Chocolate brown balayage creates an eye-catching look on all hair types, especially wavy or curly locks. Golden and caramel highlights create an irresistibly casual beauty vibe, perfect for medium hair cuts.
Balayage coloring involves your colorist hand painting each individual strand for an organically highlighted appearance, offering those looking to lighten their locks without taking on full-scale transformation a great option.
Brown & Blonde
Give natural blonde locks a subtle boost with this beach-ready style! Created using freehand balayage techniques, this soft caramel highlight works beautifully on both straight and wavy locks.
Cool platinum hues look fantastic on both blondes and brunettes alike, providing an easy alternative to maintaining foil highlights or full highlights. A cool platinum shade works especially well on light haired clients looking for low maintenance.
To care for balayage hair color, utilize shampoos and conditioners specifically formulated to treat color-treated locks. Maintain regular trims while using heat protectant when styling also helps prolong its lasting beauty.
Strawberry Blonde
Strawberry balayage, an eye-catching combination of blonde and red hues, can be an attractive way to lighten brown locks without full-on highlights. Just adding touches of warm strawberry blonde hue on tips or face framing strands will bring life and color!
Adele’s balayage features both red and blonde hues that combine to form an eye-catching blush tone, ideal for warm skin tones.
Platinum Blonde
Platinum blonde balayage is an innovative color technique that creates a sun-kissed effect that blends your natural hair color seamlessly into the platinum shade, complimenting all skin tones beautifully. Unlike an ombre or traditional bleach process, it will result in beautifully sun-kissed results!
Balayage looks best when worn straight or with loose waves, although you can also create this look with braids or sleek bob. To maintain its beauty, be sure to use color-safe shampoos and schedule regular salon visits for toning or roots touch ups.
Golden Blonde
Light golden blonde shades are great for creating a soft, sun-kissed appearance and pairing well with medium skin tones. Use this color to accent a blonde base or disguise grey hairs.
Ashen tones flow seamlessly into warm golden hues for an exquisite, sophisticated style reminiscent of wheat fields. This balayage technique makes the ideal statement of elegance and sophistication for clients seeking an elegant yet chic appearance.
To achieve optimal results, schedule two full and one partial service every year. This will prevent overdoing your look while keeping strands looking natural.
Brown & Brown
Balayage is a low-maintenance technique that conceals regrowth lines, meaning clients don’t require as many salon visits for touch-ups as would be needed with traditional highlights. By helping your clients maintain this sun-kissed look for longer, you can help your clients maintain an effortless sun-kissed appearance!
Subtle honey highlights provide dark brunettes with the perfect sun-kissed look. Celebrity hairstylist Nikki Lee created this look by expertly painting in honey tones around a client’s face frame – complementing her complexion while emphasizing highlights’ warmth.
Brown & Red
Balayage is an easy and low maintenance coloring technique that conceals regrowth lines, meaning clients can go longer between salon visits while still enjoying beautiful hair color.
To keep your balayage looking vibrant and fresh, avoid using hair products that are harsh or specifically made for dark shades. Instead, look for shampoo and conditioner designed specifically to treat color treated hair strands.
Brown & red balayage is an excellent solution for those who wish to lighten their strands but aren’t ready to part ways with their rich brunette hue just yet. The combination of brown and red creates an eye-catching combination of colors that looks both natural and radiant.
Natural Brunette
Every 20 minutes, another blonde celebrity dyes her hair brown – Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish, Dove Cameron and more have done so recently.
This gorgeous brunette shade boasts both warm and cool tones for a flattering appearance that complements most skin tones. It is also an ideal option for those unsure which hue would work best, or looking to explore brunette hair color for the first time.
Darker locks retain shine longer than their lighter counterparts and look silkier in sunlight, plus research has demonstrated that men take brunettes more seriously as partners.
Ombre
Ombre has earned itself a bad rap due to some harsh demarcations lines, but when done correctly it can look stunning and is straightforward to grow out. Balayage technique can also be utilized as part of an ombre look for those seeking subtle color changes in their hair color.
If you are considering trying balayage, make sure you bring in photos to explain what you would like your stylist to do and ensure healthy hair between coloring sessions. This will also enable them to provide the appropriate care.
