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Balyage isn’t a new technique. However, it’s popularity has grown on the red carpet and catwalks and that is driving our clients to seek it in the salon. So what do you need to know? We sat down with our resident Balayage expert Eric Conley to get the skinny on this French hair coloring technique.

TH: So, Erin, what is the difference between balayage and traditional highlights?

Erin: The traditional foiling technique is a methodical way of painting the hair which gives a symmetrical appearance. With Balayage, the highlights are painted on. The Balayage application is designed to give a very natural look that mimics the pattern of lightness that the sun would create.

TH: What is your favorite thing about Balayage?

Erin: I love when my clients return after a few months and see the way Balayage grows out so naturally and without a noticeable line. The results are low maintenance, versatile and beautiful.

Benefits of Balayage

With this French hair-coloring technique, highlights are essentially painted on by the colorist, rather than using the traditional foil technique. The result is a low maintenance, versatile, and beautiful set of highlights.

Low Maintenance

Unlike traditional highlights, Balayage highlights typically only require touch-ups every 8-12 weeks, saving you money and time. Regular highlights, on the other hand, may need touched up in as little as six weeks.

Healthier-Looking Hair

Because Balayage highlights don’t involve completely saturating your hair in bleach or color dye, you’ll enjoy healthier hair because of less process on the hair. As a result, you get to enjoy softer, silkier hair with less damage and dryness.

Versatile to Meet Your Needs

Balayage highlights are the most versatile option when it comes to hair coloring these days; you can have it done to create a stylish ombre look or achieve more natural-looking highlights. That’s because Balayage highlights can be made as soft or as strong as you’d like.

Safe for Pregnant Women and Those With Allergies

Finally, since Balayage highlights sit directly on the hair and not the scalp, they can be safely done on pregnant women and those with allergies to hair color. This is truly the safest, most versatile, and lowest-maintenance option for women who want beautiful highlights in their hair.

Is Balayage right for you? Contact Erin or any of the Therapy colorist for a consultation at (713) 355-4247

Rachel has been with the Therapy team for six months and has flourished as an apprentice under Suli. A Baton Rouge native, she graduated with a Marketing degree from Louisiana State University in 2013.

Upon graduating, she decided to move to Houston in order to pursue her dream of becoming a hairstylist—something she had wanted to do since she was 15 years old and was introduced to the career possibility by her grandmother, who has been styling hair since 1954.

Rachel went on to attend the Aveda Institute of Houston where she excelled and was the proud recipient of Aveda’s Edwin Neil Full Potential Award, a distinction endowed upon Aveda students across the country who excel in hair styling and makeup.

Rachel is also a Beacon Award recipient, a distinction that only about 100 out of 1,500 contest participants earn during the annual Professional Beauty Association’s Beauty Week.

Just before graduating from the Aveda Institute of Houston, Rachel was given the opportunity to begin working with Therapy Hair Studio. As an apprentice, she continues to prove that she has the dedication and skills to excel as a hair stylist and has been a welcome contribution to the Therapy team.

Looking for an effortless, beachy look that can carry you from a work lunch to an evening out with friends or significant other? Wish you knew how to throw together that “I Woke Up Like This” look, without spending hours in front of the mirror? Well, good news: in this post we’re going to tell you just how to get it.

The Hair

David created our model’s lovely waves using Kevin Murphy’s Anti Gravity Gel and Spray. Each lock of hair was curled with a one-inch rod and then set in the Kevin.Murphy rollers to cool. The hair was then heavily back brushed and smoothed over which created the loose curls shown in this picture.

Beautiful, right? You can even pair it with a floppy hat and a pair of casual but dangly earrings, to hit the “effortlessly beautiful” mark, effortlessly.

The Makeup

Let’s not forget the makeup, of course. Jahan uses Therapy’s Addiction line of cosmetics and created an elegant palette that focuses on nudes and peaches to complement our model’s skin tone and sandy hair.

She used Fiji bronzer for a natural glow and created the perfect smokey eye with our Serene eye shadow duo. The lips, which look done up even though they don’t have much color to them, showcase our Naked Lip Liner and Burlesque Pink lip stain and was finished off with Luxury Couture Lip Gloss in Nude Nature. The result is a look that can easily transition from daytime to night.

Now all that’s left is to complement the hair and makeup with a few effortless touches. Take a cue from our model and throw on a loose white shirt with a snakeskin bag, and you’re good to go.

Want help perfecting this look? Jahan has a Spring makeup tutorial going on right now and learn 3 new looks for Spring. Call (713) 355-4247 to book.