When the hairdresser is bored, and you want something new and expensive, dye your hair in the “tiger eye” style. It's good to be in trend and stick to the latest fashion styles on the eve of 2017. Especially when fashionable salons and people who follow the style of Western stars are simply screaming about a new find for your hair.

The fashionable coloring of 2017 was named after the “Tiger's Eye” stone, which was worn as a talisman in ancient times. The stone combines several shades from brown to golden.

To dye straight or short hair, you must first dye it a dark chocolate color, and then apply a lighter caramel color to individual strands. The whole effect of the “tiger eye” is in a smooth transition from dark to light.

The new fashionable coloring has already been tried by Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Chrissy Teigen and other celebrities.

The color's durability lasts from 3 to 4 months, provided that special mild shampoos and conditioners are used that protect the hair from fading.

Tiger eye coloring technique

The tiger eye coloring technique is a new type of balayage that is only suitable for brunettes. Hair color has a variety of shades from yellow-brown, then shimmers into golden and then reddish-brown. A photo cannot convey all the beauty of the play of colors and shades.

Distinctive coloring scheme "Tiger's eye" from highlighting

By and large, the difference in coloring is not much different from highlighting, with the exception of a few small details.

⇨ Highlighting is the coloring of strands of a different color that stand out against the background of the main hair color. The “Eye of the Tiger” technique uses warm shades to color strands: caramel, milk chocolate, chestnut, honey, copper.

⇨ For coloring " Tigereyehair“You need to have dark hair; this technique is not applicable to light hair. Fashionable coloring style only for brunettes, brown-haired women and light brown hair.

Who is suitable for coloring and what hairstyles?

⇒ For hair coloring “Tiger Eye”, any length of hair is suitable, both long and medium to short.
⇒ Any hairstyle will look beautiful, be it a bob or a bob, a ladder or a cascade, hairstyles with or without bangs.
⇒ Tiger Eye coloring looks good on both straight and curly hair.

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A fashionable hair coloring style has found admirers on Instagram and advertisements for new technology have flooded the social network with the hashtag #tigereyehair.

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Tiger eye coloring for short hair

Tiger eye hair coloring technique

Dyeing tiger eye hair at home

Those with dark hair have fewer options for highlighting than blondes.

However, there are techniques developed specifically for them.

One of these original and very fashionable techniques is “Tiger's Eye”, which received its name for its iridescence reminiscent of the precious stones of the same name.

In this article, we will take a closer look at this fashionable tiger eye coloring technique, look at examples and learn how to perform it.

Tiger Eye coloring technique

The Tiger Technique is designed for black, brown or dark brown hair of varying lengths (both short and long) and textures. It looks spectacular on straight, wavy or curly hair. The essence of the procedure is to create beautiful tints of color on the head in warm colors: beige, amber, honey, golden. The play of color will make the hairstyle more voluminous and voluminous, providing a beautiful soft shine.

The technique is suitable for girls of a warm color type with peach, golden or tanned skin. It does not require preliminary clarification; treatment with a gentle single-phase preparation is possible. Only individual strands are dyed, which makes the procedure less traumatic compared to using permanent dyes.

Despite the obvious procedures, highlighting also has its drawbacks. The tiger technique is not suitable for owners of colored hair with a bluish, ashen or silver tint. Golden and honey strands will look alien.

Tiger Eye coloring requires careful selection of shades, creating the perfect palette on your own is not easy. In order for the color transition to be smooth, you need to distribute the paint very carefully, otherwise unaesthetic streaks and streaks will appear on the strands.

Pros and cons of doing it yourself

Tiger eye is a complex technique that requires high skill of the colorist. Not every salon will undertake such coloring, but with certain skills the procedure can be carried out at home. Among the advantages of this approach:

• Opportunity to save. Highlighting from an experienced hairdresser is not cheap, and you should not trust your hair to a novice colorist.
• For work, you can use not only ordinary paints, but also preparations intended for salons.
• At home, you can lengthen the highlighting time and reduce the oxygen concentration, which will result in less damage to your curls and get a more impressive result.

Direct and indirect contraindications

The tiger eye technique is suitable for dark-haired girls with healthy, intact hair who want to add volume and brightness to their hair. However, such highlighting cannot be recommended:

Before you start staining, It is recommended to carry out a skin sensitivity test. The diluted drug is applied to the inside of the wrist for 10 minutes. If no noticeable redness, rash or itching appears, you can begin highlighting.

Reference! Allergies can be caused not only by paint, but also by oxidizing agents. If drugs of a certain brand are not suitable, you can try another line. It is possible that the skin will react to it more gently.

