Glitter Roots!
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I am back once again. I know it is not a Monday but I have a lot to blog about and it's the holidays so who cares? Don't worry I will still be doing my post on Monday too! Now I had planned to do a post about all the Barry M products I had grabbed myself at the clothes show, however I haven't been very well so instead I have decided to do a shorter post about the Glitter Hair Roots trend as I thought would be perfect in time for New Years.
Now I would like to firstly start of by saying I hope that everyone had a super lovely Christmas! I know that the festivities are still on going so I also hope you are having a fab time as I speak (well type but you get the idea). So as I mentioned during all of my waffle today's post is going to be about Glitter Roots.
So let's get started. Glitter roots are actually a big hair trend at the moment. I had seen little bits and pieces on Instagram, but I wasn't fully aware about how big the trend was until my friend Ella was doing a feature about it as part of her magazine for a media project.
So what are Glitter Roots and why would you want them? Well of course the question why you would want them can be complete different according to each individual. But personally I think it is a great way of adding a bit of sparkle to your hair. It of course looks as though you have gone to a lot of effort as well and It's also a great way to stand out. But of course it's Christmas and New Year is just around the corner so what better time to add a little bit of sparkle to your normal look. Glitter is everywhere at this time of year so why not complete your look with adding that little something extra to your hair? And I mean come on let's not forget it's on trend too! I mean most people want to stay in style at least a little bit don't they? Well this is the perfect way as it is fun, cost efficient and unique! So what actually is glitter roots and how can you achieve this look? Is something you may be thinking. So let's get down to basics. Glitter roots are basically very self explanatory. It is a way of adding sparkle to your hair. This is achieved by of course glitter and hair gel and is worn in the parting of your hair.
My friend Ella actually completed the look which the photos show in this post for part of her media project, and for those of you who want to have a little experiment with this look here is how it is done. So first things first you will need some glitter and some liquid clear coloured hair gel. You will then need something you can mix these together on. As you have probably guessed you mix the gel and glitter together. Personally I find the best way is to put the gel on the mixing tray first and then add the glitter to mix in after as this will leave you with a more accurate idea of how much glitter you will need. Remember you can always add more glitter or gel as you are mixing. You can mix this with anything really, the end of a brush or a brush itself are both good options. Once this is all mixed you should have a hair gel which is completely mixed with the glitter of your choice.
Now the next step is to find the parting of your hair and comb this out so that it is very obvious when you apply the gel. You may be thinking why does the glitter have to be applied to the roots/parting? Now of course you can experiment with applying the glitter on other parts of your hair. However from experience the area you have applied the glitter gel to tends to go flatter than the rest of your hair. Naturally the hair at the parting is flatter so this doesn't effect the look or volume of your hair. Also not forgetting the current trend is all about glitter roots. So what's next? Now once you have created a very distinct parting you can start to apply the glitter gel to your hair. How can you do this? Well for my hair and what we found best was using a brush which is used when dying your hair. These can be found at local makeup stores or chemists. Other things can probably also be used but this is what we felt gave the best result. Now let me just warn you the gel feels rather cold when its first applied because obviously there is a lot more than what you would use to just style your hair due to the fact your need to cover your whole parting.
From here the process is quite straight forward. You simply use your glitter and gel mix and brush it onto your roots. Now what I will say is this is very wet when you have first done this. Personally mine did not dry properly for around an hour. So keep this in mind. If you find once you have applied the gel that the area you have covered your hair in has gone flatter than you would like you can always back comb your hair in the area. I personally didn't do this due to the length of my hair, however this is a look my friend who has long hair achieved on her hair to create a more volumized look. There is also a few tips for you if you are wanting to create this look on your hair.
Firstly I would defiantly say this is possible to achieve on yourself however it is a lot quicker if someone does it for you.
Secondly I feel the technique works best if you mix very fine glitter with the gel as it mixes easier and also covers all the hair easier. Colour is also a major factor to this look. You can of course use colours of your choice and can even mix and match. As you can see for my hair my friend used a bright blue. I felt this worked well as it was very vibrant and showed up. Colours like silver and gold can also be used but you have to be weary that these may not show up as well or create the same kind of look. I have also seen completely different looks but with the same trend where sequins or such like is used, so it is defiantly something you can play around with.
If you where going to use this look I would strongly recommend experimenting with it before hand so you know exactly what you are doing and the look you want to create.
Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed the post and that you liked me sharing this current trend and some tips just in time for New Years. I would love to hear what you think of it or if you do recreate this look how you get on. Also if I haven't answered anything or you have more questions please feel more than welcome to leave a comment below.
Thanks again for reading! I hope you enjoy the rest of your holidays!
Jodie X
