diy hair color highlights and lowlights ideas

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And we typically remove all foils within 5-10 minutes from when we take out the top section foils. Lately, I haven’t kept track of time, but best guess is about 45 minutes to get to the shade I like. Once a section is ready, we remove those foils and leave in other sections until they’re also ready. Aaron will check a few areas in each section. If it still looks yellow, we leave it in. Since I like my hair a cool blonde, we leave the foils in until the hair looks almost white under the bleach.

#Diy hair color highlights and lowlights ideas trial#

This was one of the trickier parts to learn by trial and error. We have learned what my hair should look like when it’s ready. This cream bleach doesn’t take as long as the previous bleach power I’ve always used.

We used to use heat to make it process faster, but that’s an easy way to over-process or damage your hair, so now we just wait. The bleach will give time recommendations. Continue going toward the back until you get through the section. Then start the same process as before, weave, throw, weave, bleach. First cut a small foil to bleach baby hairs in sideburn area. I say almost vertically because it’s actually at an angle going from front to back. We’ve found it works best to have the slices and foils go almost vertically for the sides. Continue this until the entire top section is complete. After the first highlighted slice, weave another thin slice of hair, let it go (or “throw it down” as Aaron likes to say) weave a second slice, clip the remaining hairs in the section again, and highlight that slice only. Don’t overlap if your hair is already highlighted, only bleach new growth and a little beyond to blend. Paint hair against the foil with mixed bleach, just enough to cover the hair you want highlighted. Weave a thin slice of hair, clip remaining section again, place foil tightly tucked against scalp and underneath the slice.

The sides are sectioned about an inch behind the ear up to where it meets the top section. The top section is divided into a front & back section. Separate hair into 4 sections using a highlighting comb. Drop your questions in comments! And know that I love y’all so very much! haha Also, these steps are pretty tough to explain with words (I wish I had filmed my husband and I trying to figure out some of these descriptions for you guys…we sounded like 5-year-olds describing something complicated they know nothing about), so look at the photos and watch the video below to help. There are lots of other ways, but this works for us at this point. Developer (I mix equal parts 20 + 30– I like 25).Hope you love it too! Products You’ll Need: Here is my best alternative to the salon featuring my BEST TIPS since I love a nice icey blonde, partial highlight. I only watched tutorials featuring people highlighting their own hair by themselves, doing just a few foils. I never read a tutorial from someone who had the color hair I wanted. ALL by accident as we were figuring out this hair highlighting business. My hair has been pink, purple, orange, yellow, etc. OBVIOUS DISCLAIMER: Your hair may touch every color of the rainbow in your efforts to learn the best way to highlight your own hair.

#Diy hair color highlights and lowlights ideas how to#

I have been so excited to show you how to highlight your hair from your own home. Everything I have ever done started with the Google search bar. I’m self-taught with photography, cooking & baking, I made a fondant wedding cake and, y’all, it was 3 tiers and SO much fun, painted all the furniture in my last home, learning design, learning social media, learning blogging, etc. And when we have SO MUCH INFORMATION at our fingertips because the internet makes knowledge incredibly accessible, I knew we could learn to do almost anything. And more importantly, I didn’t want to afford it because I always came home a bit disappointed with the color. Spending $150 on highlighting my hair every 6-8 weeks was definitely not in the budget. I certainly wasn’t going to spend more than $5 on a can of hair spray. I didn’t buy the best shampoo & conditioner. In all transparency, we were a broke grad- student family diving into years of student loans. We YouTubed a few videos and tried to write down any relevant notes before we took the plunge. Does he have any training with hair? None. My husband Aaron has been highlighting my hair using this foil weave technique for almost 8 years! We’ll call it the Crossley Highlighting Tutorial because we have NO idea if this is how hair is done in legit salons, haha. If you have any questions, please drop them in the comments below. After a TON of requests over the past few months to share a DIY Hair Highlighting tutorial on my Instagram stories– Here’s a detailed guide AND video on how to highlight your own hair at home!