Women who want to enjoy high-quality hair styling are quick to seek expert advice. Coloring is a small art and when ladies are aware of what is possible, they can place a very specific order in the salon and achieve the best results. Hair contouring is the big thing when it comes to hair coloring and below we provide information and visual examples of what to consider.
Hair Contouring – Everything You Need To Know About It! Great ideas and inspiration
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What is hair contouring?
Like makeup, hair contouring is a method of showcasing a lady’s facial features, but indirectly. This is done through the mane where specific highlights are lightened and strategically positioned. You can imagine this very roughly and make entire color segments with such highlighting color differences. For example, the gradient in the ombré or balayage technique is just that – hair contouring and sometimes it starts at the top.
What is hair contouring and which women does it suit?
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In essence, hair contouring is a color play of light and shadow. Your entire head of hair will change depending on the situation based on the different nuances.
For whom is hair contouring with highlights suitable?
The main goal of hair contouring is to emphasize facial features and create more depth and dynamics in the mane.
Many variations and creative ways to contour the face
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Hair contouring is very subtle and flattering on most women. The reasons? Color accents in the mane can create the look of more volume and texture, emphasize and play around the hair length and the exact haircut. In addition, they have a completely rejuvenating effect. Mature ladies in the 50+ age group should definitely rely on multidimensional hair coloring.
Hair contouring flatters the hairstyle you wear!
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As for hair length, the longer the mane, the more latitude there is for contouring techniques.
What should you consider when hair contouring?
Hair contouring requires professional know-how and is best done in a hair salon. During the process, the colorist will analyze your individual face shape.
Bobs and lobs can be contoured with baby strands
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- Balancing round and square faces: In order to make the round face appear visually narrower, professionals will lighten the top of the head, the sides and the ends of the hair. The round face changes instantly, while the square faces come out more softly.
- Heart Shaped Faces are contoured using dark hairline. Lighter strands are realized framing the face and start from the level of the ears. Ombré works particularly well on heart-shaped faces.
- Narrow Faces: Face-framing highlights flatter the vertical and accentuate the face. Balayage suits the purpose particularly well.
The dark roots are also contouring: Long-haired women have more leeway
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Other factors come into play: one must not forget to pay attention to the main color, texture and complexion. For best results, contouring techniques are most commonly concentrated on the top of the head, hairline and side of the face. They can be done as lowlights at the ends of the hair.
What are the fashionable variants?
Money Pieces – light strands in front
This aesthetic is very popular right now and was pretty popular in the 90’s. Money pieces are called that because you basically only make two strands that frame your face and wear them with a center parting. So they are inexpensive and flatter medium to long hair. The gold pieces should be visible, i.e. a few shades lighter than the basic color. The more radical version is called block highlights, which are realized in great contrast to the rest of the hair. This aesthetic is flattering on women with light brown and blonde hair.
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Fallayage
As the name suggests, this is a variation of the classic balayage. Unlike traditional highlights that use foils, balayage involves painting directly onto the hair with a brush dipped in bleach. This hair contouring is just a colored variation of the classic balayage, in which the warm tones of caramel, honey blonde and copper play together. They are considered the seasonal colors of fall, which is why the aesthetic is called Fallayage.
Fallayage
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Scandi Hairline
Scandi Hairline draws inspiration from the interplay of light and shadow on natural blondes. Under direct sunlight, individual segments of the hair become lighter. But even the covered baby strands very close to the face differ from the rest of the hair with a few nuances. This phenomenon is deliberately staged by colorists at Scandi Hairline.
Hair contouring with Scandi Hairline
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Babylights as hair contouring for blondes
The ultimate in hair contouring, babylights are classic foil highlights, only thinner than usual. It is also recommended that these should look completely natural – as if the hair has been kissed by the sun.
Hair kissed by the sun
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Highlights and top strands
This is the classic variant of hair contouring, which looks very multidimensional.
Classic highlights
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Hair contouring for brunettes with lowlights
Lowlights are the best option for brunettes, realizing a better contrast-based aesthetic.
Lowlights as hair contouring
