TikTok is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to beauty trends, especially hair. The most recent one (and what we’re predicting to be the hair trend of the summer) is #ScandiHairline which has racked up 2.6 BILLION views. Michelle Billington, representative for UK’s Number 1 Blonding Brand Jerome Russell, gives us all the hair dying deets…
The Scandi Hairline is a hair lightening colouring technique that mimics where the sun might hit certain parts of your forehead. This is done by lightening the hair immediately around the face, including all the short baby hairs to soften the edges of the hair and to also create a brighter look that opens up the face.
Whilst Halo Highlights and the Scandi Hairline might look to have the same impact, they’re actually very different. Halo highlights are specific placements of highlights to create face-framing lightness, and they can be placed all around the hair even nearer the ends to frame the face when hair is placed forward. The Scandi Hairline instead takes the smallest of sections around the forehead hairline and baby hairs to completely soften the hairline.
This technique is not just for blondes, it can be achieved on redheads, brunettes and darker hair shades that also want brightness to soften the look of baby hairs and the hairline for a really natural brightening effect. The technique can look incredibly natural, seamlessly blending with your full hair colour, or it can be combined with stronger face-frame highlights for a more dramatic effect.
The Scandi Hairline is very easy to achieve and maintain at home. Simply section out about half an inch wide of hair along your forehead hairline. Ensure you put tin foil underneath the hair section so it’s acting as a barrier between the bleach and your skin!
You can then apply bleach freehand to the section and keep this on for 5 minutes. The Scandi Hairline is not a dramatic hair difference, it’s about lightening up the hairline to be one or two colours lighter than your hair colour. I recommend using Jerome Russell Bblonde Ultra Blonding Kit (£7.99 Boots) as it includes our unique JPLEX formula to improve hair elasticity and strengthen whilst lightening. JPLEX bond building technology also helps to reinforce and strengthen hair bonds which can be damaged during the bleaching process. The first step of hair lightening and maintenance, is keeping hair strong, because healthy hair means more vibrant and longer lasting colour. Including JPLEX in your first step of lightening is the perfect way to achieve a healthier look.
Lightened hair will always require extra TLC so ensure you use purple pigment shampoos and masks like our Jerome Russell Bblonde Intense Silver No Yellow Shampoo, £9.99 Superdrug, and Mask, £9.99 Superdrug to keep your hair and your lightened shade looking stronger and healthier for longer. You can also use our 4-step JPLEX system (prices start from £9.99 Superdrug) throughout the process for strengthening hair.
