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So with all the influence from social media and the internet now having your hair coloured is a minefield of options. One simple search on Google for a "blonde highlight" and you get a overwhelming amount of different techniques giving a variation of results from colour melt to babylights to balayage it can be quite a daunting experience but don't panic as we are going to explain It all to you now. 

So let's start with the basic traditional foiil highlights, full head, half head or t-section? I know im confusing you already. This is as simple as how much of your hair would you like highlighted, if you'd like highlights all over then you need a full head of highlights. A half head of highlights is as if you'd drawn a line around the back of your head from ear to ear all the hair abouve that line would be highlighted. Perfect for maintenance between full head appontments or mousey blondes with long layers who don't wear their hair up. T-section highlights is having your hair highlighted through your parting and the front sections framing the face. Highlighting is if you are colouring your hair lighter than your natural shade. Low lighting is colouring your hair darker than your natural shade. 

Highlighting techniques are also varied, this should all be covered by your stylist during your consultation but let'a cover it anyway. Babylights, this is one of my favourite techniques to create a low maintenance sun kissed natural blonde hue.Baby lights are very fine highlights used to add dimension to your hair. Chunky highlights, these will involve A LOT more upkeep than any other highlighting technique. Think back to the 90`s, Christina Aguilera and Britney spears hait . So chunky highlights are exactly that,chunky. This technique is normally used to create a bold statement and are usually very large sections of colour contrasting to your natural. 

Tinting, dyeing and all over colouring your hair can all mean the same thing. This can be a case of putting one colour on all over yourhair, although at Natty B`s we do like to use a couple of different shades i n sections to add depth and dimension but still in a low maintenance natural way. This can be upkept with just a root touch up, so to not keep building colour up on the mid lengths and ends. 

Rootsmudge, root fade, shadow root, colour melting and root stretching are all similar techniques used by hairdressers to blend between your natural colour and your mid length and ends coloured hair. However, root smudge is more used for after the hair ishighlighted to "smudge" or "blur" the look of bright new highlighted hair with a gloss from as little as 1\2 inch to two inches wide depending on how dramatic an effect you want to achieve. shadow root, colour melting, root fade and root stretching are techniques used to blend out your natural hair colour into more of a balayage, foiliyage etc effect . Giving you more of a natural effect, which allows you more time between appointments.  

Balayage, foilyage, ombre and sombre. I know your currently rolling your eyes thinking how is there more, trust me us hairdressers wonder the same some times. Balayage, hand painted highlights to give a more low maintenance, natural blended root effect when compared to traditional highlight. Which leads us into foilyage, Balayage wrapped in foil......there is a reason for such a petty difference, foilyage tends to be a bolder more intense effect. Ombre, the French word for 'colour that is shaded or graduated in tone `. A technique used to create a soft natural transition from usually, darker roots to all lighter ends. sombre is a more natural version usually adding more chestnut, honey or Caramel tones.