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lowlight

lowlight

1 4.3
A darker section in hair that adds depth
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊˌlaɪt/
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  • For a richer hair color, you should incorporate lowlights that complement your base shade.
  • highlights and lowlights
  • brown lowlights
  • add lowlights

Examples

  • Opt for hair highlights and lowlights, depending on your preference.

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  • We offer all hair care services including cuts, color, highlights, lowlights, perms, styling/updos, facials, leg and back waxing, Shellac Polish System, manicures, and pedicures.

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  • To achieve a more stunning look, request some lowlights along with your highlights.

  • The stylist suggested adding lowlights to create contrast with my blonde hair.

Synonyms

lowlights
vslowlight
  • Specialized
4.3

Strands of hair colored darker to add contrast

is the singular form used for the same darker strand technique

How Streaked

skunkhead
  • US
1 9.8
lowlight
1 4.3

Surface Forms

lowlight singular
lowlights plural

Morphology

lowlight = low + light (semi-transparent) = low + light

Components 'low' + 'light' signal a relation to brightness/colour, but the hair‑colouring sense is specialised and relies on salon terminology.

Etymology

Lowlight in hair comes from the same parts: low 'darker' and light 'colour', and it is the opposite of highlight, so it means a darker streak added to give hair more depth.