TYPES OF HIGHLIGHTS : WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU

“Highlights are when you want to make the hair lighter, typically using a hair lightener or a light hair color,” Highlights is the general term for lightening specific sections of hair. You can then decide, by yourself or with a colorist, if you prefer the specific hair color techniques of lowlights or babylights.Highlights are hand-painted, created by weaving small sections of the hair and then adding color. Sections can either be wrapped in foil to process or hand separated. For a natural looking highlights effect, you or your colorist will paint the mid-sections to the ends of your hair. Highlights are sometimes misconceived as only for blonde hair, but any hair that’s being colored in sections lighter than its base color is a highlight. If your hair is auburn and you add golden brown hair strands, that’s still considered highlighting the hair.If you’re looking for an all-over hair color look without the maintenance or drama of single-process hair color, highlights are a great option. The thinner the highlight weave, the more you’ll create the effect of all-over color.

What are lowlights?

“Lowlights are when you are adding depth into the hair using a darker hair color shade,” recommends lowlights for anyone looking to make their hair darker. While the endgame of highlights is to make hair look lighter overall, lowlights darken your hair color’s overall appearance while adding texture and depth to your hair color shade.Much like highlights, lowlights can also  once you settle on the highlight color that complements your current hair color and your desired intended hair highlight effect.

What are babylights?

Babylights are a great option for hair that looks truly natural. “Babylights is a term used when you highlight the hair,”  “Instead of weaving bigger sections, you weave tiny ones and highlight those in a foil.” Those tiny sections mean color will blend seamlessly to achieve an overall appearance of lighter or darker hair color. Colorists will leave a smaller amount of space between sections, creating the overall appearance of your upgraded shade. “Low maintenance” is the key term for babylights. You’ll end up visiting the hair salon or in the hair color aisle less often if you opt for this subtle hair coloring technique.Some colorists use babylights to focus on the “baby hair” area, or the tiny hairs at the crown of the head and front of the hairline. Colorists will lighten up the hair around the hairline, creating a lightening effect that frames the face. (Draw attention to your gorgeous eye makeup and perfect lip color with this technique!) Babylights are modeled after the natural highlights we have as children. The purpose of this look is to keep hair color as natural-looking as possible. The line of demarcation that can make colored hair obvious will instead be blended into the hairline. Even if you’re weaving in a bold trending hair color shade, the overall result will be subtle. Babylights also mean you can go longer between applications, as hair will remain natural-looking even as it grows out. Babylights are a great option for someone new to colored hair or to highlights and looking to ease their way into colored hair — or for anyone who loves their natural hue and are looking simply to take their existing hair color to the next level. If you love the feeling of surprising friends with the fact that your hair is colored, babylights are the highlighting technique for you.