How Do You Create Lowlights On Hair?
Hair highlighting is a process in which a bleaching, coloring or peroxide agent is used to lighten the shade of your hair creating two or three different tones of color. Lowlights are the direct opposite of highlights. Instead of lightening the hair, lowlights add depth and darken the hair. Pick the color that you want to use in lowlighting. It’s often recommended that you simply pick a color that is a shade or two darker than the rest of the hair’s natural color. If the shade is too dark, the hair color looks unnatural. Plan to apply the lowlights to dry, unwashed hair. Place a cape and towel around the client’s neck to prevent color staining her clothes. If you are also doing highlights, you should do those first. Work the color through the sections of hair that you are lowlighting with the foil. Start at the root and then apply it through to the ends of the hair. Tighten the hair and then move onto the next foil. Continue the process until all sections are colored. Time the hair col
