Black Hair With Highlights: Classic And Unique Highlighting Ideas For Black Hair!

If you are tired of changing your hair color from time to time, these Black Hair with Highlights ideas will help you spice up your dark locks without giving up on all the fun and spending too much at a salon. Highlights on dark hair have always been a classic, it never goes out of style.

With the right kind of technique, the result can look flawless. Highlights need not always be “in your face” looking but can also look natural and subtle. It’s all about getting it done by expert hands or how well you do it yourself (if you are good at it).

Mistakes You Should Avoid For Black Hair With Highlights Trend

The most common mistake most people end up making while getting a hair color is not doing proper research and picking a random color from the palette. Hair color can either elevate your look to a whole new level or it could end up making you look trashy. If you have naturally dark or black hair, you need to consider the following:

• If the color will compliment your skin tone, 
• If it will look good on your haircut and texture
• Where to place the color to add volume and bounce to the hair.
• Ask your stylist what the color will look like once it starts fading. 

When it comes to highlighting black hair, there are many ways you can go about it. But remember these tips before booking your appointment. 

Tips To Remember Before Going For Black Hair With Highlights Trend:

• Wash your hair a few days before coloring your hair.
• Unlike lighter hair colors, highlighting dark/black hair can change the way your hair looks. It can help in adding volume, depth, and dimension to the hair.
• Highlights are not as damaging as getting global hair color as highlights cover less area and require less bleach.
• Do a patch test for any possible skin allergy.
• You can also do highlighting without bleaching for certain color options.
• Using a good conditioner post-washing to make sure your hair is not too dry.
• You can do highlights with different hair colors instead of sticking to just one color.
• Some of the commonly used highlighting shades of dark hair are ash, copper, chestnut, chocolate brown, red, burgundy, golden brown, soft warm, red-brown, etc.
• Make sure you pick shades that complement your skin tone. Watch as many videos as you can, and understand your color palette.
• Before you book your saloon appointment make sure you take care of your hair, and get a hair-strengthening treatment done if possible. 

Black Hair With Highlights: Tips To Follow While Highlighting Your Hair At Home

Before picking up a DIY hair highlighting kit it’s important to know that bright colors like purple, pink red, etc. will not show on your black hair without bleaching it first. But shades like caramel brown, golden blond, burgundy, etc. will add a nice color to your hair. However, the intensity will depend on the natural color of your hair.

Black Hair With Highlights: Things You Will Need To Highlight Your Hair At Home

1. Hair dye of your choice
2. Old T-shirt or towel
3. Vaseline
4. A mixing bowl
5. Brush
6. Gloves
7. Clips or bands for sectioning hair
8. Foil sheet 
9. Shampoo and conditioner
10. Hydrating serum

Step To DIY Black Hair With Highlights

1. Wear an old T-shirt or top which you are okay with spoiling.
2. Apply Vaseline on the edges of your scalp, forehead, and ears.
3. Brush your hair to remove all knots and section it into two or four parts depending on your preference. (1) Part your hair the way you usually do.
4. If your hair is thick, making it into small sections will help apply the color more evenly.
5. Decide where you want your highlights
6. Mix the colorant and developer as per the instructions given in the box.
7. We recommend using a toothbrush for a more natural application and placement of color
8. Apply the dye on the areas of your choice, and wrap the area with a foil paper
9. Leave the dye on as per the instructions given on the cover
10. Rinse your hair with a good conditioning shampoo and conditioner(2)
11. Dry your hair and follow up with a serum.

Best Black Hair With Highlights For Indian Skin

Here are some of the most classy as well as unique highlights for black hair that are going to make heads turn.

Classic Burgundy Undertones

If you are looking for Highlights for black hair and brown skin, then burgundy highlights never disappoint. The color burgundy is trendy as it can make dark hair look classy as well as complement almost all skin tones.

Though burgundy might look bold on lighter-colored hair, it can blend in with dark hair.  You can get subtle burgundy highlights or more obvious highlights depending on the style you are planning on achieving in black hair with highlights.

