Hair tinting after highlighting: photo, choice of products, how to do it

Pros and cons of tinting

Like any cosmetic procedure, tinting highlighted hair has its pros and cons. Therefore, before going to a stylist or buying a bottle of paint, you need to study them.

Pros:

It's very easy to paint over the yellow. It often occurs even among experienced stylists, not to mention amateurs. Tinting highlighted hair at home allows you to get rid of painful color without harming your hair.
Harmless. In terms of its harmfulness, it is no different from watercolors. Therefore, even painful hair will accept the tonic without any problems.
Highlighting and tinting is possible at home. The toner almost always adheres well, leaving no chunks or unpainted areas, if the base has previously been properly worked out. In addition, the consistency resembles a rich cream and does not drip.
Huge palette. There are even exotic colors that are rarely found in paint collections.
The price is always lower, even than semi-professional paints.
There are practically no contraindications for illness or age.

Unfortunately, there are also disadvantages:

Short-term effect. After tinting, the hair will have the most saturated color, indistinguishable from dye. But even the first wash will seriously change the color - it will fade and this will only get worse in the future.
Still, there is a small chance that the pigment will lie unevenly.
Often unable to cover up gray hair (only some tonics can mask it for a short time).

How to do toning

You can carry out the procedure yourself at home, the main thing is to wait a few days after highlighting (coloring). Rarely is the tonic applied to individual strands (this is too labor-intensive); more often the entire head is treated.

Be sure to make sure that you are not allergic to the coloring agent and that it is suitable. To do this, lightly paint the back of your hand and wait up to 20 minutes. If a small rash appears, it is better to refuse further actions.

Before tinting your hair, you must read the instructions. If you want to get a more saturated shade, it is better to keep the composition on your head a little longer, for 3-4 minutes. Afterwards, traditionally rinse your hair first with warm and then with cool water.

Algorithm of actions

If all preparatory measures have been followed, and the cap and cape are at hand, you will have to act in the following sequence:

Moisten your hair, and then comb thoroughly along the entire length.
Make several symmetrical partings on your head and secure with clips.
Be sure to treat the hairline with a rich cream.
To avoid staining your skin, wear a cape over your shoulders and gloves.
Prepare the composition or use an already prepared tint.
Start tinting your bleached curls from the back of your head.
Divide your curls into segments and dye only the light ones.
Using the same principle, move to the temporal areas of the hair, and lastly, to the back of the head.
Put on the cap and wait for the time indicated in the instructions.
Rinse your hair with warm water until the streams become clear.
Wait for your hair to dry naturally.

Be sure to pay attention to the root zone and tips. It is important not to violate the technique, otherwise the paint will “lay down” unevenly.

Why tint highlighted strands?

The question is often asked: “Why do you need hair tinting after highlighting?” The answer lies at the very root of the highlighting procedure. This is selective lightening of the strands, and then a leopard effect is formed. Despite the fact that the process is considered gentle and causes less harm compared to supra or lighting powder, some damage is still caused. Hair can dry out and get a “straw” effect.

This is where the characteristic painful “yellowness”, brittleness and inability to comb appear. To make hair more expressive, as well as protect it from damage, hair tinting after highlighting was invented.

You need to approach the procedure carefully. Do not use hazardous dyes or regular paint. The composition should not contain ammonia or monoethanolamine at all. Their loading dose will only bring additional harm, which can no longer be corrected with balm and mask.

Toning after highlighting is done with toner. It does not contain any caustic substances. The hair is softly coated with pigment on top, protecting it without damaging it. As stated above, the dye will not last long, but for girls who like to change color, this is only to their advantage.

Highlighting and tinting on dark hair are performed differently, but have the same goal - minimal impact on the hair.

Care after highlighting

After highlighting, you need to take additional care of your hair; let’s take a closer look at how to do this.

To maintain the spectacular appearance and brightness of colored hair, it is recommended to periodically apply moisturizing and nourishing products : balms, conditioners, masks and sprays for colored hair.

It is advisable to use balms and masks every time after washing your hair , and masks based on natural oils should be applied once a week, preventing split ends and dry strands.

During the heating season, when the indoor air is too dry, it is recommended to additionally moisturize your hair with suitable sprays.

Before each use of a hairdryer or straightener, it is advisable to apply heat protectants that will protect your curls from the negative effects of hot electrical appliances.

