Highlights give hair depth and dimension while emphasizing your best facial features. During a consultation with a colorist at the hair salon, you can ask for bold shades or natural-looking highlights. If you want subtle results, follow these guidelines.

Do:

Choose a color close to your natural shade.

To achieve a natural effect, always choose shades that are only a few tones lighter or darker than your hair.

This prevents a stark contrast that emphasizes the dye, giving you an appealing sun-kissed look.

Keep the focus on your face.

The placement of the dye is as important as its colors.

No matter your hairstyle, the thickest and brightest streaks should go around your face to frame it. Have the colorist keep the darkest shades close to the roots to disguise new growth and create a natural gradient.

Don’t:

Stick to overly cold colors.

Icy tones create visual contrast, but use them sparingly if you have warm-toned hair.

Have your colorist balance any cool blond tones you choose with the natural warmth of your hair. Reducing contrast by mixing in warmer dyes makes your locks look bright and fresh.

Use too many shades.

Achieving natural results requires some subtle variation in color, but too many shades can make the highlights look artificial.

Ideally, your stylist should use no more than three colors: a base shade, a lowlight, and a highlight. The lowlight should be slightly darker than your hair, and the highlight two or three shades lighter.

If you want to get highlights, come to Larijames Salon & Spa for world-class service and breathtaking results. Since 1982, this hair salon has been the go-to spot for cuts and coloring in Webster, NY, and the surrounding areas. They work with straight, wavy, curly, and natural hair to create beautiful hairdos. Visit their color bar online for more information, or call their hair salon at (585) 671-5140 to discuss your needs.