Hollywood trend
It's called Californian becauseOn the beaches of the state of the same name, the dark hair of local beauties intensively burned out under the hot sun, especially the ends, forming a completely new sunny color that has become very popular. Fans of Californian highlights are Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Beyoncé, Sarah Jessica Parker and many others. Californian highlights look best on dark hair. Californian highlights are gentle coloring technologies without the use of thermal paper or foil. The hair remains dark at the roots, gradually moving to lightened vertical strands. The latter can be of different widths and shades. It is noteworthy that Californian highlights use rich shades or even a combination of several shades from a light palette. Due to the particular popularity of Californian highlights, there are many techniques and variations of its execution, which allows a professional stylist to choose the best option for each client. Among the most popular shades of Californian highlights are beige, coffee, nut, cognac, caramel-honey and wheat colors. The more shades the hairdresser uses on dark hair, the more interesting and rich the result.
California highlights
California highlights are done withusing a special paste containing beeswax. It gently bleaches the hair and does not run. The paste is applied in the open air and gradually dries in the process, this leads to a weakening of its effect and does not overdry the curls. In classic highlighting technologies, the coloring pigment remains covered with foil and works much more intensively, without harming the health of the hair. The choice of strands and the scheme for applying highlights are individual in each case, so it is better to entrust the work to a professional with experience, who will literally "weave the sun" into your curls. In addition to the beautiful effect of luxurious natural strands with sun glare, Californian highlighting has a number of other advantages:
- perfectly masks gray hair,
- suitable for any age, type of face and length of hair,
- provides a beautiful effect of shimmering curls,
- does not damage the structure of the hair,
- very naturally looks,
- visually increases the volume of the hairstyle,
- does not require frequent care and tint.
For dark hair California highlightsIt is enough to repeat it once every three months. This not only saves hair from unnecessary stress or strain, but is also very profitable financially. Correct application and maintaining all the nuances of the procedure will not only allow you to get a beautiful visual effect, but also make your hair more manageable and voluminous, with less tendency to pollution. Californian highlighting is performed in two stages: first, natural hair is lightened, then previously lightened hair is tinted. After applying the paste with beeswax, the master mixes several shades of paint and applies them to the strands with a brush, repeating the pattern of the sun and creating a relief and beautiful color. Since the paint is applied to individual strands not covered with foil, the hairs touch each other, being colored. This creates a very soft and natural color transition. Therefore, it is important to trust the procedure to a knowledgeable stylist. Correctly done Californian highlighting on dark hair looks simply luxurious, attracting admiring glances to a woman. The advantages of Californian highlighting are undeniable. Add to this the ease of care, gentle effect on hair and no need to visit the hairdresser every month, and you will get a great opportunity to always remain stylish and beautiful without putting in excessive effort.
