Small highlighting — difficult and long procedure during which hair are painted by small locks that allows to emphasize structure and to increase volume. It can be executed independently, but it is better to trust in the master.
Houses or in salon?
If you often dye hair independently, using the latest paints, you, most likely, will be able to achieve decent effect by means of small highlighting, however it is very labor-intensive process so it is better to carry out it in good salon.
Small highlighting will suit women with any shade of hair — from absolutely light to chestnut. By means of such highlighting it is possible to change completely even usual hairstyle. Especially effectively this type of highlighting looks on short hair.
For this procedure usually use special hats with openings for short and average hair and plate of foil — for long. Classical way highlighting with use of hat is considered, sometimes it is called by "plumelets". In openings extend thin locks which by means of special paint clarify, then (without taking off hat) wash the head, avoiding hit of paint on the main part of head of hear. Such way best of all suits owners of short and fine hair. For thin highlighting of long hair use foil plates. At first locks are allocated by means of hairbrush tail, place them on special plates of foil, separating from the bulk of hair, paint, and then accurately wrap foil, it allows to save the next locks from paint influence. This way of highlighting is considered safe best of all is suitable for long hair.
After highlighting
After the procedure of highlighting many masters recommend to undergo toning of hair, it softens sharp transitions between the main natural hair color and the clarified locks. It is the best of all to tint hair several days later after highlighting that they have managed to have a rest. Highlighting is rather sparing procedure, especially in comparison with full coloring. However it is necessary to observe some precautionary measures not to do much harm to the head of hear. You should not do highlighting too often or to sharply change tone for contrast. It is necessary to use specialized shampoos and balms for the painted and melirovanny hair. And between highlighting and chemical wave there has to pass at least a month that hair did not suffer from negative impacts. Well made small highlighting gives effect of the hair which have burned out in the sun that looks very attractively. Besides it allows to experiment a little with the appearance that who is afraid of radical changes.