Dyeing short hair in two colors

To paraphrase a well-known saying, we can say that a woman is greeted by her hair. And in a hairstyle, not only haircut and styling is important, but also coloring. Each season is rich in colorist ideas. Courage, originality, contrast are welcome. Thanks to modern staining techniques, whether it be shatush or balayazh, bronding or magimesh, partial staining or horizontal coloring, double staining or ombre - all methods will lead to an impressive result. It is important to find a good master and the right shades of paint.

Not all of these techniques can work for a brunette when dyeing her hair in two colors. Let's look at the ways we need to turn a brunette with short hair into a beautiful black and white creature.

Most of the techniques for dyeing dark hair are based on highlighting. Known to almost everyone, it is especially recommended for women who are afraid of sudden changes, and at the same time want to look unusual. Dark hair is refreshed by bleaching individual strands of hair.

The two-tone dyeing made Christina Aguilera fashionable, Lady Gaga and Rihanna first became her followers, and then most of the female half of the world's population. Hair of brunettes is not so easy to give in to hairdressers-colorists. Therefore, we advise girls and women unfamiliar with the art of coloring not to experiment, but to entrust the hairstyle to the skillful hands of professionals.

If, nevertheless, you decide on self-highlighting dark hair, then you should take into account all the recommendations of the professionals:

The first step is to prepare the necessary tools:

• plastic gloves;
• foil or a special cap, depending on the dyeing technique;
• An unnecessary towel or large piece of cloth to protect clothing from paint
• a comb with a sharp end or a crochet hook for pulling out a lock;
• paints and containers for them;
• balm and shampoo for bleached or colored hair.

To give the strands white, there are several types of bleaching compositions:

• pastes and gels;
• proofreaders and powders;
• oxidizing emulsions;
• cream paints.

When choosing a clarifier, it is better to first seek professional advice.

The exposure time also affects the sharpness of the blonde color, in brunettes it reaches 50 minutes or more.

You will spend more than two hours creating black and white shades at home; in a hairdresser, the same procedure will take an hour and a half from the master. The staining lasts for a very long time, because the colors of black and white shades are not washed off for a long time.

In addition to highlighting, there are other techniques that you can use to add extravagance to your look.

• Ombre... The method has gained its popularity over the past few years. The ombre motto is “Down with modesty!”, Because the transition from white to black is most noticeable. Often, the hair is completely dyed, the natural shade is replaced by a black and white gradient.

• Horizontal coloring. One of the types of ombre. Hair is dyed not from roots to ends, but, on the contrary, from ends to the top of the head.

• Coloring is transverse. Another type of ombre, but made with deliberate rudeness. The transition from black to white is quite abrupt. More suitable for brunettes.

• Bronding... Only the ends of the hair are dyed. This way, the hair roots remain natural and the ends turn blond. Very convenient for those who rarely visit beauty salons or those who are growing their hair. The relevance of the hairstyle does not suffer, the regrown hair is as beautiful as after visiting the hairdresser.

• Partial coloring. Only a selected section of hair is dyed. Someone dyes a bang or a strand, and someone chooses a whole segment. For maximum effect, hair should be of the same shade. Creative artists can give your haircut the color of a raccoon or any other pattern.

Several important recommendations from experts will help you avoid mistakes when dyeing short hair in two colors.

• Do not give up bronding for owners of wavy hair. This type of coloring will accentuate your cheekbones, refresh the complexion of pale or dull skin types, and most importantly, it will structure your hairstyle.
• Older ladies should avoid contrasting shades, because too bright colors will only emphasize mature age.
• If on curly hair the oversights of coloring are not too noticeable, then the mistresses of straight hair should be careful - smooth hair will give out any low-quality touch in the work of the master.
• Highlighting is most suitable for women with a swarthy type of face - the tan will be shaded unobtrusively.
• Those whom nature has not endowed with voluminous hair should resort to 3D coloring or shatush - with the help of these techniques, volume and splendor will appear.
• Contrasting shades for double dyeing are best used for owners of thick hair.

Colored hair care. Professional recommendations.

