Highlights for red hair. Photo Californian, frequent, black, dark, light painting. What it looks like, how to do

Red hair color is a rarity, it already attracts the attention of others, therefore, when deciding to change the shade of the strands, you should carefully choose the paint and dyeing technique so that the result harmoniously complements the image. By previewing photos of red-haired girls with highlights, you can determine which painting technique will look best.

Pros and cons of highlighting red hair

Since the red color has many shades, then when dyeing hair, opportunities open up:

• transitions between colors can be made sharp or smooth;
• to place tinted accents;
• visually change the shape of the face.

Highlighting is a simple and gentle procedure: hair does not deteriorate after it, special preparation is not required. If the color accents are placed correctly, the color will not have to be corrected too often as the hair grows - the appearance will last from one month to two months.

But the procedure also has disadvantages:

• high price in beauty salons and dyeing duration;
• highlighting is technically more difficult than just applying paint, therefore it takes more time;

the procedure requires special devices.

Who is it suitable for?

Highlighting suits all red-haired girls.

With its help, you can achieve various goals:

• create the effect of burnt hair;
• make bright strands of acidic shades;
• visually give the face the desired shape;
• to emphasize a warm skin tone or, conversely, to give more colors to the face with the color type "winter".

When choosing a shade and staining technique, you should consider:

• length;
• density;
• hair structure.

What shades and colors are suitable?

The shade of highlighting must be selected based on the main tone of the hair. The rule "warm to warm, cold to cold" works here, taking into account the general color type of the face.

Flame-haired owners of soft facial features, brown eyes and warm skin tones are suitable shades:

• red;
• brown;
• gold.

For girls with light red hair, thin white skin, cold shades are suitable:

• beige;
• wheat;
• light brown;
• pearl.

Highlighting on red hair (photos of staining will be presented later in the article) can be made uneven (zonal highlighting). You can only dye one area, such as bangs, and leave the rest of the hair as it is. This will help focus on specific areas of the face.

Types of highlighting red hair: a comparative table

Frequency, strand size

The thinner and more often the streaked strands are located, the thicker the hair appears. therefore narrow, frequent highlighting looks advantageous on fine and damaged hair - after painting, they appear healthier and thicker. And for thick-haired women, such coloring is unnecessary, and besides, it is technically difficult to do.

Girls with thick hair, on the other hand, will do well with wide sparse highlighting - this will not make their hair thin and sparse, but will draw attention to their thickness and splendor. As for the main shade, rare highlighting emphasizes it, and frequent highlighting changes it by 2-3 tones (makes it lighter or darker).

Preparation for staining

Highlighting on red hair can be done at home using the step-by-step photo instructions, which will be described later in the article. First, you should make sure that the strands take the paint well.

If the hair is healthy, then enough:

• wash them thoroughly;
• dry (better naturally, without a hair dryer);
• comb.

To make it easier to highlight individual strands, it is better to divide the hair into bundles in advance:

• rubber bands;
• hairpins;
• clamps;
• threads.

Even healthy hair before highlighting will not interfere with vitamin therapy - you should use a hair conditioner, make a strengthening mask. It is advisable to carry out these procedures 3-4 days before staining. If the hair is weakened, damaged by previous procedures, then highlighting is postponed until they are restored.

Methods of staining, their features: with foil, through a hat, with a stripper

The hardest part about highlighting is getting the color right. The easiest way to do this is to avoid contact between dyed and undyed hair.

For this, various devices are used:

• Foil or thermal paper - The easiest way. The hair to be dyed is placed on top of the foil, the rest are under it.
• Hairdresser's cap. It has holes through which you can pull the strands. It is convenient for short hair.
• Striper - this is a special comb that separates the strands. It is convenient for root highlighting and performing techniques that are done in an open way.

It is possible to perform highlighting without special devices, but the result will be less accurate.

Small classic highlights of strands: a step-by-step guide

The thinner the strands and the greater their number, the longer the dyeing will last.

The procedure is as follows:

1. It is necessary to prepare the dye in strict accordance with the instructions.
2. The hair must be carefully combed, divided into separate parts, and the strands must be selected in advance for highlighting.
3. Separate the strands that will be colored from the rest with the help of foil or a special hat (for classic highlighting, the strands should be thin, evenly distributed over the entire head).
4. Apply the dye, carefully painting over the selected strands.
5. Wrap the dyed strands in foil and maintain the time required for dyeing (it is indicated in the instructions).