Note 1: The Intensity of highlights can be controlled with the developer you use, the higher the concentration of the developer the deeper will be the color payoff. 

Note 2: Do not mix more developers than the necessary developer-to-color ratio is 2:1 (two parts developer for one part color)

Cherry Red Highlights

If burgundy is too common for you then you can step it up with cherry shades. Cherry red is a color that can be bold as well as subtle at the same time. Unlike blonde hair, cherry red has a completely different appeal when highlighted on dark hair. Reds can give dark hair depth and dimension.

Fallayage

Fallayage is a technique of custom painting hair color to give highlights that go from naturally deep to lighter in the ends. This look is perfect if you have an Indian skin tone and are planning on sporting black hair with highlights that also looks natural. There is also the French Balayage that is more subtle as the color only touches one side of the hair.

Fallayage needs to be done professionally as it is naturally painted into the hair with free hands. The final effect is very mesmerizing as it almost resembles a waterfall. If you are not a fan of stark lines on your hair but rather prefer a very blended look, then Fallayage is a style you need to try. You can do Fallayage technique with different hair colors such as browns and reds. You can choose any color to suit your skin tone. One of our most preferred combinations for Fallayage is Caramel highlights on black hair.

Sable Highlights

Sable hair highlights are the perfect style for thin hair. The uneven free-hand hair coloring technique is meant to add movement to flat hair. This hair coloring method is perfect for very fine hair as it can help add the illusion of density and volume.

Chestnut Highlights

If you have a wheatish skin tone and dark hair, then add a few chestnut highlights to your hair. Chestnut highlights are very seamless. They give a nice well-kept pampered look to black hair with highlights. They are also low maintenance compared to bright-colored highlights which require frequent touchups.

Autumn Highlights

If you love the colors of autumn, then you would love these highlights on dark hair. If you want to add some brightness to your dull-looking hair, autumn highlights are something uplifting that you can look into. For long dull-looking hair, we recommend getting thin highlights at the ends along with some face-framing highlights.

Sun-Kissed Highlights

If you love the outdoor vibe and want to flaunt black hair with highlights, then you can give your hair a nice sunkissed brown-toned red. This will not only make you look like you spend a ton on your hair but also will suit most skin tones and hair types. With this look, it is important to note that in order to get the perfect look, it needs to be done professionally. Otherwise, the hair could just end up looking coppery, which isn’t a very eye-pleasing look.

Smokey Brown

I have always been a brown lover especially when it comes to hair coloring. The perfect mix of cool-toned brown and dark brown can give you a perfectly smooth smokey brown highlighted look which just looks stunning on dark hair. Once again, the result will depend on how well you bend the tones. So make sure you get it done professionally.

Bronde Highlights

Bronde has to be one of our favorite black hair with highlights combo. This adds brilliance and so much dimension to both light as well as dark hair. In this style, bronde has been used to highlight jet-black hair. The tones are at the cooler end of the spectrum and the thinly sectioned highlights give the perfect amount of texture to this style.

Auburn Highlights

The warm tones in this list of styles are killing us. This auburn highlight for dark brown hair is so subtle and classy, we are in love. The dark brown hair effortlessly blends out to a rich auburn brown, creating the perfect amount of warmth in the style. The lights are heavier near the front of the hair, perfectly framing the face.

Golden Blonde

When black hair with highlights screams bold and sassy. Golden blonde highlights look stunning on dark hair and it’s the most basic highlighting shade and easiest highlighting shade with little chance of messing up. With golden blonde highlights, you can either opt for a wide streaked look or very subtle small highlights depending on the texture and thickness of your hair.

Conclusion

All kinds of hair coloring can cause hair damage to an extent. So, it is always best to get it done professionally if you have no idea what you are doing. You can do highlights at home if you carefully follow the precautions and if you don’t have to use bleach. If you plan on bleaching your hair from root to tip then it’s always wise to do it professionally to avoid messing up your scalp as well as hair. If you have tried black hair with highlights, feel free to share your thoughts and your favorite color choices in the comments. Follow SoulFactors for more fashion, beauty and lifestyle updates.