Low Maintenance Hair Color Ideas

 Lowlights are extremely helpful for clients who become too light, or solid, but doesn't necessarily have the need (or need) to use a single method to darken their palette. And since most clients become too light during Summer the fall and winter months tend to be the official months for lowlighting. In my salon I find that the majority people I work with are blondes, and I tend to lowlight their lowlights hair dye for two reasons. Add Depth Add Dimension Lowlights are the perfect way you can create depth, as it can act as a backdrop for the bright spot it's close to. And a general rule is that lowlights are either similar to the base color , or darker however there are some lowlight formulas and guidelines to follow so that you're able to get the most from your experience. 

Lowlighting Too Dark Lowlights on pre-lightend hair could appear darker than anticipated, because of this I never lighten a blonde using anything more dark than a 7. A high-intensity illuminated blonde at level 10 will view the level 7 lowlight as black. It's true. The actress will even reference an a7 lowlight like, "Remember the last time you applied black to my hair?". Communicate well and always err towards the lighter side when you are unsure. Additionally, those porous already-lit ends will absorb colors very matte, and present darker. Because of that, I will just feather the lowlight thru the ends as opposed to saturating them. And I will usually (but not always) add some gold into the mix to prevent them from stretching out. 

Lowlighting Too Strong Most of the time, you'll be lowlights shades that is completely virgin at its root and pre-lightened to the mid-shaft, and the ends. Meaning, if your formula is powerful enough to lift hair the pigment that is underneath every virgin hair type will be exposed, making it a consideration in your formulation (i.e. it is possible to get hot hair). In addition, you are usually depositing on pre-lightened hair (but you may not be). Due to this, I formulate my lowlights with semi or demi permanent acid-based color since it's pH is low. This color's low pH won't create stress on hair, plus since it's "deposit-only" which means it doesn't affect the melanin of the hair that is virgin when it's put on (read: no hot roots! ).

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