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Balayage goals at Ruchie Hair Boutique - Bournemouth & Poole
Long Lasting
Long Lasting
Long Lasting
Our balayage technique has been perfected over many years and is proven time and time again that it last with minimul upkeep - just another reason why Ruchie Hair Boutique is Poole & Bournemouth's leading balayage experts!
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Long Lasting
Long Lasting
We have created a system that creates seamless blends so your hair can look its best for longer!
Balayage Frequently Asked Questions
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Pronounced BAH-LEE-AHGE, balayage is actually a French word meaning ‘sweeping,’ as in to sweep on a hair lightener to create highlights. Balayage is the technique of free-hand painting highlights onto the hair, creating a soft and natural gradation of lightness towards the ends. The result is the look of summers spent at the beach, or the fresh, unintentionally perfect highlights on a child. This natural-looking highlighting technique is not just for blondes, but is actually used on all shades of hair to add soft, sunkissed dimension.
Of course, there are variations in application preferences: some colourists don’t separate the hair, while others separate the hair with cotton pieces, and others prefer using foil as a divider. There are different application nuances that produce slightly varied results, but the main reason balayage has become so popular is that it allows colorists to hand select the pieces of hair they want to highlight. Due to the customized, natural-looking placement, balayage also allows for a softer grow out.
Highlights is a general term that simply refers to hair that is lighter than the base color. Contrary to popular belief, highlights are not just for blondes, but can refer to lightening strands of any shade of hair.
Highlights are traditionally applied using a method called “foiling,” in which sheets of foil are used to separate strands of hair that have been covered with a color or lightener before wrapping them in the foil to process. The foil keeps the lightener from getting on the surrounding hair, and also traps heat, allowing the lightener to lift more effectively. Foil highlights are generally placed close to the scalp, lightening the hair from the roots to the ends for an all-over highlighted look.
Balayage is a free-hand technique of applying highlights, and does not usually use foil to separate the hair. Balayage creates soft and natural gradation of lightness along the hair strand—usually slightly deeper closer to the scalp and lighter towards the ends. Typically, balayage starts away from the roots and is focused towards the mid-shafts and ends of hair.
No - the beauty of balayage is that it’s low-maintenance, and can be applied over existing colour. The technique itself is about working with the colour of your hair, as highlights are applied from the mid-lengths downwards. A colourist can also refresh roots with natural balayage colour and cover up any greys.
Not at all. If you’ve never coloured your hair before, balayage is the ideal option for upgrading your hair colour. Although butter blonde, ash or honey balayage are the go-to blonde shades you can experiment with most colours and incorporate a mix of multi-tonal shades to add depth and texture to hair for an effortlessly cool look.
As balayage involves lightly hand-painting the surface of the hair, it depends on how many highlights you are opting for. A simple few highlights can take 45 minutes, whereas a layered balayage can take up to three hours.
Book in for a consultation with Ruchie Hair Boutique to discuss the best option for you, and we can advise how long the process will take.
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