Highlights are a tried-and-true favourite of many, despite the rising popularity of the balayage! We’ve seen magazines and celebs only speak about the same trend. Highlights are classic for a reason; stylists have been weaving heads for a very long time and know their stuff!
What are highlights? These are root-to-tip strips of lightened hair lifted with foils, as opposed to a blended look that comes with a balayage.
The foils can create an extra lift to the hair. The lightening product needs some heat to lift better, and the foil gives it just that. That means that even for clients having a natural base that is very dark, we can reach exceptionally light blondes.
The application of the foil allows an even lift throughout the hair from root to tip. This is also why clients with highlights have a fuller all over blonde that looks like the hair grows out already blonde.
The weaves can be adjusted to the client’s hair. We can create some dimension by adjusting the size of the weaves when creating the highlights. Babylights or micro highlights are a lot smaller and create a more all over blonde look and a softer overall result.
The lightness of the colour allows more freedom to choose the toner. Many colours such as baby pink, baby blue, icy, pearl or vanilla to name a few will need a base almost white to sit perfectly on. If the colour stays orange or yellow, it will be impossible to proceed with those. Highlights are then the perfect technique to achieve these ultra pearlescant colours.
Highlights can also be multi-tonal! If you feel that you are too blonde, ask your stylist to break up the colour by adding different tones to it. You can use some darker colours or just changing the tone around the same palette. Using a high-lift colour can also be a solution for those who like gentle dimensions.
Balayage involves painting the colour onto the hair free-hand, creating a natural and well-blended colour. It creates a soft, sun-kissed look which adds movement and dimensions to your locks.
These natural highlights are a few shades lighter than the actual tone of your hair colour, and effortlessly transition from root to tip without that streaky, saturated look – giving you those subtle beach tones you dream of. It is a modern technique, which allows you to create a bespoke colour suited to you!
Want to experiment with balayage and introduce colour to your hair? This look works on both dark and light hair. Whether you want to colour your hair for the first time or add tones to an existing colour, your stylist can create a bespoke colour for you, whether it is subtle or striking, and apply it in a way that looks natural to frame your face and brighten your features.
This popular technique is all about being grown out and slightly unkept. It is a low maintenance look that won’t leave you rushing back to the salon chair to touch up every month. It is perfect for those who can’t come into the salon regularly to maintain their colour, but still want to have colour in their hair.
It grows out gracefully and, because the shades are closer to your natural colour, it will lighten naturally over time.
The colour team specialises in the creation of beautiful colour and is renowned for their ability regarding bespoke colour work.
The team has accomplished L'Oreal accreditation. We are widely known for our award-winning colouring approach and technical skill but suitability is key when it comes to our clients, taking into account their lifestyle.
Whatever your hair colour or type, a full colour and technical assessment forms a key part of our thorough consultation.
A COLOUR PATCH TEST IS REQUIRED AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR COLOUR APPOINTMENT.