Chocolate hair color with highlights: who suits, colors and shades, how to make, photo

In the past few years, various shades of chocolate hair color have become popular not only among world celebrities, but also among ordinary girls. Today, manufacturers of hair dyes have significantly expanded the dark color range.

Hair coloring in chocolate color with highlights has become one of the most popular procedures in beauty salons. However, professional colorists do not recommend blindly trusting fashion, and before deciding to dye chocolate, it is important to find out how much it suits a woman.

Who suits chocolate hair color

Chocolate hair color with highlights is suitable for almost everyone, the main thing is to decide on the shade. The most suitable color type "Winter" will be chocolate with a cold undertone... This color is especially suitable for owners of green or brown eyes.

It should be noted that chocolate color is not recommended for women with pale skin, expressionless eyebrows and eyelashes, because then the hair will distract the eyes from the face. The solution can be an expressive make-up.

Many hairdressers and leading beauty bloggers consider chocolate to be the standard of elegance and sophistication, so along with young girls, this color will look great on older women.

Chocolate colored hair is recommended for girls with a round face or wide cheekbones. The dark shade of hair hides part of the face and visually slims it. But girls with an elongated face are not recommended to dye their hair in chocolate, as the face will seem even longer. The exception is short haircuts.

Paint or tint shampoo: which to choose?

Tinted shampoos wash off quickly. On the one hand, they offer a wonderful field for experimenting with unusual techniques and colors, on the other hand, a short-lived result makes you either dye more often or paint with full paint.

The most lasting result is given by Estelle tint shampoos. Shade 1.51 Chocolate has a fairly long-lasting and rich color and does not tarnish even after washing your hair.

Due to the ammonia base, dark and chocolate shades of persistent paints are able to cover lighter shades and even gray hair, which should not be expected from tint shampoos. Using a tint shampoo, it is impossible to highlight or color light strands on a darker basis.

Today, many well-known manufacturers produce tinted shampoos. For example, companies such as SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL, L'OREAL PROFESSIONNEL, Estelle and many others offer products made from natural dye ingredients. Professional shampoos do not damage the hair structure, while providing a light toning effect.

Can you dye your hair chocolate with natural dyes?

Modern manufacturers of hair dyes offer many shades and gentle formulations, but many women prefer using natural dyes. The most common are henna and basma. Depending on the mixing ratio, a different effect on the hair can be expected.

But it is important to remember that the color range of such paints is rather narrow.

Henna dyeing will give a red or light red effect, depending on how long the mixture is on the hair. To obtain dark or chocolate hair color, a tandem of basma and henna is recommended, Moreover, experienced specialists in natural dyeing first produce henna staining for 40 minutes, and then a mixture of basma is applied for half an hour.

Also it is possible to dye your hair in a chocolate color using finely ground coffee diluted with warm water to the consistency of a thick mask. The mixture is applied to clean hair for 60 minutes.

The definite advantage of natural dyeing is the strengthening of the hair, but the durability of natural dyes leaves much to be desired. The chocolate color from natural dyes is washed out very quickly and often turns reddish.

Classic highlighting for chocolate color: staining technique

Traditionally, during classic highlighting, either a polyethylene cap with holes or foil is used. The cap is very comfortable for women with short hair, but when highlighting long hair, it is not so practical.

The most ergonomic, affordable and budgetary method is highlighting with regular baking foil.

For home highlighting you will need:

• a towel on the shoulders,
• gloves,
• comb with sparse teeth and a fine tip handle for coloring and separating strands,
• foil roll,
• decolorizing composition,
• non-metallic paint container.

Below are the instructions for highlighting chocolate hair color with foil:

1. The foil is cut into strips 10 cm wide and slightly longer than the length of the hair;
2. A dye mixture is prepared, and all areas of clothing are covered with a towel;
3. The hair is divided into zones, the working surface remains free, the rest of the hair is pinned up with hairpins or hairdressing clips;
4. Using a comb with a sharp tip, a strand is separated for dyeing, a piece of foil is placed under it;
5. A strand on the foil is dyed, and thanks to the substrate, the dye does not get on the neighboring hair;
6. The dyed strand is wrapped in foil, the same actions are performed with other strands for dyeing;
7. The time specified in the operating instructions is expected. Usually this period is 25-30 minutes;
8. The foil is removed and the dye is removed from the hair with water.

California highlighting for chocolate color

Californian highlighting mimics the natural shades and shades of color that are obtained when hair is burned out in the sun. Smooth transitions and natural colors make such highlights a very natural and refreshing look.

Features:

1. A professional will be able to perform this highlighting technique on any hair.
2. For blondes, this will create a soft, subtle transition.
3. The ideal coloristic base will be chocolate or light brown hair color. For these colors, it is easiest to choose shades of highlighting and the coloring itself will not look unnatural.