It is recommended to protect the strands from direct sunlight and frost.

The beauty of curls can be emphasized with the help of delicate highlighting. Various techniques will allow you to diversify your usual image, adding brightness, liveliness and color. The simplicity of the procedure will make such coloring possible even at home.

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Why does yellowness appear after lightening?

First you need to understand how lightening occurs. To do this, use supra, blonding powder, and lightening powder. Despite the name, the action is the same. This is a solvent that is mixed with an oxidizing agent from 1.5 to 12%. Once on the hair, it penetrates under the cuticle and begins a reaction with the natural pigment. Initially, the oxidizer and powder are lifted by the scales covering the body of the hair. Pigment cells are protected by the cuticle. Depending on the amount of supra, the natural dye is washed out in different proportions.

Since the powder takes a small amount, it is not able to dissolve all the pigment, which remains on the curls with a characteristic yellow tone. Blondes have little natural dye in their hair, so this effect is rare in them. Brunettes and brown-haired women face it after every lightening, since an increased dose of supra can destroy their curls.

You should not count on oils and health complexes in the composition, since they are useless with a powerful oxidizing agent.

How to choose the right one

The hair tinting product must be selected based primarily on the natural color.

For dark hair

Brunettes and brown-haired women should use toning products that are darker than their natural color. At best, light toners will not be noticeable, and at worst, they can cause hair to become duller and lifeless.

When combining warm and cold colors, it is not recommended to mix: this will cause an aesthetically unpleasant effect.

For girls with pale skin, black or dark brown hair, ashy shades and tones with purple tints are suitable, and for those with red curls and golden skin, warm caramel colors are suitable. Plum, burgundy and eggplant shades also look interesting on brunettes and brown-haired women.

For blonde hair

Girls with blond hair have a wider range of tinting options. At the same time, the tonic can not only give a new shade to light curls, but also hide the shortcomings of persistent coloring, in particular yellowness.

It is not recommended to use a toner that is too dark on light hair, as this can lead to a dirty shade. Those with golden curls and amber eyes should use honey and wheat shades, while fair-skinned people with cool natural hair color should use ash and platinum tones.

For gray hair

Gray hair does not respond well to coloring, much less using gentle products. However, there are separate lines of tinting compositions for such hair. Inconveniences arise due to changes in the structure of the hairline: gray hair is denser and more porous.

If all the curls are discolored, you should not choose dark shades, as the dye may not take on or may come out in spots. In the case of glassy gray hair, in which the hair becomes transparent, to achieve the result, you need to leave the toning product on for at least 40 minutes.

Optimal for gray hair are ash, pearl, caramel and pearlescent shades.

Main types of tinting

Gentle

Hair tinting after highlighting from yellowness using a gentle type is a method best suited for damaged curls. For this, various types of care products are used, such as shampoo or mousse. They give the desired shade, and in addition protect and heal damage. The product is applied using brushes or hands. On average, this tint will last for 2 weeks.

Intensive

It is not suitable for damaged hair, but it causes much less damage compared to regular hair dye. There is no ammonia in the composition, the product has a pleasant aroma, is rich in vitamins and oils.

How to tint hair after bleaching

How to tint highlighted hair? The choice of product depends on the duration of the tone, as well as the method of application. There are currently 4 products on the market that are used to add tint.

Shampoo

Helps add tone when washing hair. But don't count on a powerful effect. As a rule, the shade is soft, but quite noticeable. Still, the main task of shampoo is not to give a completely new color, but to emphasize the natural richness. Because of this, it is not recommended to buy a shade that is very different from the natural one.

In other matters, shampoo and tonic have a cumulative effect. That is, if you regularly wash your hair with it (once a week - more often can be hazardous to health), the tone will become a little brighter. If you do not do this regularly, the effect will be the opposite. With conventional products, the pigment will quickly leave the pores and not a trace of color will remain.

The following brands are recommended:

Rocolor from Tonic. A good product for neutralizing yellowness. You can add a special toner for shampoo, which comes in 9 tones.
Idira M. Another Russian series with a scattering of shades. A little cheaper than the previous one. The bottle contains both shampoo and dye.
Life Color. Expensive, but practical. It takes a very long time to wash out, on average in 8 procedures. There are 5 shades in total in the series.

When purchasing, you need to pay attention to the composition. It may contain sulfates, which negatively affect hair.

