What is the sweep exactly?

Sweeping is a partial staining technique that illuminates (or darkens) the natural color of the hair. According to Ludovic Borget, hairdresser colorist for L'Oréal Professionnel, the O'Studio show in Dreux, the sweep is ideal for women who want to awaken their color with a natural result. With a sweep, one does not exceed a difference of two or three tones with the natural base. We get a beach return effect, with a gain in light and relief. Hair without volume will be repopulated and loops will gain depth. The blond sweep is the one that gives the most discreet result, it is not too marked and blends well into the lengths.

How to choose a blond sweep?

Before launching, one observes well his hair, in the natural light, but also its carnation. Clear skins and dull skins do not capture light in the same way, it is an element to take into account. Those with a clear natural base will go to fair blondes. If you have fair skin, opt for cold, ashy colors. If, on the other hand, your complexion is dull, you can move towards warmer tones, like golden honey.

What are the different types of blonde scans?

There are several scanning techniques, several renderings and several colors. For Ludovic Borget, the trend is to sweep babylight, which wakes the natural bases clear. His tip: apply a babylight and let lay for two or three minutes a lightening oil in roots, for a brilliant effect. The scanning painting brings light by small touches, when the shaded scan reinforces a contrast effect between the roots and the points by lightening the lengths little by little. To illuminate your face according to its shape, you can also practice a contouring scan, which, like makeup, illuminates your complexion .

The most famous of the blonde scans is the Californian sweep, which illuminates the hair by melting hair in a very natural way, as if your hair had simply faded in the sun. Each salon and colorist has different scanning techniques, check with your hairdresser before choosing. Blonde baby, ash blonde, golden blonde, blonde Venetian ... it is important to listen to his desires sweeping keeping in mind a simple rule: it does not clear too much to stay natural!