Anyone who has a great natural base color is a good candidate for lowlights.
Blondes and women with light brown hair are excellent candidates. If your hair is naturally super black, then lowlights would not work on you because the chances of finding a darker color are unlikely.
Tips For Highlights With Men’s Hair It also depends on the color you’re aiming for. If you have light hair and you want to go several shades darker, you might be better off getting all-over hair color.
Going Darker With Lowlights If your natural hair base is already dark and you want to go a couple shades darker, your stylist can do this with lowlights using foils or balayage. It is a more natural looking alternative to all-over hair color, which turns all of your hair one color.
Remember: dimension in hair color is best. Lowlights work well on all hair colors. Your stylist may choose to paint in a red, auburn or brown color, perhaps even black. For the most natural color, she or he will likely stick to a shade that’s no more than 2-3 shades darker than your natural color.
Lowlights Mixed in With Highlights
When you get foils or balayage, consider asking your stylist to add in a
few lowlights with your highlights to add dimension.
You can opt for any percentage you want based on how dark or how
light you want to go. For example, 20% lowlights and 80% highlights
means you’ll stay rather light, but switch that and your hair will
appear darker.