I am a 40 yr old man trying to learn how to highlight my wife’s hair. I swear I’ll never accuse her of spending too much $$$ at the salon again! DAMN YOU COVID!!!
she has to be the most talented stylist ive seen...she has this calm true nature to her character..not the "look at me"..you mostly see. This is what i want to learn from ♡
That exactly it! Not only does her beauty, humility, good nature magnetize, her light is so bright we cant help but look at her (with admiration and respect). She provides 100% valuable content, without any nonsense for over a decade now! Thank you!
yes I rinse out the foiled pieces in the sink, while still semi in the foil to prevent any color fall out and any water to get to your blonde hair you dont want changed. ANother trick is putting conditioner on the blonde hair in between foil pieces. To seal and shield the hair from lowlight color. Because hair color does not penetrate through oil based products :) Good luck!
I was going to ask you that because I have the dark roots and lots of grey growing through (which is a whole other story) and of course my blonde highlights. I did the conditioner thing after I learnt my lesson when all the root color got in my blonde. My problem is I can not get along with the foils so I use a cap which I love until I get to the back!!!!!! and my daughters don't have the patience to help so I dread to see what the back looks like lol....... anyway when pulling thru on the cap I don't want it on my blonde so is it a case of just putting conditioner on all the bits except roots and then just bleaching the dark of the root.... darn nightmare...I have to say I am actually enjoying doing it all myself now...... once I learn the tricks......and i do my own my nails lol
I just wanted to say Thank you...I just tried this at home, I used a 7,1 ash blonde because my hair is slightly darker than yours and I did 3 levels of lowlights and it turned out beautifully! Got rid of the yellowy/orange look I had and looks really natural! I've never attempted this before and was pretty scared. I also followed your hair cut tutorial and gave myself a trim....THANK YOU! Keep the tutorials coming, you're amazing!
Laura Devlin Well done Laura, good for you! I'm about to follow the tutorial - my hair is strawberry blonde (my profile photo was pre-strawberry hair) anyway I'm excited to see how my hair turns out. I'm going to take time doing it and focus on making it as natural as possible.
Lots of derisive comments on here. If you don't like the video, don't make a rude comment, just go watch something else. If you're taking the time to watch the video just to pick Silvia apart (the eyebrow thing, really?!) then you're obviously somehow threatened by her (jealous or envious or just possessing low self esteem), and again I say, go watch something else. Only very insecure and impossibly rude women watch beauty tutorials just to insult - or even give backhanded compliments - to the creators of such videos. That said, thank you, Silvia, for being generous enough to show us all these hair coloring techniques - for free.
Yes these nitpickers are ENVIOUS because she is GORGEOUS, eyebrows included ; ). I wish my face was a pretty as hers but I'm not envious! Envy is demonic hatred.
Blows my mind how people will take the time to pick you apart and then finish their comment by saying, but you're great! have more confidence in yourself etc...really?? Lol anyway, Sylvia you rock! I hope these people don't get you down, they get to me at times and my following is nowhere near yours! Keep doing your thing Xoxo
Elle I'm a retired hairdresser & love your relaxed attitude to blonde your techniques are great & the colours you choose suit perfectly ,in fact as a blond-a-holic I am going to finally pop in some lowlights. Take Care from Australia & keep up the great tutorials. xx
Revlon ColorSilk 43 Medium Golden Brown. Section hair. No foils, no cap. Do your roots and occasionally do whole pieces. You can do full back, lower section. Twenty five minutes, rinse, condition. My old highlights look refreshened for $2.99. I do my very blonde eyebrows at the same time. Done and done! I'm going to breakfast!!
Well this was a throwback LOL. I'm used to her videos over the last few years but I'm actually about to lowlight my hair and came across this. Drink every time she says "um". So cute🤗 she's grown so much.
I actually followed your directions...the results turned out BEAUTIFULLY. I'm so thrilled. It looks like a salon did my low lights. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
you have saved me thousands of dollars!!! I use different products (on my naturally dark brown hair I use Garnier nutrisse LB1 to lighten it all over and then I low light it with natural instincts medium ash blonde) but your videos are so incredibly helpful on how to actually do it- thank you!!!!!
I am a licensed cosmetologist. It is very possible to do a partial highlight or lowlight on your hair at home. Depending on your color level you need to watch what tones are using as going to neutral will make the hair look muddy. And also watching the width of your partings. As that video showed those were very large partings and sections. You can't just grab a big chunk of hair because it makes the color or lightener harder to penetrate through all of that hair thus leaving bleeds or hotspots.
Shawna Jenson I was wondering if I'm a level 9 bleached out and want to go to a level 6 base using that technique weaving in the lowlights then add caramel honey blonde on bottom will I need to fill first? Or does that Ion color deposit and fill? I need to find a color line that does both in one step.
