I already had balayage and ombre in my hair from last year. The first picture depicts the dark and soft ombre. That I had. My hair also grew out quite a few inches since then. Because I already had balayage and ombre in my hair, my stylist Amanda simply touched up the top layer of my hair with a lighter balayage and gave me a 2 inch trim. You can see the results in the middle photo. Excuse the way my ends look, they’re always frizzy when freshly blow dried/ air drying. It was fairly brassy toned because she needed it that shade to react well with the blue pigments later. I found that there weren’t enough highlights. I just looked like an ombre to me. I didn’t want an ombre at all because I was totally over it and I really liked the natural highlights look of balayage. I asked Amanda to put some more in that were a little higher and she was happy to do so. I never got to see how it looked with the highlights added in. Amanda just put in the blue and green dye on my balayage right after.
What I Asked For
The technique she used was teasing and dying. She sectioned my hair into four sections and teased each thin section twice to thin out the hair that was to be bleached. When she got to the top two layers, she followed the same technique, but instead of applying bleach right away, she used the rat tail comb to weave some highlights and bleached that.
About the Salon
The salon I went to is Halo Hair Studio & Spa. It was in a small plaza that I often bussed by and never noticed. It doesn’t look like a very flashy place on the outside. You wouldn’t pay much attention to it on a daily basis. However, this place is a hidden beauty. Once you walk in, it’s clean, bright, and you’re given a warm greeting from the staff. They offer refreshments for those waiting. The prices are also quite low. I’m surprised I got my balayage done for such a low price!
Where: Halo Hair Studio & Spa
Address: 2316 Major MacKenzie Dr W, Maple, ON L6A 1W6
At first, I was a little put off because it was so dark in an indoor environment, but in the sun, it’s a very vibrant colour. It’s like when someone with dark hair dyes it red. It basically looks like the top half is on fire in the sun. However, after about a day, I came to love my teal balayage. I love the colour, I love that it can be both bright and dark, and I just love the different tones. Overall, I just love it.
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3 thoughts on “How I Got Teal Balayage Hair | Halo Hair Studio Review”
Hi Eva. I love your balayage. I was just wondering if the first step lo lighten your hair was done with bleach or if they used something different. I want to get something similar but I’m concerned about how much damage the bleach will do. Do you have any advice to help with that?
Hey eva,
I love how your hair has managed to stay healthy even though it’s been processed. Do u have any tips on how I can keep my hydrated too? I have thick chinese asian hair too and it’s been recently bleached, dyed etc. I feel like I have hay for hair :(
Thanks! xx
Victoria
Hi Victoria!
I would say the most fastest and effective way is to get a trim (be careful who you choose to go to to cut hair though, they tend to trim a lot if you just say ‘dead ends’). But if you don’t want to cut your hair, I would use hair oils every time you shower and to not wash your hair everyday. You could also refrain from using heat products.
Personally, if my hair feels really fried, I’d instantly just get it cut, LOL. I’d then always use Dove’s Pure Care oil after every shower. As a routinely basis, I wash my hair every 3-4 days and if I curl my hair, I keep it in a bun to keep it curled so I don’t have to apply much heat the next day to keep it. Hope this helps! :)
Hi Eva. I love your balayage. I was just wondering if the first step lo lighten your hair was done with bleach or if they used something different. I want to get something similar but I’m concerned about how much damage the bleach will do. Do you have any advice to help with that?
Hey eva,
I love how your hair has managed to stay healthy even though it’s been processed. Do u have any tips on how I can keep my hydrated too? I have thick chinese asian hair too and it’s been recently bleached, dyed etc. I feel like I have hay for hair :(
Thanks! xx
Victoria
Hi Victoria!
I would say the most fastest and effective way is to get a trim (be careful who you choose to go to to cut hair though, they tend to trim a lot if you just say ‘dead ends’). But if you don’t want to cut your hair, I would use hair oils every time you shower and to not wash your hair everyday. You could also refrain from using heat products.
Personally, if my hair feels really fried, I’d instantly just get it cut, LOL. I’d then always use Dove’s Pure Care oil after every shower. As a routinely basis, I wash my hair every 3-4 days and if I curl my hair, I keep it in a bun to keep it curled so I don’t have to apply much heat the next day to keep it. Hope this helps! :)