What do you need for highlighting at home?

For home coloring, you need to purchase accessories and preparations that provide optimal results. The best products can be bought in specialized stores for hairdressers. To work independently you will need:

• a set of ammonia-free dyes (from 2 to 6 shades);
• oxidizing emulsion of the same brand;
• nourishing balm;
• container for diluting paint;
• protective gloves;
• peignoir or towel;
• a comb with a long handle (we provided recommendations on how to properly use a comb when highlighting yourself);
• brush with long synthetic fiber bristles.

It is convenient to select paints using a special palette. Warm colors are suitable for tiger equipment. The roots are darkened with chocolate or coffee shades; for the tips you will need a light golden-sand shade. The darker the natural hair color, the more saturated and bright colors you can choose.

If a reddish undertone is noticeable on the strands, you can try a spectacular copper color scheme; it looks unusual, but is quite consistent with fashionable technology.
The paint must be diluted with an oxidizing agent with a concentration of 3% to 9%. The thicker and darker the strands, the more saturated oxide you will need. Hair with noticeable gray hair is highlighted using a 9% oxidizing agent; weaker preparations will not give the desired effect.

Hair preparation

Before you start highlighting, you need to get your hair in order.

We carry out the procedure step by step

Before the procedure, you need to mix the paints in different containers. You will need a separate brush for each shade. The procedure is carried out in stages outdoors, no foil is used.

1. The hair is divided into 4 parts, securing them with hairdressing clips. Gradually, strands 5-10 mm wide are separated from the total mass.
2. First, the root area is darkened. Chocolate, brown-red, coffee shades are applied to it. The drug is distributed in loose strokes and left for at least 10 minutes, after which it is washed off with running water.
3. Light paint is applied from the middle to the ends, left for 5 minutes, and then a second portion is applied. The strands are tinted both on the outside and on the inside. For convenience, dyed curls are covered with hairdressing paper. If the paint gets on neighboring curls, you shouldn’t be upset; slight carelessness is quite appropriate with the tiger technique.
4. After 10-30 minutes, wash off the paint with running water, trying to ensure that the drug does not get on the root zone. The curls are treated with a nourishing balm and rinsed again.
5. You need to dry your hair outdoors without using a hair dryer.

We tell you more about how to do tiger eye highlights on straight hair yourself at home.

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And this is what the result of hair coloring looks like in the photo.

Possible risks

When doing salon coloring, clients are not immune to failure.. Most often, the problem is too strong an oxidizing agent, which damages the hair. Immediately after the procedure, they may look great, but after a few days the strands will begin to break off. Restorative procedures will help correct the situation: lamination, treatment with protein or keratin complexes in a salon setting.

When highlighting at home, problems arise with insufficient exposure of the drug. The result will be an unexpected color with a yellow or red undertone. You can remove it using home glazing with a small amount of purple corrector or regular washing with a tinted shampoo with an anti-yellow effect.

If your hair begins to split or has acquired an unattractive color at the ends, it is better to update your haircut, getting rid of 2-3 cm. The curls will become shorter, but will look healthier and more beautiful.

How to avoid mistakes?

• The most common problem with home coloring is poorly chosen shades. Shampooing your hair with a deep cleansing shampoo will help soften too dark or bright colors. After this, it is recommended to glaze the hair with a transparent corrector mixed with an activator cream.
• If the hair turns out to be insufficiently contrasting, you can enhance the effect with the help of tinting, unstable dyes. They are applied with a brush directly from the tube, without mixing with the activator. The product retains its color for no more than a week; it will have to be constantly renewed. However, such dyes have many advantages: they do not damage the hair, provide rich color and do not require pre-lightening.
• Over-dried strands can be restored with the help of intensive nourishing masks, emulsions, and oils in a spray. The products are used in combination; it is advisable to use a line from one manufacturer and follow the instructions exactly.
• A common mistake novice colorists make is insufficient exposure of the product. The result will be a noticeable yellow tint to the strands, especially noticeable when lightening dark hair. Adding a small amount of purple pigment to the tinting agent will help correct the situation. Special shampoos that replace regular detergents can also treat yellowness.

Result and further care

Highlighted hair needs constant care to restore its texture.

1. You need to wash your hair with mild products designed specifically for bleached and colored strands.. After shampooing, apply a nourishing balm or moisturizing conditioner to the curls. It softens hair, makes it easier to comb and style.

Reference! If your hair is very damaged, cowashing will help - washing your hair with hair balm. This treatment can be alternated with shampoos. The balm gently removes impurities and prevents split ends.

