Hair health: If there's one thing we all want, it's hair health. If your hair is on the fragile side, “use something ammonia-free and low peroxide,” advises Francesca Dixon, colour director at Hari’s Salon.“Ammonia-free has less chemicals so is less likely to cause as much breakage and low peroxide allows for a longer lift,” continues Dixon. All-over reflective glazes or color-enhancing masks that focus on condition are good alternatives. Best Chemical-Free: Manic Panic Amplified Flash Complete Hair Lightening Kit – 40 Volume Cream Developer Oh, and btw, if your base color is anything darker than medium blonde, O’Connor says you should stay far away from at-home highlights: “At a salon, your colorist customizes your dye and developer to give you the exact color you’re looking for, but at-home highlight kits are kinda like a one-size-fits-all situation.” That means it’s super easy to end up with brassy highlights when you’re attempting it yourself— especially on brunette shades (think: the darker your base color, the more “lifting,” aka lightening, your highlights have to do). I hope you’ve found all the information you were looking for after reading this article, and are ready to start on your journey to lovely, highlighted hair done from the comfort of your own home! In the interest of honesty, it's worth saying straight away that unless you happen to be a pro hairdresser, or trained as one in a past life, at-home hair dye cannot be used to replicate intricate salon color services like ultra-fine highlights in hair or complex balayage hair looks like balayage with money piece. There's a reason it takes years to train as a hair colorist—it is a highly skilled profession.

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Jerome Russell’s BBlonde Highlighting Kit Number 1 is the same kit as the one above, except this one is formulated for those with darker hair to give blonde highlights with no brassiness. Created using the highest quality ingredients that protect and condition during the lightening and colouring process, you can expect unrivalled lift of up to 8-9 shades. This Maximum Blonding Kit works exceptionally well on light to dark brown hair, with professional results.

Some reviewers have said that this kit does not work on dark hair that has been dyed this way, it works better on dark, virgin hair And because I know you're thinking it: No, you can't use regular hair dye for highlights. Unless you’re working with virgin, undyed hair (in which case, you should definitely stop reading this and book a future appointment instead!), the only way to highlight your color at home is with bleach. Translation: Hair dye can’t lift hair dye, so an at-home kit with bleach is kinda your only option, unless you want to try a natural alternative (more on that in a sec). Can I get highlights without bleaching my hair? Ramona is an editor at StyleCraze with 11 years of experience in writing and editing. She has authored over 200 articles on skin and hair care. She graduated from the University of Calcutta, West Beng... more

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This hair highlighting kit by L’Oreal caters to those with mature, gray hair. It is formulated with Layered-Tone Technology, which helps it create natural highs and lows in your hair. The result? Awesome multi-tonal highlights! Tiffanie Richards is a master colorist at OC61 in New York City. She specializes in creating signature blonde and rich brunette colors and is well-versed in a variety of techniques that allow her to personalize the color for each of her clients. What to Look for in an At-Home Highlighting Kit Lightener or Bleaching Powder In this guide, I’ve put together some of the best highlighting kits that are easy to use and will give you professional results, without looking streaky.

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The blonde was not ‘brassy’ and the result was natural, but noticeable. I use it all the time, and it’s usually not very expensive. What more do you want from a highlighting kit? Pros: How you decide on which method to use is completely up to you—however, we have instructed which color techniques work well with each different method, so it could all be dependent on what you want your final look to be. How to use home highlight kits with foils

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This Root Touch Up Permanent Hair Dye by Clairol is one of the most popular root touch-up kits in the UK. Hair Type: Wet, Color Treated | Product Dimensions: 3.38 x 2.13 x 6.5 inches | Weight: 8.78 Ounces. Choose your highlight color kit and gather the supplies you may need. Decide on what method you want to use and section your hair into even chunks. Start applying the color on each section evenly maintaining at least two inches distance from your roots. Leave the dye to settle and wash it off with a mild shampoo. Finish the process with a toner and a deep conditioner. Fans say: “This is hands-down the best deep conditioner I've ever used. I have balayage hair (and long hair) so I need a good conditioner to keep my hair looking healthy and soft. I have used this both as a mask and as a "regular" conditioner, and I have to say, you don't have to leave it on long for it to work. It easily detangles your hair and makes it super soft after rinsing and drying. Highly recommend!" You even get multiple brushes, all different sizes to cover as much (or as little) hair as you need them to.

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So if you really know what you’re doing, or you're happy to give it a go, use foils like some hairstylists do, as they help give the closest finish to what you would get in a salon. You can also look for a product that's meant to hydrate hair, like Garnier Multi Lights H2 Golden Blonde, which contains avocado, olive, and shea oils and a post-coloring conditioning treatment. We also love the Madison Reed Light Works, for its nourishing formula that's ammonia-free.