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Balayage is a French hair colouring technique where the colour is painted on the hair by hand as opposed to the old school highlighting methods with foils and cap highlighting. The free-hand application allows to achieve a more natural and modern effect with subtle transitions between the chosen hues, whether blonde, brunette, red or unnatural colours, such as popular pastels and even neons. When a professionally done balayage hair grows out, the demarcation line between the roots and the coloured strands is not noticeable, since the colour wasn’t distributed evenly in the first place.
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Why Do We Love Balayage?
These highlights are hand-painted with the colour being swept on your hair strategically, and that means that the highlighted areas get a non-uniform distribution of the dye which results in a soft, sun-kissed, and shimmery appearance.As opposed to standard highlighting methods that use foil or a cap, balayage is strictly freehand where the colour is painted on. You can amplify the hue to vary from a soft wash to bright and bold depending on your personal preference. Outside of very short cropped hair, it can work on a variety of hair lengths, textures and colours, making it truly universal and flattering for all women. Most are drawn towards it because the maintenance level is relatively low; many are able to go four months between colour treatments.Best Balayage Highlights IdeasNothing helps to stay looking current as a modern hair colour and a trendy cut. The balayage is deservedly considered the hottest customized hair colour solution of today. Our vast Instagram gallery embraces the chicest balayage looks of 2017 from celebrities, A-listers and the most popular Instagram accounts associated with hair styling and hair colouring. These won’t leave you uninspired. By no means.
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