   

4. Californian highlights are suitable for girls of any age with any type of face, except for "Square" and "Circle".

Chocolate hair color with Californian highlights looks good on any length, however professional masters recommend such a coloristic solution for girls with hair length below the shoulders. For short hair, such coloring is less suitable, since the very idea of ​​such highlighting implies stretching the color along the length.

American highlights for chocolate color

American-style chocolate hair color gained popularity almost 8 years ago.

This technique allows you to revive the monochrome hair color, and the use of strands of several shades creates optical volume even for thin hair.

Features:

1. American highlighting can be successfully performed on both dark and light hair, the main thing is that the shade range for dyeing is as close as possible to the main hair color.
2. Such highlights look more natural on chocolate or brown hair.
3. Often, professionals advise American highlighting for women of autumn color type and medium-length hair. On short hair, this color will help to add volume and liveliness to the hairstyle.

Partial highlighting for chocolate color

Partial highlights came into vogue in 2013 and are loved by many movie stars.

The essence of this coloristic effect is that only the strands of the face are exposed to highlight.

Features:

1. Partial highlights look good on blonde and even red hair, but the most attractive and naturally lightened strands on the face look the most on chocolate and dark hair.
2. Relevant for partial highlighting of hair on chocolate color is shoulder length. For longer hair, it is important to correctly stretch the color of light strands and it is better to entrust such coloring to a professional. For short hair, hairdressers do not recommend partial highlighting.
3. Partial highlighting is suitable for women of all ages, but it will be most suitable for women of the winter color type.

"Bitter chocolate" with highlighting "milk chocolate"

If the highlighting technique was performed without errors, then the shade of milk chocolate will be the perfect continuation of the main color.

Features:

1. By themselves, the colors "dark chocolate" and "milk chocolate" have a warm undertone, and therefore are ideal for women with fair skin and light eyes.
2. This combination will suit both women with long hair and short hair.
3. For long hair, these two chocolate combinations will help to give the desired volume.
4. This highlight is more suitable for young girls with medium to large features.

Chocolate with red highlights

Red highlights look bright but discreet. It fits most advantageously on dark hair. With a red accent, you can revive a monotonous, dark hair color. Depending on the desired result, colors are selected from bright red to dark, almost chestnut.

Chocolate hair color with highlights in red tones is not suitable for all girls. Such a color effect will be relevant for women of the “Spring” and “Autumn” color types aged from 27 to 40 years.

This highlight will look good at any length, but most colorists find a reddish highlight from root to tip to be the most appropriate for short to medium hair. And for a length below the shoulder blades, the ideal solution would be to stretch the color at a distance of 15 cm from the roots and increase the color intensity to the ends of the hair.

Chocolate with red highlights

Despite the contrast in colors, red highlights on chocolate hair look very harmonious, and this is because there is a red color in the color spectrum of brown and its shades.

The shade of red is of fundamental importance:

1. For example, fiery red is suitable for women with dark or olive skin.
2. Red with a red tint will be an ideal solution for girls of the "Autumn" and "Winter" color types.
3. Red highlighting goes well with white skin and freckles, as well as green, hazel or blue eyes.

For short hair, colorists recommend applying highlighting with thin, clearly defined strands, and for long hair below the shoulders, stretching the color or dyeing only the ends of the hair will be most relevant.

Chocolate with light brown highlights

Chocolate hair color with light brown highlights looks rather unusual and modern. When choosing the right color scheme, light brown strands will become a natural continuation of dark hair and together create a natural color transition.

Light brown is the most suitable color for women of the "Winter" color type. However, representatives of other groups can also look advantageous with this technique. Chocolate with light brown highlighting looks spectacular on the hair below the shoulder blades, for shorter hair lengths this combination is not recommended by professional hairdressers.

Chocolate with chestnut highlights

Chestnut strands on chocolate look natural and discreet. Due to the slight difference in color, this highlighting is suitable for those who want to diversify one-color coloring.

Features:

1. With the correct procedure and the correct selection of shades, chocolate hair color with chestnut highlights can add volume to short and thin hair.
2. On long hair, this color scheme looks especially attractive using the balayage technique.
3. Chestnut highlighting is suitable for owners of the Winter color type.
4. This coloring is suitable for young women under 35, for older ladies this coloristic effect will only add age.

Chocolate with golden highlights

Golden highlights on chocolate hair looks rich and very stylish.

It is able to add graceful shine and charm to dark hair.

Features:

1. For golden highlights, only a warm undertone of deep chocolate without reddishness will be suitable.
2. The collaboration of chocolate and gold will suit women with warm skin tones and green or brown eyes.
3. On short dark hair, colorists advise applying golden highlights only in small strands, but for long hair, stretching the color like the American technique will be the most suitable.
4. Golden highlights will be relevant for both young girls and women of age. Every year the number of coloristic techniques only increases, allowing each woman to be unique.

Today, chocolate hair color with and without highlighting is a fashionable and stable trend, and the variety of shades allows every woman to find her perfect chocolate color.

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