Estetica Magazine UK (3/2021)

French
Balayage
After his university course failed to
live up to his expectations, Paul made
a complete career change to fulfil his
creativity and decided to attend night
school at a local college where he completed
his NVQ in hairdressing. Paul
loved hairdressing and loved learning,
attending many courses and undertaking
online education to hone and
develop his skills. Once he had found
his direction, Paul was unstoppable,
initially working from home and then
as a manager of a local salon.
22 trends
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PAUL WATTS ANSWERS OUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS LOW MAINTENANCE
TECHNIQUE, WHICH IS ABOUT TO TAKE
THE COLOUR WORLD BY STORM!
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Paul Watts, JOICO European Design Team Member, has an intense passion for colour.
This is backed up by his technical ability, which has made him one of the top go-go- to
stylists for innovative colour. He gives answers to some important questions about the
technique and explains how best to achieve it.
What is the French balayage?
It is a new trend set to take the industry by storm. It’s a new colour placement technique,
which brings together different hues of blonde and brunette in a subtle yet striking way.
Colours such as honey blonde, mocha and toned copper will be hugely popular as we
approach Autumn/Winter. This new colour philosophy, takes the original balayage back
to it Parisian roots, creating that effortless, graceful colour that is seen on the beautiful
women around the city of love. It is luminous, healthy and completely effortless.
How is it achieved?
The beauty of balayage is that it is a highly personalised colour technique, tailored to the
requirements of the client, taking into the account their hair type, texture and
condition. In order to achieve this, it’s all about the placement of the colour and having
the artistic eye which allows you to blend the colours in such a subtle way that it looks
completely natural. Working with freehand colour placement, the colours are ‘painted
on’ and placed un sections which highlight the cut and the clients face shape, with
colours being separated by cotton wool padding or loose foils.
Which hair type does this suit?
This new trend is suitable for all hair types – no one is excluded.
Does it suit all complexions?
Yes! The beauty of any balayage trend is that the colour can be completely tailored to
suit the clients skin tone and complexion – its 100% personalised to them. Gone are the
days of balayage for blondes only, there are so many colour combinations available that
there this trend can be worked into darker hair colours too, not just blondes.
How to keep the style looking and feeling fantastic?
When it comes to looking after this colour between salon appointments, I always
recommend a professional colour shampoo and conditioner which protects the
colour and keeps it as vibrant as possible. My go to product would be JOICO K-Pak
Color Therapy Color Protecting Shampoo and Conditioner – this is a must have
product for all colour clients and it has amazing results. This colour-preserving