Balayage the word is French in origin. It stems from an old painting technique.
The painters atop the Parissienne Mont Saint Michelle would work their canvases with the “Balayage” technique, which meant to paint in sweeping strokes.
The fashion industry has adapted this technique with stylists using it to sweep colours into the hair in a way that adds definition, whilst keeping a natural effect. So what happens when you push things to the extreme? This is something we wanted to explore on our next shoot.
First lets explore the technique in its more usual form. This is an example of the Balayage technique applied by Stylists to their clients hair in Salons the world over. Notice how when used it can subtly add texture and definition without looking artificial.
But what happens when you want that look that pops? When your goal is to create a look that turns heads when your client strides into a room. Or you want to express personality with a jump-out colour?
Introducing Slave-Hair’s Extreme Balayage
We worked with our model and photographer on this next shoot to produce a look that took the original subtlety of the Balayage style and turned it on its head. Notice how the colour and texture morphs along the length, producing an other-worldish style that stands out from the crowd.
At Slave we’re always running these kind of experiments. Pushing the boundaries, so when our clients come to us with a request, we know we’ve got them covered. As daring and outrageous as our clients can be, we like to experiment with our own ideas too. That’s why its an essential part of Slave Hair’s ethos that each stylist creates their own look, with a model, at one of our regular Slave Hair Photo-Shoots.