The two trends I am excited about for summer are balayage and pastel color. Balayage is a technique of painting lightener onto strands of hair that the sun would actually “kiss”. This sweeping technique, rather than foiling, allows for that almost child-like hair that looks natural and bright for summer. Foiling is still a great method of getting lightened pieces to pop in your base color, however, balayage is for someone who wants to have that Gisele Bündchen sort of gradual lightening from roots to ends.
Pastel coloring is something I wrote about here on my blog back in February. Fashion houses such as Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Mulberry, and a number of others have been using pastel hair coloring in their ads and on their runways. Celebrities like Ashley Olsen and Kelly Osbourne are rocking the trend.
So what are you waiting for!? Pastel coloring is fun and only here for spring and summer so take advantage of it now. When it comes to color trends the worry is always, “if it is just a trend do Iwant to commit to it?” With pastel coloring, there is no commitment. Covering up your pastel color when the rich auburns and chocolate browns are back for winter will be a breeze.
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- the new SHAG - February 19th, 2011
