Modern color makes it possible to use imagination to the fullest. Dyeing in two colors can be performed in different tones, taking into account the density and quality of the hair. Such an unusual coloring will satisfy the needs of the most fastidious fashionistas. There are several techniques, the features of each of which are described in the article.
How to choose the best shades?
Whatever technique you choose to dye your hair in two colors, before the procedure, you need to think about which shades to choose. The general harmony of the image, as well as the ability to perform one or another makeup will depend on the decision.
Think about what colors you would like to combine on your hair - blond and light brown in an ashen cold tone or black with bright raspberry? Of course, it is better to choose radical extreme bright shades for students or creative personalities, as women leaders will look inappropriate at their workplace with bright fashionable dyeing in two colors. But here you can find a compromise: for example, dye the bulk of the hair in a calm, neutral brown, and make the tips ultra-bright. Thus, if you make a beam, then bright coloring will be completely invisible to others. And in the evening a woman spreads her hair and catches the eyes of others.
Pros and cons of staining in two colors
As with any hair manipulation, here you can highlight the pros and cons. Depending on which criterion prevails, you can decide whether to dye in two colors or opt for any other technique.
Advantages of the procedure:
- The volume of hair visually increases, they seem thicker (especially if, in parallel with the dyeing, the master performs a gradient haircut with milling tips).
- Color update, and in two directions at once.
- Wide scope for the creative imagination of the master.
- The ability to adjust the shape of the face.
- The ability to choose the most suitable and least traumatic hair technique.
- No need to often adjust the color (if the client opts for the ombre technique or zonal staining).
Cons of staining in two colors:
- The techniques are quite complex, far from everyone can perform them independently.
- A trip to the salon to an experienced master will be expensive financially.
- Often, regular styling is necessary after the dyeing procedure, as otherwise the hair will lie untidy.
- After dyeing, hair needs special care using professional products.
- The choice of bright shades implies the choice of equally bright makeup and image, otherwise the image will be disharmonious.
- If the hair is in poor condition, it is better to do the treatment and completely abandon dyeing, since there is a high risk that the structure will deteriorate irrevocably and will have to do an ultra-short haircut.
Options for dyeing hair in two colors (photo attached)
It is quite difficult for an amateur in hairdressing to navigate in a variety of dyeing techniques. Here are the most common hair dyeing techniques in two colors:
- Ombre. Assumes a smooth transition from one color to another. This is a modern and beautiful hair dyeing in two colors, which can be performed on hair of various lengths. The exception is very short haircuts, but even in this case, you can only contrive and tint with a smooth transition only.
- Classical highlighting. It involves beautiful hair dyeing in two colors. There is also California - when several shades are involved. Both options are good, but if the goal is to use exactly two shades when staining, then you should stop your choice on classical highlighting.
- Zone staining. A technique in which only one area is exposed to a dye composition on a hair sheet. In this case, the boundaries of the transition from one color to another are as clear as possible. The result is graphic, it’s rather difficult to maintain, since most people grow hair at different speeds. As a result, the graphic design of the drawing may be disturbed.
- Balayazh technique. Applying bright highlights across the entire surface of the hair, while at the roots of the hair almost always leave a native shade. If there is a possibility and a desire, then you can use several shades when doing balayazha. Some masters perform this staining, starting from individual strands - this technique is not classically true, although common.
Ombre: features of staining
The main nuance that distinguishes this technique from others is a smooth transition from one shade to a lighter one. Ombre is always performed in only two colors. However, sometimes hairdressers show imagination and tint the ends of the hair in the third shade - but such a technique is not considered classical and, therefore, not in fashion.
Dyeing hair with two colors with a transition almost at the very roots is also called ombre. It happens that the transition from one color to another begins approximately at a distance of 6-8 cm from the roots. In some cases, the transition is lower - approximately 20 cm from the roots. The location of the transition largely depends on the length and thickness of the client’s hair. Obviously, the option of dyeing short hair in two colors implies a transition almost at the roots, while on long hair the transition can be located at the level of the ears or even the neck. Before proceeding with the procedure, you should discuss with the master the place of transition from one color to another. You should also think about in which palette to perform ombre - in cold, ashy colors or in copper.
