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The Balayage highlights they became fashionable among all women, and more and more requests are made in hairdressing salons to make them degrade their hair colors.
But now I am going to explain to you how you have to do to have three-dimensional highlights or how is its original name Balayage.
In my experience I have hair that is currently straight and dark enough for you to have an idea on what base of color pigmentation I was guiding myself.
The idea is to make the most natural effect possible with less contrast and that is very integrated with some highlights of the hair.
Keep reading and you will discover the secret revealed to be much more beautiful with your hair with the new trend balayage step by step.
Video of How to make some Balayage Highlights by a hairdresser
What is balayage?
The Balayage is a technique for hair of French origin that mainly became fashionable in the 90s, which means that every woman who applies it has a very uniform luminosity throughout the hair, mainly for the summer. uses.
If we look in more detail the word balayage means to sweep or drag something to clean and this is precisely what the color changes from the roots to the ends of the hair, achieving a new look that is totally luminous and as natural as possible.
What you are trying to simulate is that your hair is as shiny as if the sun had applied its sun rays all summer on your head.
To quote you some famous actresses who made this look in their hair I can name you Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel or the model Olivia Palermo who sets the trend for her hairstyles.
This is the big difference with Californian Wicks that although they are fashionable it is very different from this technique.
The California Wicks have their origin in the 70’s and the idea also arises from imitating the solar rays that affect the hair, mainly of the surfers of the California beaches, that’s why its name.
But in this case it is much more accentuated from the media to the ends unlike the Balayage.
Step by Step how to make the Balayage wicks technique
You need to have as an ingredient:
- Peroxide
- Tint or discoloration
- Container
- Hair brush
- Gloves
- Transparent paper
As in my case I had natural hair, I did not want to lighten more than 2 shades, so this has a lot to do depending on whether your hair is previously dyed or if you have it natural and it is the first time.
I chose a light blonde 9.83 with a golden chocolate reflection in my tincture.
It is very personal and you must take into account several factors, on the one hand the pigmentation of your skin, then the type of skin you have and the basis of the color of your hair.
If you have doubts you can consult me in the comments because each case is different and each head a world but the procedure is then the same for any type of dye you choose.
Remember that if you have dyed hair you must first discolor in order to apply this technique.
Don’t you know how to bleach your hair?
So I invite you to read this article that I wrote about the best hair colors for this year.
Mix the bleaching powders with the 20 volume hydrogen peroxide.
Now let’s start with the mixture where you have to put the dye or discoloration powders in the container with the hydrogen peroxide that the kit can bring you or you already have it for these occasions.
The peroxide Try to make it the one that comes in the tincture package. Do not use any other that is not adequate since the mixture must be homogeneous and respecting those values.
I recommend that you mix it with the hair brush you have so as not to get your hands dirty as it stains too much, previously with the gloves on.
With a hair clip or a rubber band we remove the hair from the back of the head making a kind of bun and leave the bottom part to be able to dye it.
With the transparent paper what we do is cut several pieces since we will use it for each part of the wicks that we paint so as not to stain you.
You must put a piece of paper on the bottom, hold the wick on the top with the fingers on the transparent and with the vertical brush make several strokes to make the wicks.
You can do more or less depending on the intensity you need or go higher considering the effect you want on your hair.
You must join the wicks to make the ends clearer so you have to completely cover them with dye or dye as you call it.
Then you fold the plastic so that it is stuck to the hair with the dye and take another strand of hair to repeat the same procedure.
You apply on the ends can be higher or lower without having any fear but you should not lighten more than two tones so that the totally natural effect remains. Then again apply with the brush vertically different strokes above the tips.
Finishing by covering with the transparent paper the new lock of hair made.
Secret to have the most defined highlights:
What you have to do is, for example, place a slightly thinner lock with less hair. Again apply to the ends with the brush covering to the height you want, and with a flat comb you add a lot of dye both on one side and the other and we make the lines vertically.
Try to make the wick higher so that it gives a more natural effect by integrating the two colors, the one above with the tone below.
To avoid showing the cuts, you can do the top of the hair strand before applying the dye on the ends and make the highlights.
Always remember to apply the dye to the ends with the brush and then make the highlights vertically with the comb or with the brush.
If you use discoloration it is a bit more complicated for the reason that the mixture inflates and you can stain the other strands next to it.
The speed issue is important because if you are a little slow in doing the procedure you have to take into account that the wicks below gradually clear up.
If you use dye or dye you do not have to have a problem over time.
Once you have applied to all the highlights of the hair you have to wait between 20 and 30 minutes for the dye to work. It depends what the instructions of the brand of dye you use say.
Finally to finish you wash your hair normally.
Once dry you have the result of Balayage highlights
It may happen that you want the ends even lighter, so you must first make the highlights with the dye and then you would apply the discoloration only on the ends.
Balayage or Californian Wicks?
This is a question that I hear from many women and that I always answer is it depends on different factors, but mainly on what you want to have in your hair regarding the desired effect.
Personally, I like Balayage much more for a reason that it looks much more natural, whereas the California Wicks have a more striking effect, it is noted that it is not natural but it also tries to simulate the effect of sunlight.
But I am going to go a little more in detail what are the differences regarding the technique
The Balayage It is as I mentioned before a technique that became very fashionable nowadays but that is from the 90’s. France is its origin but it becomes so popular in the fashion world that it crosses all borders.
Thanks to the parades, this diffusion is achieved that it did not have until it is currently used much mainly in the summer since it simulates the rays of the sun and its effects on the hair when we go to the beach.
The luminosity of the ends and the means of the wicks is what helps each woman to find the luminosity that we often lack.
It can be applied on long hair as well as on short hair.
It is more elaborate and more complicated to achieve the desired effect but it can be done as long as we methodically go with each part of our head when implementing it.
On the other hand, the Californian Wicks are a slightly older origin from the 70’s, but as it happens, everything in fashion continues to be used and renewed.
Also of French origin but the great difference that is applied at the ends and the hair is degraded towards the root of each section that you want to achieve the desired color.
You can find the classic and marked California highlights that the latter is advisable for dark hair.
I hope you like it and I invite you to share this article with all the steps for your friends on the social networks of Facebook and Twitter or if you want you can get new ideas from these photos of the models wearing this look that is so fashionable in the present.
