Brunette with lights: the perfect combination to change the look

The lights are good allies for women who want to change their look, without having to change the length. However, some brunette women wonder if highlights are a good way to go. Does it match? Does it spoil the wires too much? What tone do I make lights? These are some of the questions that brunette women have when deciding on locks.

Celebrities like Bruna Marquezine, Fernanda Paes Leme and Sabrina Sato joined the lights and lightened their strands. The locks help to brighten up your faces and break up the tone of your hair, as well as providing a change in your look.

Brunettes with lights match?

For the hairdresser and colorist, Marques de Paula, the lights for brunette women are a good match. “As long as there is consistency in the shades chosen for the locks”, he believes. The idea is that the locks are always as natural as possible. “That is, without creating marks on the hair, so that there is no dependence on maintenance”, explains the colorist.

As for the hairdresser at Nilceia Rocha Coiffeur, Sandra Santanna, brunette women who want to do highlights should observe some details so that the locks match their skin tone. “If it has a more yellowish tone, golden (warm) matches, yes.” Highlights in honey tones, Californian, ombré hair and sombré hair are good options. “Honey tone never grays because it ages”, says the hairdresser.

In addition to being careful with the gray tone, it is important to be careful not to exaggerate the lights and end up losing the characteristics of the brunette woman. “When brunettes come to me, they ask for luminosity for their hair, without losing its naturalness, but rather valuing what is already beautiful”, says Marques de Paula.

Types of lights that match brunettes

With the evolution of techniques, women today can choose different ways to make highlights. From those that make the lights more evident to more discreet techniques that just light up the wires.

First, there is a subtle difference between highlights, highlights and reflection. Lighting is a process that changes the tone of just a small part of the hair, leaving the strands very natural. The reflection, on the other hand, includes a greater number of strands and causes a more visible effect. Among the processes, the locks are the ones that leave the strands more marked and give a well-lit look to the hair.

Check out the 4 main techniques for doing these processes below:

Californian: it is a technique that marks more the ends, lightening them. Inspired by surfers, Californian locks became popular after many famous people joined the technique.

Ombré Hair: the idea is to leave the hair looking shaded, especially at the ends. The difference from the Californian is that the ombré creates a gradient with the wires, not being so marked.

Locks: this is one of the most used techniques, already quite popular and known for a long time. Small strands of hair are painted from the root to the ends, leaving the strands well marked and lightening a good part of the hair.

Sombré Hair: is the newest technique for making highlights. The idea comes from ombré hair, but the result tends to be softer. With the technique, the lightening takes place with tones very close to the original hair, creating a diffused and very natural look.

Care before and after

It is important to pay attention to some precautions before surrendering to the lights. “Good hydration to nourish the hair, based on keratin, a week before doing the highlights to strengthen the hair as the dye will dry it out”, guides Sandra. Other tips, given by the colorist Marques de Paula, are: always use good quality shampoo and conditioner that is suitable for your hair type and nourish your hair weekly with the right products of good quality.

When making the locks, care must continue with the wires. “Since the client already takes care of her hair before doing the highlights, it’s just a matter of continuity in what she already does”, reiterates Marques de Paula. The colorist explains that, most of the time, the highlights are made only with coloring, not requiring the use of bleach, which reduces damage to the wires.

Below, some essential products for brunettes who have, or want to have, highlights:

3 golden tips for brunettes with highlights

To enhance the highlights, the hairdressers gave some tips for the brunettes:

1. For each type of lights, there is a cut that fits best. However, for those who want to get it right without being in doubt, the tip is to bet on the peaked.
2. About the tones of the lights, the opinion is not consensual. For Sandra, yellow tones are the most recommended. However, women who have black hair may prefer reddish tones, as “black hair opens up better for red,” says the stylist.
3. As for Marques de Paula, these tones should never be used. Brunettes should prefer the softer reddish tones. “I suggest the honey brown, cognac brown and burnt caramel shades.”

What do men think of brunettes with highlights?

Knowing what men think about women’s hair choices is always a mystery, because, most of the time, they don’t even notice the changes, right? Some men have given their opinions about brunette with highlights, do they like it?

Most of them said yes. For Bruno Sampaio, 25, brunettes with highlights look prettier, however, he doesn’t usually notice much about women’s hair changes. “Only when the change is very big, but as a rule, no”.

Bruno Jareta, 26 years old, agrees with his namesake and also likes the brunettes who do highlights, but he values ​​the natural tone of the locks. “When not too strong, I think it’s beautiful,” he says. When asked if he notices when a woman changes her hair, the answer is that he also notices when the change is radical. “The subtle ones I repair when they get bad. When it gets better, it looks like it was already the hair naturally, I don’t notice it, and if they tell me, I can’t remember the previous one”, he adds.

Another who likes a brunette with lights is Felipe Toledo, 23 years old. “I think they look interesting.” And for him, subtle changes are also not noticeable. “When they cut a few fingers, sometimes I don’t notice it, but when they change the color, the style, then yes. Most of the time I get it.”

Who also likes lights, but without exaggeration is Juliano Sousa, 24 years old. “I think lights are nice when they’re not too much. Very bright lights sometimes get a little overdone.” About noticing changes, he said he does. “I notice the hair because it is one of the points that most catches my attention, not even a woman. I particularly think that hair is a great feminine welcome card,” he points out.

Leandro Arantes, 25, doesn’t like dark-haired women with highlights. “I don’t like it, I think it’s a bit of a fad”, he says. He also doesn’t notice changes. “Hardly, only if the change is very significant”, he adds.

Another who prefers natural brunettes, without highlights, is Bruno Bircol, 23 years old. But he’s also not one to notice changes. “But it depends on the change, right? If it’s long hair for shaved hair, Ronaldinho style, it’s easy to see”, he jokes.

right x wrong

When doing the highlights, some doubts arise and, in order to never make a mistake, the hairdressers gave some instructions:

• Only do highlights when your wires are healthy. If you have done any chemical process and have damaged your hair, wait until the strands are healthy again.
• Always use shampoos and conditioners suitable for colored hair, this helps keep it hydrated and healthy, as well as ensuring that the color takes longer to fade.
• Retouching the lights depends on the technique used. The more natural and smooth the effect, the less need to touch up, which helps to maintain the health of the hair.
• Be careful with the gray tones that can age brunette women who do these highlights.
• Always be careful not to lose the natural look of the brunette woman, changing the tone of her hair. Therefore, she always prefers more natural lights and colors closer to her wires.

Highlights for brunettes are great for changing the look of those who are tired of the sameness. Using the right technique and shade for your hair and adapting to your skin type, brunettes with highlights are a knockout and guarantee success among everyone.

Get inspired: the brunette bloggers with highlights

Below is a sequence of photos of bloggers who are brunettes and chose to make highlights for you to be inspired and choose the best technique and the best shade for your wires:

How to make lights at home

If you want to do highlights but can’t afford a salon, learn the techniques with the videos below and do it yourself. But remember: any radical hair change procedure can be risky. It is always more advisable to do these treatments in the beauty salon with specialized personnel.