Lowlights
Hair lowlights are constantly misunderstood. The real definition of a lowlight is a color that is darker or richer than your base hair color. They AREN’T just darker highlights! Don’t feel bad if you thought this because a lot of stylists think the same thing. When talking to your stylist about highlights and lowlights, make sure you are being very specific about what you want. If you don’t know what you want, make sure you fully understand what your stylist is suggesting you do. The worst thing that happens at the salon is a misunderstanding or miscommunication between the stylist and the client. The best way to combat this problem is to take in some pictures of hair colors that you are attracted to or photos of celebs whose hair you love.
Who can get lowlights? Pretty much anybody! The only people who will not benefit from this process are people who have “jet-black” hair. There just isn’t anything darker to create that contrast. If your hair is lighter than this, you are a candidate for lowlights. A few of the crowd favorites are caramel, honey, cherry chocolate, boysenberry, black, and copper. There are also many red lowlights that can tone down brighter hair colors. You can even have more than one put in at the same time! It’s a lot of fun to play with the darker colors and see how you can transform your hair dramatically in a short amount of time. These darker colors will add depth and dimension and can make your hair appear fuller. Hair lowlights also add a lot more interest!
TIP: Consider getting highlights at the same time. The contrast between your natural color, the lowlights and the highlights can be fantastic.
Example Pictures of Lowlights:
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| This hairstyle a dark base color and uses a rich brown color to create lowlights in facial framing areas. The dark brown lowlights are added to the roots to the ends in a circular pattern to create dimension and bring out the base chair color. |
Lowlights can be used on the underside of a hairstyle to create a contrasting look and here the brunette shade is used to compliment under the bangs and at the ends of the tresses. This method stands out more but with the right blend of hair colors, can look fantastic. |
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| Lowlights can be combined with highlights to create hair color that is not stripy and produce beautiful finishes that bring out all 3 or more shades. |
The lowlights in this picture are used as under color for the base and are applied only at the bottom of the hair going around. Here the shade is much darker than the base which does not have to be the case but does create more contrast. |
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