Balayage effect

[housewife]

please can someone advice me on this technique ive never done it before and im goin to give it a go but am a bit concerned it will bleed on to the rest of the hair

 

[emmamb]

Have you checked out YouTube? I was watching a ballyage demo the other day on there xx

 

[housewife]

yea i have been watching them all week but i cant get my head round how they dont bleed as some use cotton wool some use foil some use nothing at all confused to say the least ive got a client in this morning for the blondo on the end effects that all the celebs are having might just give it a bash in foils n see what the resuts look like

 

[emmamb]

I think it's something to do with the mixture-it's thick so dries quite quickly.
I'm sure someone will tell you more xx

 

[Cre8 Beauty]

The mixture def needs to be thick...best with paste type lighteners (Redken Blonde Icing, L'Oreal Platinium). Make sure you "feather" near the roots. I find that small pieces of rolled cotton work well to raise the sections up a bit to keep from lying flat against the rest of the hair. You will also want to begin with the nape and work up to the crown. Good luck and have fun!

 

[kayseddie]

hi you need twice the amount of powder than peroxide or you can add talc apparently to make it thicker ( haven't tried talc). you don't process under heat so the bleach dries out on the outside but continues to process inside if that makes sense. I've used this process quite a few times and didn't really trust the Youtube guy i watched, the first time i tried it (on my trusting mother) i was expecting it to bleed and it didn't at all and i didn't even use cotton wool. the mixture just has to be really thick xx

 

[vanhorn07]

if you are looking for the light ends and dark roots.. like you mentioned... try looking up "ombre." I like foiling... first backcomb a section of hair at the roots.... then feather the bleach on the ends. The backcombing on the roots really helps with the uneveness.. so there isn't a heavy line anywhere. I have also tried free-handing the balayage and haven't been thrilled. I just need to keep trying on some of my friends! How did your balayage experience turn out??

 

[melia]

I've done the ombre look on myself and a few clients. I back comb the hair then do it all free hand. Also try using a cream bleach

 

[lou :)]

I had my 1st real attempt at the ombré technique, I done it so it went from base 4 through to a copper blonde & I was really pleased with the result! As mentioned, I did the foil & backcomb technique so quick & really effective!

 

[alexandra.]

I use foils too for ombre but dont back comb! I do the roots all over then do thick slices in foil and do a traffic light of colours fading to lightest leaving a 1cm space between each then i simply blend each space with my finger and make sure i fold the foil in half and then fold on each colour! Done four up to now and each one has turned out perfect...what does the back combing achieve? Also love to know what colour combos people have been using? i did 6.1 to 8.1 to 12.0 to blach the other day turnd out lovely and did a few 7.3 and bleach weaved slices throughout!

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[lou :)]

The backcomb is for the fade (dark to light) I just do it lightly through the midlengths of the section I'm colouring which I think is probably where you would place your mid tone colour on you traffic light technique

 

[vanhorn07]

the backcombing is so awesome! it just creates unevenness to the foil where you place the colors. there won't be heavy line. i have never had to use different colors.. I have been lucky where someone with all dark wants some lighter ends. When I picture the three different colors.. I picture a piece of candy corn in a foil. haha. So you just have the long foil...with 3 different colors in it? Am I getting the right image? :?:

 

[alexandra.]

Yeah u are three differeny colours in one foil and really blend each into the other with finger u dont at all get a line! Even with someone just wanting lighter ends its still nice to fade it in very slightly with a lighter colour say a highlift before bleach! Defo gonna try the backcombing it sounds fab!! Also wasnt sure about bayage so youtubed it, is it just basically strands of single fine highlights creating the sunkissed look, without touching the root? Really want a go!

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