HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights are a popular hair coloring technique where sections of your hair are lightened to create dimension and contrast. This technique is often used to add brightness, depth, and a sun-kissed glow to your hair. At our salon in Amsterdam, we use premium professional, high-quality products to give you natural-looking highlights that complement your individual style.

At BRUSH Amsterdam, we offer a variety of our signature highlight techniques to suit every hair type and style preference. Whether you're after a subtle lift or a dramatic transformation, we house among the best hair colorists in THE NETHERLANDS who will tailor the perfect highlighting service for you.

1. Foilyage Highlights

This highlighting technique is our specialty and the most requested at BRUSH. This technique is a combination of balayage and foil highlights, foilyage involves applying highlights with foils, but using the freehand painting technique typical of balayage. This method offers a more blended, natural finish with added depth and dimension. It’s perfect for clients who want the brightness of foil highlights with the seamless, soft finish of balayage.

2. Balayage Highlights

Balayage highlights are a freehand painting technique that creates soft, natural-looking highlights. This method is ideal for a sun-kissed effect and can be customized for various hair lengths and textures. Balayage offers a beautiful, low-maintenance option for those who want a more blended, lived-in look.

3. Foil Highlights

Foil highlights are a traditional method where color is applied to sections of hair wrapped in foil. This technique allows for more defined and brighter sections, creating a striking contrast with your natural hair color. Foil highlights are perfect for clients seeking a high-impact, multi-dimensional finish.

4. Lowlights

The opposite of highlights, lowlights involve adding darker shades to your hair to create depth and contrast. This technique works great for adding dimension to your hair, especially if you're looking to balance out lighter sections or create a more rich, voluminous look.

5. Face-Framing Highlights

Face-framing highlights focus on highlighting the strands around your face, creating a bright, framing effect that enhances your features. This technique is ideal for anyone looking for a subtle yet eye-catching change, adding depth and radiance to the front of their hair.

6. Money Piece Highlights

Money piece highlights refer to bright, bold highlights that are placed strategically around the face, often in the front or the hairline. This trend creates a high-contrast effect, giving the hair a modern, trendy look. It’s a popular technique for those seeking a dramatic yet chic appearance with minimal maintenance.

7. Ombre Highlights

Ombre highlights are a graduated highlighting technique where the hair transitions from a darker color at the roots to a lighter shade at the tips. This style is perfect for creating a dramatic contrast and is a low-maintenance option that allows for longer-lasting results without frequent touch-ups.

8. Highlights with Root Shadowing

This technique involves applying highlights to your hair while also adding a root shadow for a more natural look. The root shadowing creates a smooth transition from your natural color to the highlighted sections, making it a great option for those looking for a soft, seamless blend that requires minimal upkeep.

9. Partial Highlights

Partial highlights focus on specific sections of your hair rather than the entire head. This method works well for adding subtle dimension and brightness to certain areas, such as the crown or the ends, while keeping the overall look natural and understated.

Our Highlights are typically applied using our signature highlight foiling technique. Our color specialist will make a personal treatment plan whereafter the stylist will separate your hair into small sections and apply the lightener to selected strands to create a lighter shade. This method adds dimension and texture to your hair without completely changing the overall color.

Highlights typically last between around 3, depending on your personal preference and aftercare at home.

Yes! Our stylists are skilled in working with all hair types, including straight, wavy, and curly hair, ensuring that highlights enhance your unique texture.

Yes, at BRUSH, we offer highlighting services on hair that has been previously dyed with black box dye. However, this is a delicate and intricate process, so it’s important to understand that your desired look might not be achievable in just one session. We strongly recommend scheduling a consultation with one of our color experts first to discuss the possibilities and create a tailored plan.

At BRUSH Amsterdam, we pride ourselves on being one of the best hair salons in the Netherlands, specializing in complex highlighting techniques. Our color specialists are highly skilled in working with all types of hair, including hair that has been previously colored with box dyes, and can create beautiful, natural-looking highlights on any base color.