2. You need to make nourishing masks at least once every 2 weeks.. Professional formulations with oils, protein complexes or ceramides are suitable.

Tiger's eye is an original highlighting technique that gives the strands beautiful shimmer in natural tones. The procedure requires careful selection of paint and very careful distribution. If done correctly, the result will last for at least 2 months, and your hair will look truly luxurious.

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Bronzing, ombre, shatush, balayage - so many interesting things have appeared in hair coloring lately that it’s simply impossible not to try. But I have been a redhead for a long time, and I would not like to completely part with this color. And then I was lucky - the 2017 tiger eye balayage trend contains chocolate, copper and caramel shades that I love so much. So I went to repaint it exactly like that.

What is the difference between ombre, shatush and balayage? If you ask this question to three different masters, you will most likely get three different answers. What some call “sobmre”, others call “shatush”, balayage stands out a little, but if you start to clarify the differences between balayage, flame balayage and balayage tiger eye, you will get lost even if you are not new to the beauty industry.

All these types of coloring “grew” from bronding and imitate burnt hair, only in slightly different ways. In general terms the differences are:

In addition, you can also hear: Baby lights, Splash light, Blur, Sombre, Color mix and many more words from hairdressers and stylists who tirelessly come up with such things as “Botox for hair” and “Boost up”.

But let's focus on what I did try - Balayage Tiger Eye (balayage tiger eye). This is a coloring with warm copper-chocolate tints, for which several tones of paint are used.

Since my hair is damaged by perm, restored and dyed, it is not easy to do anything with it. The hairdresser had to very carefully lighten the ends of my hair and adjust the color.

How to do tiger eye balayage:

1. The hair is divided into flat strands, onto each of which a lightening composition is applied. Moreover, it is applied not to the entire strand, but to its sides, and is brought down at the bottom, completely painting the tip. That is, this is a V-shaped application of the composition, providing the effect of mixing dark and light strands and a smooth transition from one tone to another.
2. Each strand is placed on foil and covered with plastic wrap. This is done so that the strands do not touch each other and do not get dirty from neighboring ones.
3. The lightening composition (in my case, very soft) is left on the hair for half an hour, after which the master evaluates the degree of lightening and can add a few more minutes.
4. When the strands are sufficiently lightened, the composition is washed off and the hair is slightly dried with a hairdryer - this is preparation for the next stage.
5. Now coloring the roots. Tiger eye balayage involves warm tones, so at the roots the hair is dyed a soft brown color, which, although warmer than my natural color, is still not so noticeable as it grows out.
6. Toning the ends happens... in the sink! Sorry for the lack of photos, but taking a selfie from this pose while under a hairdresser's cape is too much even for me. The point is that the hair is laid out on the surface of the sink, and on it, like on a canvas, the colors desired by the master are applied - from copper to caramel, with a smooth transition to brown at the roots. The master controls the time and degree of coloring, after which he thoroughly washes the hair and applies balm.
7. The final touches are to dry and straighten the hair a little, do a light curl, since this is where the tiger eye balayage looks most impressive.

This is what happened. The color depends on the lighting (regular room or studio) and the quality of shooting - on a phone or with a professional camera:

Immediately after coloring, before and after applying care and styling products:

Brunettes are celebrating! A new beauty trend in hair coloring has taken over Instagram. The popular techniques of shatush, balayage, and ombre, which colorists offered us from season to season, are being replaced by tiger coloring. Using the #tigereye tag you can find more than a hundred thousand photos of brunettes who have already mastered the new trend. Let's figure out what tiger eye coloring is and whether the new trend can eclipse all other techniques.

Tiger eye coloring is a privilege exclusively for brunettes and brown-haired women, as well as those with dark brown hair. The principle of any hair highlighting technique is to alternate a contrasting color with the main one. The peculiarity of tiger eye coloring is that only warm shades of paint are used to accentuate the strands. Tiger Eye involves creating light caramel highlights on a dark base. As a result of dyeing, a smooth transition from chocolate to amber tones appears on the hair. The new type of coloring got its name by analogy with the semi-precious tiger's eye stone, in which ocher stripes of varying intensities alternate on a brown background.

The main rule of tiger coloring is that it should be done in warm colors, so for highlighted strands, colorists choose paint in the caramel-honey palette. And although a similar coloring technique existed much earlier, Hollywood stylist Corey Tuttle gave it the status of the hottest fashion trend for spring-summer 2017. Fans of tiger eye coloring include Jessica Alba, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Portman and J.Lo.

