If you have highlighted hair, ombré, or a multi-tonal salon color, you might feel like hair building fibers aren’t for you. After all, how can a single-colored powder blend into a complex, multi-shade hairstyle?
At Finally Hair®, we specialize in the “hard-to-match.” With an industry-leading range of 23 hair fiber colors, we’ve helped thousands of women and men with highlights achieve a seamless, high-volume look. Here is the professional guide to picking your perfect shade.
1. The Golden Rule: Match the Roots
When you have highlights, your hair is naturally darker at the scalp and lighter toward the ends. Because hair fibers are applied directly to the thinning areas of the scalp and roots, you should almost always match the darkest shade currently present at your roots.
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Why? If you match your lighter highlights, the fibers will look like “glow-in-the-dark” spots against your natural regrowth. By matching the root, the fibers create a natural shadow effect that mimics the depth of thick, healthy hair.
2. When to “Mix and Match”
If your highlights start very close to the scalp or you have a high percentage of “face-framing” light pieces, a single color might not cut it.
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The Pro Hack: You can actually mix two Finally Hair colors together.
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How to do it: Purchase an empty applicator bottle and combine two shades (for example, Dark Brown and Golden Blonde). Shake the bottle to blend them. This creates a custom “medley” that mirrors the multi-tonal look of your salon color.
3. Utilizing the “Salt & Pepper” Range
Many people with highlights or “frosted” hair find that our Salt & Pepper or Grey & Pepper blends work better than a solid brown or blonde.
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These blends already contain a mix of dark and light fibers. Even if you don’t have grey hair, the Light Salt & Pepper shade can often perfectly mimic a “dirty blonde” or a “heavily highlighted light brown” because it provides that necessary contrast.
4. Don’t Forget the “fhPrep” Factor
To make sure your fibers blend into your highlights without looking dull, use our Hair Fiber Prep Solution (fhPrep). This all-natural solution helps the fibers stand more upright and prevents them from laying flat, which allows your natural highlights to “peek through” the fibers for a 3D, realistic finish.
5. Lock in the Shine
Fibers can sometimes have a matte finish. To ensure they match the glossy sheen of your highlighted hair, always finish with Finally Hair Fiber Lock Spray. It not only secures the fibers against wind and sweat but also adds a healthy, natural-looking luster.
Still Unsure? See the Color Chart
Choosing a color online can be tricky, which is why we’ve created a comprehensive Hair Fiber Color Chart to help you compare shades.
Risk-Free Matching: We offer a Free Sample program so you can test a shade before committing to a full bottle. Plus, everything we sell is backed by our 30-Day Money Back Guarantee.
Stop letting thinning hair dull your style. Find your perfect match and get back to the high-volume look you love!
