Hair Beauty Tip
How To Do At-Home Highlights
submitted: May 20, 2009tip #297
Jessica Alba’s beachy highlights brighten up her look.
1. Style your hair first. "Always apply highlights on dry hair and make sure your hair is styled the way you typically wear it." says Cona. This way, you'll know exactly where to place your highlights so that they'll be visible and complement your hairstyle.
2. Color outside the lines. "Highlights don't have to go down the entire strand of hair," she says. To mimic the way the sun would naturally bleach your hair, you should be consistently inconsistent. Paint different widths of highlights (from about ¼ inch to ½ inch) and make some more prominent on the roots and others on the ends.
3. Practice with hair conditioner. Before you reach for the bleach, put some conditioner on the applicator and paint a few fake highlights. Work on areas where you don't plan to place real highlights. Once you feel comfortable wielding the color wand, then you're ready to use the real thing.
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this is an awsome tip x i am going to go and do that now x
what about dark hair what do we use because i have natural highlights and i don't know if lemon juice would work for dark hair.
Oh dear, lemon juice? Many of us made that mistake in the 80's!
Here's the deal: yes, lemon juice will lighten your hair. However, it is quite acidic and can damage the hair shaft and cuticle. Also, the results are not entirely predictable and can leave you with very brassy results.
As for lime juice, never use lime juice for anything before going into the sun. This is because lime juice is a photosensitizing compound that can give you phytophotodermatitis - AKA a nasty red itchy rash that leaves dark spots on your skin. So skip the lime juice, and wash your hands well after making a margarita.
Other ways to lighten hair naturally include using a steeped chamomile tea bath (which won't do much, but it brightens it a little) or rhubarb, crushed in a pan and then simmered in a non-metal pan for an hour, strained, and cooled. The rhubarb is the most dramatic, but it's still not going to touch what you can get out of a box or at a salon. And it's also acidic, so can damage the hair.
But then, most lightening processes do.
What stores can you get highlight kits or dyes from? My hair is brunette and I want dark blonde highlights...also does anyone know how to fix split ends or damaged hair?Also if anyone knows what stores to get cheep straight perms to do at home?
i had a spiral perm and it turned out the worse what can i do to get it corrected
what can i do or get done to correct a bad spiral perm
have your hair chemically straightened or relaxed
as for lightening/highlighting hair without damaging it, i heard that olive oil works... my hair is a medium brown color, does anyone have an idea how bright the highlights will get if i use the olive oil?