Soeur Hair Design

Ash Blonde Balayage

Very pretty Ash Blonde Balayage with a long layers cut

Dark to light balayage

Balayage & Ombres

We do Balayage and Ombre - you can have your own natural base colour blended into the lower hair colour or we can use a base colour blended into your lower hair colour. WHAT IS BALAYAGE? Balayage is how the colour is applied. The word Balayage originates from the French term “to sweep.” With Balayage, not necessarily all the ends will be affected and the transition between dark and light will be much longer and more natural-looking. WHAT IS OMBRE? Ombre is a hair colour technique where all the ends are going be affected and the transition from the deeper roots and light ends is going to be pretty short. The definition for Ombre is the French word for "colour that is shaded or graduated in tone So the Ombre effect is more two-tone hair colour. It is usually darker (or natural) at the roots and the dark shade blends into a lighter colour but there is a distinct difference between roots and ends. In essence: Balayage is a technique and ombré is a gradient of colour! Whereas traditional highlights start at the root and get painted down to the tips, balayage begins at the tips and feathers up the top And while balayage is usually painted directly onto the hair, highlights are woven from the roots and folded in foil. Sometimes (especially on darker or previously coloured hair) we may cover the balayage in foil or clingfilm to capture the heat...but the application is very different.