Are you going through a "blonde dilemma?" Have you been trying to decide whether going blonde would be the right beauty choice? Consider a compromise. Highlighting your hair can give you a taste of the blonde look, without having to make a total commitment. In fact, adding a few blonde highlights can accentuate a great new hairstyle. Since hair color causes the hair shaft to swell, adding highlights will also add body to baby fine hair. This allows you to play with hairstyles that you might have avoided in the past.   Whether you decide to apply your highlights at home, or whether you are going to a salon, it is important to get your hair cut and styled before applying highlights. If you are having a perm, or if you are having your hair straightened, be sure to wait a few weeks before applying color. Here are some ideas for combining new hairstyles with highlights.

·    Brighten Up Your Face: If it suits the shape of your face, choose a layered hairstyle. Add highlights to form a picture frame around your face. Make sure to use hair colors that accentuate your natural color. When combined with complimentary makeup colors, this will brighten your complexion.

·    Your Crowning Glory: Partial highlights, which only cover the top of your head, create a halo effect. These highlights are also a great choice if you are not sure about your "highlighting commitment."

·    Perfect Ponytails: If you wear your hair in a ponytail, make sure that you highlight the top of head, and bangs, if you wear them. A blonde streak down the center of your ponytail is also an attractive look.

·    Braids: By adding highlights to braids, you can create a unique and exotic look. Consider using multi-colored highlights. Select one color that is two shades lighter than your natural color, and one that is two shades darker.

·    Short Hair: If you have short hair, you can create a natural, sun-kissed looked by applying highlights to the top of your head. Avoid applying them to the hair around the nape of your neck.

·    Longer Locks: Before you begin the highlighting process, be sure that you have parted your hair in the style that you normally wear.   Creating highlights near the part of your hair can actually add a sense of style to long hair that tends to simply "hang."

·    Curly Hair: Some hair color experts believe that color fading is a common problem for curly hair. This is because the curly hoar cuticle never really closes. As a result, the molecular layer is constantly exposed. This exposure can cause color fading in curly hair. Many experts believe that applying a deep conditioning treatment every tow weeks can alleviate this problem.

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