What Is Balayage
Balayage hair can last up to 4 months with proper care. It seems like all the best things in fashion and beauty come from France, and balayage is no exception. Developed in the 1970s by French hair colourists, balayage is a highlighting technique that involves the freehand “sweeping” of colours down the hair (“balayer” is the French verb for “to sweep”, hence the name). No foils involved.
The aim is to create a natural, sunkissed effect, and it can be produced on any length of hair, from long waves to short pixie haircuts, as well as onto colour. The most common balayage is multi-tonal blonde highlights, but balayage can be achieved with any colour combination. This means that balayage offers an extra subtle way to give your natural hair colour a boost of radiance.
The aim is to create a natural, sunkissed effect, and it can be produced on any length of hair, from long waves to short pixie haircuts, as well as onto colour. The most common balayage is multi-tonal blonde highlights, but balayage can be achieved with any colour combination. This means that balayage offers an extra subtle way to give your natural hair colour a boost of radiance.
How long does balayage hair last?
Balayage hair can last up to 4 months with proper care and the correct hair products used.
The benefit of balayage is that you aren’t left with visible roots once your natural colour starts to grow through, in fact that’s the whole point. Balayage was designed to seamlessly blend into your hair so that it looks utterly natural. That said, it’ll grow out just as quickly as any other colour would – at the same rate as your hair.
Because balayage involves lightening certain sections of your hair, the effect is permanent, although the colour might fade slightly after a few months if not looked after properly . If you have naturally light hair, and the balayage involves darker tones, you can opt for semi-permanent colour.
The benefit of balayage is that you aren’t left with visible roots once your natural colour starts to grow through, in fact that’s the whole point. Balayage was designed to seamlessly blend into your hair so that it looks utterly natural. That said, it’ll grow out just as quickly as any other colour would – at the same rate as your hair.
Because balayage involves lightening certain sections of your hair, the effect is permanent, although the colour might fade slightly after a few months if not looked after properly . If you have naturally light hair, and the balayage involves darker tones, you can opt for semi-permanent colour.
How long does balayage take to do?
A full Balayage takes between 3 – 5 hours on average to finish. Since the technique is applied by hand and no two Balayages are the same, the amount of time can vary greatly. Longer and thicker hair will take longer. As well as the previous colour you had can add to the total timer a Balayage can take.
