Balayage

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Does it look a bit old now?

@limitededitionbarbie
@CornishTiger

Thank you both very much!
I was brown for years so took a while to get there!

This is so lovely! Especially for winter.

I always want to go dark or red in the winter but chicken out as it sticks to blonde.

I think I may try copper this winter though.

I’m not sure balayage could ever go away - it’s the most natural way to highlight. If you look at a child’s hair, the way it lifts in the sun / just strands here and there and always around the mid length to ends - rarely at the root. And most around the face. That’s balayage.

I would say most of the photos posted on here aren’t true balayage as they are over done - it’s hard to keep it looking subtle with subsequent treatments - we can’t just keep having balayage done over and over or it looks like a block colour. I think the key is to let it grow out and/or get lowlights every 3rd or so treatment. I like to see strands of colour not block and a root drag looks more fresh and is easier to maintain greys.

I used to get it twice a year but switched to full head highlights to cover the greys

I think it’s great when done well & subtly.

To all those saying it's just a technique. I know!
But it is also, of it's time.
A current trend. If you will.

Yes it can look lovely.

Ombre and high contrast highlights done using the balyage technique have had their day imo but not balyage in and of itself. I certainly hope not anyway, it's by far the most natural techinique for lightening as long as you stay within a couple of shades of your natural colour.

And I believe the stripey 90s highlights are on their way back 😂

Does it have to be one or the other?