This isn't a balayage is it?

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I've went from dark brown to this ..
Massive change
I asked for a balayage ..this isn't a balayage is it ?

That is balayage

Yep, looks lovely

No I don't think it is? I had mine done yesterday and it looks nothing like that. But your hair is beautiful!

Looks balayage to me. Balayage can vary, did you show her a picture of what you wanted?

No it isn’t what I would expect if I asked for balayage. I wouldn’t be happy.

Need to see a pick of it overall, preferably the back

No i wouldnt say it is

Looks like balayage to me.

Looks like balayage to me too. What about it isn't what you were expecting?

I think I just thought the roof area would still be quite dark

Root

Did they ask you how high up you'd like your balayage? I like dark roots so mine starts the balayage about 2 inches down

This is mine. Sorry about picture quality, my 7yo took it!

That is a balyage, it looks more natural and blended.

Ombré is where you leave quite a lot of natural root etc.

It looks so lovely though! It's really low maintenance and looks like it's blended lovely into your hair!

Balayage literally means "sweep" because the colour is swept through the hair (whole head unless you say otherwise), like traditional highlights but done in a way that looks more natural, not stripy.

So that looks balayage to me. Were you wanting a dip-dye type look then?

This is my balyage, but as a previous poster said, it depends how high you wanted it

No this is highlights

This is balayage with a darker root

Is it finished though? Mine looks similar to yours at the moment but what HJWT posted is the end goal. I started dark brown too and it didn't lift as much as we had hoped. It will lift more with each time and get lighter

This was my before & after and I asked for a natural balayage

That's nice ..@HJWT how many attempts did that take ?

@HJWT has balyage the OP doesn't

I think you’re mixing up ombré and balayage. You’ve been given balayage and it’s a decent job too.

Can u upload another shot, just looks like highlights currently

Balayage is handpainted sweeping highlights. You can tell the op has balayage since the lighter pieces start at different places on her head. That is where the stylist has made an artistic decision as to how to paint the hair to give a more natural and uneven look to the lightened pieces.