Balayage is a versatile coloring technique that allows stylists to achieve softer looks than traditional foiled highlights. Balayage works by blending lighter strands in with darker roots, leaving no harsh regrowth lines behind.
This versatile style works on all hair textures and can be tailored to meet the needs of both your style and skin tone. Ranging from natural beachy blonde to an ashy copper infusion, balayage shades will leave you looking like you spent summer by the seashore!
Low-Maintenance
Balayage remains one of the most popular hair trends, delighting both clients and stylists worldwide. Compared to other coloring techniques that can damage strands, balayage is gentler on them while still creating an organic sun-kissed effect that seems as though it had always been there.
Balayage offers the ideal way to achieve subtle yet dimensional browns or deep copper reds with just one service. Darker shades may fade more quickly; using color-safe shampoos and gloss treatments every 8-10 weeks may extend the time between touch ups.
Balanceyage can be tailored specifically to your desired hue and length of hair, offering complete customization based on your desired hue and length. Shorter locks benefit from face-framing highlights, while longer cuts offer plenty of room to experiment with various tones for an almost-natural shadow effect. Curly and wavy locks alike can enjoy this technique when used in tandem with Deva-approved coloring methods like Pintura or Airtouch that enable stylists to paint in lightener while respecting each strand’s individual texture.
Easy to Maintain
Balayage highlights are an attractive choice because they require less commitment than traditional foil highlights, meaning fewer touch-ups. Most people can go three to four months between full balayage touch-ups; though this depends on how quickly your hair grows as well as any color contrast between its natural shade and those highlighted.
Balayage is an ideal way to lighten brown hair without going too blonde, giving your locks a sun-kissed glow while remaining more subtle than going entirely blonde. A warm golden bronde adds an inviting rosy hue that works beautifully in both straight and wavy styles. For something a bit more refined try babylights – small micro-fine highlight streaks which mimic how natural lightening occurs throughout summertime.
Balanceyage can add an eye-catching pop of color to short locks. A soft lilac or peach balayage blends effortlessly with your base shade for an amazing watercolor effect.
Versatile
Colorists using balayage can utilize various techniques to achieve dramatic, transformative effects with this coloring technique. From subtle smudges on blonde locks to bold caramel flecks evoking beach chicness, this method is both versatile and stylish.
Example of Chocolate Root Dirty Blonde Balayage by Briana Dillard on Flickr. A chocolate-rooted dirty blonde balayage creates a stunning combination between dark roots and light ashy blonde highlights, creating an eye-catching contrast. Or smudged dark roots with soft fade-in into lighter blonde balayage create a unique sun-washed ombre effect.
Balayage can also work well for wavy and curly hair types. A DevaCurl specialist can use pintura to paint soft balayage into your natural curl pattern for the ideal soft-focus result. For optimal results, we suggest using sulfate-free shampoo and color-saving conditioners on regular basis to keep it looking its best; additionally using light toner every few weeks may reduce brassiness, while wearing protective gear like hats or pool-safe hair spray can protect from UV rays and chlorine damage.
Natural Looking
Balayage provides an attractive sun-kissed finish on longer hair, ideal for beach blondes who desire natural-looking highlights that don’t look as though they were lightened in a salon chair. Stylists have more room to experiment with color placement; stylists also enjoy using it to blend shades without creating obvious transitions between them. Balayage highlights give hair that summery glow that just doesn’t exist with regular salon highlights or traditional foil applications.
Balayage can also transform darker hues. Warm caramel and golden brown tones for an inviting summertime look are great examples, while for a striking contrast look try platinum highlights against dark roots – celebrity colorist Jenna Perry utilizes this technique when coloring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Greta Gerwig blondes like these.
Curly and coily hair also thrives with balayage techniques like pintura and airtouch highlighting for beachy waves. DevaCurl specialists developed these methods specifically for curly/coily locks to add movement with carefree beauty!
