high lifts

English translation: high lifts

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English term or phrase:high lifts
Selected answer:high lifts
Entered by: B D Finch

09:01 May 26, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: high lifts
This stabilized crème developer is formulated with moisturizing Squalene to help maintain the integrity of the hair structure throughout the coloring process. Compatible with VeroLight, and all Vero K-PAK Color shades (including AGE DEFY), toners and high lifts.
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 20:15
high lifts
Explanation:
No, it is not a typo. It is indeed a type of highlight, but where would marketing be if it didn't constantly invent some new buzz word?

"10 May 2009 ... The Technique is achieved by top LA & NY Hair Colorists, .... set hair color from Europe...doesn't come close to the high-lifts, I swear by. ..."
killerstrands.blogspot.com/2009/05/celebrity-hair-color-drips-hair-color.html

The idea seems to be that, rather than applying a colour to strands or ends of your hair, you use something that lightens by a specified number of grades on the colour chart. So, the colour achieved relates to your real hair colour and looks "natural".

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"American hair colors just aren't cutting it for me with hi-lifts. ..... So I do think that high lifts can be used on dark hair, ..."
https://behindthechair.com/forum/displaythread.aspx?DID=4678

"Compatible with all VeroColor shades, Toners, High Lifts and VeroLight. ... Joico I-C-E Hair Spiker Colorz Styling Glue Bling Bling Gold 1.69 oz ..."
www.wikio.com/product/hair-color-4168-Brand=Joico-reviews-1...

"From a large variety, you can create clean, bright and fresh Blondes, neutralise flat looking Ash tones and completely cover white hair. (High-lifts 5 ..."
www.kcasuppliesltd.co.uk/lisap.html

"Ultress 10N, 11N, and 11G and all Herbal Essences High Lifts XL2,XL4,XL10 ... Boosting Glaze, Hydrience, Herbal Essence Inbox Conditioner for Hair colorants ..."
whatsinproducts.com/msds.php?brandId=6273

There are nearly 800 more refs that I could quote.

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"Nappturality:African-American, Black Natural Hair Care - Love Your ...
I like Loreal products. I'm about to try a new one called Color Pulse! ... A lot of hair color lines are now making high lifts colors for folks like us with ..."
www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53960&view=n...

"14 Apr 2009 ... I\'m thinking of using Difiaba hair color in my salon instead of Goldwell. ... Also I can use all of the high lifts as my toners. ..."
www.hairdressingworld.com/hairdressersforum/hair-colouring-...
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:15
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5high lights
airmailrpl
5high lifts
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
high lift
juvera

  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
high lights


Explanation:
high lifts => typo high liGHts => high lights


Hair highlighting|how to choose your best highlighting colors ...
Should you have a toner on your highlights? A toner is often used at the end of the highlighting procedure to add a more intense tone or to neutralize a ...
www.dorismollerhairstyling.com/hair-highlights.html -

ash blonde hair toner and highlights
How long does it take for a hair toner to wash out?
www.hairfinder.com/hairquestions/hair_toner.htm

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Note added at 35 mins (2009-05-26 09:37:28 GMT)
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Try a Google search with "high lifts" and a product name like Loreal or other manufacturer and will find that the only hits are typos

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Suzan Hamer: "Highlight" was also my first thought.... but in light of BD's references, it seems possible that "high lifts" is correct . . . so pending further research, I take a neutral stance.
1 hr
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
high lifts


Explanation:
No, it is not a typo. It is indeed a type of highlight, but where would marketing be if it didn't constantly invent some new buzz word?

"10 May 2009 ... The Technique is achieved by top LA & NY Hair Colorists, .... set hair color from Europe...doesn't come close to the high-lifts, I swear by. ..."
killerstrands.blogspot.com/2009/05/celebrity-hair-color-drips-hair-color.html

The idea seems to be that, rather than applying a colour to strands or ends of your hair, you use something that lightens by a specified number of grades on the colour chart. So, the colour achieved relates to your real hair colour and looks "natural".

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-26 10:14:02 GMT)
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"American hair colors just aren't cutting it for me with hi-lifts. ..... So I do think that high lifts can be used on dark hair, ..."
https://behindthechair.com/forum/displaythread.aspx?DID=4678

"Compatible with all VeroColor shades, Toners, High Lifts and VeroLight. ... Joico I-C-E Hair Spiker Colorz Styling Glue Bling Bling Gold 1.69 oz ..."
www.wikio.com/product/hair-color-4168-Brand=Joico-reviews-1...

"From a large variety, you can create clean, bright and fresh Blondes, neutralise flat looking Ash tones and completely cover white hair. (High-lifts 5 ..."
www.kcasuppliesltd.co.uk/lisap.html

"Ultress 10N, 11N, and 11G and all Herbal Essences High Lifts XL2,XL4,XL10 ... Boosting Glaze, Hydrience, Herbal Essence Inbox Conditioner for Hair colorants ..."
whatsinproducts.com/msds.php?brandId=6273

There are nearly 800 more refs that I could quote.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-26 10:21:24 GMT)
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"Nappturality:African-American, Black Natural Hair Care - Love Your ...
I like Loreal products. I'm about to try a new one called Color Pulse! ... A lot of hair color lines are now making high lifts colors for folks like us with ..."
www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53960&view=n...

"14 Apr 2009 ... I\'m thinking of using Difiaba hair color in my salon instead of Goldwell. ... Also I can use all of the high lifts as my toners. ..."
www.hairdressingworld.com/hairdressersforum/hair-colouring-...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  airmailrpl: a typo in a blogspot is hardly a good reference
19 mins
  -> Not a typo, try looking it up and see my additional refs above, including manufacturer ref.

neutral  Suzan Hamer: Hmmmmm. You could be right; I can see someone saying "This color lifts the something or other..." For the nonce, I don't hve time to check out all your references, some of which, as you say, are indeed, not blogspots....
1 hr
  -> Though one should not dismiss blogspots out-of-hand.

agree  juvera: Definitely. I posted some references.
1 day 15 mins
  -> Thanks juvera.
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Reference comments


1 day 36 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: high lift

Reference information:
High lift tint and toner to outrule gold and yellow tones. www.hairfinder.com/hair2/highlifttint.htm

PROCTER & GAMBLE UK
Herbal Essences High Lift Hair Colours.
www.uk.pg.com/downloads/safetyDataSheets/beautyCare/HairCol...

B Blonde High Lift Powder Bleach For All Hair Type
www.bizrate.com/haircare/products__keyword--high lift blond...

Wella KP High Lift: Hair colouring
www.hairdressingworld.com/hairdressersforum/hair-colouring-...

Highlighting and lifting hair color requires using a high-lift color that ...
www.ehow.com/video_4986303_highlighting-lifting-hair-color....
L'Oreal Excellence Blonde Supreme Revitalizing High-Lift Creme
www.goodguide.com/products/193758-loreal-excellence-blonde-...
INFINITI PERMANENT HAIR COLOUR. HIGH LIFT ARCTIC BLONDE 12. SERIES. The INFINITI High Lift Arctic Blonde 12.
www.affinage.com/us/links/IHC_Infiniti.pdf

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There are about 28000 references. Can't be all typos

juvera
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  B D Finch: It seems that our fellow translators are too high minded for such vain indulgences as hair colouring.
1 hr
  -> Definitely ;-)
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