Is it possible to color the ombre at home?
The main problem when performing ombre is to achieve a smooth change in shades. How is such a smooth transition achieved? The whole secret is that you should comb your hair horizontally, lighten the lower part, and then tint the hair. It is thanks to the fleece and subsequent staining that a smooth transition is achieved. However, if you overdo it, if the pile is too strong, then the staining will turn out untidy. In a word, to perform staining with two flowers at home, you need to practice and fill your hand.
There is a high risk that the first time you perform an ombre, the result will be disastrous. This is a rather complicated technique that requires knowledge and hairdressing experience. Therefore, it is better not to experiment at home, but to entrust the hair to the master.
Classical and California highlighting
Highlighting to this day has not lost its relevance. Today, rough highlighting, in which several large strands are lightened, is no longer in fashion. It is necessary to select as many locks of different thickness as possible and first lighten them, and then tint in the desired shade (ashen, honey, caramel, etc.).
California highlighting is more difficult to perform, this technique requires the master to have experience and knowledge of color. When performing California highlighting, it is necessary to tint selected strands in various shades - this is no longer a two-color staining. However, if we compare classical and California highlights, the second option looks more modern.
Is it possible to perform high-quality highlighting at home?
Often, girls in an attempt to save money decide to perform highlighting at home. It would seem that it’s difficult to separate the strands, paint them on foil, then wash off the composition. In fact, the strands should not be selected in a chaotic manner, but in a special way (at the temples - more on the top - less). First, the selected strands need to be lightened, and only then tinted in the desired shade.
Alas, without experience in the hairdressing field, attempts to do highlighting are doomed to failure on their own. It is better to find an experienced craftsman and entrust his hands with the beauty of his hair.
What is zonal staining?
Zonal dyeing involves the allocation of a color of one part of the hair: temples, neck, bangs. Depending on the length and thickness of the hair, various ideas can be invented in this technique.
Zones, for example, on bangs, are usually distinguished and painted in bright colors. Zonal staining is guaranteed to attract a lot of attention, so you should think before you dare to such a change in image.
Coloring by stencils (patterned)
In this case, using a stencil, a special pattern is applied to the hair. This can be a specific image or print that mimics the skin of predators. Drawing geometric patterns is called pixel dyeing. This is the most complex technique that only an experienced craftsman can do.
Patterned coloring on short dark hair looks the most spectacular. However, there are exceptions. For example, in the photo below you see the stencil work in several colors at once.
Features of staining using balayazh technique
One of the most popular techniques for dyeing two colors on medium hair is balayazh.
The final result largely depends on the right shades that perfectly harmonize with each other. Usually their number is limited to two, a maximum of three. Paint is applied to the middle and ends of the strands with horizontal strokes, almost in a chaotic manner. At the roots of smears less, the lower to the tips, the more of them.
It is possible to make a full, medium, or just the tips. Depending on the length and density of the hair, the same technique will look different for every woman. In the modern interpretation, the technique, whose name translates as "revenge, sweep", allows the use of bright colors and the creation of clear boundaries between colors.
Which is better: go to the salon or dye your hair at home?
This question is facing every girl who wants to change her image. Almost all two-color staining techniques require craftsmanship and knowledge of color from a master. It is almost impossible to independently carry out such staining: you get an untidy and even funny look.
Without experience working with dyes and brighteners, there is a risk of violating the proportion when mixing, as well as incorrectly applying the composition. As a result, in the best case, the hair simply does not dye, and in the worst, the dye will lie unevenly. In this case
The Importance of Proper Care for Colored Hair
Successful and stylish coloring is not the key to a stylish appearance. If you do not properly care for colored hair, then they will become dry and brittle, the tips will begin to split. After the staining procedure, professional care products should be purchased:
- After each hair wash, spoil it with a mask with keratin or other proteins in the composition. Masks with argan oil in the composition are also good.
- Do not forget to use thermal protection before hot laying with tongs, a hairdryer, etc.
- The tips need special care: to prevent delamination, special fluids and concentrates should be applied to them.
- If, after staining, the scalp became problematic (excessively oily or dry), dandruff or seborrhea appeared, then you should purchase a treatment shampoo and scalp scrub.