Coloring for blonde hair
At the beginning of the XXI century, almost every girl did small highlighting, which was fashionable in those days, but over time, many new ones came to replace this technique. Coloring is considered one of the most popular today. Its main difference from highlighting is that several shades are used here, and the coloring looks more effective and organic.
Peculiarities
Coloring is a method of dyeing individual strands using several shades... Traditionally, their number varies. from 2 to 15... It can be done on any hairstyle, but it looks best on blond hair with graduated cuts. At the same time, different styling methods allow you to focus on different shades, thanks to which a woman can look in a new way every time.
Strands for dyeing are chosen randomly and asymmetrically. To design the most harmonious color effect, the master uses a smooth gradient, while the roots are usually painted in darker shades, and the tips are decorated with contrasting tones.
Blondes love coloring, highlighting many of its advantages in comparison with traditional highlighting techniques:
- if you choose the right coloring composition, then coloring will be almost harmless;
- coloring is done much faster than highlighting;
- looks spectacular on strands of any length;
- can quickly and almost beyond recognition change the image, visually make the shock more lush and well-groomed;
- refreshes complexion, distracts attention from wrinkles and some other defects in appearance;
- for a long time it does not need correction, since when using as close as possible to natural shades during regrowth, a pronounced border between natural and colored strands does not appear;
- can be used on strands that were previously painted using the balayazh, shatush or ombre technique;
- if the beauty experiment is unsuccessful, the hair can always be dyed.
At the same time, this procedure has its own minuses, namely:
- difficulty in performing at home;
- the possibility of an error in the choice of basic shades, which makes the hairstyle unnatural;
- when hair regrowth, you have to dye all the strands entirely, since it is quite difficult to dye the roots alone.
Selecting a palette
Almost all shades are suitable for fair-haired girls, so there are no particular difficulties with choosing a color palette. If desired, you can make soft overflows and tint your hair with contrasting shades.
When choosing the right tone, it is also important to consider color type young ladies:
- for summer and autumn faces, you need to choose platinum and pearl tones;
- for spring and summer, it is worth stopping at gold, wheat, honey and cognac shades.
Blondes with white skin and light eyes should use cold ash colors, as well as beige and muted copper. If a blonde woman has dark eyes, gold, honey and salmon colors will suit her.
In general, for coloring a blonde, you can contact to several shades:
- honey;
- coral;
- wheat;
- light purple;
- pearl;
- white and pink;
- ginger.
An interesting color option can be a combination of blond with the color of Burgundy wine and dark chocolate.
Owners of light blond strands often strive to make their native color a little more harmonious, but at the same time natural, so in this case they will do tortoiseshell shades such as:
- nut;
- mocha;
- light mother of pearl;
- beige.
On light brown strands, you can arrange and bright accents:
- deep pink;
- blue-blue;
- scarlet;
- citric;
- ultramarine.
By the way, such shades can be created only on the ends or on several separate strands - in this case, the result will be bold and daring.
Fashion Techniques
This season offers the fair sex several interesting options for spectacular coloring. Since the technique involves application of more than a dozen shades, then there can be a lot of options for applying paint, so girls can choose those that best meet their expectations.
Multicolor
This is the most popular way to dye blond hair, it can be done on any strands and at the same time without any age restrictions. The essence boils down to coloring a light hairstyle with several shades - they can belong to the same range or, conversely, be contrasting. This year, it became very relevant asymmetric coloring. It has no order and assumes a chaotic application of the coloring composition.
Such an original solution allows a woman to look different every time - it is enough just to style her hair in a new way, and each time different tones will open from the side.
Horizontal
In this version, the dyeing of the strands is produced parallel to the hairline... Here, the area from the roots to the middle is made out in one tone, and the ends - in a completely different one, as a result, the effect of regrown hair is drawn.
Vertical
In this case, individual strands of different widths are selected and painted in different shades. The technique has many variations, but the most popular are blythe, shatush, Italian and Californian highlights, as well as blonding and babylights.
Partial
it zonal staining. In this case, separate areas are highlighted and locally painted. Most often, the work affects the bangs, temples or strands framing the face.
Stencil
it the most creative techniquecreated for the most daring and creative young ladies. It requires perfectly smooth styling, therefore it is suitable only for owners of straight hair. In this case, special stencils are used, through which the paint is distributed on the surface of the head. Most popular leopard prints, various waves, feathers and other ornaments.
Complete
Full - involves coloring the entire head of hair with the main shade and the design of several stylish accents in a different color. In such a performance, contrasts are emphasized, and the image is the most deep and expressive.
