Highlighting on the square

Popular techniques

Highlighting on a bob haircut can be performed in a variety of ways, because a short hairstyle is only slightly inferior to medium or long braids.

Let's take a closer look at the most common staining techniques.

Classic

The classic method of highlighting involves an even distribution of light strands throughout the hair. Blond notes against dark hair look bright and bold. They also create a burnt-out effect, which is especially noticeable on a not too dark base.

At the request of the client, the color of the curls can be changed using toning - this will soften the contrast between the native and the resulting color.

Multitonal

Most often, beautiful multitonal highlighting is done on a light brown or chestnut base. Using this technique, you can achieve a play of sun glare, lost in the hair. It looks very natural and incredibly stylish.

And most importantly, few people would think that your hairstyle is the result of the painstaking work of the stylist.

Peek-a-Boo

The Peek-a-Boo technique is ideal for trimming bobs. Its essence lies in dyeing the bottom of the hairstyle in a bright or dark color.

This effect creates visual volume and splendor, emphasizes the features and a beautiful oval of the face.

If you have a square with bangs, feel free to paint it too. As for the shades, an extravagant range is suitable for impudent girls, in sharp contrast to the base hair color. But fans of the classics will better take a closer look at calmer colors.

Crazy colors or bright strands

Bright highlights are ideal for young girls. They can color the entire head of hair or make a strip in the frame of the face. Choose any color - red, blue, purple, pink, yellow, etc. And in order for them to look as bright as in the photo, the strands need to be discolored using a special gel.

Important! The main advantage of crazy colors highlighting is its fragility, because if you wish, you can use not only permanent, but also gentle paints or tonics. The latter are completely washed off after about 10 washes with a regular shampoo.

Mazhimesh

• Mazhimesh - a fashionable and incredibly beautiful technique that is ideal for light brown strands.

At the first stage of the procedure, the hair is dyed light. Then very thin strands are selected from them, which are highlighted with a special agent, which includes beeswax and a soft brightening cream. It is this dye that allows you to reduce the negative effects of chemistry on the hair.

As for the haircut, the ideal option is a bob bob or bob on a leg.

Feathers

Highlighting with feathers can be safely called the most popular type of staining.

This is what is most often done at home, using a hat with small holes and a special hook.

French

French highlighting is performed only on light brown hair without prior lightening. This is the best way to add brightness and personality to the image, and expressiveness to the facial features.When dyeing this type, the strands are painted as close to the base as possible, without highlighting in contrast.

This is one of the sparing techniques, so you don't have to worry about the health of your hair.

Two-tone

Coloring in a two-tone style seems to be specially designed for a short bob. For him, two shades are used at once, belonging to the same color scheme and contrasting on the main base.

Glazing

A very interesting technique in which the hair is not dyed along the entire length, but only at the ends. During its execution, the strands are strongly combed, stacked with a hedgehog and smeared with paint applied to the palms.

Glazing looks like the sun itself kissed your hair. It fits perfectly on dark hair, trimmed under a square.

Veil

This is a gentle technique that only dyes the top layer of the hair. It is from these strands that a veil is formed, which remarkably emphasizes an elongated or long bob with highlights.

To make the veil at home, peel off the top layer, select a few thin strands, color them from the roots and wrap them in foil.

The reverse

If in classic highlighting light shades are used, then in the opposite everything happens exactly the opposite - it involves darkening individual strands and, as a rule, is performed on light blond or blonde hair.

What is important, with such coloring, naturalness is preserved, because smooth transitions look very natural.

Important! Reverse highlighting is a real salvation for hair damaged as a result of too frequent dyeing. For its implementation, use a gentle paint with nutrients that take care of the hair and give it a healthy shine.

Diagonal or magical contrast

Magikontrast is called coloring, in which contrasting strands are distributed over the entire mass of hair. They can be either colored or just very lightened (if highlighting is carried out on a square on dark hair).

This technique looks insanely beautiful on short haircuts and is suitable for those who are not afraid to be in the spotlight.

Important! Permanent dyes and strong brighteners are used for magical contrast, so such coloring can cause significant damage to the hair.

California

Most often, Californian highlighting is done on light and dark blond hair. This versatile coloring method is gentle and extremely natural. The California technique involves the use of several shades from the natural palette at once - honey, cognac, wheat.

