Highlights are the ultimate treatment for more depth, contrast, and dimension in the hair. At Hairstudio Adonize in Amsterdam, we create fully customized highlights: from subtle natural accents to striking color differences. Depending on your wishes, we work with various techniques such as baselights, babylights, microlights, and other highlighting techniques where strands are lightened from root to tip. This creates a vibrant result with soft regrowth and more movement in the hair.
For our bleaching treatments, we work with BLONDOR PLEX (vegan), developed for maximum lightening with less hair damage. Thanks to built-in Bond Builders and Bond Stabilizers, hair bonds are better protected during lightening, leaving the hair stronger, healthier, and more manageable. With up to 9 levels of lightening and up to 97% less breakage and damage compared to traditional bleaching products, we combine beautiful blonde results with optimal hair condition.
Advice from your hairstylist
Products
Unsure which products suit your hair best? We are happy to give you personalized advice, tailored to your hair type, hair color, and lifestyle.
Mireille Smit
Protect your hair while swimming
Are you going swimming in the sea or a swimming pool? Then first wet your hair thoroughly with tap water. A saturated hair fiber absorbs less salt and chlorinated water. Always rinse your hair well after swimming and then care for it with professional hair products.
Jasmina Rijnders
Use only professional hair care products.
Beautiful hair color starts in the salon, but only stays beautiful with the right home care. Therefore, always use a professional shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask. Products from the drugstore or supermarket often contain strong cleansing ingredients that can cause your hair color to fade faster and dry out your hair.
Ilona van der Linde
Don't wash your hair more often than necessary.
The more often you wash your hair, the faster color pigments fade. Ideally, wash your hair 1 to 3 times a week and finish with a conditioner. This way, your hair color stays beautiful longer and your hair remains healthy and shiny.
Jasmina Rijnders
Advice from your hairstylist
Your hair color is an investment in yourself. With the right professional home care and regular maintenance at the salon, your hair stays healthy and shiny longer, and your color remains optimally preserved.
Ilona van der Linde
Give your hair intensive care regularly
Use a professional hair mask one to two times a week to nourish your hair optimally. Additionally, schedule a K18 or Plex treatment during your next salon visit. These professional repair treatments strengthen the hair from within and help reduce breakage.
Ilona van der Linde
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about highlights
Highlights are lighter strands of hair strategically placed throughout the hair to create more depth, dimension, and a natural look. Depending on your preferences, highlights can be applied subtly or quite strikingly.
With a full hair coloring, the entire hair takes on one even color. With highlights, only selected strands are lightened, creating a natural color contrast and more depth.
Highlights are usually applied using foils starting from the roots, creating a lighter and more even result. Balayage is applied using a freehand technique and provides a softer, naturally growing-out color transition.
Yes. Highlights can optically soften gray hair and make it less visible because they blend beautifully with the lighter strands. For a lot of gray hair, we sometimes recommend a combination of coloring and highlights for the most natural result.
Every lightening process affects the hair structure. That is why we work with professional bleaching products and protective technologies, such as BLONDOR PLEX, to help reduce hair breakage and maintain hair condition as best as possible.
On average, clients have their highlights touched up every 8 to 16 weeks. This depends on the desired look, hair growth, and how much contrast becomes visible.
Yes. Dark hair can also be given highlights. The final color depends on your natural hair color, any previous colorings, and the condition of the hair.
Yes, in many cases that is possible. During a personal color consultation, we assess the hair history and condition to perform a safe and beautiful color treatment.
After lightening, a toner refines the blonde shade, neutralizes unwanted warm undertones, and adds extra shine to the hair. This results in a more beautiful and natural end result.
For long-lasting beautiful results, we recommend a professional color-safe shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask. For bleached hair, a restorative treatment such as K18 or Plex treatment can also help keep the hair strong and healthy.
Over time, highlights can become warmer due to sunlight, heat styling, and toner washout. With proper home care and a toner treatment, the color stays fresh and radiant longer.
Yes. Highlights can actually give fine hair more depth, contrast, and volume visually, making the hair look fuller.
During a comprehensive color consultation, we look at your skin tone, eye color, natural hair color, hair condition, and personal preferences. This allows us to create highlights that perfectly complement your look and are easy to maintain.
