Balayagé and Balayagé-Ombré Hair color
by Buddy Congson
Balayagé [balā yäZH] is a French way of coloring hair which literally means "to sweep" in French. So the artist freehand paints the color on the surface of your hair. The effect is a sunkissed glow in the hair that looks like it was touched and colored naturally by the sun.
Balayagé-Ombré is a style where there's a gradation of color from dark to light ranging from a myriad of colors and hues to choose from.
Balayagé when done right becomes a Sombré (soft ombré). Coz Balayage mimics how the sun would naturally lighten the hair for that super natural dimensional look.
Ombré is a style that looks like a Balayagé-Ombré but more grown out. It may start wherever you want it to. It has that more rooty grown out look but still looks professionally done.