These colors work well with each other and give the hairstyle a well-groomed look. Caramel hair color with highlights looks very stylish and beautiful

On a note! The difference between natural and colored hair is so negligible that it seems as if the hair itself has burnt out under the hot rays of the sun.

American

American highlights for brunettes with brown eyes give the hairstyle a fresh look, liven up the feminine look and make it more fashionable and attractive.

Initially, the strands for dyeing were chosen in a chaotic manner and tinted in red, red, burgundy or orange.

But recently, natural shades are more relevant, giving the hair the effect of sun glare. In general, this technique has no limits for imagination, so feel free to choose any color you like.

Balayazh

The balayage technique assumes zonal hair coloring in bright or natural shades using the "pulling" method. This type of painting on an elongated square with highlights has no age restrictions and looks great on any type of appearance.

Partial

With partial highlighting, you can only dye bangs or strands near the face. With their help, you can achieve a good anti-aging effect.

At the same time, the bulk of the hair remains intact, which will surely please the admirers of gentle techniques.

Low contrast

Low-contrast highlighting is intended for haircuts with clear graphic lines, such as, for example, a square on a leg. Dyeing with thin strands, the color of which almost merges with the main shade of the strands, will give the hairstyle freshness and rejuvenate the face.

Advice! For an original and natural look, wash off some of the highlights a little earlier. This will help blend in several different tones.

The specifics of painting for different types of haircuts

A bob is a haircut with a sufficient number of modifications. During highlighting, they must be taken into account.

Elongated bob

It is more convenient to paint with foil. The paint must be applied to it and wrapped around the strands. The order of work is as follows:

1. Comb the hair and comb along the entire length so that the ends stick out upward.
2. Mix paint.
3. Apply it to a piece of foil.
4. Wrap a strand of hair with foil, apply dye and remove it.
5. Similarly, work out all the curls.
6. After a while (10-15 minutes) "scrub" the paint down to the ends.
7. After 20-25 minutes, rinse your hair.

Bob with bangs

Here, doubts often arise - how to dye the bangs and whether it is necessary at all. It is better to leave its color natural in the following cases:

• hair is streaked only at the bottom;
• an elongated bob is combined with short bangs;
• the hair is very dark.

Long or asymmetrical bangs should be highlighted. But they do it literally by a hair, with a thin brush. In the presence of gray hair, it is always painted.

Bob car

There are several differences in the basic balayage technique. For highlighting, paint is used that lightens only 1 tone. Therefore, it will need to be applied twice.

1. Select 4 hair zones, secure with clips.
2. Apply brightener to the ends.
3. Wrap hair with foil or plastic wrap.
4. Withstand the painting time stated in the instructions.
5. Wash off the clarifier, dry your head.
6. Reapply the tone from roots to ends with smooth movements.
7. After 10 minutes, blend the color with a comb along the length of the hair.
8. Wash off, apply balm.

How to care for a square with highlights

Highlighting on a square, no matter how it is performed, requires correct and regular maintenance.

Only in this case it is possible to restore the damaged structure and strengthen the roots of the strands.

• Rule 1. Trim split ends before staining.
• Rule 2. Be sure to take a course of regenerating masks and oil wraps.
• Rule 3. Use a shampoo designed for washing colored hair.
• Rule 4. After each wash, moisturize your hair with conditioner or balm.
• Rule 5. Apply nourishing masks and serums once a week.
• Rule 6. Avoid the sun's rays - wear hats, panama hats, or other types of clothing.
• Rule 7. Try to use an iron, hairdryer, curling iron and curlers as little as possible.
• Rule 8. Beware of chlorinated water - it will wash out the color.
• Rule 9. If the strands turn yellow, tint them with a special silver or purple tonic.
• Rule 10. Do not brush your hair when it is wet - this will cause it to stretch and split.

Kare for different hair colors

Certain types of bob haircuts look especially impressive and attractive on curls of a certain shade, which should be taken into account when styling hairstyles and highlighting.

The most successful options for a square on a head of hair of various shades:

• on light ones. A model with bangs is perfect for light hair, as well as an asymmetrical and graduated haircut;

• for brunettes. Owners of dark hair can choose options with lengthening and bob bob haircut;

• on light brown hair. Light brown curls are perfectly adorned by the hairstyle "square on the leg" and the classic square.

Highlighting should also be selected based on the natural shade of the curls.

