Balayage vs Foil Highlights
Foil highlights start at the root and go to the tips. During a balayage, the stylist selectively paints sections of hair, observing how the light naturally hits your hair's natural flow. The difference may be hard to articulate but the results are clear.
Reverse Balayage
A reverse balayage, instead of lightening sections of hair, adds depth using darker shades or deep color to create dimension and a lived-in color look, like this reverse raspberry balayage.
Braided Balayage
Braided balayage combines the hand painting balayage technique with braiding. Hair is braided before the lightener is applied, which creates intricate patterns of highlights, as seen on this gorgeous radiant cowboy copper.
Wet Balayage
Yes, it's a thing! Performed on wet hair, this balayage technique reduces the time spent in the salon and it produces beautiful end results! On damp hair, the lightener starts to work right away. And if we're adding color as well as lightening, we can cut down on processing time because we can deposit and lift at the same time on wet hair. If you're looking for subtle results and you're short on time, as us if wet balayage is right for you.
Foilayage or Foilage
Foilayage is the combination of traditional foil highlighting with freehand balayage painting, teasing the hair for blending, and using foil for incubation to create a seamless blend of light and shadow that imitates the natural effect of the sun on the hair. Some people love the natural look of balayage but want to see a touch more blonde. As soon as lightener is applied to your hair, it begins lifting the color. As soon as it dries, it's done. Wrapping hair in foil extends the dry time, resulting in that extra lift for brighter highlights. No matter how you say it - or spell it - we'll know what you mean!
Color Melt Hair Color
Just as popular as balayage, Color Melt is the new up and coming dimensional color. Using shades that are close to each other, a color melt also creates that lived in, easy hair color. But there is less contrast than a traditional balayage, so the colors literally look like they're melting together. When you first transition from a foil highlight look to a lived in color like this one, you may need a root melt color in order to establish dimension at the base of your hair.
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