Dyeing individual strands allows you to add more color to your hair without completely dyeing your entire head. If you definitely decide to take on the task of coloring your own hair, go to the nearest cosmetics store and buy everything you need there. Usually, in addition to the dye itself, you also need to purchase a hair lightening agent to make your hair light enough for effective subsequent dyeing. Once you decide on the color and buy the necessary products, you can start coloring the strands.

Steps

Planning hair coloring and purchasing necessary materials

Select the color you want. First of all, you will need to decide on the color of the strands. If you're doing this for the first time, it's usually best to use just a slightly lighter or darker tone than your natural hair color. However, it is up to you to decide which color you want. You might decide to lighten your locks to a shade of blonde or even dye them pink or purple. If you're not sure what will look good on your hair, start small and dye just one section of hair the color you prefer. If you like the result, you can always dye more strands.
- Some people choose to include just one bright strand of pink or purple color on the side of their hair. This allows you to add a special twist to your own individual style.
- To create a punk-style look, dye many strands at once from the crown to the very ends. In this case, opt for colors such as blue, green or platinum blonde.
Decide how many strands you will dye. Think about how many strands you would like to dye. You can dye just a few strands to create a subtle highlight effect, or you can dye many strands all over your head at once to make a big difference in your overall hair color. It's important to think about your desired outcome before you start painting.
- If you are not entirely sure that the results of dyeing your hair yourself will be successful, it is better to start with just a few strands.
Buy a hair lightener and equipment for coloring your strands. The products you need will depend in part on your natural hair color. If you have light hair that you want to incorporate darker colored strands into, you can do without bleaching it first. For dark hair that you want to add a light or unnatural color to, be sure to pre-lighten it before coloring to ensure a bright and beautiful final result. You can purchase everything you need at the cosmetics store. The list of items to purchase is below.
- Lightening powder can be produced in bags or jars. When dyeing just a few strands, you won't need a lot of powder.
- An activator cream that activates the action of the lightening powder. If you have blonde or light brown hair, use an activator with 6% or 9% hydrogen peroxide. If you have dark or black hair, you may need an activator with 12% peroxide. Never use an activator with a peroxide content higher than 12%, otherwise you will damage your hair.
- The Red and Yellow Color Corrector is added to the bleaching powder to increase its effectiveness so you don't have to bleach your hair twice. It will be necessary if you have dark hair.
- "Purple shampoo", specially designed for washing bleached hair.
- Hair coloring brush, bowl and aluminum foil.
Use purple shampoo. Purple shampoo is designed to tint bleached hair and eliminate yellowness. Wash your hair with purple shampoo immediately after rinsing off the bleach. Leave the shampoo on your hair for about five minutes. Then rinse thoroughly and pat your hair dry with a towel.
- You can find different brands of purple shampoos in beauty supply stores.

Strand dyeing

Prepare your hair and dye. Again, select previously lightened strands from the total volume of hair. The method for preparing the dye depends on the specific hair coloring product you are using. In some cases, the paint is pre-mixed with the activator in a bowl, and sometimes the finished paint is simply poured directly into the bowl.
- If you are afraid that the dye will get on the rest of your hair, you can use the highlighting cap again and pull the desired strands through its holes.

Naturalness is in fashion now more than ever. More and more often, girls are dyeing their curls in shades close to natural. Bronzing your hair is a great way to highlight dark strands, visually add volume to your coiffure and update your image.

What it is

Bronzing is the dyeing of hair in different shades of brown; the main feature of the technique is that black, light brown, white and even red curls lend themselves to it. Of course, white strands can also be shaded, but in most cases it looks unnatural, which goes against the main thrust of the technology.

Painting is carried out in a variety of shades of colors, the selection is made depending on the girl’s personal preferences and a suitable palette. Now it is very fashionable to dye your hair in chocolate, dark brown, natural red, dark blond and dark chestnut options. In terms of its effect on the hair, bronding is on the same level as highlighting, but it is safer. Unlike lightening, dyeing brown does not require bleaching the hair, which has a positive effect on its structure.

