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Although balayage is all the rage, celebrity colorist Jason Backe still loves the magic of foil high and low lighting. In this video, he shares his top five tips for foil perfection, plus, how to achieve this look!
Lakme USA educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) says she wanted to brighten up her client's shade. She used a combination of balayage and micro-weaving to achieve these gorgeous results.
Master Colorist at Trio Salon Chicago, Educator and North American Goldwell Artistic Team member Daniel Rubin (@djrcolor) says it's been almost three years since this client has been to a colorist. "She is a new client to me and wanted a full head of painted hightlights." Here Rubin shares the details for this makeover.
This client came in with faded red tones in her hair. After two in-salon visits, colorist Nicole Healy of Vision Blonde helped her achieve her goal color, which was a bright, creamy, vanilla blonde.
Amy McManus (@Camouflageandbalayage), owner of Trinity Salon in Fitchburg Mass. says "My guest contacted me after seeing my work on Instagram. She drove an hour to see me because she loved my blondes on my page." This client was previously highlighted, but she never felt light enough. "She wanted a lot of bright icy pieces and loved a lot of contrast. After out consultation, we decided to keep her natural base color and build off of that for the blend." Here's the how to.
Marianne Lohr, a freelance artist based in Bethlehem, PA, reveals how she got rid of her client's banded gold hue and turned it into a cool, rooted blonde.
Watch how you can create face-framing highlights with just 15 foils in less than one hour.
Marianne Lohr (@mannie_mak) of Bethlehem, PA, says, "My new client's hair was very damaged on the ends from getting her hair colored and bleached - not professionally - for several years. Her color was very uneven with a couple of bands. She was looking for something low maintenance to go well with her natural color which is a level 3/4." Here she shares details for this correction.
"My niece, as she has gotten a little older, has experienced her hair getting darker but has always enjoyed the natural pieces of light that appear around her face," says Tori Briggs (@mvtoribriggs) of Rocky Mount, NC. "For the past few years we had only popped some babylights in here and there. This time we set out to brighten as much as possible." Get the how to here.
From brass to class! See how this colorist transformed her client into a beautiful, winter blonde goddess.
This client came in with a grown out ombre and wanted to try out some deeper, rich tones for fall and winter.
This client grew her hair for years and wanted a change. After some layering, face framing and texturizing, they cut off a total of 12 inches that was later donated to Wigs for Kids.
This client waited 5 years to have a new shade. The results from natural brown to icy blonde, via microlights and toning, are amazing!!! Check it out.
In a time where everyone wants balayage, foils are not dead! In fact they provide the heat conduction that is sometimes necessary to achieve the color you are looking for. Carli Ambrose (@lowlightsandleopard) shares the details for this makeover.
Check out this amazing color conversion from too gold to just right in 2 steps - balayage and proper toning.
"My Color Correction model Holly had previously hightlighted hair that was box dyed over with a level 5," says Ashlee Norman (@ashleenormanhair), a traveling balayage educator based in Valencia, California. "When she came to me it was a muddy faded level 6 brown. First I razor cut her hair from a short layered haircut into a shattered square one-length." Get the details for this color makeover here.
Edith Mesa of Rizos Spa, Queens, NY, says her client went to another salon when she wasn't available. The client was looking for something different, was unhappy with the "other results" and came running back to Mesa. This post shares the details for the makeover.
