Ombre Vs Balayage

For starters balayage is a technique whereas ombré is a style.

Ombre vs balayage. However balayage quickly took over in popularity and left ombre in the dust due to its more natural lived-in and sun-kissed look. As opposed to ombre balayage is softly painted on by hand for a natural healthy-looking finish. Where the color shift in ombre is pretty short and sudden right around the middle balayages shift occurs over a longer section of the hair at varying intervals.

How it Looks. You wouldnt have to dye your hair too often and you will still look chic. Balayage is a technique while ombré is a gradient.

That said balayage can be used to create an ombré effect. For ombré you use with foils to get the look of natural dark to light. Ombre is great for people who want to try something new but arent sure theyll love it because its easy to crop dye sections if it doesnt turn out just right.

Balayage meaning to sweep or to paint in French is characterized by sweeping highlights that appear as if the sun kissed your hair itself. Balayage is a freehand painting it creates beautiful graduated natural-looking effect. They both are colors that fade from the root to a different color on the ends.

Moreover balayage is applied on the hair vertically using smaller sections. With balayage the hairdresser will brush the hair directly onto the curls to create a natural blend. The difference between ombre and balayage is that ombre usually involves the ends of the hair having an all-over color different from the roots whereas with balayage your natural color will peek through and there wont be a demarcation line.

In fact it is a lot easier to maintain the balayage since the highlights are not that visible. So balayage is the technique and ombré is the style. In both techniques the hair gets a natural look but a brighter and cooler look is obtained.