"Salt and pepper"
This is a very effective coloring, which is in demand among the owners of ashy or gray curls. In this case, several strands are selected, which are given steel or pearl gray shade, and in order to make the end result even more stylish, dark paint is applied to the ends.
"Salt and pepper" is often chosen by women of mature age, as they give their gray hair a more modern and aesthetic look.
Neon coloring
This is an ultra-fashionable trend that is rightfully very popular with very young girls. Bright, but not natural shades are more suitable for this staining - electrician, lemon, purple or red and other "acidic" colors... All kinds of combinations of these paints are no less in demand. However, if you are afraid to decide on such coloring, it is better to start with applying a color palette using crayons or hair gel.
Dark coloring
Dark coloring looks quite impressive on blonde girls with ombre, while individual strands of hair are dyed in a darker tone. Such stains are quite difficult to perform, so the result is often unpredictable - such staining can be carried out exclusively in hairdressing and beauty salons.
Coloring bangs
Coloring bangs implies dyeing only the front strands, while the selected shade can be either close to the native or contrasting. There are a lot of options - every woman can always choose the colors at her discretion.
Coloring the tips
This is another spectacular type of coloring that looks harmonious both on long hair and on a classic short bob. For young ladies with light curls, it is best to use soft tone transitions within the same color palette. Not less popular combination of blonde with lilac, lilac and pink.
The most important thing is that the border between these tones is as smooth as possible.
How to do it at home?
Long and short hair can be colored using different methods. So, with long and medium strands, it is better to stop at longitudinal technique. In this case, you can dye your hair with the same color, or you can vary the shades to create spectacular play. But for short strands it is better to resort to horizontal toning - here the mop is divided into several main zones and painted in a couple of tones.
Let's dwell on the technique of the simplest coloring at home. To do this, you need to prepare paint, a non-metallic bowl, foil, and a brush. In the absence of the latter, you can take a sponge.
Classic coloring step by step looks like this.
- Every paint is diluted in a separate container in accordance with the instructions. Keep in mind that the bowls must be non-metallic, otherwise the composition may oxidize, and the final result will be the most unpredictable.
- Skin near the line hair growth should be smeared with petroleum jelly or oily baby cream - this will allow it to stay clean.
- Strands share 4 large zones - frontal, occipital, and also two temporal. For convenience, they are fixed at the back with clamps.
- In every zone using a knitting needle or a comb with a separator, thin strands are isolated, laid on foil and coated with the selected paint, after which the foil is twisted so that the paint does not leak out.
- Before applying for each new tone, the brush is thoroughly washed.
- After as all the selected strands will be covered with paint, it will be possible to time the time - usually it takes 25-30 minutes to paint. When the allotted time is over, the hair is thoroughly washed with shampoo and by all means treated with conditioner.
So that the color remains on the strands as long as possible, and the hair itself is healthy and strong, you should use the following recommendations:
- for dyeing, it is better to choose a paint that does not contain ammonia, it injures the hair less and acts sparingly on the hair;
- to wash your hair, you should use only special products - they do not contain sulfates and maintain the brightness and color saturation for a long time;
- after dyeing, it is worth reducing the number of styling using irons, curling irons or hair dryers, since hot exposure can enhance the destructive effect of the paint and worsen the condition of the hair.
In conclusion, let's dwell on some of the subtleties of coloring that you need to know in order for the result to be flawless.
- If you are very recent dyed hair with henna or any other dye on a natural basis, then it is better to postpone the coloring, since in this case the strands may acquire a green or other undesirable shade.
- Some women due to hormonal imbalances or a special hair structure, the desired shade sometimes does not work, so when dyeing, be sure to tell the master about all unsuccessful attempts to dye in the past.
- Even owners of blond curls sometimes it is necessary to lighten the hair and it is not always possible to avoid the risk of damage to the strands. Therefore, before starting coloring, you do not need to wash your hair in advance - sebum creates a protective film on the hair and protects the hair from the negative effects of chemicals.
- In a couple of days before dyeing, you should intensively moisturize and nourish the hair. This will help them cope better with subsequent staining. For this, balms, masks and essential oils are usually used.
- If you are determined to dye your hair yourself, it is better to stop using high-quality dyes. In the Russian market, the most popular are Garnier, as well as Estel, Palette. These formulations do not dry the hair, and special caring components in their composition contribute to the speedy regeneration of the hair shaft.
Coloring for blonde hair is a very stylish technique, but at the same time, it is complex. It is very important here to choose the right color scheme and method of staining.
If you cannot cope with the work on your own, then it is better to contact a beauty salon - a professional master is able to create real magic, and an invariably excellent result will pay off the time and money spent.
In the next video, you will find an example of coloring light brown hair.