Why do you need to bronze your hair:

To create a fashionable natural look;
To get a beautiful visual volume;
The procedure is suitable for recently dyed hair, so it can be used to correct mistakes made by the hairdresser;
Many companies offer not only completely safe products, but also restorative ones. After high-quality bronding, highlighted hair becomes thicker, shinier and stronger.

Photos before and after prove that bronzing your hair not only refreshes your appearance, but also takes excellent care of your locks.

Kinds

The armoring technique allows you to choose any suitable option; the types of coloring can be very different. Depending on fashion trends or style, you can choose the following methods:

Ombre;
Classic coloring;
Zonal;
Coloring;
Open Brazilian + alignment.

Ombre- This is the most famous type of hair coloring today. Curls are colored only partially, for example, from the ends to the middle of the strand; sometimes girls dye them asymmetrically or simply unevenly along the entire length. This is very fashionable and stylish, visually making the hair more voluminous.

Classic coloring involves shading several strands of hair in one color. Unlike many curl coloring techniques, a hairdresser uses only one color to work with. The method helps to give the hair additional volume; in addition, under certain lighting, the hair shimmers interestingly, which adds zest to the image.

Coloring resembles classic armoring, but it uses several shades of paint to achieve the most beautiful effect. Shades can be selected in one range, or they can be used from different ones. Many girls recommend starting from several options of the same color. For example, for blondes it can be light blond, blond, dark blond. For redheads: light chestnut, brown, milk chocolate.

Open booking The effect is very similar to lamination. In some cases, it is even performed with washable tint balms, which are aimed not so much at coloring, but at treating strands. This painting is done on curls that have been bleached or damaged by chemical procedures.

The most unusual armoring is considered zonal. This is a shading of only certain areas of the hairstyle, thanks to which certain accents can be made. For example, it is more advantageous to present a haircut or hairstyle or to hide some imperfections (irregular shape of the head, face, thinning areas, etc.).

In addition, the procedure is also divided according to the color of the curls to which it is applied. Bronzing on dark hair is the most common; it is used by celebrity stylists: J.Lo, Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian. It should be noted that in addition to improving the condition of the hairstyle, this coloring rejuvenates due to its calm shimmer.

At the same time, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cara Delevingne, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Aniston prefer bronding on blonde hair. Do not confuse this technique with highlighting. Highlighting brightens, colors it in lighter shades, and bronde shades it a little, creating certain accents.

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Bronzing technology for light and dark hair

This coloring technique is quite simple. It does not require special knowledge, unlike lightening, because depending on the chosen shade and natural color, errors during work are not too noticeable.

How to do booking for short and long hair in the salon step by step:

The curls are washed, contrary to all stereotypes, the dye adheres better to clean hair;
Afterwards, trimming is done so that the hairstyle is as fresh and beautiful as possible. If you do not want to remove the length, then you need to immediately inform the hairdresser about this;
Afterwards, depending on which hair bronding technique was chosen, a coloring composition is applied. For example, during ombre painting, painting is carried out in several stages, while during classical painting, the entire procedure consists of one;
The coloring composition remains on the curls for 30 - 50 minutes, depending on the original color and the desired result. Afterwards the head is washed again. Very often, after the procedure, hair is susceptible to restorative procedures: lamination, straightening, keratin restoration.

In the salon, a lot depends not only on the experience of the master, but also on the paints that were used for the procedure. It should be noted such brands as WELLA, Schwarzkopf Professional, L’Oreal, Organic, Keune and Parisienne. They are considered safe and cause minimal harm to curls.

How to make at home

But coloring in salons is quite an expensive pleasure; not every girl can afford to visit hairdressers every month for additional coloring of her locks. Therefore, we suggest studying a master class on how to do hair bronzing at home:

Wash your hair, dry the strands, depending on the brand, the paint can be applied to both dry and wet curls, so read the instructions carefully;
For greater convenience, we recommend using a swimming cap or pieces of foil. Make holes in the cap for the strands, gradually pull them out and color them. When using foil, you just need to smear the strand with paint and twist it into foil;
Rinse off after the time specified in the instructions, cover your hair with special masks or at least balm.

