What's the maintenance like for reverse balayage highlights?
One of the reasons why we (and so many women around the world) love balayage so much is that it's low maintenance. Because the highlights are placed so softly around your roots and are focused more towards the end of your hair, you don't have to worry about near-constant touch-ups. The good news is, reverse balayage is almost as easy to maintain. "It will actually be about the same amount of work and upkeep as regular balayage," says Fischer. "It might even be easier, depending on your base color." (You're looking at touch-ups every 6-8 weeks or so.)
If you're sick of your current hair color and want to add movement and depth to your mane, there shouldn't be anything holding you back from reverse balayage. It looks cool but doesn't require an insane amount of upkeep (like last year's multi-colored trends such as unicorn hair did). Just like its older counterpart, balayage, this reverse option will hopefully be sticking around for years to come. "I don't think it's a trend that will come and go," says Fischer. "It's a nice way to balance out color and, I think, moving forward, it's all about au naturel and nothing too flashy."