How to tint your hair after highlighting, and without harming your health? Shampoo is the most gentle method.

Toning balm or toner

If you need to give your hair a shade that will be comparable to dye, a tonic or balm is suitable here. In fact, these names hide the same substance, which comes in 2 versions:

Ready composition. Sold in a tube, it is a creamy substance that is easy to spread on your hair. Can be used directly as paint or added to care products.
Concentrate. Usually sold in powder form. It is diluted with ordinary water or special liquid mixtures included in the kit. It lasts longer and often lasts longer.

Hair tinting after highlighting at home is possible with the following balms and tonics:

Concept. The series has separate tonics for strands with different tints. It costs about 400 rubles, for this reason it is rarely bought for the home. But the effect of “Concept” is very lasting, washes off for a long time and does not fade.
Life Color. Available in the same colors as the analogue in the form of shampoo. The price is about 300 rubles.
Tonic. Domestic series with a palette of 30 shades. Provides powerful color, especially immediately after tinting. Due to its low price (100 rubles), it is popular for maintaining color at home.
Estelle. There are 2 series of tonics from Estelle. 1 contains keratin protein (the base of the hair), 2 contains mango extract and a filter from ultraviolet rays. The average price is 100 rubles.

Tinting paint

Hair tinting dye after highlighting is suitable for long-term coloring. They do not contain ammonia, which is why they are classified as semi-permanent forms. On average, the color can last about 2 months, while the tone practically does not wash out. It hardly harms the curls, but at the same time saturates them with color.

Highlighting with tinting paint is possible with the following brands:

Estel. The brand has 2 series of tinting paints. 1 – Deluxe, priced at 300 rubles. The line includes more than 50 tones. 2 – Celebrity with a price tag half as much.
Londa Professional for intensive coloring. The palette contains 42 tones.
Casting Creme Gloss. There are 28 shades in the collection.
Igora. A series of direct dyes focused on unusual colors such as turquoise or lilac.
Matrix. The gentle compositions of this brand can withstand more than 20 washing procedures. They also have additional watercolor paints that can be used to dilute the colors from the Matrix palette.

If you look at the before and after photos of highlighting and tinting using paint, you will notice a rich and even tone. In this case, polypermanent compounds have no equal among other tinting agents.

Mousses, foams, sprays

Tools for quick application of tone. The spray is suitable if tinting is intended for a short period of time. It is very easy to apply, gives a good, bright color, but at the same time washes off after 1-2 washes. You can see how tinting highlighted hair using a spray will smooth out the photo below.

Spraying prevents the toner from penetrating under the cuticle, so the procedure is completely harmless. In addition, it is possible to easily tint specific areas of hair, create ombre and shatush effects.

Mousse with foam is designed for a longer time. On average, they are enough for 8 hair washing sessions. They are often equipped with convenient dispenser shapes, so you don’t even need to take a brush. After application, you need to wait for some time and wash off the composition.

If you plan to highlight with tinting with mousse or foam, it is better to look for them from Schwarzkopf, Igor and BlondMi.

Review of professional hair tinting products, pros and cons, prices

When carrying out highlighting and toning, many look to professional products. They create a really powerful color, but they can only be used with care.

Lakme Ultra Clair Shampoo

Shampoo is often recommended by stylists to beginners who have ruined their hair with self-tinting. This is a Spanish product, available in containers of 100 and 300 milliliters.

The main area of Lakme is restoration, thanks to the increased content of vitamins B6, as well as a full complex of useful substances. Another useful property is its ability to mask stains. Uneven color or yellow spots will be well hidden by tonic.

Brelil Shampoo Silver

Mainly a salon product, but also suitable for use at home. Powerfully coats hair, hides stains and even gray hair. Recommended for residents of dusty cities whose hair is severely damaged by tobacco smoke and constant dust. Vitamin E in the composition will soften rough cuticles and eliminate brittleness and dryness.

You can't use it as your main shampoo. To begin with, you need to wash your hair with the usual product and then apply Brely. After 10 minutes, it is washed off with regular warm water.

Tinted Klorane

A French remedy with an organic composition, so it can be used even by children over 3 years old. Cloran is based on chamomile extract to restore and revitalize. Available for dark and light hair. You shouldn’t expect strong coloring from it, but it noticeably evens out the hair tone.

