Balayage (pronounced: bah-LEE-ahj) is a freehand painting technique used by stylists to create sun kissed highlights on hair of all shades; ideal for ash blondes, brunettes, and redheads alike.

Add caramel balayage tones to give your long, lush brown mane an updated, fresh-faced look by applying them. Caramel balayage looks especially stunning on textured hair and creates an effortless beauty vibe.

Platinum Blonde Highlights

Platinum blonde highlights give off an alluring girl-next-door feel and look incredible worn shoulder length wavy style. A dash of ash to tone down the intense color creates an overall more neutral effect.

Golden platinum balayage looks absolutely breathtaking on brunettes, redheads and people with black hair! This trending coloring technique can be seen rocked by celebrities such as Gina Rodriguez and Lavern Cox on red carpet events.

Balayage highlights, an alternative to foil highlights, is an innovative hand painted technique that disguises re-growth lines while still complementing your natural hue. Although low maintenance, touch ups may need to be performed every 6-12 weeks depending on your hair color and texture; using quality lighters and toners are key for healthy-looking, long-term color results.

Sculpted Balayage

Balayage highlights create an effortless blend of soft gradations of lightness for highlights that require less maintenance than foil highlights; many clients can go 3-4 months between appointments because their placement seamlessly integrates with natural hair growth patterns.

Instead of creating an abrupt line with foils, balayage highlights allow your stylist to place highlights with more soft and natural results than foiling techniques can. This process entails using free-hand painting technique called balayage which involves free hand painting directly on your hair by following its natural growth pattern, creating a softened transition of highlights throughout.

Vi is a non-binary hair artist specializing in Balayage with smokey root melt and rainbow techniques, offering more personalized appointments than most salons. She only uses cruelty-free products, striving to gain skills while constantly learning more.

Balayage Ombre

Balayage has quickly become one of the most beloved hair coloring techniques today, thanks to its beachy yet effortless style seen everywhere from red carpets and Instagram to beach vacation photos. Ideal for those with natural brown hues as it makes their roots less apparent than traditional highlights.

Be adventurous when styling your brown locks! Copper balayage adds dimension and silver balayage can add contrast against an outfit from millennial grunge fashion. Both colors offer rich yet subtle results when hand-blended by an experienced colorist.

Always bring some photos of the look you desire with you for consultation with your stylist, so they can discuss it thoroughly during their appointment. Also seek advice from them regarding styling tips to create a look that works whether worn casual or formal.

Brown Balayage

Brown balayage is a striking and sophisticated technique, and works beautifully on long straight hair or curlier styles alike. It’s the ideal solution for brunettes looking to brighten up their look without leaving an obvious gap between highlights and base color; its combination of golden honey hues creates a delicate yet stunning blend that feels soft, feminine, and pretty.

For an alternative take on brown balayage, ask your stylist to add touches of wheat and pastel blonde hues into the blend. This combination works well on various skin tones and requires only occasional touch ups for maintenance.

Caramel Balayage

Caramel balayage on dark hair is an exquisite and subtle makeover that offers your clients a rich yet refined appearance. The caramel and brown shades merge harmoniously for an understated yet strikingly beautiful result.

Dark brown hair is so adaptable and allows you to experiment with various hues. By adding golden and caramel highlights to a rich chocolate base, this mesmerizing balayage style emerges.

For this look, your stylist will employ the balayage technique to paint freehand high-lights and lowlights into each strand of your client’s hair using Blondor Freelights + 9% lifters at mid-lengths and ends before finishing up with Koleston Perfect 8/96 + 8/38 demi-permanent gloss as a demi-permanent gloss.