Coloring on dark hair

Anna Golub , art director of Long&Short beauty salon

Coloring is a special type of coloring where 2 or more shades of dyes are used. These can be both natural and bright shades, but the main thing is that the dyes are in the same color scheme and differ from each other by 1-2 tones and are harmoniously combined. A rather complex painting technique that involves the use of foil so that the colors do not mix during application.

How does the coloring process work?

During dyeing, the hair is divided into many strands, each of which is dyed a specific shade. The strands can be either the same or different in size. For coloring there are no restrictions on the initial shades of hair: it can be done on red, light and even dark.

The peculiarity of dyeing dark hair is that you first need to bleach the desired strands, and only then apply the desired shade to them in order to get the planned result.

Strands can be dyed in golden, caramel, copper, coffee, and honey shades. You can also color using bright shades. In this type of work, direct dyes are used. It can be blue, pink, green, yellow, orange and other colors, there are many of them.

Blue, cyan and yellow shades are considered the most difficult because to create them the hair must be clean and white, like a sheet of paper. When working with such dyes, you need to choose a certain tonality so that the colors are combined with each other and the strands are not too contrasting. How to choose the right shades? I recommend first applying paint to a sheet of paper to choose the most favorable combination of shades. This technique is very beautiful, so many customers like it.

What are the advantages of this type of coloring?

• Coloring can make thin hair visually thicker and more voluminous.

• With the right shades, this work can shimmer in different shades in the sun.

• Suitable for any hair type and length.

• On average, coloring can last 1.5 months without correction. When using certain techniques, the wear period of the color may be longer. But coloring for short hair needs to be tinted or adjusted regularly.

• This procedure does not dry out or damage the hair as much as regular dyeing.

• Depending on the degree of hair damage, you can choose a more intense or less traumatic coloring.

• This kind of work takes a minimum of time.

Coloring is a complex hair coloring that can be done by professionals, and is a great way to visually make your hair look fuller. That is why this type of coloring is most often recommended for owners of thin hair.