Balayage for medium hair: features and subtleties of color selection

Wanting to somehow refresh the hair color, but without striving for a full-fledged repainting or haircut, you can try out a technique such as balayage. With an assistant, it is possible to carry out it even at home, it does not require either great efforts or excessive monetary investments, but it creates a truly impressive result.

Balayazh is a special hair coloring that creates the effect of burning out in the sun. In its basic variation, the roots of the curls remain intact, and the dye is applied to the end and middle of the hair. The shade is selected rich gold or copper. In other cases, either only the ends are lightened, or the curls are completely lightened.

The minimum cost of the procedure is one and a half thousand rubles, and on average, about four thousand rubles. In principle, such a procedure can be carried out at home. In addition to a brush and a package of paint, you will need gloves, a ceramic bowl for diluting the solution, and 5 or 6 rubber bands. The paint will cost about 450 rubles, the rest of the items used do not differ in high cost, which means that a self-made balayage will significantly save money.

Balayazh slightly resembles ombre and shatush, but there is still a difference between these techniques. The ombre has a pronounced facet, characteristic of changing one color to another, but balayage does not create it.In addition, the shatush brightens only the ends, and the balayage captures any length of the hair. This technique is recommended for owners of any hair, without any exceptions. It is also suitable for curly curls, the curls of which will be able to soften the boundaries of shades. In this case, it will be enough just to straighten the hair to create a radically new image. Balayazh will look good on both young girls and older ladies.

The craftsmen highlight several common mistakes that are common for those who do balayage for the first time.

• The first - try to do everything yourself and at home. Without owning various techniques and not being able to choose the right combination of colors, it is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve a satisfying result.
• The second mistake it is considered the application of a dye to already dyed hair. The whole point of the procedure is to create natural looking transitions to natural color.
• Third mistake characterized by the use of several colors - you cannot use dark, blond and red at the same time.

The essence of the next problem is the coloring of the unshorn head. It will be very unreasonable to first make a balayage, and then start cutting off the strands, because it is a well-thought-out haircut that should serve as the foundation for creating the correct dyeing sequence.

An overly saturated selection of roots will also be erroneous. A large amount of clarifier will create a sharp contrast, which means that the desired effect will not be achieved. Uneven coloring will also ruin your hairstyle.

Balayage made on medium length hair has many advantages. The dyeing result looks very natural, beautiful and changes for the better the appearance of a woman. For example, it smooths out wide cheekbones or excessive roundness. The structure of the hair mostly remains intact, and the strands acquire additional volume and color saturation. There is no need for regular root renewal, and even regrowing hair will not ruin the hairstyle. Owners of short haircuts may not apply for correction for six months.

This technique is suitable for curls of any color and looks organically on ladies of all ages. It gives you the opportunity to update your appearance without taking frightening abrupt steps and without losing your own beautiful shade and hair length. This technique rejuvenates and refreshes the face, and also emphasizes the "highlight" of haircuts, for example, steps in cascading haircuts.

Balayage coloring has very few disadvantages. With her, a slight deterioration in the condition of the hair occurs, such a procedure lasts from 2 to 6 hours, and it is very difficult to carry out it on its own. To ensure a natural burn-in effect, it is important to choose the most suitable color tone, otherwise the line between the transitions will be too clear and even sharp.

Before you start dyeing your hair of medium length, that is, falling just below shoulder level, it is important to choose the shade of the dye. For a classic balayage, the purchased dye should be a couple of tones lighter than the hair itself. This means that for dark hair, caramel, chocolate, cherry and copper tones are suitable.Even eggplant and ash colors will look great. Chestnut curls will brighten up light brown tones with golden notes, for example, a coffee shade.

Balayazh looks very stylish on light brown curls - it seems that they just burned out in the sun. If a girl has a strict northern appearance, then it is recommended to choose either silver or mother-of-pearl paint. For beauties with dark eyes and tanned skin, preference should be given to gold, wheat and walnut colors. It is important for blondes to choose a tone that is as close to natural color as possible, so it can vary from alder to ash, from creamy to coffee.

It is important for red-haired girls to avoid bright contrasting colors, for example, blue or crimson, which can become discordant with skin color or age. But, for example, bronze and copper will look extremely good. In addition, do not forget about non-standard solutions, for example, pink, green or blue. The selection of color, again, should be determined by the harmony of the combination, for example, shades of orange-red are more suitable for dark hair.

Before balayage begins, hair of medium length must be styled. Having trimmed the split ends, it is worth updating the haircut too. The most recommended are "cascade", "ladder", "bob" and "square". Well-bleached strands look good with asymmetrical haircuts.

It is often not recommended to dye bangs, especially if all hair is dyed dark or the bangs itself are too short or long. Oblique bangs will have to be highlighted diagonally, which only a professional can handle. Balayage is often complemented by ombre.

In order to dye your hair at home, it is still recommended to choose an assistant for yourself. Usually, for balayage, 2 or 3 shades are used at once, which smoothly shimmer from one to another, and are close in tone to the color of natural hair. According to the instructions, the paint is diluted in a bowl, a brush is immediately laid out next to it, gloves are put on the hands, and the shoulders are protected with a towel or an old T-shirt.

In order not to harm the curls, it is recommended to carry out the operation on a dirty head. All hairs are divided into six identical zones: crown, two temporal, two parietal and occipital. For convenience, each strand is fixed with a comfortable elastic band. The first step is to process the ends of the curls: after applying the dye for about half an hour, you must thoroughly rinse it off.

This is followed by the treatment of individual strands, and the brush should move in the direction of hair growth, from roots to ends. The dye is applied to the selected areas with light, vertical movements, reminiscent of sweeping with a broom, so that the transition from one shade to another is carried out. If desired, the roots are also stained. This time, it takes a quarter to a third of an hour to wait, and then rinse off as well.

So that the balayazh does not leave the curls for a long time, it is enough just to adhere to the rules of care. Hair is washed once every 3 days, not more often, and this is done using a product intended for colored hair. This variety, unlike the usual one, kind of glues the hair scales and thereby prevents the dye from washing out. If possible, it is worth rinsing the curls with mineral or spring water. To maintain lightening, you need to reduce any heat treatment, for example, curling, blow-drying or straightening with an iron.

A couple of times a week it is worth treating the hair with special resuscitating agents, and different formulations should be taken for curly and straight curls. It should be mentioned that it is better for blonde ladies to choose colorless solutions, since the clarified strands quickly absorb pigment, which means they can turn yellow from a particularly intense balm or spray. Brunettes are more fortunate in this regard, they can take any means. After about 3 months, the balayage will have to be corrected by updating the staining.

For the balayage technique, see the next video.