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We give a thousand and one turns to what is the

that makes us feel more youthful, or what is the trend fringe that suits us.

We are also concerned about the health of our hair, that it is healthy, shiny and hydrated.

Sometimes, with so much thinking about our hair style, we forget another vital factor in the tireless search for

and this is none other than hair color, highlights

basic to complete and enhance features and

of any cut.

"A trained professional can offer you different techniques to enhance your image even more. It is, for example, about covering gray hair, but also about doing it by improving how you look and in

says the hairdresser

​​hairdressing salon

(Santa Cruz de Bezana, Cantabria).

And that's where different types of highlights come into play

from babylights, to classic

to those with a contouring effect.

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A natural balayage done at Menta Beauty Place.DR

Balayage highlights, the queens of summer

According to data from

balayage is the coloring technique preferred by Spanish women.

The relevance of this technique born in the 70s in France is unquestionable.

According to data from the 'social listening' platform NetBase, the term 'balayage' is

of all beauty terms and number one in the hair category.

In Spain alone, it generates an average of

And why

Because it is a lightening technique that begins a few centimeters from the root, making

not only in the ends but in all the hair and in a more natural way, we can even play with contrasts between the natural tones of the hair and the wicks, without showing the marking.

The effect is as if

lightening the hair.

And getting them done in the summer guarantees they will lighten further and become

Balayage can be worked

and type of hair, and the technique, according to

director of training at the

centers (Madrid), consists of sweeping the color from the roots to the ends using brush bleaching and

The result will depend on the skill of the colorist since it is a very personalized technique, and it is necessary to have a great command and know how to apply the wick and blend it to achieve

Melting highlights, according to the hairdressers at Menta Beauty Place.DR

The melting wicks, the ones that illuminate the hair the most

Paul Tudor,

head of the

l salon (Madrid), proposes

to illuminate the hair even more, but with a very natural integrated effect.

The

are for those looking for a very natural blonde.

The technique consists of going from

one throughout the hair, subtly blurring it and achieving a gradient that no one notices.

"It is a coloring job that is difficult to detect due to its very natural shape, very appropriate for all types of

and for women who do not want a very radical change. It is preferable that it be done

since very powerful tones are not sought, but a more global lightening. The result is

that is 'lost' naturally", explains Paul Tudor.

Shatush highlights, the new balayage

If there is an alternative to

is shatush

"With this coloring technique, what is achieved is a natural effect, highlighting that the roots remain darker while

obtaining reflections that are not forced at all."

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