What is a hair gloss treatment?
Hair glossing is a treatment that enhances your hair colour with minimal effort and maximum results. Hair glosses improve shine and refresh all types of colour-treated hair. Unlike bleaching or permanent hair colours, hair gloss treatments do not damage the hair structure. Some products even have a nourishing effect.
The best hair glosses for ultimate shine
Hair glossing is the latest trend that is taking the beauty world by storm. But not all hair gloss treatments work in the same way.
- Goldwell Colorance Gloss Tones and Wella Shinefinity are demi-permanent products that have to be mixed with developer (7 VOL/2%). The processing time varies between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on the desired result.
- Kérastase Chroma Absolu Soin Acide Chroma Gloss is an easy-to-use at-home shine treatment without colour pigments. Use it once a week after shampooing and leave it in for 1 to 2 minutes. Et Voilà: Your hair is glossy and looks super healthy.
- If all you want is to add some temporary lustre to your hair, you cannot go wrong with a shine spray, such as Maria Nila Shimmer Spray.
Hair glossing for colour correction
Besides adding fabulous shine, hair gloss treatments can also be used for enhancing and correcting hair colours between permanent colour services. Unwanted yellow undertones can be removed from blonde hair with the help of blue or purple pigments. Products like Wella Shinefinity Toffee Cream or Goldwell Colorance Gloss Tones - 9 V sheer platinum are great for preserving ash blonde or platinum blonde hair. These cool nuances look particularly beautiful on light skin types with blue eyes. By the way: This type of hair glossing is not just suitable for naturally blonde or bleached hair but also for grey hair.
How to gloss your hair at home: Our tips and tricks
If you don’t want to splurge on a trip to the salon, we have good news for you: Hair gloss treatments can rather easily be done at home. Compared to dying your own hair, you only need minimal skills to get it right. Follow these simple tips and tricks:
- As a general rule, the intensity of the result depends on the processing time. The longer the hair glossing product stays in the hair, the stronger the colour and shine effect.
When you are using a hair gloss with colour pigments, also keep in mind:
- Make sure the chosen hair gloss matches your skin type and hair colour: Honey tones and intense coffee nuances are ideal for brunette hair. Blonde hair can be refined by adding a golden or cool shimmer. Copper tones are a great choice for redheads and strawberry blondes.
- Put a towel around your shoulders and wear gloves during the entire process to avoid staining your hands.
Hair glossing: Before & After
When it comes to the hair trends, one thing is clear: It is all about natural colour, glossy shine and a healthy appearance. With the hair glossing products at BellAffair, you can tick all three boxes.
Do you need more convincing? Have a look at these before and after photos that show you what hair glossing can do for your hair.
