What Is Balayage?
Balayage is an application technique, rather than a specific color, that creates a soft, multidimensional highlight. Unlike traditional foil highlights, balayage involves painting lighteners freehand onto the hair with a brush. Colorists use brushes to paint sweeps of vertical highlights onto the hair, usually layered with strips of cotton between each section. The balayage technique isn’t just for blonde hair as it can also be used on all hair types to create shades of caramel, espresso, pastel — really any tone — strands. Read ahead for everything you need to know about maintaining balayage.
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a beautiful and chic light brunette long bob with blonde highlights and messy waves is a chic and stylish solution
a beautiful bronde blunt bob with waves and a dark root is a stylish and catchy idea, especially with this volume
a beautiful bronde outgrown bob with a darker base and golden blonde highlights plus a lot of volume
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a beautiful long layered bob with blonde highlights and messy waves is a lovely solution that isn't too bold but is soft and chic
a beautiful red shaggy long bob with a darker brown root and choppy layers is amazing to try for the fall
a black bob with caramel balayage and babylights is amazing and looks voluminous
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a brown bob with darker root and caramel and gold balayage, with irregular parting and slight waves
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a chic bronde long bob with highlights and straight hair is an elegant and up-to-date idea
a chic bronde long straight bob with a bit of blonde highlights is always a good idea, it loosk soft and stylish
a chin-lenght blonde bob with a shadow root and messy waves is a low-maintenance look
a chin-length blonde bob with a darker root and messy parting, with waves is a stylish idea, it looks gentle and chic
a chin-length bob with honey blonde balayage and long curtain bangs, curved ends and a bit of volume
a cihc blunt bob with a brown root and blonde balayage is a beautiful and catchy idea to try right now
Is It Hard To Maintain A Balayage?
Typically, balayage requires far less maintenance than traditional color. It grows out naturally with no obvious regrowth line, making it one of the most low-maintenance ways to color your hair.
a dark brown layered collarbone bob with caramel highlights and essy part plus a bit of volume for more interest
a dark brown long bob with caramel and blonde balayage, with waves and volume is a beautiful solution
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a dark brunette long bob with caramel and mahogany higihlights and messy waves is a stylisha nd catchy idea
a dark brunette long bob with caramel balayage, such highlights give interest to the look
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a killer brown layered asymmetrical bob with chestnut balayage and waves looks amazing, it catches an eye
a light brown bob with blonde balayage that gives straight hair a lot of visual volume and interest
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a long bronde bob with waves and blonde highlights, with a lot of volume is a chic and stylish idea to rock
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a long brunette bob with caramel balayage and waves is a chic and stylish idea to try right now
a long dark brunette bob with bronde balayage, bottleneck bangs and waves is a chic and French-inspired idea
a long dark brunette bob with soft blonde balayage and money piece to highlight the face
a long layered bob in brown, with caramel and golden blonde balayage including a chunky money piece and with volume and waves
a long layered bob in deep brown, with caramel balayage and ombre and messy waves is a very effortlessly chic idea
a long layered bob with bronde balayage and waves plus some volume is a lovely idea to try
What Bob Looks Nice With Balayage?
Actually, balayage can easily match any haircut and any hair length but the longer hair you have, the more of it you will see, so if you take an outgrown, collarbone or just a long bob, your balayage will be more spectacular. Though even if you take quite a short bob, some highlights will give it more dimension and it will look cooler.
Consider having any highlights you want, including contouring around your face or even a money piece accented. As for the shades, choose what you like or consult your colorist to create a slighter or starker contrast. If you have a wavy or even curly bob, your balayage will blend in in a very natural way, and if you have straight hair, balayage will be clearly seen and you may want babylights to make it more delicate or an ombre effect. Get inspired!
a lovely A-line bronde wavy bob with a blonde money piece is a chic and lovely idea for everyone
a lovely and catchy midi bronde bob with caramel highlights and bleached ends plus waves is super up-to-date
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a middle-part textured collarbone bob is that perfect messy hairstyle you can sport from the minute you get out of bed to the second you get back in
a pretty and elegant wavy bronde bob with a darker root and some volume is a stylish idea, blonde touches will refresh the look
a razored layered bob with a darker root and caramel balayage looks dimensional and voluminous
a relaxed bronde warm-shaded midi bob with waves and a darker root is a catchy and cool idea
a rich brown long bob with caramel balayage and messy waves plus bottleneck bangs is a chic and catchy idea
a shaggy long bob haircut with warm blonde balayage and waves looks beautiful and very natural
a simple straight midi bronde bob with a bit of texture is a stylish idea for everyone
a sleek light brunette long bob with blonde highlights and a money piece plus super straight hair is wow
a soft bronde outgrown bob with a bit of blonde highlights and soft curtain bangs dyed blonde, too
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a stylish textural bronde choppy bob with waves and a darker root is a cool and fresh solution to try, it looks cool
a subtle and chic lilac rose long bob with waves and face-framing layers is very beautiful
a wavy and shaggy outgrown bob in light brown and with honey highlights, with a lot of volume and central part
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an angled brunette long bob with an ombre blonde touch and blonde highlights is a catchy and edgy solution
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lovely natural curls with bronde and blonde balayage is a beautiful and bold idea to rock