Professional foil highlights that add brightness, dimension, and depth to your hair. Choose full head coverage for dramatic transformation or half head for subtle enhancement. Both techniques deliver beautiful, long-lasting results.
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This service requires a complimentary 20-minute consultation to assess your hair and discuss your highlight goals.
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Professional hair highlights are a coloring technique that uses foils to strategically lighten sections of your hair, creating dimension, brightness, and depth. This method gives you precise control over where lightening occurs, allowing for customized results that range from subtle enhancement to dramatic transformation.
Unlike all-over color that saturates every strand, highlights only process select sections, which means your hair stays healthier and stronger. The key to beautiful highlights is expert sectioning, precise application, and careful processing to achieve the perfect tone and dimension.
What's Included in Your Highlights Appointment:
Comprehensive Consultation (15-20 mins): We analyze your hair, discuss desired brightness and placement, and create a customized plan
Expert Hair Analysis: Assessment of hair condition, texture, porosity, and previous color history
Strategic Sectioning: Precise division of hair for even coverage and placement
Foil Application & Processing: Professional lightening with careful monitoring to ensure even results
Toning & Color Correction: Perfect your highlights with custom toning to achieve the exact shade and eliminate unwanted brassiness
Professional Conditioning Treatment: Deep conditioning or Olaplex treatment to restore moisture and strength
Professional Styling: Blow-dry and style to showcase your new highlights
Complete Aftercare Instructions: Detailed guidance on maintaining and protecting your highlights
Typical Appointment Time: 1.5 - 4 hours
Time varies based on whether you choose full head or half head highlights, plus hair length, thickness, and starting color
Full Head vs Half Head Highlights
Choose the highlight technique that best matches your goals and lifestyle
Full Head Highlights
Comprehensive dimensional coverage
Perfect For:
Dramatic transformation and brightness
Maximum dimension and depth throughout
Starting from darker base colors
Complete head transformation desired
Coverage:
Highlights are placed throughout the entire head, creating comprehensive dimension from roots to ends. More sections are foiled for even coverage.
Duration:
2-4 hours depending on hair length and thickness
Investment:
$200-350+
Price based on hair length and complexity
Maintenance:
Touch-ups every 6-8 weeks to maintain brightness
Every 6-8 weeks
Color-safe products
Half Head Highlights
Subtle enhancement & top dimension
Perfect For:
Subtle enhancement and brightening
First-time highlight clients
Adding face-framing brightness
Budget-conscious clients
Coverage:
Highlights are concentrated in the top half of the head (crown and face-framing sections) for targeted dimension without full coverage. Creates a softer, more subtle effect.
Duration:
1-2 hours for faster appointments
Investment:
$150-250+
More budget-friendly option
Maintenance:
Touch-ups every 6-8 weeks to maintain brightness
Every 6-8 weeks
Color-safe products
Can't Decide? We Can Help!
During your consultation, we'll assess your hair, discuss your goals, and recommend the best option for you. Many clients start with half head highlights and upgrade to full head after seeing the results they love. You can also start with half head to test the look risk-free!
Our step-by-step process ensures perfect, dimensional highlights every time
1
Consultation & Hair Analysis (15-20 mins)
We begin with a detailed conversation about your goals, inspirations, and lifestyle. We examine your hair's condition, texture, porosity, and current color to create a customized plan. This is where we recommend full head vs. half head based on your needs.
Review inspiration photos
Assess current hair condition
Confirm full head vs. half head choice
Set realistic expectations
2
Strategic Sectioning & Setup (10-15 mins)
We divide your hair into precise sections using clips. For full head highlights, we work with more sections for even coverage throughout. For half head, we focus on the top sections. We also prepare protective barriers and mix custom lightener formulas.
Strategic sectioning for even application
Protective barriers applied to scalp
Custom lightener formulation
3
Foil Application & Processing (1.5-3+ hours)
This is where the magic happens! We apply custom-mixed lightener to each section and wrap it in foil to intensify the lightening process. We monitor processing time carefully to achieve the perfect level of lightness. You'll relax while we check progress regularly.
Precise lightener application to each foil
Regular monitoring to prevent over-processing
Comfortable seating and entertainment
4
Rinse & Toning (30-45 mins)
We carefully remove the foils and rinse out the lightener. Then comes toning—a crucial step where we apply custom toner to achieve the exact shade you want and eliminate unwanted brassiness or yellow tones. This is what transforms good highlights into gorgeous highlights.
