Hair Highlights Vancouver WA
Offering Hair Highlights in Vancouver WA for a Brighter Look
Bee Sam is your Vancouver WA hair highlights headquarters. Add some brightened dimension to your hairstyle. Hair highlights are a wonderful lightening technique with a large amount of options. Highlights involve lightened strands of hair by using colors that are lighter than your natural hair. From just a few strands to entire sections, highlights, is also an option to test waters before moving to more extreme color makeovers. And, because you can work with multiple tones and sections the sky is the limit with executing an attractive and creative look that is one of a kind. From the free form painting technique known as Balayage to Chunking (large thick highlights) and Frosting (free hand lightening for shorter hair) – highlighting gives you many style options.
Low-Light For a Multi-Color Look
The opposite of highlights are lowlights. Lowlights involve darkening strands of hair. Adding this unique look to your hair can really add some contrast and dimension to your look. Also, this style can allow you to start off in a new color direction while also retaining your current shade. Lowlights can help you achieve a number of looks.
Some Variations of Highlights
Many opt for the natural highlighted look, which looks contrasts well on a mixture of blonde to light brunette hair colors.
Go for a more head turning look by highlighting or even lowlighting fashion colors such as a lovely purple for a custom style that looks truly original.
Go for micro highlights. The additional blonde tones add a nice soft milky look to an already great hair style or can be used to gray blend. Go subtle to golden blonde highlights to platinum.
Get the golden look with golden highlights. Shimmery sunny hues and warm overtones for golden locks of beauty.
Before and After of Hair Highlights at the Vancouver, WA Salon
Here are some before and after photos of hair highlights performed on clients hair at the Vancouver, WA salon by Bee Sam Beauty.
Highlights Case Study 1: Gray Blending
Client wanted to go gray gracefully. Bee Sam recommended gray blending with hair highlights. Client’s hair was previously colored. Bee Sam used the wrap highlighting technique and foils for maximum blonding with a cool glossing on top to blend the gray. Client loved her hair.
Highlights Case Study 2: Million Foil Micro
Highlights Case Study 3: Multidimensional
Highlights Case Study 4: Natural Looking Blonde Tone
Caring for Your Highlights
You will need to maintain the vibrancy of your highlights by using a shampoo and conditioner especially formulated for color-treated hair. Make sure your shampoo contain an antioxidant and UV filters to your protect hair. Keep your light ends hydrated with a leave-in treatment which is designed to moisturize and protect from heat styling. Avoid chlorinated water as well as too much sun as these can alter the appearance of your highlights/low-lights.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hair Highlights
What type of hair highlights are usually offered at the salon?
There are multiple types of highlights available at the salon. You can receive traditional foil highlights or frosting highlights with a cap. There are balayage highlights or foiliage highlights where you can have traditional foil highlights with balayage preformed in-between. There is also the foil wrap highlighting technique or face framing highlights (AKA money-piece). There is also the halo hairline foiling technique for extra blonde brightness around the face and hairline. Highlights can be any color. As long as it’s a lighter level than the surrounding hair.
Do highlights require a lot of maintenance?
The maintenance of your highlights depends on the type of highlights you receive. More subtle sunkissed highlights require less maintenance usually 3-4 months between salon visits. Though a toner or glossing may be needed between salon visits to maintain shine and keep correct tonality. Bolder chunkier highlights will have more upkeep at the salon usually around 6-8 weeks between salon visits.
Can gray hair be highlighted?
Yes gray hair can be highlighted. There is a great method for gray blending that diffuses gray hair with strands of blonde making for a undetectable blend. Also, face highlights can be added to natural gray hair for another low maintenance gray blending option.
What’s the difference between Lowlights vs Highlights?
Highlights are a service in which strands of hair are lightened by bleaching or using a high lift color to lighten the natural base color of your hair. Lowlights are a service in which strands of hair are colored a darker color. This is done to create depth or contrast against your natural color. You can choose from a highlighting service or Iowlighting service. Or try both highlights and lowlights in a single service for extra dimension against your natural base color.
What’s the difference between Highlights and Balayage?
Though Balayage and highlighting are both hair coloring and blonding techniques they are not the same services.
Highlighting traditionally uses foils or a cap and adds lightener/bleach/high lift color to specific sections of the hair for a dimensional look. Highlighting creates a more evenly uniform look throughout the hair but also creates depth, volume and texture.
Balayage on the other hand is a technique that involves a gradual color transition from darker roots to lighter ends. Instead of traditional foil highlights, Balayage is applied by painting the color or lightener onto the hair by hand section by section. It is applied in a sweeping motion, which creates a natural, sun-kissed hue without any harsh contrast between colors. Balayage is a great low-maintenance technique, but not the same as highlights.
Can you highlight already highlighted hair?
The answer is yes. You can get your hair highlighted if it has already been highlighted prior, and many do, but it is highly advised to use the services of a blonding or color specialist. That’s because overlapping bleach can result in damage to hair. An experienced salon professional knows how to navigate this safely. A thorough consultation is always advised. If your hair is previously damaged, it may take multiple sessions to get your hair healthy again before any bleaching or lightening can be done.
Your Highlights Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is Bee Sam Beauty
Bee Sam Beauty is your headquarters for the most sought after hair highlights in Vancouver, WA. As a licensed hair colorist who has clocked thousands of hours doing hair highlights, rest assured you are in the safe hands of an expert. Whether you are after subtle micro highlights or want to go dramatic with million foil hair highlights, sit back, relax, and go on a journey to a new hair look. Bee Sam is not only a fully licensed cosmetologist in the two states of Oregon and Washington, she’s also registered with the state of Oregon to teach hair, nails, and esthetics at Phagans School of Hair Design. Book hair highlights appointments with Bee Sam at 503-488-0095.
