Curly hair with lights: tips on how to take care of discolored hair

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You've definitely seen a stunning lit brunette out there! In curly hair, the look illuminates the curls with lights without leaving them completely blonde, enhancing the format and providing a subtle and modern change. To bet on the look, you can make lights, locks and even use a color that already has reflections in shades of gold or honey, for example.

Many people want to adopt the style, but are also afraid of damaging their hair with discoloration, especially after going through the hair transition. For this reason, Fica Diva has put together some tips for curly hair with highlights to look beautiful and healthy. Check it out!

What are the possible shades of highlights for curly hair?

You can dye your hair any color imaginable, but if the purpose of your curl highlights is to brighten up the look, the tones used are usually blonde and brown. That is: the lights can be platinum, gray, honey, gold, light brown, among other shades of blonde. Also, depending on the technique, you can also merge more than one of them. When choosing, you are also free, but to ensure a more harmonious look, opt for colors that have the same background color as your foundation. Warm browns, for example, combine with honey and gold. Platinum, on the other hand, works best on tones with a cold background, such as natural light blonde.

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Is it possible to lighten curly hair at home?

If you want lightened hair without having to go to the salon, know that it is possible to make the transformation at home! Just apply a color with golden reflections so that the illuminated effect is highlighted in your strands. You can choose from a variety of shades that have golden highlights in the ink, such as golden blonde, golden brown, and light golden brown.

For those with naturally dark hair, nuance 5.3 Brown Light Gold is a good option to achieve a discreet look without having to bleach the strands. On the other hand, if you want hair with very intense highlights, the brown and golden pigments of nuance 7.7 Marrom Dourado lighten the strands without needing highlights. If what you want is a warm and closed blonde, the Golden Blond 7.3 is the perfect shade!

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Which curl light techniques can I choose?

There are different ways to enter the world of curly hair with highlights. The most common of them is the reflection in curly hair, those very thin strands that start at the root and go to the ends of the strands. Balayage, on the other hand, has more pronounced and thicker locks, also along the entire length of the hair. Ombré hair is a gradient that starts at the height of the ears and goes lightening to the ends of the hair. Along with Californian locks, which lighten a few fingers of the hair ends with just one color, ombré hair is perfect for those who don't want to worry about retouching, since it doesn't color the roots of the hair.

Can I do highlights on short curly hair?

The answer is yes! Even though short curls have less space available for the effects to show, you can rock ombré hair, California highlights, curly hair highlights and balayage on these strands. The rule for choosing the color is the same: opt for shades that have the same base temperature as your foundation.

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Highlights: curly hair needs care before the process

Before wondering how to take care of curly hair after coloring, you need to prepare the hair fiber to receive the chemical. That way, you'll be able to avoid possible damage to the wires more easily, since if it's not healthy, it can become elastic or break. One or two weeks before highlighting your curly hair, invest in hydration to replenish water and reduce dryness. In addition to it, hair reconstruction is also super important, as it repairs and strengthens the hair from the inside out. But attention: it cannot be done very often, so keep intervals of at least two weeks between one reconstruction and another.

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Curly hair with highlights: how to take care of it after the color change?

After the transformation, care for curly hair with highlights needs to be even more frequent, and the best option to be able to deliver everything it needs at that moment is the hair schedule. Take a look at these tips for each of the care steps:

Tip for hair hydration

To replenish the water in the strands, you need a mask with natural extracts and other moisturizing components. Coconut water and aloe vera extract (present in the treatment cream of the Midratação Milagrosa line) are an example of components that you need to look for at this moment;

Hair nutrition tip

The most versatile step in the hair schedule, nutrition can be done in many different ways. The first one is the basic care, made with the deep treatment mask, with oils in the composition. In addition, you can do a quick wetting before washing or overnight wetting, applying the oil directly to the hair. Homemade recipes are also an option, but you should use a mask as a base with the same priorities as the ingredients added to the mix.

Hair reconstruction tip

As well as hydration and nutrition, capillary reconstruction can also be done with the concentrated mask, but liquid keratin is an even more potent option. Spray the product on the hair washed in the shampoo, wait 15 minutes and balance the process by applying a hydration mask and rinse the hair completely after another 5 minutes.

Curly hair with highlights: do the strand test before starting

Both to prevent the hair from being damaged in the process and to predict the final color of highlights in curly hair, the strand test is necessary. Therefore, before discoloring or applying color to the strands, separate a lock from the back of the hair, apply the product and let it act for the necessary time. After rinsing, assess the condition of the hair: if it becomes elastic or brittle, take care of the hair a little more so that it withstands the process and try the highlights again in a few days.

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