BALAYAGE WITH YELLOW PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR HAYLEY PENNY

From Client to Stylist every interpretation of balayage is different but, however you interpret it, the key to a successful result is a product choice and placement. Choose the wrong product and you won’t get the correct lift. The wrong placement and you won’t get the desired effect.

Keep reading for Hayley’s top tips when choosing the right product and the best placement depending on your desired result.

TIP 1:

When lifting on natural hair a base five or above the Yellow professional seven levels lift lightener is perfect. With a mixing ratio of 1 to 1.5 you’ll get great saturation and the tenacity of the product enables grip to the hair but still able to blend up to the root. Blue pigments also help with neutralising warmer tones.

TIP 2:

When you are working with previously coloured hair or if you are lifting a base lower than five, reach for the Yellow Professional 9 levels lift. This higher-powered lightener will give you a more effective lift through those darker levels and cosmetic colour. I always recommend using a lower level of peroxide to lift through the hair slowly as you can then see the tones you are working with. A longer slower lift will help you to remove more of the warmer tones within the hair and give you more flexibility.

TIP 3:

But it’s not always about the bleach. If you are working on hair that has not been previously cosmetically dyed the yellow professional fashion shades and high lift tints can be utilised too. Using just 15 foils we created this beautiful biscuit tone though a natural level 5.

TIP 4:

Using a high lift tint on virgin hair I created these soft lived in lights. Purposeful placement around the areas the sun would naturally lift, amplifies the effect while keeping it low maintenance.