• Never ignore the balm. Its use will help restore the water balance of the hair, since part of the water is significantly lost during the dyeing process.
• Hair care only with special products. Balms and shampoos for bleached hair are perfect, they should be used strictly according to the instructions.
• Subsequent staining should be carried out no earlier than after 2-3 months. This is the period for the complete restoration of damaged strands.
• After washing, you should not resort to brushing or rubbing your hair with a towel.
• Try to use your hair dryer and curling iron as little as possible, because your hair is already weakened.
• To accelerate hair regeneration, use therapeutic and nourishing masks.

When painted in black and white, both the outer appearance and the inner world change dramatically. And in order not to look like a black and white magpie, approach the change of appearance as carefully as possible, having previously weighed all the pros and cons.

Consider a few more techniques for dyeing women's short haircuts, as well as their pros and cons.

Several color schemes in one hairstyle is balayage. The play of all kinds of shades with highlights on individual strands will give a contrast even to a timid and inconspicuous girl, because not only facial features, but also the beauty of her hair will appear in a favorable light. When dyed using the balayage technique, the curls are given shades close to natural.

The word balayage comes from the French word for sweeping.

Therefore, the master makes strokes as if with a brush, and if coarser, as if with a broom. It is important to follow a few rules:

• strokes of the brush for coloring only vertical, from top to bottom;
• the shade chosen for staining must match the native color;
• the tone should lie unevenly, the amplification goes to the tips, the upper part seems to be slightly powdered;
• noticeable transitions are unacceptable to create the impression of naturalness.

Pros: looks great on short hair, has no age restrictions, you can rarely visit a beauty salon - as it grows, overgrown roots are not visible. Cons: the procedure takes quite a long time, does little harm at the place of staining.

You see a woman, her hair as if slightly touched by the sunbeams of the southern islands. And you still have 9 months before the vacation, but you want to look the same right here and now. Then you just need to go to an experienced master who is well versed in the technique of dyeing shatush. Smooth transitions from dark to light shades and natural highlights - this is the effect you wanted.

But before achieving the desired result, the master must fulfill several important conditions:

• first, the desired shade is selected and the dye is prepared according to the technology;
• correctly divide the hair into zones;
• comb certain areas and distribute the dye on them;
• the degree of staining is determined by the master, and, if required, corrects it;
• after 40 minutes of waiting, the paint is washed off;
• if toning is required, the master performs this procedure.

There is only one drawback - the procedure is quite expensive.

This type of coloring is still unfamiliar to Russian fashionistas. Mazhimesh is a kind of highlighting, but more gentle. Preparations for this procedure do not contain ammonia. They are used in the form of a creamy substance with the addition of excipients and wax. This creates the effect of strands with golden tints.

Pros:

• the effect of naturalness is achieved through smooth transitions, so the hair looks shiny, lively and dynamic;
• can be used even on damaged and dry hair, because there is no ammonia in the paint;
• suitable for any hair structure: wavy, straight and very curly;
• frequent correction and touch-up is not required, because the color transition is smoothly stretched, barely noticeable, which means that the update will only be required after 3-4 months;
• looks great on haircuts such as ladder and cascade.

Minuses:

• it is still problematic to get such a composition, especially in the provinces;
• since this type of staining is a novelty, then for some time it will be much more expensive compared to other types.

Despite the new dyeing method, especially ardent women of fashion show miracles and manage to get a magical composition for the majimesh procedure. The procedure itself is carried out as follows.

• In addition to paint, you will need a hairbrush or paintbrush. Air coloring without cover, strokes are applied with a brush.
• Depending on what kind of result you want to get, you need to choose a staining technique. This is also influenced by the length and original color of the hair. No need to panic if you suddenly overexposed the paint - the gentle ingredients will not damage your hair.
• For a more pronounced result, the strands, dyed and wrapped in foil, are heated with a hairdryer. Dyes penetrate the hair structure faster, and the color becomes more contrasting.
• The advice is considered erroneous: apply paint to dirty hair. Dust and sebum will prevent the dye from penetrating deep into the hair structure, which means that the desired result will not be achieved. Do not forget about the instructions and strictly follow them.

• Black and white on the hair can be combined in different ways: one side is black, the other is white; the bangs are white, the base is black; strands are both black and white.

• Booking. The base is chocolate colored, the strands are golden.

• Balayage brown with red strands.

See the technology for dyeing short hair in two colors in the video below.