![]() It’s a hair trend that makes any hair color look like it could’ve happened naturally. Sometimes multiple shades are used in color melting to create the smooth transition. Therefore a color melt is great when you want to go longer in between color appointments since it will have a softer and more natural look as it grows out. This helps soften the line and contrast between the darker roots and the blonde highlights. The purpose of this technique is to make the base color look like it is “melting” into the other tones in the hair. Try this color technique if you are looking for brighter or cooler blondes.Ĭolor melting is a color application technique that blends the root color with highlights. However, when done correctly, babylights grow out very softly and naturally. ![]() And that allows the highlights and natural color blend together seamlessly. As a matter of fact Babylights are applied with foils the way traditional highlights are, but the difference is that you color much smaller sections of hair, and the sections are much closer together. While both balayage and babylights produce very natural looks, babylights will give you a brighter blonde. It also looks more casual because the highlights are fatter and less symmetrical than traditional highlights.īabylights are very small highlights-like the kind you see in children’s hair. That’s why balayage creates that natural, glowing, sun-kissed look that you get after spending time outside in summer. So your roots will be your natural color, and as you go down a lighter color will gradually be worked in until the ends are mostly highlighted. It is a freehand highlighting that focuses the lightest color on the ends of your hair. So let’s learn the difference and see some examples of the different techniques that are trending such as balayage, babylights, color melting, root shadowing, foil highlights, and more.īalayage is a hair painting technique that was invented in France in the 1970’s. However, there are so many different terms that it can be very confusing to know what each one means and difficult to make a hair appointment not knowing what to ask for. I am sure you have heard of some of the many trendy hair coloring terms. In the last box in the figure, you’ll see that we also mentioned ombre and dip dye as similar techniques.Difference Between Balayage, Babylights, Highlights and Color Melting You can apply the colour by using a 1-point, 2-point (V) or 3-point (w) method.Ī full head, traditional Balayage, is applied by starting from the nape moving towards the crown. ![]() This technique will result in a natural, sun-kissed effect in the hair. You saturate the hair, varying with more saturation toward the ends. To sum it up: a traditional balayage is a free-hand painting technique effortlessly applied on the hair strand’s surface without foils. Jokes aside, balayage got its name due to the fact that the hand-painted hair strands were separated by the rest of the hair using cotton strips. ![]() Back then, it was known as Balayage á Coton (very fancy, should’ve stuck to that name), which means cotton sweeping (so on the other hand, let’s just stick to balayage, shall we?). The name – and the technique! – was born in Paris, France in 1965. To make it easy, we’ve divided the two techniques into two overall “branches”: balayage and highlights (see figure).Īs you can see in the figure, balayage is a free-hand painting technique. It always depends on the client and your consultation and at the end of the day there’s 100 different ways of doing hair. There’s no right and no wrong way of doing any of these techniques and choosing between them. … So, we are telling you that the difference is all about techniques? Once you have read this blogpost, we promise you will feel more confident next time you are going to advise your clients on choosing which technique to go for according to their wishes. ![]() It is also made for YOU (yes, you) as a hairstylist to help refresh your knowledge about the small application differences to help create the wow-effect your client is looking for.īecause that is the key to mastering the techniques: knowing the application differences. This guide is not only made as a quick “get-to-know-the-differences-about-these-rather-confusing-terms”-guide for your clients. Thankfully ZASA concept from Marseille wrote down everything you need to know regarding these different techniques (phew): ![]()
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