As the season’s change, you’re probably looking to switch up your color. Adding dimensional highlights to mirror Fall, Spring, or even Summer is a great way to boost your look without any serious commitment to drastic change. Balayage is definitely the most popular, if not arguably the best hair coloring technique for doing so. 

While this method typically involves hand painting, there is a new method of making waves and it’s all about teasing the hair before applying color.

What is Balayage?

Before we begin explaining the latest celebrity craze of teasing hair before highlighting, it may be helpful to explain the balayage method. The word is French and means “to sweep” or “paint”. Balayage is a technique that creates a blended look on the hair with no harsh lines where hair has regrown.

Regardless of the color that you choose, it’s effect is always intended to look natural and grown out. The color that your stylist will balayage is typically just a few shades away from your base color so as she paints or applies color, the effect looks lived in and natural.

Balayage is perfect for the penny pincher or the babe that isn’t keen on subjecting her hair to regular monthly coloring. Of all techniques, it is likely the most cost-effective and gentlest on hair out of the bunch.

Why Tease Hair for Balayage?

Believe it or not, teasing hair is helpful for creating the desired natural effect from balayage. It helps most when applying color to hair. Through teasing, some hair is raised out and away from the scalp, so as the color is applied with a brush, that fuzzy line is created with no effort, blurring any harsh lines of demarcation.

This technique is known as ‘teasylights’ in the hair world and reveals more about the application than that of the balayage’s effect. Teased hair is one of the best ways for creating that effortless, sexy look that is making waves everywhere.