• Blondes Californian, Venetian and reverse staining is suitable.
• Fair-haired curls will be decorated with balayage technique and American coloring.
• Dark hair is suitable for veil and partial coloring.

Highlighting on a square at home: tools and step-by-step instructions

Highlighting on a square can be done independently, at home. Such staining, as a rule, is not very difficult and will save a significant amount of money.

There are two ways of staining: on foil and through a cap.

If you need to make the strands contrasting and avoid smooth color transitions, you can do without these tools by carrying out highlighting in a simple open way.

However, to achieve a natural effect and to blend the shade, it is best to use foil.

Foil highlighting:

1. Prepare your hair by combing it and dividing it into strands with a sharp comb.
2. Prepare the dye solution according to the directions on the package.
3. Place a piece of foil under the strand and apply the product over the entire length, except for the root area.
4. Wrap the curl in foil as in an envelope and wait about 30 minutes.
5. Remove the foil by rinsing your head with warm water, then use a mild shampoo and balm.

Highlighting on the cap:

1. Comb your hair and put on a dyeing cap.
2. Remove several strands through the holes in the cap using a crochet hook.
3. Prepare the paint and apply it to the selected strands with a flat brush.
4. After the required amount of time has passed, rinse your hair, remove the cap and wash your hair again, this time with a sulfate-free shampoo with balm.

Staining should start from the end, moving upward. After applying the paint, it is recommended to comb the strand.

Important. It is recommended to carry out the staining procedure in a well-ventilated area. All strokes should be applied with gentle, quick, fluid strokes. Before using the product, it is advisable to apply it in a small amount on the wrist, making sure that there are no allergic reactions.

Beautiful examples

Most often, blondes highlight hair. For them, stylists have prepared a lot of interesting and slightly mysterious bows. The most popular techniques are Californian and Italian highlights.

However, the main trend of recent seasons has become brightness, which is why many naturally light-haired girls decide on bold experiments and paint the strands in pink, blue, purple and other tones.

Fair-haired girls should give preference to dyeing strands in caramel and wheat shades.

Balayazh will be a good choice here - as a result, the image is natural, but at the same time very luxurious. Light blond hair goes well with shades of chestnut, which are often used for back highlighting.

To give the look sophistication and nobility, you can use the French dyeing method.

For dark hair, lightening can be recommended - it is always fashionable and daring. To make the overflow more harmonious, you can shade the highlighted strands with honey and caramel notes - then you are guaranteed overwhelming success.

Brown-haired women should use classic coloring with natural straw shades or create honey highlights on their hair - in this case, the hair will look spectacular.

It will be difficult for a girl with naturally black hair to achieve a beautiful light color, so in this case it is better to focus on purple, red or ash highlights. They will make the owner of the streaked hair more mysterious.

Expert advice: how often to do highlights and rules for caring for colored hair

• In order to keep the hairstyle in a proper form, qualified hairdressers advise to dye it once a month, and for women with fast-growing hair - every 2 weeks.
• In fact, re-clarification is desirable after 3 months. This period is enough to restore curls.

If a girl decides to do highlighting earlier than the specified time, then silicone must be included in the coloring agents.This substance gently envelops each hair, protecting it from the harmful effects of chemicals.

Recommendations for the care of colored strands:

1. on the first day after the procedure, it is necessary to evenly apply a fixing balm to the damp hairstyle, which is placed in a paint package;
2. after washing off the fixative, it is necessary to neutralize the alkaline environment on the head with a special agent and shampoo;
3. in the next two days following the procedure, it is advisable not to wash your hair to fix the pigment. It is better to comb completely dry hair so as not to damage its structure.

Home care for curls begins 2 weeks after staining. It consists of 3 stages.

1. Reconstruction.
2. Color preservation.
3. Increase volume and shine.

A bright and original image remains fashionable at all times.

Hairstyle with highlights for dark and blonde hair will help to create an individual style and diversify the bob with lengthening.

In conclusion

A bob is not a reason to wear a solid and boring color. Highlighting will be an excellent solution for owners of any type of popular haircut, be it a bob or an elongated version.

It will not be difficult to choose a color and dyeing technique if you contact an experienced master. It is not recommended to conduct experiments with hair at home, since the methods are rather complicated for independent implementation.

Trust your hair to professionals and transform with pleasure!