Meaning & use
lowlighting
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Meaning
noununcountablespecialist
A hair coloring method in which thin strands are dyed darker than the base color to add depth and contrast.
Grammar: Usually uncountable: she had lowlighting done at the salon.
Patterns
- have lowlighting done
- lowlighting and highlighting
She added lowlighting to her blonde hair to make it look fuller.
The stylist suggested lowlighting for a more natural, layered look.
Lowlighting can hide the roots as the hair grows.
Common combinations
- have lowlighting done
- She had lowlighting done before the wedding.
- subtle lowlighting
- Subtle lowlighting gave her hair some depth.
- lowlighting and highlighting
- A mix of lowlighting and highlighting gave the color a natural finish.
- book lowlighting
- She booked lowlighting for Saturday.
Synonyms and how they differ
- color depth
- Color depth is a general term for richness of shade and does not name the specific technique.
- balayage
- Balayage is a hand-painted technique that creates a soft fade, while lowlighting simply uses darker strands.
Opposites
Word family
- lowlight noun
- a darker streak of hair color
- lowlight verb
- to dye strands of hair darker
- lowlights noun
- the dark strands themselves
- highlighting noun
- the opposite technique with lighter strands
Commonly confused: lowlighting or highlighting?
lowlighting vs highlighting
Highlighting adds lighter strands, while lowlighting adds darker ones.
Practice
Her hair was very pale, and the stylist added darker strands to give it depth. What is this technique called?
Choose one answer.
Adding darker strands to lighter hair is lowlighting. Highlighting does the opposite, bleaching lightens, and straightening changes texture.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “lowlighting”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.