Dark Hair with Blonde Highlights
The key to getting blonde highlights in dark hair is to create a subtle blonde highlighted look, so that, blonde highlights blend in the hair well without standing out too much. Blonde is a warm color, while the dark hair color fall in the cool category of hair color. However, it is possible to blend these two contrasting colors and create a good balanced hair color look.
Different Types of Dark Hair
There are different kinds of black hair, like shiny raven black and different shades of brown. The lighter the shade of the hair, the easier it is to blend the blonde highlights. However, if you have very dark hair and want to go for blonde highlights, then go with the darkest and the least shiny shade of blonde color, so that the highlights blend easily with your hair color. If you have very dark hair color, then you can also consider using a hair dye, that will help to lighten your natural hair color. Another way to make the black hair with blonde highlights blend, is to accompany them with highlight of darker shade like dark brown, chocolate, ash, etc.
Selecting Highlight Colors
People who fall in the cool category can have skin tone dark brown, bronze or brown complexion after tanning, pale complexion with pink undertones or no color, medium complexion and golden undertones, olive complexion like Asians and Latinos or medium complexion with light pink color in the cheeks or no color. They can have eye color blackish brown, grayish blue, dark blue, dark brown or hazel colored eyes with light flecks in it. People who fall in this category have to be very careful when selecting the blonde hair highlight color. They should go with the dark shades of blonde hair colors, and limit the number of streaks to 12. The blonde highlights can also be accompanied with highlights of wheat or ash colored.
People who come in the warm category can have eye color which can be green, greenish-blue, golden brown or hazel eyes with brown or golden colored flecks. The skin tone can be brown with pink or golden undertones, ruddy complexion, freckled complexion or pale complexion with peach or golden undertones. People who come in this category can opt for bright colors of golden shade too. They can mix their blonde highlights with golden brown or chestnut colored highlights, or with copper streaks. You mix these red or brown highlight colors with the blonde highlights on dark hair, and create an attractive multi tonal colored hair effect.
Caring Colored Hair
To maintain the dyed hair, try to prevent exposing your hair too much to direct sunlight. Also, wash your hair with shampoos that are especially made for colored hair. To moisturize or condition your hair, use conditioner suited for colored hair care. If you have opted for a haircut, then you will also need to visit a stylist every three to four months, to maintain your haircut.
If you are skeptical about how your hair will look with blonde highlights, then use a photo editing software to get a preview of how the blonde streaks will look. Also, when getting your blonde highlights talk to your stylist on the right shade of blonde hair color which will go with your complexion, so that your complexion doesn't look pale or dusty.