At home, it is most convenient to work with Estel (estel), Goldwell, CHI (ammonia-free paint), Matrix, L'Oreal (Latin Copacabana Breeze) paints. Regardless of the length, we recommend touching up your locks every month and a half. If you wish, you can take a hairdressing course where professionals provide shading training.

Any beauty salon offers discounts to regular customers; also remember that with a shorter length, the cost is an order of magnitude lower. Services are provided for curls from the first to the fourth length. Reviews claim that hair bronding is an affordable (although the price is higher than simple dyeing - it’s worth it) and a safe procedure.

Many women want to refresh their hair or change the shade of their curls, but not have to worry about growing roots. Color stretching is an excellent solution in such cases. With its help, you can create a unique and spectacular image that looks stylish and natural.

What is color stretching?

The described dyeing technique represents a smooth transition between contrasting shades. Color stretching is often done from dark to light, but bright combinations can also be used. The gradient between black and red, platinum and pinkish, brown and turquoise looks interesting. There are many techniques that involve this type of hair coloring; color stretching is offered in salons under the following names:

shatush;
gradient;
sombre;
Venetian, ;
flamboyance;
baby lights and others.

Color stretching for long hair

Curls below the shoulder blades are the best “canvas” for a gradient coloring artist. The color stretch on hair longer than 25 cm is effective and smooth. You can not limit yourself to 2 shades, but use a wide palette, up to 8-10 tones in one range. Mostly on dark natural strands, “color stretch” dyeing is performed. A few centimeters from the roots, the natural shade remains, gradually it turns into a lighter tone, and at the ends it turns into blond.

If you want to create a unique and memorable image, you can dye your white curls in a bright, rich color. The trend of the current season is ultraviolet. It harmonizes especially well with dark brown and black hair. Other popular shades:

sea wave;
ultramarine;
Bordeaux;
Marsala;
pink;
Navy blue;
scarlet;
orange.

Color stretching for medium hair

Haircuts that reach the earlobes or just below are often styled using the coloring technique in question. Stretching the color to a medium length visually gives the hair additional volume and shine, softens angular and rough facial features, making it look younger. Rich and rich shades emphasize individuality and help create a spectacular and vibrant image.

This option for tinting curls is considered a convenient way to grow a natural dark shade after lightening. There is no need to completely cut off all blonde strands or additionally load them with dye. Stretching the color will help smooth out the contrast between dark roots and light ends; the photo below shows how natural the transition looks. If you provide your curls with restoration and nutrition, they will look absolutely healthy.

Color stretching on short hair

Modern boyish haircuts already look impressive, but they will attract maximum admiring glances thanks to the gradient. Stretching color onto short hair is a great way to add volume and shape your face. Soft transitions between contrasting shades give curls fullness, while light or golden ends soften rough features, visually make the nose appear smaller and smooth out square cheekbones. Stretching color on short hair is universally suitable for women of all ages. This hairstyle will complement both daytime and evening wear and will highlight any style.

Color stretching - coloring technique

It is difficult to create a transition on your own, especially when using several shades; it is better to contact an experienced hairdresser. Color stretching at home is performed for a gradient from dark (at the roots) to a light tone (at the ends). After the procedure, you can give the treated strands a brighter and richer shade using coloring balms.

The picture below clearly shows how to stretch color on your hair:

Comb and lightly moisten curls. Tie several ponytails of equal thickness and length.
Apply bleach to loose ends. You need to work quickly so that the pigment is removed almost simultaneously.
Lighten the middle of each tail.
Apply a little mixture to areas near the elastic bands.
Wrap the tails in foil and wait 10-30 minutes, depending on the expected result.
Wash strands with shampoo and nourishing balm and style.

Color stretching on blonde hair

Owners of natural light curls can start experimenting with shades without pre-treatment. It is advisable to have the color stretched by a qualified professional; blonde is a finicky base. Incorrect application or curing time of pigment can result in failure. There are several options for how to stretch the color in this case. You can limit yourself to additional highlighting of individual areas, or color the strands in a more unusual range:

violet;
pink;
green-blue;
blue;
ash-smoky;
raspberry and others.

