Balayage Hair Colour & Highlights Experts In Kent

Balayage is one of our most requested hair services. But why is the on-trend hair colouring technique so popular? And what is it exactly? Here’s why our stylists think balayage creates such flattering, fabulous effects on pretty much any hairstyle and colour.

What is balayage hair colour?

Like many chic and stylish sensations, balayage comes from the French and it means ‘sweeping’. Picture colour being painted on with brush strokes, and you’ve got the general idea.

Highlights have always been created using a cap or foils. The coloured streaks are uniform. Balayage moves away from that formalised structure with stylists or colourists using a freehand technique. Our hair colour experts paint on the highlights with stronger colour at the tips than at the roots. The shade flows down the hair, getting lighter along the way.

What are the benefits of balayage?

Low maintenance – this is an easy going look. It’s not a perfect, solid colour that needs frequent updates. It’s the equivalent of a tousled, rough dry rather than a sleek, time-consuming blow dry.

Natural looking – think sun-kissed streaks and tips rather than a block colour or formulaic stripes of hair colour.

Less noticeable regrowth – your natural hair colour will blend into the balayage hair colour. You don’t get that obvious root regrowth that needs a frequent touch up.

Bespoke – you can choose whether you want a few sun-kissed strands of hair or lots of colour added throughout. We’ll tailor the effect to suit you.

Flexible – it works well on long hair or short hair. Brown, blonde, red, auburn or grey hair colours can be lifted and enhanced by balayage.

Flattering – expertly applied balayage hair colour will enhance your facial features and transform your look.

OUR BALAYAGE HAIR COLOUR SERVICES

You’re in safe hands with our expert colour technicians. They’ll chat with you to make sure they achieve the result you want.

There’s no “one size fits all” approach to balayage. It can be tailored to suit you. You may have heard of things like babylights, root or colour melts, baby balayage or freehand technique highlights. They’re all a variation on the balayage hair colour method. To compliment the balayage highlights, toner may be applied to achieve the best colour result.

Our foil highlights for balayage are a little bit different. We use foil alternatives which are made from recycled materials, they’re non-toxic and biodegradable. Plus, we can reuse them rather than throw them away after every use. And guess what our colouring bowls are made from? Not plastic, but straw!

To maintain top condition of your hair, you should try Epres- our recommended treatment for balayage, ombré and other hair colours.

What do I need to know about my balayage appointment?

If it’s your first balayage treatment, we recommend you chat to one of our expert colour technicians before your appointment to discuss the effect you want to achieve. We can take a look at the colour, style, length and condition of your hair to decide on the best approach.

We require all new clients to have a 48-hour patch or skin test for any colour service, to be renewed if you have not had a colour with us in the last 6 months.

How long will it take? That all depends on whether you have short or long hair and the effect you want. Adding a few face-framing highlights will be a quicker process than adding balayage to your full head of hair.

Root Touchup Colour

A root tint is a hair coloring service that targets the roots to cover new growth, greys or for blending natural colour with existing coloured hair. ensuring a seamless and uniform appearance. The process typically is applying tint to your regrowth at the root from the scalp to where previously coloured hair begins, creating a constant and polished look. Suitable for all hair types.

Global Colour Application

A simple and straightforward hair colouring technique where a colour is applied evenly from roots to ends throughout the entire head of hair. Perfect for uniform coverage , versatility allowing a variety of colours/shades subtle to bold enabling you to express yourself. Also a healthier alternative to lightening hair minimizing damage to your hair

Scalp Lightening

A lightening process painted directly onto the scalp for full coverage and perfect for clients looking for an all-over platinum look with no root. Once hair is lifted to the desired level we will tone the hair to the perfect blonde. This would be considered as a high-maintenance option with regular visits to keep on top of the new growth.

We offer a split service of either Under 8 Weeks Regrowth which means you would regularly visit in a timeframe under 8 weeks and the time needed with a stylist reflects this, or a +8 week Regrowth which means if you haven’t been in to see us in 8 weeks or less your regrowth will require more time therefore to select this service.

Tone & Gloss

Toner – A hair colour applied to either by neutralising unwanted undertones after the hair has been lightened, or enhancing a desired shade. Unlike a hair tint that penetrate the cuticle to permanently change colour, toner sits on the hair surface and adjusts making it cooler, brighter or warmer.

Gloss – A treatment and a colour in one that combines colour and hair health, a gloss can add subtle tone to refine and refresh or a simple clear gloss will enhance healthy hair and adding a glass -like shine lasting around 15 washes.

Foil Refresh, 1/2 head highlights and full head highlights

Highlights involve applying colour to specific sections of hair using a foil technique to create a multi-dimensional, layered look. This technique can be used to add subtle, natural looking shades or more dramatic bold colours.

Babylights are a subtle highlight that mimics the natural hair colour of children, focusing on creating a multi-dimensional effect.

½ head of Highlights are covering the top, crown, sides and back of the hair whereas a full head is including the underneath

T-Sections are perfect for touch up inbetween your full or half head applications. A t-section will highlight your crown, parting and hairline around your face.

The key characteristic of highlights is that they are applied to limited sections of hair leaving the rest untouched or tinted in-between to cover those pesky silver strands.

Creative Colour

Creative hair color refers to bold, unconventional, and artistic hair shades and techniques that go beyond natural tones to express individuality and style. Creative colours can be achieved by simply adding panels to parts of the hair for a punchy but subtle look or can go bolder with more of an all over application for a more striking look. From fire reds, deep blue, peacock green, bubblegum pink to even rainbows. If you can dream it we can achieve it!

Creative colour sessions are based on a consultation beforehand to gauge how creative and how intricate the work will be. Based on so many factors like placement, colours, what colour you currently have on your hair and what you are hoping to achieve. Sometime its a work in progress and not possible in one visit and something to work towards, other times possible with a fair few hours.