Balayage, ombré and babylights are great, but you'll never go wrong with the original details. And while we love using fresh aluminum foil, if done naturally, wicks can last up to five months without the need for touch-ups. The stylist Cherin Choi named this dreamy color golden brunette. These subtle honey highlights will grow easily without needing constant retouching. Instead of trying to go from brunette to blonde, which would require a lot of maintenance, a transitional color like this soft tan by stylist Cherin Choi is the ideal way to light up without such a big commitment.
Blonde hair dye is known for its difficult maintenance, but this look by stylist Cherin Choi starts with a warm honey base that will look much more natural as it grows. The copper wicked ribbons immediately enhance any brunette look, as stylist Sue Tyrrell shows here. You can tell that it has kept the client's natural color as a base, so the cultivation does not involve any effort. A lot of celebrities have recently moved to the dark side, and we're here for that. The hair color that is in fashion has earned its official name of expensive brunette because it is rich in shades, warm and bright.
However, despite its name, this hair color will not ruin your maintenance. Papanikolas says balayage is his preferred technique for someone looking for a hair color that requires little maintenance. The wicks can be delicate in the root area, gradually becoming thicker and heavier towards the middle of the axis and tips, he says. This allows for a bold or subtle dimension, but keeping the root area delicate allows growth to be more tolerant. If you're a natural brunette, then you know how difficult it can be to choose a hair color that brightens your hair without requiring much maintenance.
Instead of dyeing your whole head in a different shade, go for shaded roots. Some ways to add color to brunettes, but to do so more easily, are to add medium and final highlights that stay away from the color at the roots and add root shade to make it perfect, Bodt says. Baby lights are very fine, fine highlights that are placed subtly all over the hair. According to Papanikolas, baby lights are the most common way to add dimension without the need for maintenance and with a natural look. You can also customize your look by choosing lights for babies that are lighter or darker than your natural hair color to lighten or darken the overall color of your hair. If you have natural red hair and want to add more dimension, Bodt recommends getting hidden highlights.
In the case of redheads, it's about painting underneath and at the ends so that they are hidden and generate many dimensions, she explains. Papanikolas says that less is more when it comes to brunettes. If you want to add some lightness to your hair, go for a golden caramel color. It's best if most hair stays dark, as too many highlights can cause hair to turn copper and, in turn, require a lot of maintenance, she says. Keeping the tones in two or three tones, such as a dark brown base with caramel highlights, provides a more uniform effect and reduces the chance of strong regrowth.
If you start with a naturally darker color, any version of ombré will require very little maintenance. This will make the new growth less evident and, at the same time, will add more dimension and lightness to the hair in general. Ombré leaves the natural root color and fades into highlights, says professional stylist Clariss Rubenstein. You can make it look extreme or subtle, but the touch-ups can be as few and far between as you want. While the ombré is more of a horizontal placement, the balayage is more vertical.
Your colorist works far from the roots so you can preserve your natural color, says Richy Kandasamy, colorist and member of the R+Co collective. By nature, balayage requires very little maintenance, agrees Stephanie Brown, colorist at the IGK Salon in New York City. The hair is painted to look like it has been naturally highlighted by the sun, offering little or no line of demarcation as the hair grows. Root hair removal consists of using a semi-permanent color to “blur” the root area, where the natural color is combined with reflections.
Think of it as a mix of color that gradually lightens from the roots, softening the appearance of the place where the highlights end and your new one begins growth, explains Brown. According to Rubenstein, subtle reflections, or baby lights, are a way to lighten your look without much maintenance. Add some spots that are a little lighter than your natural color and not doing a lot of them should grow beautifully, she says. Can't you decide between a blonde and a brunette? The tortoiseshell is a medium that is achieved by mixing a few different tones, such as honey blonde, intense candy and cappuccino brown. The fusion of tones results in a soft and natural look that allows for a more tolerant regeneration. It's not so much a low-maintenance hair coloring idea but rather a low-maintenance hair technique.
As its name suggests baby lights enhance lights but they are thinner and more subtle. Plus you don't have to limit yourself to lightening your hair in the traditional sense of the word as baby flashlights can be lighter or darker than your natural color. Your colorist will tell you if darkening or lightening your hair with candlesticks you will achieve a look that does not require much maintenance. Without doubt balayage was most recommended approach for anyone looking for a hair color that required less maintenance. It's hand-painted technique where you can apply small sections of color exactly where you want.
Best of all you can get away with filling it out every 6 to 9 months so you'll only have to go to salon every few months.