Color stretching on brown hair

The described natural shade often looks too faded, so women strive to change it. Stretching the hair color from dark to light and bright colors are also suitable for this. The gradient can be made not only in the vertical, but also in the horizontal plane. Stretching color on blond hair using the baby light or California highlighting technique looks like the natural burning of thin strands under the sun's rays. This coloring looks neat and gentle, suitable for any age and style.

Color stretching for brunettes

On dark curls, the gradient is most noticeable due to the contrast between the roots and ends. Stretching a color from dark to light shade is a universal option that can be done using several techniques:

ends only;
strands near the face;
individual curls;
along the entire length;
top or bottom layer.

Stretching the color on the hair from dark to bright and rich tone looks more impressive:

cherry;
Bordeaux;
plum;
ultraviolet;
Marsala;
scarlet;
blue;
redhead;
green.

Bronzing for light brown hair can highlight your style, fashionable personality and natural beauty. Hundreds of very delicate highlights will sparkle in your hair, which will make the look relaxed and spectacular.

What is booking?

Bronzing is one of the types of coloring that combines two colors - blond (light) and brown (brown). This is truly a piece of jewelry, which consists of combining several shades at once, varying in degree of saturation. The color palette of armoring is quite wide. For light brown hair, you can choose any shade you like - golden, beige, ash, coffee, chocolate, pearl, etc.

This coloring technique has many different advantages:

Makes hair color deeper, richer and more expressive;
Returns shine to strands and gives them thickness;
Masks gray hair;
Allows you to grow your own color;
Does not require frequent corrections due to the fact that the dye does not affect the hair roots;
Refreshes the face and makes it younger;
It is not as harmful to the health of the strands as full dyeing.

To see for yourself what a cool effect bronze can give you, look at the before and after photos.

Who is booking suitable for?

Bronde looks perfect on light brown hair. But there are also a few other things to consider. For example, on slightly wavy and even strands, highlights of the bronzing will be more noticeable than on curly ones. Hair length also plays an important role. If it is less than 10 cm, then it is unlikely that you will be able to get the expected result, since it is almost impossible to stretch the shade on such short haircuts. Therefore, before the procedure, consult a specialist.

How to choose a color for painting?

Be sure to consider your own color type. So, warm shades of bronze (golden, wheat, beige, honey, coffee) are ideal for autumn and spring. This combination will allow you to easily achieve the effect of beautiful highlights. But summer and winter should stick to its cold colors (pearl, pearl, ash, coffee, nut). This palette creates a glowing effect on your hair.

What is booking like for fair-haired people?

Experts distinguish several types of bronzing for light brown hair. Let's look at each of them.

Classic

This method consists of two different steps. At the first stage, highlighting is performed, and after a few days the hair is dyed with a lighter shade. For classic bronding, you can use beige, coffee, light brown, golden honey and light chocolate tones. This warm palette is often diluted with a cold pearlescent tint, which makes the hairstyle even more voluminous.

Zonal

With zonal bronding, only a certain part of the hair is dyed - most often the top. The lower one is either not touched at all, or artificially brought closer to the natural color. To achieve a brighter effect, the color in the upper zone of the head is slightly darkened with paint similar to the tone of the lower zone.

This is just the trend of the season! Bronde with an ombre effect creates a smooth transition from darkened roots to lightened ends. The border can be contrasting or slightly noticeable. Any of these options looks very nice. With this coloring, 2-3 shades from the same color palette are used. Up to 4 centimeters are allocated to the root part, although in some cases it can even reach the level of the cheekbones. This technique fits perfectly with cascading haircuts, favorably emphasizes their layered structure and makes the hair even more voluminous.

SUPER NATURE

Bronde with the SUPER NATURE effect will give your hair maximum naturalness. For light brown hair, this is just the thing! During the dyeing process, the master uses several colors that are similar in tone, and chooses incredibly thin strands. The result is natural, light shimmer. For SUPER NATURE bronzing, honey-chestnut, walnut-blond and beige-blond are best suited.

