This year’s Oscars gave us plenty to talk about. But Beyoncé’s new shadow highlights were a beacon of light during a somewhat chaotic evening. The singer started the ceremony off strong with a performance of “Be Alive” from King Richard,She was nominated for her first Oscar. The performance was performed on the Compton, California tennis courts, where the Williams sisters learned to play tennis. Bey was surrounded in green by female dancers, all wearing head-to-toe. We had a lot of things to see, but we couldn’t help but notice her new hair color.
Her normally dark hair was lighter in color and had bold highlights. Beyoncé’s longtime colorist Rita Hazan was behind the look, and she calls it “shadow highlights.” “Shadow highlights are the strategic placement of multidimensional sun-kissed highlights that are made to accent a cut or style,” Hazan tells Glamour. “This technique gives hair the illusion of being full and thick.”
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“For this look, we went in a natural yet bright multi-dimensional direction,” she continues. “The shadow highlights can perfectly transition from every day to the red carpet, and the shades look gorgeous from natural to straight hair.”
Unlike, say, Beyoncé’s giant diamond garter that she wore during the performance, Hazan loves shadow highlights since they are easy for pretty much anyone to pull off. “Shadow highlights are the most versatile range of highlights because they’re not just for blondes,” she says. “Any shade of hair from brunette to redhead can benefit from the color process because the placement of the highlights, especially around the face, really work to mimic how hair naturally lightens and brightens from the sun.” Because of the wearability and versatility, Hazan knows the highlights are going to be a major trend this spring.
Source: Glamour