The contrasting combination of caramel strands and dark chocolate shade on the main hair length will become the most popular this summer. Unlike the “sun-kissed” technique, which involves creating strands scorched on the beach, the tiger eye effect is difficult to achieve on your own, no matter how much you expose your hair to the sun and sprinkle it with lemon juice. Tiger coloring requires careful application and no less careful care, as it looks most interesting on well-groomed hair with a glossy shine.

Tiger hair coloring in salon conditions occurs in several stages. First stage: strengthening the main color. The colorist selects the most harmonious rich chocolate-truffle shade for the entire length of the hair from roots to ends. Second stage: applying a light caramel shade to individual strands, usually from the middle of the hair to the ends.

This dyeing technique has a number of advantages: strands dyed in a chocolate-copper tone look more voluminous and airy. Hair that lacks volume at the roots will visually appear bouncier and more elastic. In addition, the right combination of shades will help give your face a fresh look, as well as knock off a couple of years.

The tiger eye coloring technique, like balayage, is a godsend for brunettes and brown-haired women who do not want to constantly update their hair color. In the absence of gray hair, such coloring can be done once every six months and practically does not need to be maintained with intermediate coloring. Another undeniable advantage of tiger eye coloring is that it can be done on natural hair. By taking the natural shade of your hair as a base and emphasizing its natural color with light honey strands, you will not harm the bulk of your hair with the dye, keeping it healthy and strong.

Tiger eye coloring has no competitors in its versatility, perhaps this is the secret of its popularity. Simply put, it suits absolutely everyone. This technique is suitable for girls with different hair lengths; it looks equally advantageous on short, medium and long hair, straight and naturally wavy.

“Tiger Eye” coloring promises to become the most popular trend of 2019, and famous beauty bloggers on social networks predict the glory of the famous balayage for the technique with the tag #tigereyehair.

With the beginning of spring and the first warm days, I really want change and transformation. And we plan, if not to radically change the image, then at least to introduce new fashionable touches to the usual image. In this we are fully helped by famous stylists who come up with new ones that become mega popular in all salons of the world.

Today our attention was drawn to a new coloring technique with a mysterious name. "Eye of the Tiger", which has already been tested and appreciated by many Hollywood celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lopez, Lucy Hale and many others. “Tiger Eye” coloring promises to become the most popular trend of 2019, and famous beauty bloggers on social networks predict the glory of the famous balayage for the technique with the tag #tigereyehair.

Jessica Alba

What is Tiger Eye coloring?

This coloring technique got its name due to its resemblance to the semi-precious tiger's eye stone, known for its beautiful tints of brownish-golden tones and glossy shine. It is these shades that colorists reproduce by coloring hair using the same technique. Celebrity stylist Cori Tootle, who, in fact, is the founder of this trend, advises dyeing the main part of the hair chocolate or warm brown, and highlighting it with caramel and amber shades. Just like in the balayage technique, the “tiger eye” provides a smooth transition from dark to light color, which gives a luxurious play of shades and incredible shine to the hair.

Jennifer Lopez

Who will benefit from Tiger Eye coloring?

Soft amber-chocolate shades of “tiger eye” will look great on brown-haired and brunette women with warm skin tones and brown, green or hazel eyes. Unfortunately, this coloring is not suitable for blondes, unless, of course, you want to radically change your image and dye the main part of your hair dark. But the length of the hair does not matter at all: the “tiger eye” looks incredible on both long and short hair.

Kate Beckinsale

Benefits of tiger eye coloring

The huge advantage of dyeing the “tiger eye” is that the roots, while growing, do not spoil the overall appearance of the hairstyle, so you can visit the hairdresser once every three to four months, which will significantly save your budget. Soft shimmers of chocolate-amber shades will fill your hair with shine and visually add strength and volume even. In addition, the hair looks natural, so fans of naturalness can also adopt this fashion trend. In addition, the tiger eye stone is considered a talisman, so feel free to apply its color to your hair and take advantage of the magical properties of your personal talisman.

Lucy Hail

Features of tiger eye coloring

If you decide to celebrate this spring with a chic, trendy hairstyle, you need to contact a good hairdresser who will evaluate the structure of your hair, determine how much hair to dye in the base color, select the right shades for tinting the highlights, and professionally apply the dye to your hair. The Tiger Eye coloring technique is simpler than balayage, so it costs less in beauty salons. It is quite difficult to do such coloring yourself at home, because this technique requires an accurate and accurate drawing. And although the name of the “Tiger Eye” technique is well-known among hair stylists, and many salons are already actively offering this service, it is better to take a photo with you as an example of the result that you want to get in the end.

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