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Of all the 'forms' of highlights that are available today in the coloring menu of hairdressers,

balayage and Californian

are the most requested, according to the StudioD (in Barcelona) and Menta Beauty Place (in Madrid) salons. ).

The two coloring techniques have in common that they

are quite natural

and adapt

to the natural tone of the hair

- they do not suppose or entail a radical change of base-; that can be done on blondes but also on light brown ones; They do not require constant maintenance, as they are long-haul highlights (they can last

four or five months

without retouching ...).

Both, in addition, are the favorites of

'anonymous' and famous manes.

In balayage, for example, it is rare for the celebrity who has not fallen once in his life, see

Rihanna,

Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, without forgetting that gray hair is also revived with this technique (see Carolina de Monaco).

And what about the Californians, natural in Gisele Bündchen and to whom

Sarah Jessica Parker

has been assiduous for long periods of her life.

But let's go one step further and put under the expert magnifying glass balayage and Californian women to

see their differences

and understand which is better to choose.

Balayage highlights, naturalness made dye

Inmaculada García,

training director at Menta Beauty Place (Madrid) highlights

the naturalness,

volume and

luminosity

that

balayage

brings to the hair.

"The balayage is a French technique clarified that begins a

few centimeters from the root,

making a

degradation of color

not only in points but throughout the hair

more naturally,

you can even play with contrasts between natural shades of hair and the highlights, without showing a

marked effect

or a jump, "explains

Danilo Da Silva,

his managing director at StudioD.

In balayage, the color is applied

with a sweep,

"from the roots to the ends, with a brush and

freehand,

in order to achieve

subtle gradients

that lighten the base tone of the hair", details Inmaculada García.

In the art

of blurring

is precisely the key;

"If it is done well, you cannot see where the wick begins and ends," defends the hairdresser.

Balayage ... for whom?

The expert of the Menta salons lists all the cases where the balayage will be the perfect option:

  • In any

    hair length,

    from shorter and midi to long hair.

  • In

    blondes,

    where balayage

    highlights

    suit both

    cold tones -

    platinum and even gray - and warm tones - gold, honey or brown.

  • Balayage also works on dark hair, "they are illuminated with warm tones -chocolates, browns, hazelnuts or honey- and even with copper, for the most daring".

The balayage highlights, pictured, are a light sweep from roots to ends;

Californians are a mid-to-length bleach Photo: Courtesy of Menta Beauty Place.

Californian highlights, like the summer sun in your hair

What Californians seek is to imitate the natural 'lightening' effect that the sun has on the hair.

With this technique it is possible to give a

lot of light to the hair,

"it leaves a more marked and

extreme

natural degradation effect than

balayage, because it works from the

middle to the ends

instead of from the root", specifies Danilo Da Silva.

On the other hand, Inmaculada García points out, that Californian highlights are more aggressive with hair than balayage, since to carry them out you have to "carde the hair beforehand and apply

a bleaching

using aluminum foil so that it does not rust". 

Californian, for very long manes

Unlike balayage, which works in all kinds of

lengths and colors,

Californians have a more limited life.

In the words of the Mint Beauty Place expert, "they look better on long manes and light hair because dark ones provide too much contrast."

In addition, if the Californian ones are made in chestnut or brown, the tone can turn to orange, a classic among dark bleaches.

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