Airtouch: what is it, who suits it and how to do it?

The art of hairdressing does not stand still and every season pleases modern women of fashion with different hair dyeing techniques. Today there are many of them, and each has its own characteristics and nuances. In this article we will talk about this type of painting as "Air touch", outline the features of the technique, its pros and cons, and also dwell on its implementation in detail.

The name "air touch" in translation from English means "touch of air". In fact, this is a complex hair dyeing using several shades to give soft play of tones. The task of the technique is giving volume to curls due to the painting itself. In this case, the emphasis in the work is made on the depth of the tones used.

Today this technique is gaining popularity. due to its naturalness and lightness of the effect, which differs from the usual highlighting with its noticeable highlighted strands.

"Air touch" differs from other techniques in that no more than 50% of the total hair volume is involved in coloring. In this case, the staining is not performed randomly, but according to special schemes. The smooth transition effect is achieved by blowing out short and fine hairs.The strand that remains after treatment with a hairdryer is painted with the selected shade. The purpose of the hair dryer is to blow out excess hairs with cold air.

This is not coloring and highlighting in their classical sense. At the initial stage, the strands are lightened, then, if desired, they are tinted. There is no bright color here, and the technique itself is more painstaking than traditional highlighting. This is a trend that allows a woman to look natural and at the same time natural. The technique with particular scrupulousness refers to the choice of a suitable shade for a particular woman.

Airtouch is considered one of the best techniques by which you can give your hair a healthy and beautiful appearance. She has many advantages.

• The effect of such staining lasts from six months to a year. At the same time, due to the blurring of the edges, the hairstyle looks natural and beautiful.
• Any hairstyle with this color has a shine effect. It seems that the hair shimmers in the sun, this highlight is so blurry.
• The technique is subject to different age groups of the fair sex, including adolescence and old age.
• "Air touch" gives freshness to the face. This coloring is able to rejuvenate a woman, due to which it is very popular among mature women.
• The technique refers to procedures with a gentle effect. When doing it, they do not lighten the roots, and therefore do not destroy the hair follicles.
• This staining method is ideal for those who have to mask gray hair. The transitions are not visible, and therefore the painting looks natural.
• Due to the durability of the effect, such staining significantly saves the budget, allowing you to spend money on something else.
• The dye contract with the skin is minimal, due to which even allergy sufferers can use the dye.
• It is not necessary to spend fabulous means to maintain the intensity of the painting: it is persistent and does not need frequent correction.
• The color palette "air touch" has many shades, while they can be both cold and warm. This allows women with different color types to choose an option.

However, in addition to the advantages, the technique has its disadvantages. For example, despite its gentle effect, it destroys hair in one way or another, revealing scales. In addition, the procedure is quite long. The longer the hair, the longer the client will have to spend in the salon.

Only a highly qualified salon stylist can make such coloring beautifully at a professional level. Copying the technique at home can give a result that is far from the desired one. To copy, it is not enough to have a hair dryer: here you need the skills of a master, which ordinary women do not have. The disadvantage is finding a good specialist.

This is due to the fact that today a considerable part of self-taught specialists, after watching videos on the principle of staining, consider themselves to be professionals. As a result, they spoil not only the appearance of the hairstyle, but also worsen the condition of the hair when dyeing. It is not enough just to blow on the strands with a hairdryer: you need to know how the partings are correctly distributed, at what angle to hold the hairdryer, and also imagine how exactly the hair will crumble in order to achieve a multifaceted effect of radiance.

The Airtouch hair dyeing technique is good for hair of different lengths. However, highly qualified stylists do not recommend doing it on short strands. It is not suitable for ultra-short haircuts, since their length is not sufficient to create soft play of the used shades. As for the best length, this coloring looks most advantageous on long hair and curls of medium length.

Such coloring of strands is appropriate in different sets. It is suitable for a business woman, a strict classic image, it is able to decorate the image of a romantic nature, it is actual in a sports style bow. At the same time, painting makes the image winning, fresh and incredibly feminine. It is compatible with any style of clothing, and therefore you do not have to select a separate wardrobe for it.

