Highlights With Base Colour
Highlights with a base colour combine an overall hair colour with selected lighter or contrasting sections to create dimension rather than one uniform shade. At Cutdomos Hair Studio in Johor Bahru, we plan both the base colour and highlight placement around your existing hair, previous chemical services, current condition and the amount of contrast you want.
About This Highlights With Base Colour Result
For this result, we combined a base colour with highlights to create visible dimension through selected sections of the hair.
The finished look depends on more than choosing two colours. The relationship between the base shade, highlight tone, placement and amount of contrast can influence whether the result appears soft and blended or more defined.
How We Plan Similar Highlights With a Base Colour
Before deciding on the colour plan, we focus on three practical areas.
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Check Your Starting Hair
We assess your existing base colour, previous colouring or bleaching, dryness and overall hair condition. Relevant perming, rebonding or straightening history is also considered.
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Plan the Base Colour
We discuss the overall colour direction you want. The base colour creates the foundation, so we consider how it will work with your existing hair and the highlights being added.
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Plan the Highlights
We discuss the amount, placement and contrast of the highlighted sections. Depending on your preference, highlights can be planned for softer dimension or a more noticeable colour difference.
How Much Contrast Should Your Highlights Have?
There is no single highlight pattern that suits every customer. Some people prefer fine sections that blend closely with the base, while others want the highlighted areas to be more noticeable.
The right direction depends on your existing colour and the finished appearance you want. Our guide to subtle vs bold highlights explains how different levels of contrast can change the overall look.
Maintaining Highlights With Base Colour
Both the base colour and highlighted sections can gradually change with washing. We consider maintenance when planning the colour rather than focusing only on the initial result.
If the highlighted areas develop unwanted yellow or brassy tones, Fiole Qualucia Colour Shampoo Purple is one colour-care option for suitable high-tone hair. We recommend aftercare according to your actual finished tones and hair condition.
Considering Highlights With a Base Colour?
We can assess your existing colour, hair condition and preferred level of dimension before discussing the base colour, highlight tone and placement.
Explore Hair Highlights Services in JBFrequently Asked Questions
The base colour establishes the overall colour direction, while selected highlighted sections introduce contrast and dimension. Their placement and tone can be adjusted according to the desired result.
Not always. We consider your starting colour, previous chemical services, hair condition and desired highlight result before discussing whether lightening may be suitable.
There is no fixed number for everyone. The amount depends on your hair, placement, base colour and how much dimension you want. A more natural-looking result may use a different distribution from a bolder highlighted look.
