Carmen is wearing her hair straight and smooth. To create this style on your own, you will need to apply a straightening or styling cream throughout your hair. Blow dry your hair using a large round brush. Add all over curls with a curling iron, hot rollers or velcro rollers, or flat iron the hair flat and smooth. Either way the style will look good.
Pull back the hair in the crown area and secure into a low ponytail, twisting into a chignon. Add a decorative barrette or hairpiece to accentuate the style further. Pin all loose hairs into chignon.
Spritz a little shine serum on the ponytail for added shine.
Notice that Carmen has several different lowlights and highlights mixed throughout her hair.
This type of straight and sleek hair style will show off any type of highlights.
If you are not sure about getting highlights or are uneasy about the chemical processing, why not try hair extensions. They are the latest trend in hair styles and offer the versatility of getting highlights/lowlights without chemical processing.