Despite the fact that today almost every woman who is familiar with the staining procedure knows what the basic set should be, we will designate what is needed for work. In order not to look for the necessary accessories at the most inopportune moment, it is worth preparing in advance:

• apron;
• comb;
• clarifier (emulsion or powder);
• oxidizing agent;
• container for connecting components;
• paint brush;
• hairdryer;
• gloves;
• toning (optional);
• foil;
• clips (hairpins are suitable);
• mirror.

It is not easy to master the technique of hair dyeing "air touch" at home. It is important to consider a number of points before proceeding with the step-by-step instructions. For example, it is most difficult to guess what the original color should be, whether it is suitable for its color type, whether it will be able to correct the shape of the face and whether it will make the image more interesting. It is also difficult to figure out how to make soft, subtle transitions and highlights.

Sometimes, in order to obtain a cold tone, it is necessary to add a blue or purple agent to the paint. Without knowing this, you can lighten your hair with a hint of yellowness. You can tint the strands with pigments of different shades. For example, three colors are currently fashionable: pink, purple and mint. With the help of any of them, you can make your hairstyle special and unique.

The strands to be worked with should not be large. Their maximum thickness should not exceed 1 cm in diameter. Clarification is performed not entirely, but superficially. The stylist applies the dye in vertical lines at the top of the hair, stepping back from the roots. If it is necessary to obtain a soft or blurred highlighting edge, the root zone will need to be darkened first.

You will have to apply the dye in such a way that the transition from the root zone to the light ends is as smooth as possible. Foil in the technique is used in order to enhance the coloring effect. The more strands there are in each section, the more interesting and smooth the transition of shades will turn out. When applying the composition, care must be taken to ensure that the distribution is uniform. The color boundaries need to be blurred.

Considering that the procedure takes several hours in the salon, you will have to do a special stain much longer, because it requires experience. First, the hair is thoroughly combed so that it is manageable and tangle-free. The scheme for dividing hair for dyeing will be dividing them into parts, each with a special clip before starting work. At the initial stage of work, the number of parts will be no more than five.

You will have to work separately with each section, coloring each of its strands, separating it and covering it with a dye composition. You will need mirrors at work in order to see how to dye the hair from the back. The scheme of dividing hair into sections can be a division of the head into two perpendicular partings. If you want more sections, you can use highlighting schemes.

For example, in addition to dividing into a straight and side parting, you can create a rhombus of four sections on the crown of the head. In another case, after dividing the head into a parted part, each part is halved again, but this time already perpendicular to the floor. In addition, after the standard division of the head into 4 sections, further division of the sections can be varied. It is the variability of the schemes that explains the different effect of the final result.

Do "air touch" step by step according to the following scheme:

• using a comb, separate a thin strand;
• it is blown off with a hairdryer from the root, holding the device at a right angle;
• a foil (or roller) is placed under the remaining hair of the strands;
• on this strand, stepping back from the root 3-5 cm, paint is applied using a dry brush and performing a kind of shading with it;
• it is better to paint over the tips so that they eventually turn out to be lighter;
• then the dyed strand is wrapped in foil, the previously blown hairs are left between the strands in the foil;
• according to this scheme, the strands of each section are processed;
• after the end of the exposure time specified in the instructions, the foil is removed from each strand;
• the hair is washed under warm running water, without fail using a balm to fix the shade;
• the hair is dried and styled as desired.

We have reviewed the basic staining technique. However, often girls, in addition to highlighting, use toning agents after washing the clarifier. This allows you to achieve a unique overflow of shades in any color. For example, tint curls after "air touch" can be pink, lilac or even turquoise. However, only one color can be used for toning.

As for the time of the procedure, usually the duration of exposure to the dye on the hair is about 40 minutes. However, everything is individual, because, for example, thin hair may take less time.

