Balyage - cost?

[KimchiLaLa]

I know it will vary by area, hair, length etc but how much should I be paying for balyage? I have found a good hairdresser and I know it takes a lot of time so happy to pay for that, but she says it will be around £200. is this normal? I would need a root tint as well as balyage as I have greys.

I'm paying £250 for the balayage I've booked. I've got grey too but the main time consuming part is bleaching my naturally dark hair. I'm in the SE.

Around £250 here

£150 (this doesn't include the finish which varies if you choose just a blow-dry or cut as well)

Just paid £210 for balayage, baby lights around the face and a cut. Bristol.

I'm in the North, it's £120ish in the city centre salons, £100 in the suburbs.

Blimey! For my roots, balayage, trim and finish I pay £90. It’s beautifully done and I’m always happy with the result. I would pay more !

I paid £125 including root tint but I blow dried it myself.

I am quite near London but seems the cost isn't too far off some of yours so thank you!

Totally normal for a good salon

I just paid £200 for mine. South east near London.

WTAF! My Balayage is £60 and I thought that was expensive.

£70 inc cut

£120 including cut in Scottish suburbs. £2-300 in a few of the Edinburgh salons...

@SylHellais

I just paid £200 for mine. South east near London.

I should add that I have very long hair and also needed a root tint. The 200 included a cut and blow dry too.

I have long hair and always expect to pay around £250, London prices and my hair is v long

How are you all pronouncing this, and where did the term come from? I've long wondered...I'm off to Google.

(It's french, you all probably knew that).

Slightly off topic but I had a balayage the other day with foils. I thought it was supposed to be painted on rather than foils? This is the second time this has happened- was a different hairdresser previously. Why would they use foils instead?

@dudsville

How are you all pronouncing this, and where did the term come from? I've long wondered...I'm off to Google.

Balla - yarj. It's been around for years. It means the highlighting is hand-painted on rather than chunky foil strips, so it looks more natural.

@zippyswife

Slightly off topic but I had a balayage the other day with foils. I thought it was supposed to be painted on rather than foils? This is the second time this has happened- was a different hairdresser previously. Why would they use foils instead?

Oh that's a problem. They've used the 'fashionable' term without giving you the actual treatment :(

@Panaesthesia that's what I thought too

@zippyswife

Slightly off topic but I had a balayage the other day with foils. I thought it was supposed to be painted on rather than foils? This is the second time this has happened- was a different hairdresser previously. Why would they use foils instead?

don't foils help the hair process quicker? Being generous is it possible they did the correct balayage hand painting technique, and used foils to speed it up? I'm no expert but are they mutually exclusive? That's me being an optimist, it does sound like they may not have done actual balayage.

She scrunched in bleach after she'd done the foil to make it lighter at the ends too I'm thinking that's not standard balayage

@zippyswife

Slightly off topic but I had a balayage the other day with foils. I thought it was supposed to be painted on rather than foils? This is the second time this has happened- was a different hairdresser previously. Why would they use foils instead?

I’ve heard a few people say this lately. Something to watch out for.

I'm northwest I paid £100