Shawna Jenson also I did an 6n and it did turn muddy and grabbed green I had to clarify a lot and did few bleach baths to get it out.. I used Redken gels I did not fill hair first that's why
Baby Mendoza With a level 6 you are depositing color, so you could fill it first, or just use a slightly higher developer and leave on a few minutes longer. Also A 6n in neutral, pulls cool tones w/ green as it sounds like you figured out. If you are trying for a caramel honey blonde, you need more warmth or golds added in. Try RUSK color line-- 6nw, with a little 7ch (chocolate mocha) with it. :)
Jess Lyon Im saying you cant take think partings and just throw color or pre-lightener on them, it will not penetrate (go thru) all the hair and process unevenly.
Great video!! For all those obtuse people who make negative comments..watch someone else or learn some manners. This is what most people like to call low self-esteem or jealousy! If any of you ever do a video or have the guts to do one, then karma will be waiting for you!!
I finally did it (lowlights)! I was always worried about the color to choose since my hair isn't blonde. But I watched many of your videos and settled on 5N demi. It looks great. Now, onto highlights! Thank you for sharing this excellent content.
I’m at beauty school right now and I love your channel. Your attitude is professional and calming. Thank you for taking time of your own to put out those videos. You help me a lot 😘
I have extremely fine wavy hair that’s probably around a level 7. My hair isn’t thinning but it’s so naturally fine it appears that way. I’ve tried coloring it darker and my scalp shows through even more. I followed this tutorial and used a level 6n shades eq, probably about 6 foils total and I’m blown away by how natural it looks and how effective this was at creating the illusion of fullness. It really didn’t take too many foils at all, I’m blown away by how it came out. Thank you so much for posting these tutorials are awesome
QUESTION: "Do the root to diffuse it a little bit" you said right before you processed. You returned in shot hair completed (looks great) I'd like to know what 'doing the root' means? Can you explain the technique, set time etc. My hairdresser (friend) added too many for foils, my hair is now 10 level all over. I'll be doing this myself as to not hurt any feelings :) I'll be using 8N also, but obviously will need to add more rows. Thank you for posting a video such as this, allows one to do a correction ourselves.
I just don’t care if anyone says “um” while they’re trying to do a demo! It’s not easy & she’s trying to think of a lot of details at the same time to HELP you. People are just so rude & critics to try & feel superior? Thx, Elle!
Than you so much for this video Elle!! I love to DIY videos...yours are by far my favorite!! Huge fan!! P.S. I've read some of the comments about the "ums" and I never noticed until I read the comments! Ignore these rude people!! XOXO
Neither did I notice the "ums" nor care. It's a natural breaker between words that everyone uses as they are going on to their next thought. I highly doubt any of those commenters live an "um" free life!
Hi... I stumbled across your clip while searching for info on low lighting. THANK YOU! I don't watch much on RU-vid but have to say how refreshing it is to view a REAL person. I noticed there's been some rude comments made toward you. PLEASE just ignore them completely. They only want to illicit a response from you to feed their insecurity and narcissism.. they'll soon find someone else to infect with their negativity. Ignore and rise above. What they say is truly a reflection of themselves and their lack of internal fortitude, so take solace in that knowledge. And, yes.. you could pass as Lindsay Wagner's daughter! You're absolutely gorgeous. Don't change, and DO keep up the wonderfully informative clips. I'm off to try my first lowlight experiment. All the best x
What a fab video and you make it look so easy... Thank you for sharing too... The colours at the end makes your eyes really stand out.... Glad I came across your videos this morning x
yes in know that normally happens when you use a too dark color or too ashy.. Even a neutral (N) can be too ashy but normally only if its bellow a level7. So my advice is to keep your lo light above a level 8 and if still worried stay more with in the gold tones. Even though gold doesnt sound appealing to blondes, in this case its a good balance to making it way too ashy!
Thanks for the very helpful video. I've winged this on my own before and appreciate the chance to see a professional share her techniques. As for the rude people making fun of anything about your appearance, perhaps they would like to post a close up of their faces and we can discuss and critique. I'm sure we could provide them with some equally catty criticisms. The "ums" are a tad distracting but I haven't noticed them in your other videos. I assume you were a little distracted here, as we all are sometimes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and know that most of us really appreciate your tutorials.
Thank you so much for this. My hairdresser totally messed up my blonde hair with grey and it was so aging. Decided to DIY from your video - outcome great!
I loved this .. thanks My hair is so fried right now. I think my stylist was high because its breaking and way to light.. I am going to use a dark blonde on my roots and the same color to add low lights .. Hope this will also calm down the dryness ..