Color selection

Highlighting and tinting hair is not very durable, but you need to be careful when choosing a tone. Stylists recommend checking the shade on a separate piece of hair before use. The product is applied to the back of the head and compared with what is shown on the package. You can also check the composition for allergenicity. If there is no itching or spots during the day, the product is safe.

Light

People with white skin, hair and blue eyes become much more expressive if the tonic has an ash or silver tone. You can also get a nice look by using different blonde colors:

Wheat;
Honey;
Gold.

For sunbathers, caramel is suitable.

Blonde

Highlighting on light brown hair with tinting varies depending on the color type. Brown-haired people are divided into 2 types: dark and light. For the former, shades of chocolate, coffee, platinum and plum are suitable. All colors are suitable for the light type as for blondes. In addition you can consider:

Chestnut;
Sand;
Amber.

You can see what highlighting and tinting looks like on light brown hair in the photo below.

Redheads

Redheads are characterized as the “Autumn” color type. As a rule, owners of fiery hair have bright green or brown eyes. The following tides are suitable for them:

Copper;
Brown with red impurities;
Any fiery colors.

You can see photos of hair tinting after highlighting for red-haired girls below.

Dark and black

Highlighting and tinting on dark hair is the most difficult. Due to the high content of natural dye, it practically does not come out from under the cuticle and remains stained.

Brunettes and dark brown-haired women should definitely try amber, cognac or caramel. Coffee, mahogany and bronze are often used.

Ash and silver can easily highlight brunette hair. You can see highlights on dark hair with toning below.

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Toning after highlighting at home

Without going to a hairdresser or salon, you can do the tinting yourself. But first you need to do highlighting without tinting. After this, the hair needs a rest for at least 1 week, and preferably 2. Every day you need to make masks, use restorative balm and oils. The body must be ready to heal the damage received and gain strength. After selecting and purchasing the required shade, you can begin tinting.

Then everything goes according to the instructions:

You need to study the manufacturer's recommendations. Under no circumstances should they be neglected. If it is written that the composition lasts 10 minutes, that is how long it should cover the head. Less – the color will be stained, more – damage is guaranteed.

Unlike paint, tint is applied to a damp head.
You need to work with rubber gloves, not cellophane ones.
After application (the process is similar to shampooing), a cellophane cap is put on the head.

After the allotted time has passed, the composition is washed off with warm water.

If you are not satisfied with the result, there are 2 solutions:

The toner is overexposed. The color may be too saturated, and this does not suit everyone. In this case, you need to immediately wash your hair with shampoo. This will lower the saturation a couple of tones.
The color is too pale. In this case, you need to repeat the tinting in a week.

You can see before and after photos of tinting highlighted hair below.

Highlighting medium length hair at home

The coloring procedure can be successfully carried out at home, using any convenient coloring method.

How to do highlighting - execution technique

on foil . Foil allows you to achieve the smoothest color transitions, so for Californian or Venetian highlighting you should use foil.

Hair highlighting on foil

comb your hair and make a straight parting;
select several strands for dyeing and secure them with small hairpins for convenience;
prepare the clarifier following the directions on the package;
place a piece of foil under the strand, apply the product to the curl and carefully wrap it in foil, creating something like an envelope;
after 15-25 minutes, remove the foil, rinsing off the product with warm water;
rinse your hair with a mild cleanser;
apply a nourishing balm or mask.

on the cap . The method with a cap is the simplest and easiest, which everyone can do.

Highlighting hair on a cap

comb your hair and put on a hat, fastening it firmly on your head;
using special hooks, pull out strands of the required width in a checkerboard pattern;
prepare the coloring solution according to the instructions on the package;
Apply the product to selected strands and wait the required amount of time;
rinse off the product with warm water, then remove the cap and rinse your hair again with mild shampoo, then apply a moisturizing balm.

comb . Using a striper, you can quickly color your strands using the “veil” technique.

Highlighting hair with a comb

comb your curls;
prepare a coloring composition;
apply the paint to a striper comb and gently run it over the top layer of hair, painting it evenly;
repeat a similar action with the entire top layer of the hairstyle;
after a certain amount of time, usually 20 minutes, rinse off the product with warm water and shampoo, and then apply a moisturizing balm.

!Important Highlighting the cap and comb will create a bright contrast, so these hairdressing devices are often used to apply pink, purple and other bright tones.