Gentle, thorough rinse
Custom toning to perfect the shade
Neutralizing unwanted warm tones
Deep conditioning treatment
5
Professional Styling & Finishing (20-30 mins)
We blow-dry and style your hair to perfection, making sure your new highlights really shine. We'll teach you how to recreate the look at home, take before/after photos (if you'd like), and discuss any final questions.
Professional blow-dry styling
Before/after photos
Styling tips and product recommendations
Complete aftercare instructions
Benefits of Highlights
Why professional foil highlights are the go-to technique for dimensional color
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Visual Transformation
Precise, dimensional brightness
Dramatic or subtle dimension options
Face-framing brightness for flattery
Enhanced shine and dimension
Customizable from subtle to bold
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Practical Advantages
Long-lasting (6-8 weeks typical)
Precise placement control
Full or partial options available
Blend out beautifully as they grow
Less damaging than all-over color
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How You'll Feel
Instant confidence boost
Polished and put-together look
Feel brighter and more radiant
Expression of your personal style
Refreshed and renewed feeling
Hair Health Benefits
Because highlights only lighten select sections instead of your entire head, your hair stays significantly healthier. We use professional-grade lightener, deep conditioning treatments, and bond-building products like Olaplex to ensure your highlights are beautiful AND your hair remains strong.
Many clients upgrade from half head to full head after their first appointment once they see how amazing their results look. You can always start with half head to test the look, then expand to full head at your next touch-up appointment!
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between foil highlights and balayage?
Foil highlights (which is what we're discussing here) use foils to isolate sections of hair and achieve precise, controlled lightening. Balayage is hand-painted without foils for a softer, more natural grow-out. Highlights give you more dramatic, uniform dimension, while balayage looks more like sun-kissed, lived-in color.
How long do highlights typically last?
Highlights typically last 6-8 weeks before needing touch-ups. However, the brightness starts fading around 4-6 weeks. Half head highlights may last slightly longer (8-10 weeks) since the top sections naturally get more sun exposure, which can help maintain brightness.
Will highlights damage my hair?
Highlights involve bleach, so there is some potential for damage. However, when done by a professional with proper care, the damage is minimal. We use professional-grade lightener, deep conditioning treatments, and bond-building products like Olaplex to protect your hair during the process. Proper aftercare also prevents damage.
Can I get highlights if my hair is already colored or damaged?
It depends on the condition of your hair. We'll do a full assessment during consultation. Previously colored hair can take highlights, but we may need to adjust our approach. Severely damaged hair may need to be brought back to health first through conditioning treatments before highlighting.
How do I maintain my highlights?
Use color-safe products: Switch to sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner specifically formulated for color-treated hair. Avoid heat: Minimize blow-drying and hot tools, or use heat protectant products. Deep condition: Do weekly deep conditioning treatments to maintain moisture and shine. Minimize sun: UV rays can fade highlights, so wear hats or use UV protection sprays outdoors. Schedule touch-ups: Book your next appointment 6-8 weeks out to maintain brightness.
When can I wash my hair after getting highlights?
Wait at least 48-72 hours after your appointment before washing your hair. This allows the toner to fully set and the hair cuticles to close completely. When you do wash, use lukewarm (not hot) water and sulfate-free products.
Can I go from full head to half head highlights (or vice versa)?
Absolutely! Many clients start with one option and switch at their next appointment. If you started with half head and love the results, you can expand to full head. Or if you want to dial back your commitment, you can switch to half head maintenance.
What if I'm not happy with my highlights?
We stand behind our work! If you're not satisfied with your highlights, contact us within 3 days and we'll schedule a complimentary adjustment. We can adjust tone, placement, or intensity to get them exactly how you want them.
How often should I get touch-ups?
We recommend touch-ups every 6-8 weeks to maintain the brightness and dimension of your highlights. However, if you love the more grown-out look as your hair gets longer, you can stretch it to 10-12 weeks. We'll discuss the best timeline for your lifestyle during your consultation.
What colors/tones are available for highlights?
We can create practically any tone you want! Popular options include warm golden, honey, caramel, and copper tones; or cool ash, champagne, platinum, and beige tones. During your consultation, we'll look at your skin tone and discuss which shades will be most flattering for you.
Complement Your Highlights
Balayage
Hand-painted highlights for a softer, more natural sun-kissed look. Perfect complement to foil highlights.