Chrissy moore, it's actually very easy. Anyone could do this without any experience. And the things she has to do this, you can find at sallys for cheap. And for all the ums, um um um um. Who cares. She so um, pretty and um, she has like um, really good videos. Lol. That's so funny. Thanks for the video. Loved it.
That looks great! I have grey ahro and want to add lowlights for demension. Don't want to pay a Solan price and want to do it myself. This was a super easy way to add lowlights and I hope mine turns out just as nice as your did. Just need ro figure out what color to use so it doesn't look to harsh. I have naturally dark brown hair so I'll ask for advice when I get to Sally's.
demi permanent does actually have amonia, just not as much as permanent. it goes into the cuticle unlike semi permanent making it last longer, where permanent goes into the cortex of the hair.
I like your hair so much more like this than platinum blond. This color really complements your skin tone and the platinum looks kind of drab, at least on my computer.
Thank you so much for instructional video! You do such a wonderful job teaching us how to do this at home. Thank you Silvia!! You’re such a sweetheart! I just had 1 Question do you use a level 10 developer?
Thank you for the videos and sharing your expertise! Love your tutorials, very easy to follow. It's unfortunate that some viewers seem to have nothing but negative comments to share! (Umm, Ms. Flores... this professional hairdresser creates these fabulous videos to teach us all professional styling techniques that we can do at home to enhance our individual beauty. And she does an exceptional job explaining these styling techniques in a way that we all can understand and actually put to use. Finally, Ms. Flores, in my opinion, your negative comment must be due to your own insecurities and clearly points out your lack of intelligence...) Love the exceptional videos! 😊 Look forward to seeing more!
I have full head bleached blonde then I’ve done the roots with high lift box blonde for about 6 months. I want to add dimension because the color is so flat and dull looking. I was wondering would you suggest lowlights weave thru whole hed to look natural? I want a lot of blonde still and blonde high up on my head. That is why I wasn’t going to try your reverse balayage. But maybe the balayage would be better? Thanks 😊
Wow! I'm late to this game! But here goes. All the other videos I've watched about lowlighting said my blonde hair would turn green if I didn't color it red first. but you did not pre-color and your hair came out fantastic! should I or shouldn't I precolor with a red before lowlighting? Last, Your video was informative and in such a short time I learned a lot. I look forward to looking at your other videos and learning more from you,. Thank you!
Isn't if possible that doing this on blonde hair if could go green? If you just put a neutral shade that isn't warm? Because the blonde has been stripped and needs warm/ red filler ?
I have short thinning hair can you show how I would accomplish that ,as I have seen long hair done but I like the look and if you show a video on short hair it would be nice
I am in love with your videos - very DIY with my hair these days as I rarely plan ahead and then desperately need the tresses addressed. Also, I just moved to a new area and CANNOT find a stylist that speaks the same language as me. Basically I want your hair :)
Love your how~to insights! Is it ok to follow your low light instructions but use a complementary low light color using Clairol Root Touch Up carrying the color thru the low lights ~ it seems more user friendly for an inexperienced diy hair touch up. Any insight is appreciated!
Took me hours to find the perfect video for adding a little brown to already bleach blonde hair, we even look alike! Thank you! Wish me luck I'm about to do this now xx LovefromEngland
Yes, I'm going to try it, thanks! And what a coincidence, I just bought 3 different colors of Age Beautiful and 8N was one of them. That's the one I'll use. Love the way your hair turned out.
It looks really cute but I’m not gonna lie , it’s more than just subtle , I can’t even really see a difference . It would be fine if I did it at home but I’m trying to go back to my natural color , I’ve had have blonde highlights for about 5 years now . Next week I am paying someone to do semi permanent lowlights . Basically if it looks no different then before I’m gonna feel like I sorta wasted my money
Thank you for providing these DIY videos...they are so helpful! 1. Is it okay to lowlight hair when it has product in it. Or should this be done on freshly shampooed hair? 2. I have the developer you suggested for toning your hair. Can I use this developer for lowlights or should it be the developer you suggest in this video? (I don't know if there is a difference and I don't want to assume. 3. How long should I wait to tone my hair after adding lowlights? Thank you so much for your time!! : )
hi, I have to highlight and lowlight my own hair, and I am 15-20% gray. I haven't found a colorist that did my hair the way I like it. always too orange or yellow. any advice?
This is great ... Im going to try this tomorrow! lol Can you please do a root video? I know you mention at the end that you did your roots to diffuse the line but did you do all the roots or just the top?I know that sounds stupid but just want to make sure lol. Also you only took the roots to the regrowth right? Or did you take it to overlap a little bit of the blonde? thanks! love your color
Hi, I have a question for you. Should I lowlight my hair and then tone it or tone it first and then add the lowlights? I love your videos, you've been very helpful and informative. Thanks a lot
