CHI - Winter 2007 - (Page 32) TALKING ABOUT COLOR highlights for every hue The “highs” and “lows” of hair color. WHEN IT COMES TO HAIR COLOR, highlights are probably the most often-mentioned and popular salon service. They can also be the most misunderstood. “Most clients associate highlights with light blonde hair,” notes Mikko Horttana, vice president of education for Farouk Systems Group. “But there is so much more to it. When I work with clients, I use highlights in many different ways but with one goal: to make the hair as shiny and reflective as possible.” tion of highlights and lowlights produces the most natural results on lighter hair. “We frequently see situations in which blondes will add too many highlights,” he explains. “Eventually, the hair becomes too light and one-dimensional and it starts to make a woman’s skin look faded. The secret to making light hair look lighter is to actually add some darker strands or lowlights. It is the resulting contrast that makes the blonde more vibrant.” Deep Lights Nowadays, thanks to advances in color technology, such as the new SunGlitz Cream Lighteners, highlights are not just for blondes. These products lift and tone in one easy step and provide precise and predictable results every time. Because they don’t produce the brassiness that used to occur with traditional lighteners, flattering highlights are achievable on medium and darker hair hues as well. And as part of the SunGlitz system, stylists can use the range’s unique Brightener/Toners to customize each highlighting service by creating a multitude of tones and hues. Horttana notes that dark-haired beauties are currently clamoring for chocolates. Among their delicious highlighting options are shades of mocha, cherry-chocolate and chocolatecaramel combinations that are two to three shades lighter than their base hues. “When working with brunettes,” notes Horttana, “we advise staying within this two- to threeshade range. Doing so makes the highlights quicker to apply and easier to maintain. Plus it produces the most natural look possible.” When you’re brightening your brown hue, Light and Dark Unlike all over hair color, highlights— along with their color counterparts, lowlights— are spot color treatments. They can be placed over permanent hair color or on non-colored hair. For highlights, a stylist will use a lighter color or a special lightener to lift your color. Lowlighting involves the placement of a darker shade to deepen your hue. According to Horttana, an artful combina- 32 Volume IV, Issue 13
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