Or maybe your asymmetrical cut just isn’t fun enough for your glowing personality, you can have some dimensional highlights put on your longer side to help draw some attention to your cool style. Often times the stylist will use these kinds of highlights to enhance your cut.įor example, maybe you have a heavy side bang and the stylist will choose to put a few foils in your fringe area to add some pizazz to the front of your hair. You can also ask for some dimensional highlights. Highlighting hair that is too short can sometimes cause what I like to call cheetah spots on the short pieces of hair. A client who wears their hair half up may not like having this two tone look underneath.Ī partial highlight may also be suggested for short haired clients rocking a stacked bob or pixie. Others choose a partial highlight because it is usually a less expensive and more cost effective option. Some people choose a partial highlight because they like having the solid color pop through underneath because it can give the hair some depth. This part of the hair would remain the same color the client started with. The underneath sections of the hair do not get highlights when receiving a partial highlight. Partial HighlightsĪ partial highlight traditionally includes all of the hair in the front of your head, and the top back area usually above the ears. If you are not looking to completely change all of your hair you may want to go with a partial highlight.
Highlight vs balayage full#
Full highlights are great for the client who likes to wear their hair up, or half up.īy placing the highlights all over the head you ensure consistency of the color.įull highlights also allow you the brightest look when receiving a highlight service. Someone may choose to receive a full highlight service if they want to add variation to their whole head. The simplest to understand is a full highlight, this means sections of hair all of your head will be covered with highlighted pieces. There are different placement options for highlights. This guide will help you decide which highlights are right for you so you can be prepared for your consultation at the salon.
There are plenty of options when it comes to getting highlighted hair.
Now you are feeling like you want a change and you want to spruce up your hair. Maybe you just got a new job, or broke up with your significant other, or maybe you have a first date coming up with someone you have had your eye on. The hair that is weaved out is then placed into a foil to process to ensure that the product being used stays contained and does not touch the base color. This process entails having your stylist “weave” out tiny strips of hair creating a stripe, also known as a highlight in the hair. Highlights are pieces lighter than your base color, and lowlights are darker than your base color. Highlights are added to the hair using lightener, color, and or direct hair dyes. Highlights and lowlights are multidimensional colored hair with streaks of a color that contrast with the base color (the solid color your hair is prior to highlighting).