A fantastic way to update any hairstyle (or enhance it) is through highlights and lowlights! Highlights don’t have to take a lot of time, and they can be used to give a new look to your hair. They are particularly good for people with dark hair because they add depth to the color. There are suitable highlights for everyone. The same goes for lowlights. 

In fact, no matter what shade or hue your hair is right now, there's definitely a highlight and lowlight combination that will work best!

Consider the Tones

Remember the color wheel from your childhood art class, in which some colors naturally enhanced other ones? If you had a cool skin tone, your stylist would advise you to get reddish highlights. If you have a warm skin tone, you should get yellowish highlights. 

To find the right color tone for your hair, a professional colorist carefully analyzes your skin tone and base color. Professional stylists will advise you on which colors can enhance your natural tones.

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There's a very big difference between hair color that's "flat" and the kind that's multidimensional. It's like having a spoonful of water compared to an entire pitcher on a hot, sunny day. There's a wide range of tones and light that multi-dimensional color is able to provide, giving hair an incredible boost.

Not only will your hair look more beautiful and nuanced, but it will also look healthy and full! Highlighted hair tends to shine because of light shining through the strands, and adding lowlights can help make your hair visually interesting. Your hair is unique, so leave flat and boring behind! Use highlights and lowlights to help you shine.

Achieving The "Right" Look

Professional hair stylists are skilled artists who will work from the base color of your hair to choose lighter shades to highlight and darker shades to add depth. By treating individual strands of hair, the stylist will apply subtle hair color differences that build upon each other to create a noticeable contrast.

Even platinum blondes can benefit from highlights and lowlights. A stylist will create subtle coloring differences for that major "va-va-voom" factor.

Warm skin tones on brunettes can also get a lift. Golden or honey highlights will lighten up your face, especially if you have warm skin tones.

You can also choose the placement and amount of highlights in your hairstyle. Some people prefer highlights only in front and some prefer highlights throughout their hair. You can change the amount of highlights you get at any given time, so you can have a sun-kissed look year-round.

Highlight and Lowlight Care Is Easy

There are some key points to keep in mind when seeking out the best possible care for your hair. For example, many shampoos and conditioners today use gentle, fortifying ingredients that keep hair in the best possible condition. Hair is unique to each person and will react differently to various shampoos and other hair-care products.

Conclusion

Highlights and lowlights are a great way to give any hair color more of an "oomph." The boost can be subtle but will still make a huge difference. A good rule of thumb is to consider skin tones vs. the desired color and to work with a professional stylist.

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