12 Tips for Highlighting Hair

Highlighting hair tends to make you look younger. In addition, by highlighting your hair, you can achieve a fresh new look that is vibrant yet natural.

When it comes to highlighting techniques, there are some things you should know. Here are 12 hair highlighting tips.

1. Find a qualified colorist that will help you by offering suggestions and advice based on what you want.

2. If you have dark blond or brown hair, go for gold or amber streaks.

3. If you have auburn hair, go for gold or strawberry streaks

4. If you want to create the illusion of lighter hair, you should brush highlights throughout your hair, focusing on your hairline, bangs and part.

5. Brush highlights along the curves of your cut if you want to make hair look fuller and thicker.

6. Add a few subtle highlights to your bangs and sides of the face in order to brighten you skin tone.

7. Avoid putting highlights too close together.

8. Condition on a regular basis, but stay away from hot-oil treatments because they strip color.

9. Reapply highlights every two to three months.

10. Don’t wash your hair before highlighting. The best results are achieved when you highlight dry hair that has not been shampooed for at least 1 day.

11. Don’t use highlighting products on hair that is more than 25 percent gray.

12. Avoid using highlighting products on hair treated with henna, color restorers or metallic dyes.

Bonus tip: wait 24 to 48 hours after receiving highlights to shampoo your hair; this will help the color last longer.

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