See the following video for the "Air touch" staining technique.

Wherever the technique of such coloring is done, whether in the salon or at home, the procedure will affect the condition of the hair. With any lightening, the hair is exposed to chemical attack, which leads to its thinning, loss of moisture and fragility. They become exposed to the sun's rays. In rare cases, lightening is the cause of a structural change at the physical level.

It is important to note that the hair should not be combed immediately after treatment and washing. If the dyeing was performed on natural or unpainted curls, the transition will not be noticeable when growing. After some time, it will be possible to refresh the shade with a coloring shampoo or balm with a toning effect. Dye with ammonia should not be used until the condition of the hair improves.

After the staining technique, you should not lean on the frequent use of thermal styling products (for example, irons or flat pans). It is undesirable to use hairspray too often, as well as wash your hair with too hot water. It is harmful to hair, and even more prone to bleaching. You need to wash your hair with a shampoo with a gentle effect, not forgetting to use special balms.

You can buy professional products for the care of colored curls in a specialized store. For example, the products Olaplex, Wellaplex from Wella Proffessional, Bond Ultim8 from Matrix, Niophlex have proven themselves well. If you need a product that, in addition to the caring effect, contains a neutralizer of yellowness, you can buy Hair Company Inimitable lotion.

In addition to the cosmetics caring for the curls, you can restore the health of each hair with the help of creams for naughty curls.Enveloping each hair, such preparations provide it with protection from negative environmental factors (for example, from temperature drops, dry weather). In addition, creams smooth out strands and fix them.

You can treat the ends with cosmetic oils. However, it is worth taking into account: frequent use of oil can lead to the appearance of yellowness. Such care must be dosed so that you do not need to adjust the shade in the future. Also, when using oils, you need to take into account that they are often used as washes, since they brighten the colored strands well.

In the new season, the trend for ashy tones will continue, which is especially suitable for blondes and owners of a cold color type. In this case, highlighting is almost individual, which depends on the structure of the hair, its thickness and length. It is stylish, effective, feminine. You can color your hair in any shade of silver, be it ash blue, ash blue or ash gray.

As for lovers of bright colors, this season fashion invites them to turn to berry and fruit colors. Blue is also in vogue. Experts suggest that fair-haired girls today turn to the use of wheat or platinum shades. If the natural color of the curls is light-blond and gives off a reddish undertone, you can perform an "air touch" with the addition of honey or caramel pigments, creating beautiful highlights with these tones.

For dark blonde hair, stylists today offer a different solution: such hair can be ennobled by means of a chestnut undertone. Those who have gray curls should include shades of ash and silver in the painting design. Such highlights will be exceptional, they will be able to emphasize the beauty of the hair and give it volume.

Representatives of the fair sex with dark hair should carefully select additional halftones. Perhaps the right decision would be to seek advice from a specialist who will select shades that can not make the image heavier, but make it more pleasant and positive. This season it will be fashionable to weave reddish, caramel and chocolate shades into the painting. The wine color remains popular, the blue contrast is slowly leaving the fashionable Olympus.

It is better for red-haired beauties to set off their natural color with paints of light chestnut colors. You can update your image with techniques in different colors of the flame.

Finally, we bring to your attention examples of successful staining using the "air touch" technique, which, better than any words, will demonstrate the versatility and beauty of such a painting.

• An example with the inclusion of a subtle blue tint in the technique.

• Smooth stretch shades with highlights on long hair.

• Tinting the colored strands with pink allows you to freshen up the image.

• Coloring a haircut with an asymmetrical length fills the women's set with lightness.

• "Air touch" removes the severity of dark hair, gives the face freshness.

• An example of painting in ash tones with a silvery shine effect looks super fashionable in the set.

• This image will be especially appreciated by representatives of youth subcultures.

• This painting is able to fit into the school dress code due to the naturalness of its overflow.

• Dyeing red hair with highlights will relieve the look of boredom.

• The caramel shade is great for owners of a warm color type.