Spring break is approaching quickly and it’s that time of year that everyone is itching to go a little bit lighter with their hair color. I even just got a full head of babylights put in my hair by Jessie to make me feel sunkissed and push me through the last of our grey days here in Michigan. There are so many hair brightening techniques now a days. Keep reading to hear my top 3 favorites that I like to use on my guests!
My 3 Favorite Hair Brightening Techniques
- Babylights and Tipping Out:
Hair Brightening Technique: Babylights and Tipping Out Babylights are similar to traditional highlights in the way that that come all the way to the root. The difference is though that they are extremely “baby” fine weaves. This gives the hair an almost shimmery effect. I have been loving the way this changes peoples look subtly but enough to give them a pop of color. I often find myself pairing this technique with tipping out. This is when your stylist back combs the ends of your hair and applies the color just to the ends. This gives you a lived in look with brighter ends.
- Eclipting:
Hair Brightening Technique: Eclipting Eclipting is Aveda’s trademarked hair coloring technique that they created in 2016. It is a way of seamlessly blending a root color with lightened pieces for the ends. It requires two colors at least and is done by twisting the hair. When I do this techniques, I will often put foils on the ends of my twists to ensure there is a little more lift there.
- Balayage:
Hair Brightening Technique: Balayage I feel like I have talked about Balayage endlessly on this blog so I will keep this concise. Balayage is going to give you the softest, most natural brightening out of all of this techniques. I think balayage is perfect for people who have never colored their hair before because it is processed in open air without foils. Foils give guests additional levels of lift because it traps in the heat from the reaction.
Even though it is typical that people want hair brightening techniques for the spring and summer, remember it is your hair! There are no rules of what is right or wrong. If you like your hair black as night, keep it that way! However, if you’re looking for something to change it up a bit, I hope one of these techniques peak your interest!
Until Next Time,
Josie 🙂