![]() (Hence the reason guys with thinning hair shouldn’t color theirs.) Wash it every other day, and condition every single day.ĩ. That grit you’ve added to the cuticle is great for styling but not terrific for the overall health of your hair. It will keep the hair soft, which is critical after it’s been stripped of color and treated with toner. Not only do you need to use a specific type of shampoo and conditioner, you’ll need to use them frequently-particularly the conditioner. That artificial one can fade or change if you don’t treat it properly.Ĩ. This was because they weren’t using the right shampoo to preserve the gray tone, and the same can be said of bleached or highlighted hair: You’ve already stripped the natural color and have replaced it with an artificial one. It can start turning orange or gold.” You might remember, during the gray-hair-dyeing trend, that some guys’ hair was turning purple. “You need some good silver shampoo,” says Kennedy, “especially if you go for a cooler blond. You’ll need color-preserving hair-care products. Instead, you should praise the day that your natural grays start sprouting.ħ. (And thus it won’t detract from the overall natural look.) However, this is bad for guys with black hair: The contrast is so high that almost any highlights will detract from your natural color. You can go much lighter than one shade, because the contrast won’t be as high. “It’ll look artificial.” Luckily, guys with light brown and dark blond hair have more flexibility with tone options. ![]() “If you have dark brown hair, you don’t want to go lighter than a light brown,” says Gonzalez. Certain hair colors shouldn’t be highlighted. Otherwise, focus your attention on healthy hair growth, since you’re playing a long game.Ħ. “This will really thin it out and strip the hair of its properties.” So if you’re getting haircuts every six weeks and chopping it off at regular intervals, then highlights are a great choice, since they’ll add movement, volume, and variety. “You don’t want to lighten the same pieces of hair more than once or twice,” says Kennedy. Your hair can only take so much wear, and coloring it (with bleach, dye, or highlights) will really compromise its health. If you want to grow your hair out, it’s best to avoid artificial color. You might compromise whatever it is you have left.ĥ. Gonzalez advises against coloring the hair, because the cuticle isn’t strong enough to take the chemicals and toner. Some texturizing products can give you the illusion of fuller hair, but highlights won’t do the same. Bad news for guys who are balding: While highlights usually add natural texture to the hair, it’s only the case for fuller styles. Guys with thinning hair should proceed with caution. (Time to channel your inner surfer, brah?)Ĥ. “We had slicked-back undercuts with shiny pomades and tight fades, lots of really strong looks.” Natural-looking highlights allow guys to loosen up, to relax. “For a while, everything was bold and demanded attention,” he says. Kennedy attributes the highlight resurgence to a ramping-down of recent hairstyle trends, like the gray and platinum hair dyeing, as well as all of the “classic, structured barbershop looks” that have dominated for the past few years. “Lately guys prefer a more natural look, working with the hair’s traits instead of forcing anything against the color, texture, and flow.” “Everything we’re seeing now is understated, almost sun-soaked,” says Tyson Kennedy, co-owner of Cutler Salon in NYC. He's using them to blend in, to add depth to his styles. Most recently, Chris Evans graced the cover of L’Uomo Vogue sporting a barely-noticeable-yet-definitely-lightened layer on top of his naturally darker hair. But recently I’ve been seeing subtle highlights on the runway and in editorial spreads, and I have to say I don't hate it. ![]() I would have said the same for guys getting highlights-I'm picturing Chris Kirkpatrick and Nick Lachey with their immortally frosted tips. I can live happily knowing that most late- ’90s trends will never (hopefully?) be back in style: JNCO jeans and puka-shell necklaces are still buried in a time capsule.
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