Light

A light palette of colors on light brown hair looks very harmonious, bright, gentle, noble. A characteristic feature of this technique is beautiful transitions and flickering. You can use both warm and cold colors. The main thing is that the colors are chosen correctly. Only then can you count on an amazing effect.

Glare

Gives a natural effect, almost invisible. With glare bronde, the hair is partially lightened (often in the middle part) with natural tones. This is the best option for damaged and thin strands.

Californian or Hollywood

This type of bronding does not require the use of foil (that is, in an open manner), which allows for natural transitions to be achieved. The root zone remains dark (chestnut, chocolate, coffee), and the ends are painted with light paint.

Edging

This type of bronding is performed only near the face. Lightened strands framing the oval make the face look younger and perfectly highlight the darker hair mass.

Brazilian or Copacabana

Brazilian bronde fits perfectly on dark brown strands and makes them look like they've been bleached by the sun. It is similar to the previous option, only the hair is selected along its entire length, which allows you to mix dark curls with light ones.

Copacabana is divided into several types:

Chic - an easy transition from dark roots to light ends;
Breeze - soft and smooth highlighting, during which thin strands in the upper part of the head are lightened;
Latin - diagonal contrasts on dark brown hair;
Solar cocktail is a complex technique that involves the use of multi-level graduation.

How to carry out the procedure at home?

Carrying out booking yourself is quite difficult, but if you are confident in your abilities, use our instructions:

Step 1. Prepare the coloring composition.
Step 2. If you intend to change the base color, do a full dye job. If not, feel free to move on to the next step.
Step 3. With the thin tip of a comb, divide your hair into 5 parts - frontal, parietal, 2 temporal and occipital. Secure each with a clamp.
Step 4. Leave the back of the head unpainted - this is a kind of base for the bronde. Divide the parietal area into thin strands. Apply the coloring composition to them with a thin brush. On the top part - the darkest, on the ends - the lightest (from about half the length). Don't forget to step back 2-3 centimeters from the roots and carefully blend the transitions. The strokes should be chaotic. You can use your fingers rather than a brush.
Step 5: Wrap each section of hair in foil to prevent the dye from staining the rest of your hair.
Step 6. Paint in the temporal, parietal and frontal areas.
Step 7. Let the paint sit for the required time and wash it off with water.
Step 8. Use a mask or balm.

To make booking simple and effective, listen to these useful tips:

Tip 1. The foil can be replaced with a perforated hat and a crochet hook or knitting needle. Place the cap on your head and use a hook to pull the strands through the holes.

Tip 2. Do not exceed the paint exposure time and strictly follow the instructions described in the instructions.

The modern coloring trend is a natural and environmentally friendly style, which involves achieving a complex range of colors with minimal coloring and damage to the curls.

To do this, special technologies are used to bleach not all strands, but their selective bundles. The simplest is the highlighting technique, which can be used as the basis for modern techniques for highlighting curls.

Today, dyeing techniques with the effect of burnt hair are widely used. They cause minimal damage to the hair structure and create the impression of natural elegance due to the variety of shades of lighter curls. There are several gentle lightening technologies.

The most common techniques are: shatush,

Shatush

The shatush technique involves achieving the effect of uneven lightening of curls, reminiscent of sun-bleached strands, using special highlighting. The strands to be dyed are not isolated from the rest using foil, a cap and other devices, as with highlighting, but are taken randomly in a sufficiently large bunch.

The master lightens the curls, taking them randomly without any rules or maintaining symmetry.

To create the effect of natural burnout of curls, he tries to obtain uneven coloring using the following techniques:

All hair is divided into strands with a thickness of 2 centimeters, securing them with special hairpins.
Each strand is carefully combed.
Apply the lightening agent along the length of the combed strands, without maintaining uniformity.
When applied to different strands, the components of the composition can vary to obtain different shades.
For horses, a composition is applied whose shade is darker than the main color.

After lightening, the composition is washed off, and the curls, if desired, can be tinted with special dyes to obtain the desired shade.

The shatush technique allows you to obtain a slight unevenness of lightening without sharp boundaries. This coloring creates the impression of natural hair burnout. It looks more beautiful with the dark color of its curls.

