This is the ultimate guide to the difference between balayage and highlights. In this post we delve into lightning techniques so you can have a better understanding of what is best for you. The short answer is that the difference between highlights and balayage is the application technique. Balayage is a French word which means ‘sweeping’, and this is quite literally what balayage is. To sweep the hair, or to paint it in a sweeping motion using the brush and lightener. Traditionally highlights are applied from root to tip in a uniform fashion, usually after weaving the section of hair […]