, but only set it off favorably and give some refinement.
• Sparing method. Since the dyeing is carried out on a very small part of the hair and only from the outside, such a method can be called quite gentle. Unlike regular dyeing, hair veiling saves about 80-90% of hair.
• Disguises gray hair. In the event that a woman does not want to have gray hair, but is also not ready to spoil their health with full coloring, veiling is perfect for masking individual gray strands. If you make a long stretch of color, using several shades of paint, you can get an interesting effect overflow.
• Correction is carried out less frequently, and the growing roots are almost invisible. Veiling allows you to be more relaxed about staining due to the fact that the roots have colored strands thinner. In the event that the desire to update the highlighting does not occur, the strands can be safely grown without resorting to full color or hair lightening.
• Helps correct face imperfections. Correctly selected color and width of straightened strands can shade too round cheeks or, conversely, emphasize high cheekbones.

Unfortunately, the disadvantages of this technique can also be identified a lot.

• The duration of the procedure. The separation of the finest strands, their single coloring and packaging in foil - an occupation that requires from 3 to 6 hours. Duration, of course, depends on the thickness and length of the hair, but even a short bob or square will require from the master at least 2.5-3 hours.
• The complexity of the procedure. Not every trained professional knows how to lighten hair using a veil technique. Not to mention the self-taught masters. Experts strongly recommend to abandon attempts to self-veiling even short hair at home. The result can be rather sad and require drastic lightening or dyeing the hair to get rid of the consequences.
• The cost of the procedure. Based on the duration and complexity of such highlighting, a rather high price for such a service is added up. Along with other popular coloring, it is considered the most painstaking hair veiling operation. However, it is not recommended to save on such services, since the execution error will negate the whole effect of the veil.
• Dries and spoils the hair. Even such a gentle procedure is lightening, which spoils the hair, makes the individual strands more brittle and dull. In this case, the closed method in which the foil is used is considered more harmful.

Thus, each woman chooses whether the advantages of hair veiling technique outweigh its disadvantages. According to surveys in the network, the majority prefers highlighting with thin stripes due to the fact that in this case the hairstyle looks fresh and bulky longer without even adjusting. And the adjustment itself can be done much less frequently, once every 2-3 months, depending on the speed of hair growth.

Despite the fact that veiling is great for almost any hair and color types, the ideal option is quite difficult to choose. The exact shade is very individual and depends on the length or base color of the hair, and on their type, shape of the face and its features.

It is better for owners of light-colored hair of a warm shade to choose beige and honey tones. The shade of light wheat or champagne will allow to achieve the effect of strands faded in the sun and will make the facial features softer and calmer. For those whose natural hair and skin have a cold shade, the Ice Tint technique is perfect. Strands are painted in ashen, pearl and pearl. The noble ivory color emphasizes the depth of the eyes and the line of the chin.

Contrast strands of rich color will look great on dark hair. The best choice will be a noble honey, brandy or caramel shade. Red-haired beauty fit shade of copper and gold.

Fair-haired beauties should opt for a light-brown shade, honey or walnut. Veiling suggests naturalness.This means that the shade of paint should be chosen quite close to natural. So, burning brunettes should not make a veil with pearl-colored strands, and natural blonde will be lost against the background of bright caramel.

The length of the hair does not affect the color of the dye, but rather affects the thickness and number of colored strands. In this case, the rule works: the shorter the haircut, the more frequent and thin strands are taken for dyeing. A thin gossamer 1-2 tones lighter than natural hair will shimmer beautifully in the sun with a short haircut. A wide smooth transitions more suitable owners of thick and long curls. On straight hair look more frequent and thin strands, and on wavy and curly - on the contrary.

Depending on which geometric shape the client's face resembles, the master selects the highlighting method and its features.

This type is considered a reference, it is suitable for any haircuts, styling and coloring. However, it can be beneficial to emphasize the correct selection of colors. Golden shades will allow the skin to look healthier and younger, while silvery ones will mask redness and irritation on the skin.

The main disadvantage of such a person is considered to be an overly massive chin. In order to soften his line and emphasize the cheekbones, it is worth to highlight the upper parts of the strands with a lighter shade, and the lower parts with a darker shade. The same technique is suitable for a square face type.

In this case, a lighter shade at the chin and a less light shade at the forehead can slightly balance and even out the shape of the face. In the event that the face does not resemble a triangle, but a rhombus, the strands should be lighter at the forehead and chin, and have a darker shade in the middle.

A round face is perhaps the only type to which highlighting is not very suitable, whichever technique is chosen. Owners of this type should pay attention to the coloring of individual strands, on the contrary, in darker shades.

Brightening hair makes it brittle and dry. In order to restore their health and luster, you must use special tools purchased in a pharmacy and store or made independently. These can be various masks, gels, serums and fluids. At home, you can cook a variety of decoctions, which are rinsed hair during washing. In addition, after staining is very useful to do a head massage.

In winter and autumn, when it rains and frost, it is best to clean your hair under a hat, kerchief or hood. Comb for daily styling should be made of natural materials and have wide teeth that do not injure hair and scalp. Do not abuse the use of irons, curlers and curlers, as they very spoil the hair during heating.

The intensity and shade of clarification can be varied to your liking. Both contrasting transitions and a soft, barely perceptible veil on blond hair look great.

In addition to the intensity of staining, you can choose the length of the clarification, and its beginning.

The most spectacular look is such a coloring on a bob haircut. In this case, the hair does not have to be very short, you can grow them up to the shoulders, and even slightly lower.The whole highlight of this coloring is that each strand is clearly visible due to the same length of hair from all sides.

Below is a video instruction on the implementation of the highlight highlighting technique.