Booking

Sometimes they dye their hair color not in one light tone, but make it multi-colored within shades of the same color. This technique is called armoring. It is mainly used for shades of brown.

The word “bronding” comes from the combination of the English “brown”, which means “brown”, and “blond”, which means light.

This technique therefore means lightening the brown color. It is also possible to color light, red and black curls in shades of the same colors. For example, if the base is red hair, then the additional shade of the highlighted strands should have a golden or honey hue. They usually combine not one, but two or even three lighter shades of the main color.

Bronzing is coloring in several stages and requires considerable time. When carrying out this procedure, the following procedure must be followed:

First, paint the base color. This is usually a light brown or light brown dye color for blondes. Brunettes are first lightened and then tinted, giving the desired base color.
In hair dyed in the main tone, strands are selected, which lighten according to the type of highlighting, retreating three centimeters from the roots of the hair.
Lightened strands are tinted a lighter color in relation to the base. In this case, the shades should differ along the length of the strand. The transition should be gradual, for example from nut to golden, and then to wheat tone. Coloring should include no more than three light shades. At the ends of bleached curls, use the lightest tone.

Lightened with a smooth transition to light ends, they give the curls the appearance of sun-bleached hair. Such lightening does not radically change a woman’s appearance, but gives her discreet elegance and attractiveness due to the flow of strands lightened into different shades.

California highlighting

This coloring technique is a variation of shatush highlighting without the use of foil. The strands are also lightened in a chaotic manner. This messy application of paint is a clever technique for creating the effect of burnt curls.

In addition, this technique uses several shades of the same color at once and leaves the root zone dark. This is how it differs from the shatush technology. The dark zone at the roots with this coloring with a gradual transition to a lighter tone creates the impression of volume in the hair.

This lightening looks especially impressive on light brown and dark hair. The California highlighting technique has become the most popular recently. It uses different technologies and makes it possible to create expressive and bright colors.

How to achieve the effect of burnt hair at home?

If you can’t go to a hair salon, you can do the highlighting yourself. To do this, you need to prepare lightening paint and a brush or sponge for applying the solution. For different hair lengths, the bleaching method is different.

Lightening long strands:

Hair needs to be braided or braided.
Apply the prepared lightening composition to them in the direction of the strands.
Leave the dye on your head for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Lightening short curls:

First, the strands are divided into small bundles no more than 3 cm thick.
Each strand is carefully combed with a thin comb.
Lightening dye is applied along the length of the combed strands.
The solution is left on the head for about 20 minutes and then washed off.

As a result of this technique of applying clarifier, uneven coloring of the strands with a soft transition of shades is obtained. It is better to additionally tint dark curls after highlighting to soften the unevenness of the color transition.

Traditional methods

To naturally highlight strands, many folk methods are used using natural products and herbal decoctions.

An affordable and frequently used method of lightening is a recipe using honey. The technology is as follows:

Before lightening, wash your hair thoroughly with shampoo to which a little baking soda is added.
Honey, preheated to body temperature, is applied to damp hair.
Leave the mask on overnight, wrapping your head in a plastic cap and towel.
In the morning, wash off the mask. This results in a natural soft lightening of the strands.

Also, a popular folk method of lightening is a recipe that uses chamomile decoction. It consists of the following:

Take 2 tbsp. spoons of dry chamomile and pour boiling water and simmer over low heat for at least 10 minutes.
The head is rinsed with warm broth after.

With regular use of this decoction, the curls acquire a golden natural color of a lighter shade.

Advantages and disadvantages of the effect

The use of highlighting with the effect of burnt curls is popular because it has many advantages:

It can be used for hair of any color, even gray and previously dyed.
There is no need to frequently tint the strands, since the regrown roots are not noticeable.
Curls always look advantageously attractive due to the play of different shades.
Damage to the structure of the strands with this coloring is minimal.

The disadvantages of the effect of burnt hair are the complexity of the dyeing technique:

When creating the desired shades of curls, you have to use several colors of dyes;
The painting process often consists of several steps that require significant time.

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