French highlighting: what is, types and technique of staining

Modern girls try to take care of themselves, regardless of the workload or at home. For this, ladies regularly visit beauty salons, manicure rooms and, of course, hairdressing salons. True, there are so many staining techniques that it can be difficult to choose the most suitable one. Many women like highlighting, but they do not dare to do it: they will have to renew the coloring every 2-3 months, and this will negatively affect the condition of the hair, and you will have to spend a lot of money. Especially for them, you can recommend majimesh, or French highlighting.

Natural shades and healthy shine are the hallmarks of the majimesh technique, thanks to which it is popular with women all over the world. For owners of blonde hair who do not want to spoil the natural beauty of their hair, it is best suited. You will learn about the intricacies of its implementation and the rules for caring for colored curls from our article.

The majimesh technique is called sparing for several reasons. The strands are lightened in several tones, close to the original hair color. The style of coloring itself also adds naturalness: curls are chosen arbitrarily, and not symmetrically. The composition is kept on the hair for a maximum of 40 minutes, which also has a positive effect on the condition of the hair - the hair does not deteriorate from too long exposure to the dye.By the way, due to the short exposure time, the majimesh technology is also called express highlighting.

The paints used for French highlighting do not contain ammonia. They include wax in the composition, which gently dyes the curls in light golden tones and takes care of them. Usually the master uses a color 3-4 tones lighter than the original one. It can be milky, gold, beige, nutty, as well as honey, pearl, caramel shades. The founder of this dyeing technique is considered to be the L'Oreal company - it was she who began to produce wax paints.

As you can see, French highlighting is quite different from other similar coloring techniques. Let's consider the positive and negative aspects of majimash.

Advantages:

• the absence of ammonia in the composition makes wax paints safe even for allergy sufferers and women in position;
• wax allows you to keep the well-groomed appearance of the hair, despite the influence of dyes, moreover, it gives a light lamination effect;
• thanks to the use of shades close to each other, majimesh makes thin hair visually thicker, giving them 3D volume;
• when highlighting, no more than 40% of the hair is involved, which means that the rest of the curls are not affected by the composition, and the hair retains a healthier look.

Disadvantages:

• suitable for a limited range of hair colors; for a more noticeable effect, brunettes and dark-blond ones are better off choosing a different dyeing technology;
• before making majimesh after clarifying or using henna, you need to wait a month;
• Ideally, it should only be performed in a salon, since the majimesh method requires professionalism and experience.

Magimesh staining can be either complete or partial.

For such a technique, several close shades in a golden range are selected. The strands are separated from the total mass through holes in a special cap, then a lightening composition is applied to them with a smooth transition of shades. To create the effect of flowing colors that is fashionable today, the strands may not be separated from the total mass of curls.

Partial coloring usually includes only the facial area or the ends of the hair so that light strands frame the face beautifully. This allows you to slightly refresh the existing hairstyle, especially if it is done on dark blond hair.

In order to choose the right color option, you should start from the original hair color.

Girls with hair of these shades are very suitable for pearl, gold or milky tone. When used correctly, the master will correctly place accents on the hair, and beautiful highlights will appear on them. Highlighting on curls will be especially successful if the haircut is correctly selected for the type of face.

If we are talking about light blond hair, then you can use the same dyes as in the previous version. The curls will maintain a healthy natural shine and transform at the same time. But on dark blond hair, French highlighting will be almost imperceptible.

Since a palette close to its color is used for French highlighting, it is not recommended to do it for brown-haired women and brunettes. If you still apply this technique on dark hair, then it is better to make only a few strokes in the face area and on the main part of the hair.

After French highlighting, as after any other, the hair looks renewed and well-groomed. However, over time, the color begins to wash out, the strands turn yellow or even redden, and the general appearance of the hair deteriorates noticeably.

• In such cases, hairdressers advise using special shampoos that help prevent these side reactions.
• Be sure to use hair masks. Such procedures should be carried out weekly, 1 or 2 times. In addition to expensive salon products, there are many simple formulations that you can make at home yourself from improvised products. Usually lemon, honey, chamomile and egg yolk are used, which are combined depending on the type of hair.
• Highlighted hair, stretched with an iron or curled on a curling iron, looks very impressive. If you like to style them, then you need to protect the curls from thermal effects. There are special thermal protective agents that prevent damage to them.

If you decide to try to make majimesh at home, then prepare everything you need in advance. You will need:

• a comb with a fine handle to part the hair;
• gloves;
• paint brush;
• wax paint in several shades that are close to your main hair color;
• hat with holes;
• material to cover the shoulders.

Consider the process of creating a French highlight at home step by step.

1. Wash and then dry your hair and comb it thoroughly.
2. Put on a polyethylene cap with holes. If you do not want to use it, then pin the top strands so that they do not get in the way. As with any coloring, French highlighting must be started from the back of the head.
3. Make the coloring composition according to the instructions that come with the paints.
4. Pull the strands you need out of the cap and start coloring them, alternating shades. Paint over them well, but do not forget to blend the mixture through your hair. It is not recommended to cover your head additionally.
5. After half an hour, rinse the mixture with running water and wash your hair. Apply the conditioner or mask that comes with the paint.

To preserve the beauty and health of hair dyed using the majimesh technique, use the advice of experts.

• Avoid direct exposure to the scorching sun on your hair, do not go without a hat in the snow or without an umbrella in the pouring rain, swim in the sea in a plastic cap.
• In addition to strengthening masks with vitamins and minerals, heal your hair from the inside out. They will become stronger and healthier if you use vitamin complexes for hair.
• It is better to refuse shampoos with aggressive substances in the composition, such as alkalis, sulfates and oxidants.

Short hair shines and shimmers thanks to the use of several shades. Pearl, milky and honey notes create a 3D volume that visually divides the hair into separate strands.

Long flowing curls, dyed using the majimesh technique, do not lose their healthy shine. Wax colors nourish the hair and prevent it from drying out after the procedure. If you do not forget about weekly masks, then a healthy shine is provided even to very light hair.

On light brown hair, the result from French highlighting looks as natural as possible. Just sun glare - and no unnecessary accents.

Dark blond curls using the mazhimesh technique, as a rule, are highlighted mainly on the face. This way, the rest of the hair remains intact and continues to shine with a healthy shine.

Women always strive to diversify their everyday look, resorting to new cosmetics or visiting a hairdresser. To make the hairstyle more expressive and at the same time maintain the health of the hair, French highlighting allows. It gently sets off individual strands and does not spoil the structure of the curls, which ultimately has a positive effect on the general appearance of the hair.

French women know a lot about natural beauty like no other. Perhaps that is why the technique of French highlighting is so popular with women who appreciate everything natural. Natural shades are combined with each other to create subtle color transitions and provide greater visual volume. If your native hair shade is closer to light, then majimesh can be a real boon - it will add beautiful highlights to your hairstyle and make your everyday look a little brighter.

For information on how to do French highlighting yourself, see the video below.