Wash off the paint with warm water and shampoo.

Light highlighting: instruction

Highlighting on red hair photo-instruction will help you do it yourself at home. Staining is performed according to the recommendations described in the previous section.

Attention! Light paint can visually greatly lighten hair, turning a redhead girl into a golden blonde.

Red highlights

This is a type of highlighting that uses red to color the strands. It will suit girls with warm skin color types - autumn and spring.

The shade of red is selected depending on the main color:

• fiery shades will look good on bright red hair;
• dark red and light brown will suit dark red, cherry and burgundy;
• light red - delicate shades of pink.

The procedure completely repeats the classic staining. It is better to make the strands wider - this way you can create the perfect harmony between the main color and the secondary one. Thin strands will create more volume, but the overall hair color may change.

Venetian highlights

This is a technique that allows you to achieve the effect of burnt hair. Usually done in lighter shades of paint than the main shade of the strands. You can take several colors for painting curls. No hair separator is used in the process.

It is inconvenient to do such staining yourself.

Venetian highlighting is done as follows:

• hair is not pre-separated;
• strands are arbitrarily selected;
• paint is applied along the entire length from roots to tips;
• the hair is not parting, so the paint is distributed with careless strokes.

The plot shows the technique of Venetian highlighting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLrxQaT2d38

The result of this coloring is a hairstyle that looks like:

• naturally;
• without clear boundaries of highlighted strands;
• with smooth color transitions.

California staining technique

California (or Hollywood) assumes a combination of natural colors in several tones - from dark to light. If the curls are lighter than the lightest of the selected shades, lightening of all hair is required (it is almost always necessary). Best of all, the California dyeing technique looks best on blond hair.

The paint, as in Venetian highlighting, is applied in an open way, without separating the strands with foil or a cap. I need to apply the color, forming a gradient from dark roots to lighter tips. The result should be a smooth transition.

The procedure is quite complicated, so it is better to go to a salon to perform Californian highlights. This is the most harmful type of highlighting for hair!

Dark highlights

For dyeing the strands, darker colors are used than the main head of hair. The advantage of this technique is that you do not need to lighten the hair, which means that it is less harmful to curls. The procedure can be performed on thin and wide strands, depending on the thickness of the hair.

Highlighting on red hair, a photo of which cannot fully convey the color of the resulting dark strands, is performed in the classical way using foil or a hat. Dyed hair should not come into contact with unpainted hair. Best of all, this coloring is suitable for girls with thick hair who want to add volume to their hair.

Such highlighting with strict haircuts (for example, with a square) and classic styling looks advantageous.

Small highlights

Thin strands are required for him. As a rule, it is performed on a large number of hair, otherwise colored curls will simply be lost against the general background. A good result can be achieved by using a stripper or hairdressing cap. Looks best on short, fine hair.

The dyeing process is carried out according to the classical technique - strands are selected, placed on foil or taken out of the cap and painted. Without a separator, paint can blend in with the main background, and the result will be sloppy. With the correct technique, the hair appears more voluminous and thicker.than before staining.

Creative highlights

You can try any color combination. Any shades are allowed. You can dye strands of different widths and thicknesses, combine different application techniques, use stencils to apply a pattern to your hair. The result, in any case, will look extravagant and unusual, attract attention.

Creative highlights work best on short to medium hair.

Colored hair care

Despite the fact that highlighting is a gentle procedure, after it you will need:

• special shampoo for colored hair - it gently washes away dirt without damaging the color. Some of them cannot be applied every day;
• conditioner-conditioner for colored hair - restores the natural structure and facilitates combing;
• masks and oils for special care - restore, nourish, allow you to keep the color longer.

It is advisable to select all these funds of the same brand. You need to use them as indicated in the instructions, since the methods of application may differ.

When shouldn't you experiment?

Highlighting red hair, the photo of which was presented in the article, has its limitations. For example, you cannot perm. Firstly, this procedure is quite aggressive for the hair, and secondly, the result of color mixing is unpredictable. A month or more must pass between 2 different stains.

If the hair is damaged for any other reason, then it cannot be dyed or highlighted. Although the procedure is gentle, it still harms the curls.

Article design:E. Chaikina

Useful video on highlighting for red hair

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