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Use the guidelines below to decide your overall look. Then follow the suggested techniques to get the results you want.
All-over highlights
Brighten your overall look with lighter accents throughout your hair.
Tip: Lots of subtle highlights will give you a total lighter look than just a few bold highlights.
Technique: Apply Frost & Tip to strands pulled through holes all around the cap. Not recommended for HairPainting.
Face-framing highlights
Draw attention to your features with highlights placed just around your face.
Tip: Great way for adding warmth to your skin or softening a harsh, too-solid hairline.
Technique: Comb your hair into your usual style and apply Nice 'n Easy HairPainting along the hairline surrounding your face, including your bangs. Or apply Nice 'n Easy Frost & Tip just to strands pulled through holes in the front of the cap.
Crown highlights
Enhance dimension at the front and top of your head.
Tip: This works best on chin length or shorter styles.
Technique: Comb your hair into your usual style and apply Nice 'n Easy HairPainting to select strands at the top of your head and at the front hairline. Or apply Nice 'n Easy Frost & Tip just to strands pulled through holes in these same areas.
Accented Tips
Lighten just the ends of your hair for a fresh look.
Tip: Works on any style.
Technique: Comb your hair into your usual style and brush Nice 'n Easy HairPainting onto the ends only. Or apply Frost & Tip to the ends with gloved fingertips. You can also use the cap and hook as you would for all-over highlights: simply pull your hair through the holes in the same way, but only cover the last inch of each strand.
Use antioxidant enriched Natural Instincts to quickly and easily tone your hair for shiny, healthy-looking color. The gentle, long-lasting formula has shades that are the perfect choice for highlighted hair.
Try Natural Instincts shades for highlighted hair if you want to:
- reduce unwanted gold tones or brassness—select shade 02 Sahara or 06 Linen
- add healthy shine and brightness
- add warmth to dull-looking blonde color—try shade 04 Sunflower
- refresh fading blonde color between blonding applications
Choose from the shades below to match the color of your current highlights to the look you want.
Our selection for highlighted hair consists of 3 beautiful shades:
If your highlights are:
Pale Yellow (very light - almost white)
Pale Yellow or Yellow (more like a banana peel)
Yellow or Gold (more like a wedding band)
Yellow
And you want your hair to be:
Light Blonde
Medium Golden Blonde
Medium Ash Blonde
Strawberry Blonde
You'll love Clairol Natural Instincts Shade:
02 Sahara (Light Blonde)
04 Sunflower (Medium Golden Blonde)
06 Linen (Medium Ash Blonde)
7R Saharan Rose (Strawberry Blonde)
Still need help?
Call 1-800-CLAIROL (1-800-252-4765) for advice from a Clairol Export Color Consultant.
