Balayage
Key takeaways:
- Hand-Painted Balayage: Soft, natural highlights that grow out beautifully, giving your hair a seamless, sun-kissed finish.
- Ombré Colouring: A gradual fade from darker roots to lighter ends for a polished, low-maintenance look.
- Bespoke Colour Services: Fully customised to your hair type, lifestyle, and desired finish, ensuring your colour is uniquely yours.
- Face-Framing & Bold Options: From subtle, illuminating highlights to high-impact, statement-making colour pieces around your face.
- Professional Consultations: Expert guidance with mandatory skin tests for safe, confident results every time.
Expert Colourists in Woking & Basingstoke
Balayage is a hand-painted colouring technique designed to create soft, natural-looking highlights that grow out beautifully. At Hair Lab, our expert colourists tailor every balayage to your hair type, lifestyle, and personal style, whether you’re after subtle, sun-kissed brightness or a more noticeable lift. Using professional techniques and premium products, we focus on seamless blends, healthy hair, and colour that lasts, so your style looks effortless from day one to grow-out.
To book your consultation, call Basingstoke on 01256 700 670 or for Woking call 01483 957047 or book online.
Please note: We require our clients to undergo a quick and simple colour sensitivity test at least 48 hours prior to a colour application. Read our colour policy.
Read our latest salon news to see the latest balayage trends!
Please note: A surcharge of £20 for long and/or thick hair will be added to the final price.
What Technique Is Right For You?
A popular question we get asked is ‘What is the difference between balayage & ombré hair colour’?
Balayage comes from the French meaning ‘to paint’ or ‘to sweep’ where Ombré hair gives a more defined colour change with darker roots becoming lighter towards the ends.
Ombré hair colouring will give you a more subtle blend of colour usually ‘dark to light’ but can also include fun fashion hair colours.
Ombré Hair Colour Explained
Ombré is a hair colouring technique where the colour gradually blends from darker at the roots to lighter towards the ends, creating a soft, natural-looking transition. It’s a great choice if you want noticeable colour without the commitment of regular root touch-ups.
This technique is perfect for adding depth and dimension, whether you prefer a subtle, sun-kissed finish or a more defined dark-to-light contrast. Ombré works well on short, medium, and long hair, and can be tailored to suit your personal style, hair type, and how bold you want your colour to be.
What Are Money Piece Highlights?
Face-framing colour, also known as supermodel highlights, is very popular. Inspired by the bold, chunky highlights of the ’90s, this on-trend colouring technique uses lighter, contrasting sections around the face to instantly brighten your complexion and add definition.
Whether you’re looking for a soft, sun-lit glow or a more dramatic statement with brighter blonde pieces, the colour experts at our Salons in Woking and Basingstoke will tailor your face-framing colour to suit your hair, lifestyle, and personal style for a look that feels fresh and flattering.
Colour Melt Hair
If you’re looking for a low-maintenance hair colour with an effortlessly blended finish, colour melting (also known as root stretching) could be perfect for you. This technique softly blends your natural root colour into lighter tones through the lengths and ends, creating a seamless, lived-in look with no harsh lines.
Our colour experts carefully smudge and stretch your root colour, layering multi-dimensional shades that gradually lighten towards the tips. The result is a beautifully blended, on-trend colour that grows out naturally, ideal if you love stylish hair without the upkeep.
Thinking about a colour refresh? Book your appointment today and let our experts create a colour melt tailored just for you.
Book Your Balayage Colour Appointment
Call Basingstoke on 01256 700 670 or book online. For Woking, call 01483 957047 or book online.
FAQs
Do I need a skin test before my colour appointment?
«Yes. We require our clients to undergo a quick and simple colour sensitivity test at least 48 hours prior to a colour application.
Do you offer late night appointments?
«Yes. Our Basingstoke salon is open until 7pm Mon-Wed & Sat and until 8pm on Thursdays & Fridays. Our Woking salon is open until 8pm on Thursday's.
Do you offer free consultations?
«Yes. We believe the foundation of a great hair colour comes from an in-depth consultation. Please book your free balayage consultation by calling Basingstoke on 01256 700 670 or 01483 957047 for Woking.
How much do you charge?
«Our balayage prices vary depending on which level of stylist you choose and whether you are booking in for a balayage root touch, a few face framing balayage highlights, or a complete balayage hair colour transformation!
Do your have five star colour reviews?
«Read our reviews to see why clients rate us as trusted hair salons in Woking and Basingstoke for balayage, ombré, root stretch, colour melt, and colour correction services.
Can you help if a DIY colour has gone wrong?
«Yes. We have received specialist balayage colour training and can hand paint subtle, highlights throughout your hair exactly where you want them – something that you can not do yourself at home. Read more about our colour correction services.
Are you hair colour specialists in my area?
«No matter if you want to stand out from the crowd with a daring, bright fashion coloured ombré, or fancy a classic rich, chocolatey brunette balayage with sun kissed highlights – the hair colour specialists in Basingstoke & Woking at Hair Lab hair salon have you covered!
Can I get balayage or ombré on short or medium hair?
«Yes! Balayage works beautifully on short to medium hair, adding dimension without overwhelming your style. Ombré can also work, but the colour gradient may be more subtle due to the shorter length.
Can I have balayage or ombré on curly or textured hair?
«Absolutely! Balayage highlights can be tailored to your curl pattern, creating natural, sun-kissed dimension. Ombré works too, though our colourists may adjust placement to ensure the gradient and contrast look perfect with your curls or texture.