POSTED IN Colour ON 20 May, 2019
20 May What’s the difference between Highlights, Lowlights and Babylights?
Highlights, Lowlights and Babylights
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
If you want to have multiple tones running through your hair, then highlights, lowlights and babylights are for you! Your stylist can introduce beautiful shades to your colour, adding gorgeous lighter and darker tones to create a stunning finished look.
But which technique is right for you? Luckily, with help from our Creative Colour Director, Claire Chell, we are on hand to delve into the world of colour and tell you everything you need to know, so you can discover your hair’s hidden depths.
Highlights
Highlights | Credit: www.pinterest.co.uk
Highlights | Credit: www.pinterest.co.uk
Highlights work for both subtle changes and big, dramatic statements; that’s why we love them! They are the perfect way to enrich your natural colour. Highlights are woven or sliced sections of hair that you would like to lift lighter than your natural colour. If you’re a brunette, you can add highlights that are a lighter brown, or blonde. If you are already blonde, blonde highlights embrace lighter blonde shades. Often, highlights are only perceived as blonde colouring, but if you are asking for any colour lighter than your base colour, you are entering the wonderful world of highlights.
When should I ask for Highlights?
When you want to brighten your colour or add dimension and movement to your base colour.
With the dark root stretch trend starting to date, highlights are back and brighter than ever! Celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Margot Robbie and Blake Lively are great champions of this trend. Treat yourself to the Kerastase Blonde Absolu range to brighten and keep your blonde sheer this season.
CLAIRE CHELL, FG CREATIVE COLOUR DIRECTOR
Lowlights
Lowlights | Credit: www.pinterest.co.uk
Lowlights | Credit: www.pinterest.co.uk
Unlike highlights, which are lighter than the base colour, lowlights are hints of colour darker than your base colour, which are woven into the hair. This colouring technique creates a perception of depth to the hair and adds contrast – perfect for people with finer hair who want their locks to look thicker. It is also great to introduce a lowlight technique when hair becomes overly light and lacks dimension from regular highlighting. Anyone who has blonde or light brown hair make excellent candidates for lowlights. If your hair is black or very dark naturally, then lowlights will not work for you, because it will be tricky to find a lowlight darker than your natural colour.
When should I ask for Lowlights?
When you want to add a perception of depth, contrast and texture to your colour, or if your hair is feeling too light.
Never underestimate the power of adding depth within hair colour. The clever use of a chocolate hue can easily act as padding and add fullness to your luscious locks. Eva Mendez and Jennifer Aniston certainly fly the lowlighting flag!
CLAIRE CHELL, FG CREATIVE COLOUR DIRECTOR
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