I recently embarked on a new hairstyle, balayage! This is a technique for highlighting hair in which the dye is painted on in such a way to create a graduated, natural-looking effect. I say recent, but I actually decided that I wanted balayage at the beginning of 2017, and it has taken until now to get the final result that I always hoped for as it isn’t an overnight process. But the wait was so worth it – I love it and now I would never go back!
I have always been a blondie, but I enhanced my ‘blondeness’ by adding highlights and high lift tint to my hair since the age of 16, meaning that the upkeep has been very expensive over the years. So last year I decided to try balayage, one because it isn’t as costly as having your roots done every 10 weeks, but also because I had seen such beautiful pictures of hair with this balayage effect that I wanted to try it myself. I am lucky that I have always had naturally long and thick hair, but this meant spending at least 6-8 months growing my roots out to get to a position where I could have my first session of balayage done. I have always been so unbelievably picky about who does my hair, and I have been lucky enough to have the very best hairdressers over the years doing my colour. I knew of a friend who had recently opened a Salon called Johnson Blythe in Hertford, and after seeing their balayage results, I was set on having my hair done with them!
I felt so comfortable and at ease with Johnson Blythe doing my hair; they were total experts and explained that balayage is not limited to one shade, you have the choice to amplify the colour from mild to bold, depending on the look you are going for. They found the exact colour to compliment the colour already in my hair as well as my skin type, and created a natural yet more striking look to my hair! After a year of growing out my hair, and only 3 balayage sessions later, my hair went from this….
TO THIS!
Balayage has given me a more natural and gorgeously healthy look to my hair, and now that it is done, needs very little maintenance going forward. You don’t have to frequently book hair appointments because the regrowth of the strands will still look beautiful and natural, making your entire hair more flattering than ever! I want to thank the team at Johnson Blythe for giving me luscious looking locks and a new hairstyle that I absolutely love!
If you want to book in, take a look on their website or give them a call on 01992 568924
Olivia x