Apparently the word "strobing"—a.k.a. applying wide strips of highlighter on your face, which has been taking over the makeup world for months now—is attempting to spread its wings and really be all it can be. Because folks are starting to say "hair strobing" instead of "highlighting." At least according to the U.K.'s Miss Vogue, which found one place, Andrew Jose Salon, using the term.
Pointing to model Gigi Hadid (who the salon doesn't work on) as an example of what the process looks like, here's how Miss Vogue describes it: "Working in the same way as highlighting or contouring does for the face, hair strobing adds shimmer to the parts of the hair where light would naturally hit, allowing the client to focus attention on her best assets while minimizing her less attractive features using clever placement and contrast of color that is alternatively two shades lighter and two shades darker than the natural hair."
The difference from just a regular highlights and lowlights look? It's not totally clear. Even if there's a twist, could it really be so different from the techniques colorists have been using for years? Meh, we can't say we're convinced. But there really* is* a moment happening with wider ribbons of darker and lighter tones in hair right now. And "hair contouring" is already a thing. So, hey, if saying your hair is "strobed" is more fun than saying it's "highlighted," what's the harm in that if you're into it?
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