Color Melting Is Winter’s Best Low-Maintenance Hair Trend
If you’ve never been able to choose a side in the highlight vs. sweep debate, you’ll never have to again. Discover Color Fusion: the low-maintenance, highly cost-effective hair dye method that brings the best of both worlds.
Color blending is a hand painting technique that adds brightness, dimension and movement to hair without requiring constant maintenance. As for why (if not) this is a trend right now? “Winter often calls for a softer, more natural style,” says Nick Stenson, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Nick Stenson Beauty. Charm. “People are looking for low-maintenance ways to maintain their color while maintaining an effortlessly polished, blended appearance.”
Intrigued? Keep reading to get all the expert information you’ll need on color blending, plus some photo inspiration for your next salon visit.
How is color fading different from balayage or highlights?
Stenson says the main difference between color blending and other common dyeing methods is that “it creates a seamless blend of tones without harsh lines.” Balayage creates a gradient effect, typically placing blended brightness around the mid-lengths and ends, while highlights add lighter contrasting streaks starting at the roots.
Color Fusion strikes a balance between the two: it focuses on smooth color transitions from roots to body, making it easier to grow and maintain than traditional highlights. But by using multiple shades and strategic areas of higher contrast, colored hair retains more definition than the ombré effect of a layered balayage.
