As we enter the warmer months, we're all about achieving a sun-kissed look—sans sun, that is. While self-tanner and ample bronzer will do the trick for the face and body, we like to turn to balayage ...

When balayage came along, it was like all our hair-color prayers had been answered. Finally, we could kiss goodbye to tiger-stripe highlights and hello to softly sun-kissed, multidimensional color.

On closer inspection, Alfred noted that the “bleach” applied in the videos resembles hair mousse and suggested that genuine hand-painted balayage requires precise — rather than haphazard — application ...