Many girls like to experiment with their appearance: catchy makeup, unusual haircuts, changing hair color help them with this. Coloring is a widely available technique that can be used even at home. But full coloring at the moment is not the most sparing and popular. Hairdressers are developing more and more new technologies that allow not only to change the appearance, but also to preserve the he alth of the hair as much as possible. Balayage highlighting is one of these methods.
What is this staining?
Oddly enough, but balayage is a long-known way to change hair color. Back in France in the 70s, fashionistas of various trends (hippie, boho, sports) began to practice this method of coloring. Soon the popularity of balayazh faded away, along with various subcultures, however, thanks to modern trends in supporting naturalness and individuality, this technique has been revived and pleases many girls with scope for imagination, but at the same time preserving naturalness.
Balayage hair highlighting is the best option for those girls who do not want to spoil their hair. The paint is applied to the ends of the hair with small strokes of the brush. Strokes are done both vertically and horizontally - this technique is not accidental. Balayage highlights make hair color as natural as possible.
Colors are taken a few tones different from the natural, thanks to this, a contrast is created between the roots and tips, as well as with the main strands.
Coloring is not carried out in a row, but randomly, thereby visually creating the effect of burnt hair.
The balayazh technique requires great professionalism from the hair stylist, as it is necessary to apply paint in such a way that a sharp transition is not visible. Balayage highlighting is carried out with foil and color stretching, the lower strands are colored less intensely than the upper ones. In addition, the color transition from dark to light (in the case of dyeing dark hair) and, conversely, from light to dark when dyeing a blond, should be preserved.
What is the difference between balayage and regular highlights?
Although balayage is a subspecies of highlighting, these coloring methods are different for ordinary people.
The main difference between balayage highlighting and the usual one is a smooth transition in shades, blurry borders and coating with a dye, mainly only the tips.
With traditional highlighting, the strands are lightened or darkened completely along the entire length, foil is used, due to which a clear transition is visible. Also, paint is most often taken,very different from the natural hair color, for a brighter contrast. This is not used for balayage.
What techniques are similar to balayage coloring?
Shatush, balayage, California highlights - names that scare girls with their overseas sound. The listed techniques differ slightly from each other, but still have their own characteristics.
The most similar to balayage coloring is California highlighting. During the procedure, the hairdresser does not use foil, which gives a heterogeneous structure to the strands. Colors are taken 5-7 tones darker or lighter than natural - to give the hair the effect of burnt hair in the bright sun (just like on California beaches).
To mask the beginning of gray hair, hairdressers advise using highlighting shatush. Balayazh copes with a similar problem, but it will take a long time. When shatush, bouffant is used and ash shades, fashionable this season, are used, which perfectly cover the strands of gray hair. Foil is not used for this coloring, the strands are chosen randomly, and the paint is applied unevenly, more intensely towards the tips. Of course, traditional shades are also used with shatush, which give the effect of burnt hair.
How is balayage highlighting performed?
The head must be washed the day before before painting. The hair is carefully combed along the entire length. A necessary condition is a flat surface, otherwise the paint will fall in shreds and the effect will clearly upset both the girl andhairdresser.
Next, strands of hair stand out. In order to mark the length of the coloring, the hairdresser can use elastic bands or hairpins. The paint is applied to the selected areas and wrapped in foil. For a smooth transition (either immediately or after 10-15 minutes), the paint is pulled to the roots with a comb. Next, the strands are wrapped again and kept for the time necessary for dyeing.
The upper layer of hair is more intensely and often dyed, the lower layer is dyed selectively.
The length of the staining is pre-negotiated with the girl, but usually, given the smooth transition, it takes 2/3 of the head. Roots do not stain.
Suitable for?
Balayage highlights on dark hair can give femininity, softness and tenderness to a burning brunette or brown-haired woman. For girls with blond hair, coloring can add spice and passion.
Ladies who often change their appearance claim that balayazh is more suitable for blondes than for dark-haired ones, however, with the right application of paint and technology, brunettes can also get chic coloring that will completely change the whole look.
Coloring is carried out on short hairstyles. In this case, the hairstyle takes on a fresher and more playful look. On medium and long hair, balayazh allows you to show the structure of the strands, reflect the length and volume.
Coloring looks good on young girls as well asladies of advanced age. Balayazh is good for any woman! The main condition is to choose the right shades that will suit the eyes, skin color and at the same time will not go out of the natural hair colors.
For girls who have thin and sparse hair, the balayazh technique can greatly help in giving visual volume by pulling the color through the hair.
Advantages over other methods
- Balayazh is the most fashionable and relevant coloring at the moment.
- Care is the same as the general care of color-treated hair: regular washing, use of balm for color-treated hair, application of a special mask 1-2 times a week.
- Long lasting effect. Due to the fact that the color transition from the base to the tips is smooth and unsharp, as the hair grows, there is no need to tint the roots. The only condition is to remove split ends in time.
- Versatility and room for imagination. There is no specific staining scheme - each girl can independently choose the order and intensity of staining, as well as the area of impact.
- Maximum approximation to naturalness against the background of other staining methods.
What can spoil the expected result?
Despite the apparent simplicity of coloring, there are points that need to be taken into account by both the girl who dared to make herself a balayage and the hairdresser.
Firstly, any lady should remember that the previous staining, which is clearly different from regrown roots, can significantlyslow down the process of hair processing. The specialist will need to achieve uniformity or even reduce the previous staining. Therefore, before deciding to go to the hairdresser, make sure that the hair is as ready as possible for a new exposure.
Secondly, you need to dye your hair only after you have cut your hair. There is no point in dyeing if you cut off half of your hair after that!
Thirdly, according to many girls, balayage highlighting on dark hair looks more impressive if the natural shade differs from the chosen paint by 3-4 tones.
For fair-haired beauties, the difference in shade can be 1-2 tones - this is quite enough to refresh the image.
When choosing a color, you do not need to pay attention to a radically different tone, otherwise your coloring will look like an ombre style. Balayage - highlights are more natural and natural.
Also, don't try this technique at home, or you risk looking comical and implausible.
Which hairstyles will enhance the beauty of balayage hair?
One of the benefits of balayage is its versatility.
Everyday hairstyles - ponytail, braids, buns - look fresh and at the same time do not lose their severity. In the case of the tail (especially if it is high), there is a beautiful color transition, which will make the hairstyle different even with the slightest tilt of the head.
Any weaving looks exotic if strands of different colors are taken. Even if you have a formal or formal hairstyle, balayage canEmphasize exactly the area in the hairstyle that needs to be highlighted (for example, a hair flower or curls).
Loose hair and balayage are best friends. On a solid mass of hair, transitions and changes in shades are perfectly traced.
Curls also perfectly emphasize the texture of coloring, make it voluminous and visually increase the density of the hair in principle.
Balayage: examples from the red carpet and reviews of ordinary girls
The popularity of this coloring technique is confirmed not only by its active discussion on women's forums, but also by the hairstyles of famous actresses, singers and models.
People's reviews on many of the leading beauty and hair sites suggest that girls are not afraid to experiment. For most of them, this method of dyeing made it possible to transform their appearance without much impact on the bulk of the hair.
However, girls are advised to carefully choose a specialist, otherwise there is a high risk of unprofessionalism in such a complex technique: sharp transitions, overdried tips, the wrong shade of paint.
If you want to change, then find a hair stylist with extensive experience and positive reviews - and forward to a wonderful new look and great mood!
