4 min read·May 17, 2026
Balayage vs Highlights: The Real Difference
Salon menus blur the line. The actual difference:
Real example: same person, before and after.



Salon menus blur the line. The actual difference:
Hand-painted, free-form, no foils. Soft, undefined. Almost no visible regrowth line. Touch up every 4-6 months. $150-300.
Sectioned, foiled, root-to-tip. Defined, structured. Visible regrowth at 6-8 weeks. Touch up every 6-10 weeks. $120-200 full, $80-140 partial.
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