Difference between highlights and streaks

Posted By: Sm Adminon: February 04, 2016In: Fashion

Highlights:
In highlights the thin slices of hair is colored to give a soft look. It is done with the bleaching color and foils. It is expensive. It is performed at the parlors by the beauticians with various products and equipment due to its complication.
Streaks:
In streak, thick volume of hair is colored to give a bold look which comes in the shade pink, orange or blue. It is from the root to the ends. It is for the people with short hair.
Differences:

Basis	Highlights	Streaks
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A bright tint in the hair, especially one created artificially by bleaching or dyeing.	Dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different colour to that of one’s natural hair colour
Synonyms	Spotlight, illuminate, accentuate, underscore, underline	Stroke, strain, mark, line, line, fleck
Antonyms	Abbreviate, alleviate, cheapen, channel	Profusion, mess, quantity, abundance, boatload
Part of Speech	Noun	Verb
Types	Its types are: Natural thin highlights Chunky highlights Multi-dimensional highlights Dip dyed highlights Frosted highlights Balayage highlights Foil highlights	Its types are: Dark streaks Light streaks Block streaks
Word origin	The word highlight was originated in between 1850-55, Americanism.	The word streak was originated from Old English strica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ originated in the US in the 1970s.
Involve	Highlights involve thinner volume of hair.	Streaks involve thicker hair.
Used	In highlights hair bleaching color is used.	In streaks colors like blue, green, pink and orange are used.
Appearance	Highlights give a deft appearance.	Streaks impart a bold look.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈhʌɪlʌɪt/ Eng (US): /ˈhīˌlīt/	Eng (UK): /striːk/ Eng (US): /strēk/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: Subtle hair lightening Versatility Dimension	Its advantages are: It gives better control of highlight placement. It allows for the application of multiple colors in the same procedure. It gives easier management of the amount of highlighting you get. It provides more even coverage in the highlights all over the scalp. Allows the preservation of targeted areas of the hair when wanting to apply a general color and use the natural or original color as a “highlight”.
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Maintenance Cost Hair lightening	Its disadvantages are: Poor quality Application not done properly Over treating Under treating Reactions due to allergy Bad effects of chemicals
Example in Sentence	She has got her hair highlight. The beautician suggested her to highlight her hair.	She had her hair streak with red. My hair is streaked with purple.