What are hidden highlights called?
Underlights, as the name suggests, have colored layers or strands hidden below the top layers. Underlights are perfect for those who don’t want to show off their hair color very often and keep ’em hidden until the perf time comes to expose them!
What is a peekaboo highlight?
Peekaboo highlights are highlights that are generally applied to your hair underneath the top layer, so that when you wear your hair down with your normal parting, you don’t see them. They are usually applied towards the front of the head, no closer than an inch or so down from your natural part.
What are the most natural looking highlights?
For the most natural look, highlights shouldn’t be more than two to three levels lighter than the base color, and they should be in the same tonal family. In other words, if the base is warm (dark, golden blonde), the highlights should be warm (buttery blonde).
Should I do peekaboo highlights?
While you may be tempted to save money by doing peekaboo highlights yourself at home, this is an unwise choice. Because of the intricate nature and skill required to create these highlights, it’s much better to get a professional dye job to avoid damaging your hair.
Are peekaboo highlights hard to maintain?
Not to worry with peekaboo highlights! They’re both insanely cool and insanely low maintenance. In fact they’re one of the easiest, most convenient ways to make any hairstyle stand out. Just remember to use a color safe shampoo in the shower to keep the color vibrant and a rich, hydrating conditioner.
What is a Flamboyage?
Flamboyage is a new hot trend and a low maintenance hair color technique. It is a combination of oombre and balayage, where transparent adhesive strip is used to color the hair or there is also different technique to achieve soft peek-a-boo highlights.
What is Twilighting hair?
A combination of two different highlighting methods, twilighting involves the balayage and babylights highlighting techniques. These are merged together, to create a natural, multi-layered look. The balayage method is used on the lengths and ends of the hair, while the babylights tackle the area around the hairline.
How do I choose a highlight for my hair?
To achieve great highlights, aim for a tone that is approximately two shades lighter than your base hair color. While one or two different highlight shades (or lowlight shades) are great, try not to add any more, or your hair will begin to look like a rainbow.
What are face framing highlights?
Face-framing highlights are a coloring technique that cleverly brings out your most attractive features. Explain to your hairstylist that you are looking for strategically placed waves and carefully selected coloring clues that will offer hints as to where the eye should be drawn.