The highlights: what they are and when to do them

Lately there is a lot of talk about shatush, balayage, ombre hair and highlights. It is not easy to disentangle all these terms and understand exactly what each technique consists of and who is more suitable for one over the other.

Let's start by clarifying the highlights: what are they? Why do them? Who are they suitable for?

Highlights: What they are and why choose to do them

Specifically, it is a partial coloring technique which consists in lightening (or darkening) only some strands by bleaching them and then applying a cream prepared with a bleaching agent and hydrogen peroxide, ie hydrogen peroxide.

Although not a real color, the highlights are permanent: it is a coloring technique that does not act on the entire hair, but which will not discharge during washing.

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Highlights: who they are suitable for (and who not)

The highlights are ideal for those who want to give movement and volume to their cut by recreating strokes of light and iridescent reflections that illuminate the hair, as if it had been naturally bleached by the sun.
This will allow you to give dimension to your face and modernize your look.

Soft and discreet, that of highlights is the technique where regrowth is less noticeable, moreover the fact of recreating reflections and touches of light makes them perfect for masking the first white hair.

The highlights are also suitable for all girls who have never dyed their hair and want to revive the color without making a dye immediately, which could be a bit demanding and drastic.

Suitable for all hair types, light or dark (not raven), straight or wavy, the highlights on wavy hair will give greater depth, while on spaghetti-like ones they will give the impression of greater volume.

If you have short hair, it is better to create highlights on the front (such as the tuft or bangs) avoiding distributing them evenly over the entire hair. This will allow you to give light to the face and make the most of the short cut.

The extra advice? For subsequent applications, especially if you opt for DIY highlights, remember to keep the natural contrast between the highlights and the base color of your hair, thus avoiding obtaining too uniform lightening.

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