Melange highlighting, or it is also called Californian, involves creating the effect of burnt hair by lightening. This is the new wave - fashionable hair coloring 2018. Today, most women want to lighten their hair so that it looks natural. That is why this type of highlighting has become especially popular.
Who is suitable for melange gentle highlighting?
Melange highlights are ideal for:
- Natural blondes, fair-haired and brown-haired women.
- To mask gray hair.
- To add volume.
- Owners of thin hair.
As a result of discoloration by this method, the curls look natural, since sparing compositions enriched with oils and beeswax are used. Fashionable highlighting makes it possible to give the hair additional visual volume and shine. Melange discoloration differs from other types in that a sharp transition is NOT made (soft shades are selected).
Highlights have both pros and cons.
- This type of highlighting has a number of advantages. Due to the fact that the strands are colored randomly, this visually gives volume. This highlighting is more suitable for fair-haired and brown-haired women, since the result on blondes will not be so bright.
- With this type of highlighting, the strands are painted over, departing from the roots a few centimeters. This makes it possible not to correct the staining for a long time.
- When growing, the border should be invisible, smooth. On average, you can easily pass without correction for 4 months (photo below).
- Highlighting can be done on dyed and natural curls.
When there are pros, there are cons.
- Like other types of highlights, strands touched by paint still deteriorate and require care (hair masks). The first few weeks, discolored curls cannot be additionally injured with curling irons, straighteners, they need to be given time to "rest" and recover.
- Melange highlighting is NOT advisable to do at home, as the technique requires knowledge and skill.
The process of highlighting hair includes several points.
- - The cream composition is applied to clean hair under foil, and since it is washed and lacking natural protection, it is possible that the ends of the hair may be damaged. After the procedure, they should be cut.
- - To apply the bleaching paste, you should use a brush (or a special spatula with teeth), as it paints all the hairs well.
- - After dyeing (strand by strand), you need to measure the time on average about 40 minutes, maybe more, it all depends on what color you want to get. The entire procedure can take about 3 hours.
- - When the time is right, you need to wash off the composition (powder), then apply a conditioner or a nourishing mask.
- - Finally, dry your hair and style.
Result adjustment options
After the highlighting technique, you can immediately do additional toning. In the future, the color will be washed out and become a little lighter. For blondes, it should be noted that when dyeing the strands, you need to retreat 3 centimeters from the root, and about 2 centimeters on the crown.
This type of highlighting is now in trend. Experiments with appearance are always beneficial, the main thing is to know what you want to achieve and not be afraid to go for it. Text: trends.desigusxpro.com/en/, photo: Getty Images, Pinterest.com.
