| Bayliage - Hair Color Definitions |
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| Revised Date: 03/07/08 - Original
Publication Date: 03/07/08 |
What is
Bayliage Hair Color?
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Bayliage is also referred to as Baliage
(pronounced Ba-lee-auge). Basically it is a form of free-form
hair painting performed one strand at a time.
The freehand technique originated in France where it was a perfect
complement to the wildly freehanded French haircuts. The
French name for this unique hair coloring process is Le Balayage
which loosely translates to individual strands or strand by strand.
The Bayliage technique ultimately made its way through the United
States in the late 80s where it became very popular. The
unique hair coloring process eventually took the United States by
storm. After an initial burst of
popularity the technique faded somewhat although it never completely
disappeared. Some salons continued to offer the option which
in the mid 2000s started to regain popularity and become more
mainstream.
The reason for the adoption of the
Bayliage style by Americans is because it offered a much softer
highlighting result. Since individual strands are painted one
at a time, hair colorists can create a personalized look which can
range from subtle to bold.
Note: To read more about
Bayliage, Baliage or hair color visit
The Hair Color Encyclopedia.
It offers that natural sunkissed look without the damaging sun's
rays. Not only do no two Bayliage results look the same, it is
difficult, if not impossible for the haircolorist to easily recreate
the same look and pattern on an ongoing basis.
This means that the Bayliage
application will be unique to the client and will be a
once-in-a-lifetime look. Yes, the haircolorist can create a
very similar look on a regular basis but probably not the exact same
pattern.
Bayliage became popular because hair
color clients desired a hair color look that was unique to them.
They didn't want to look like everyone else. Also, Bayliage
can be very subtle and thus very natural looking. Much like
the client spent a long weekend at the beach rather than she spent
hours getting her hair highlighted.
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When expertly created, Bayliage
highlights or lowlights add shimmer, dimension and the appearance of
movement to the hair. Bayliage looks best when designed to
flow with the hair's natural texture. Which makes them ideal
for naturally curly or wavy tresses.
A haircolorist who loves the
technique probably has a wide range of different tools they like to
use to create the unique patterns. The
key to this hair painting technique is to pick up individual section
of hair, analyze its pattern, how it lays against the rest of the
hair and then paint those strands that will stand out the best.
It is important to make sure you have a hair color expert skilled in
hair painting or else you may risk having your hair look like a
water painting from a pre-school child. It may sound it, it
may look easy but it involves practice and lots of skill.
Make sure you have hair that is freshly trimmed, washed and dry when
you go for the hair painting session. This will net you the
best results.
Note: To read more about Baliage or bayliage check out
How Do You
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Many celebrities are huge fans of the Bayliage technique.
David Horinek of the David Dru salon in Beverly Hills, California
has created stunning Bayliage hair color looks for actress Kristinna
Loken and Claire Danes, to name a few of his celebrity clients.
The key with Bayliage is to carefully avoid overlapping the color.
Bayliage can also be used to create multi-dimensional colors by
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