chunky highlights
Thick colored sections
Chunky highlights are thick, bold streaks of lightened hair, typically contrasting sharply with the base color.
Popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the style featured wide sections of bleached or colored hair rather than the subtle, blended highlights that later became fashionable: Her chunky highlights screamed 2003.
The term now often carries nostalgic or ironic connotations.
- streaksLong thin marks
- blondeFair-haired person
- foilDefeat a plan
- thickHaving great depth
- boldCourageous and daring
contrast · color blocking · dimension · salon · hair · hair color · painted · golden · caramel · honey · sun-kissed · 90s · Kelly Clarkson · Spice Girls · textured · sections · bright · copper
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