Highlights can be applied to black box-dyed hair as well, but it's important to note that black box dye can sometimes be more challenging to lighten. This may require a color correction service before applying highlights to ensure the desired outcome is achieved.

What You Can Expect:

• Color Lifting: Depending on the condition of your black box dye, we may need to use a color remover or a lightening process before applying highlights. Our stylists will carefully assess your hair and choose the best method to achieve your desired result.
• Customized Highlights: We tailor the highlighting technique to your hair’s natural texture, current color, and the final outcome you envision. This ensures a seamless, natural-looking blend that complements your features.
• Hair Health Focus: We prioritize the health of your hair and use professional-grade products to minimize damage. Our goal is to keep your hair shiny, soft, and healthy throughout the process.

We understand that applying highlights on black box-dyed hair requires extra care and expertise, and our team is dedicated to helping you achieve the beautiful, dimensional look you desire while maintaining the health and integrity of your hair.

At BRUSH in Amsterdam, we specialize in a range of advanced color services, including highlights for clients who have previously used box dye. While box dye is a quick and affordable at-home solution, it can create challenges for us as professional stylists when it comes to achieving the desired highlights results.

We always recommend coming to us for expert color services, as our team is highly skilled at working with hair that has been treated with box dye. However, it's important to understand that there are some risks involved when applying balayage to box-dyed hair—and that achieving the perfect result may take more than one session.

Below are the main risks to consider when undergoing a professional balayage treatment on hair that has been previously colored with box dye:

1. Uneven color and uneven lifting

One of the most significant risks when highlighting box-dyed hair is that the color may lift unevenly. Box dye can be difficult to remove or lighten, especially if it has created a coating or opaque layer on the hair. As a result, the highlights may not blend well or may appear patchy, especially if the box dye has been applied unevenly or if your hair has different porosity levels. Our professional colorists will assess your hair and create a tailored treatment plan to work with the current color, but it’s important to understand that the balayage process might not yield a perfect result in just one session.

2. Hair damage and overprocessing

Box dyes often contain harsh chemicals such as ammonia and peroxide that can weaken the hair shaft. If you’ve been using box dye frequently, your hair may already be compromised. Attempting to lighten box-dyed hair further can lead to overprocessing, resulting in hair that is dry, brittle, and more prone to breakage. Our experts will carefully evaluate the condition of your hair and choose the most appropriate products to minimize damage, but keep in mind that lightening hair that has been heavily dyed with box dye may require extra care and time.

3. Color mismatches and toning issues

Box dye can cause color mismatches and tonal inconsistencies, which can make it difficult to achieve seamless highlights. This is because box dye often leads to flat, one-dimensional color that doesn’t have the natural undertones needed for a balanced highlights. After assessing your hair, we may need to correct the underlying tone or use a color remover before applying highlights to ensure a well-blended, natural look. Depending on your hair’s current condition, the desired tonal result may not be achieved in a single session.

4. Long-term color correction process

If you’ve used box dye, the process of getting the perfect highlights may take multiple visits to achieve the exact look you want. It’s important to understand that color correction may be necessary to safely remove the box dye or lift the color to the right level for highlights. We may need to do a gradual lightening process to avoid over-processing or causing undue damage to your hair. In some cases, we may recommend a series of treatments to gradually transition from box-dyed color to a more natural highlights effect.

5. Difficulty in achieving desired highlights in one session

While we specialize in creating flawless highlights, we want to be transparent about the fact that achieving the perfect balayage in one session may not be possible when working with hair treated with box dye. Your stylist will work with you to create a customized treatment plan, but it might take more than one visit to reach your desired highlights effect. With multiple appointments, we can safely lift the hair and gradually apply highlights that seamlessly blend with your natural color.

