Chunky Hair Highlights

Chunky hair highlights are a funky color alternative to a basic highlighting service. If you're looking to add a touch of boldness to your hair, chunky highlights are a quick, low maintenance and usually affordable coloring option that is both artistic and expressive.

Add chunks of color!

While hair highlight trends come and go, chunky highlights are a coloring trend that is most likely here to stay. Chunky highlights are a great way to incorporate an accent color into your natural base color, or to use in conjunction with an additional coloring service. Whether you opt for multi-panels of color or add just a splash of fun with a single chunk of color, the creative ideas are endless.

While most people have seen chunky coloring techniques, unless you're familiar with the process, you may not have been able to put a name to the technique. Chunky highlights are different from standard highlighting services in the way that the sections of color are applied in a heavier and thicker weave. Some chunks may be as thick as one or two inches in width as opposed to the smaller strands that define a traditional weave. The chunks of color may also be combined with other colors to create an even more dramatic statement.

While most people who opt for chunky highlights incorporate a blonde or lighter hue, dark lowlights can also be chunked into the hair color to create panels of deep, mysterious color. Those who desire an expressive punk or memo style may even choose to add bold chunks of vivid fashion colors such as pink, blue, or purple hues to their base color.

While the process of chunking hair color may appear easy, it's still a service that should be professionally performed for several reasons. At-home highlighters will find thicker sections of hair are harder to lift evenly and may even cause bleed marks from the weight of the sections wrapped in foil packets. Thicker sections of hair are also more challenging to apply close to the root of the hair. Many at-home jobs produce unfavorable if not embarrassing results. A professional colorist will be able to apply the correct lightening formula that will work with your hair and its current state while lifting it to the desired level of intensity.

Temporary fashion colors are easier to apply at home, and most salons veer away from temporary color services, so if you go that route, expect to become the creative artist or enlist the help of a good friend to aid in the application.

Fashion colors are bold.

Not only are chunky hair highlights a popular and youthful trend among women, men are quickly rocking the look as it is a unisex coloring service. Guys who opt for shaggy emo hair styles may choose to add a few chunks of blue lowlights to make a unique statement, while the beach boys who sport long highlighted tresses may opt for some baby blonde chunks for a sexy summertime look.

Application for chunking hair coloring techniques is much easier on hair that is at least one to two inches in length. If you want to experiment with this unique and individual coloring option, book an appointment with your colorist and spend some time looking at fashion magazines for a bit of inspiration.

Unlike most coloring services, the expense of chunking color and maintenance is generally lower than a traditional full head of highlights. This budget friendly technique is a great way to add a pop of blonde to your locks while pinching your pennies. Just a few panels of colors can make a dramatic statement. If you're craving change, why not try a few artistic panels and see the difference it can make when paired with a chic cut!

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