The new technique

The past few years have seen a plethora of new colouring techniques creep their way into mainstream salons, and it’s often difficult to navigate the pros and cons of each one to hit on what’s going to work for you.

With this in mind we offer up a foolproof option – babylights. Babylights are a great route for everyone, regardless of tone or texture. Award-winning colourist

Jack Howard is the man responsible for bringing balayage to the UK, a big dog in the hair colour world, and a champion of babylights. “Babylights are super-fine sections of colour,” he says, “and the placement is bespoke to each individual. A colourist can spread a few babylights through the hair to add a little shimmer or you can have hundreds of them for a more obvious colour change.” Their distinguishing factor is that they are incredibly delicate, offering more scope for a less-ismore approach to highlights if you are a first-timer.