6. Risk of over-processing and compromising hair health

When lifting hair color that has been treated with box dye, over-processing is a real risk, especially if the previous dye has been applied repeatedly. This can lead to split ends, frizziness, and overall hair weakening. Our stylists are trained to carefully monitor the lightening process to ensure the hair stays healthy throughout, but achieving highlights on box-dyed hair may require extra time and the use of bond-building products to maintain the integrity of your hair.

What We Recommend for Balayage on Box-Dyed Hair:

At BRUSH Amsterdam, we are committed to providing personalized treatments to achieve the best possible outcome for your hair. While highlights on box-dyed hair presents some challenges, our team of color specialists will carefully assess your hair’s condition and create a custom treatment plan. This plan may involve color correction or multiple sessions to ensure we can achieve a beautiful, natural balayage while preserving the health and integrity of your hair.

If you’re ready for a gorgeous highlights, we invite you to book a consultation with us so we can determine the best approach for your hair.

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Our stylists will discuss everything upfront with you to find the perfect shade that complements your skin tone and personal style. Feel free to bring inspiration photos to help communicate your vision!

Yes, at BRUSH in Amsterdam, we house some of the best highlighting specialists in the Netherlands, with extensive experience in applying highlights to grey hair that has been colored with permanent dye for grey coverage. We understand that working with grey hair, especially when dyed for coverage, requires special attention to maintain its health while achieving your desired color result.

Our expert stylists are highly skilled in lightening grey hair that has previously been treated with permanent color. We use gentle, professional lightening techniques and premium hair products specifically formulated for dyed hair. Whether you’re looking to lift the color and add highlights or simply refresh your look with a lighter shade, we ensure that the process is done safely and effectively.

When working with permanently dyed grey hair, we take extra care to:

• Use products that protect the integrity of your hair during the lightening process.
• Achieve seamless blending between your natural grey and the previously dyed sections.
• Provide a natural, balanced color result that complements your individual style.

Our goal is to offer a smooth transition from grey coverage to a lighter, more vibrant look, without compromising the health of your hair.

Absolutely, our BRUSH Amsterdam color experts are skilled in working with all hair types, including grey and silver hair, to achieve natural-looking highlights, lowlights or full color transformations. Grey hair can sometimes be more resistant to color, but with the right techniques and professional products, we can effectively lighten and enhance your grey strands. Whether you want a subtle, blended grey coverage, bright highlights, or a more dramatic change, our stylists will tailor the lightening process to complement your natural hair color and desired look.

We use the most gentle, high-quality lightening products that ensure minimal damage and maintain the health of your hair, leaving it looking vibrant and full of life. Our goal is to provide a seamless, natural-looking color that works with your hair's unique texture and tone.

While any coloring process can cause some damage, our highlight specialists at BRUSH Amsterdam use the highest-quality products and techniques to minimize harm. Our expert stylists always ensure your hair is properly conditioned and well-cared for during the highlighting process to minimize any potential damage. and will provide you with professional aftercare to ensure your hair stays healthy.

Yes! We can assess your current color and determine the best approach for applying highlights to achieve your desired look.

Absolutely! Highlights on dark hair can create a stunning contrast and add depth to your look. BRUSH houses the best highlights specialists in Amsterdam who will advice you with a personal treatment plan to choose the best highlight shades that suit your hair type, skin tone and personal style.

To maintain your highlights, use sulfate-free shampoo, deep conditioning treatments, and limit heat styling. Regular salon visits for touch-ups will also help keep your color vibrant.

The cost of highlights can vary based on factors such as the technique used, the amount of product needed, and the stylist's experience level. For a detailed quote, please consult with our team during your consultation.

While highlights involve lightening strands of hair to create brightness and dimension, lowlights add darker shades to your hair to create depth and contrast. Depending on your personal desires and needs both techniques can be combined to give your hair a multi-dimensional, textured look, creating a more natural and dynamic color.

Yes! Many clients choose to get a haircut along with their highlight service to refresh their overall look. BRUSH houses among the best hair stylists in The Netherlands that can help you achieve both a beautiful cut and color, ensuring healthy hair that looks its best.