Highlights Maintenance and Face Framing
Keep your colour looking fresh between full appointments. Highlights Maintenance and Face Framing refreshes brightness where it counts, blends regrowth and lights up the hairline for a lifted, polished look. Placement is tailored to your cut and complexion, with tone refined for a believable, healthy finish.
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What's Included
Designed to maintain dimension with minimal time in the chair.
- Personal consultation to map your maintenance plan.
- Precision refresh: partial foils or babylights targeted to regrowth and areas that need lift.
- Face-framing pieces around the hairline to brighten and define.
- Toner or gloss to perfect shade, add shine and control brassiness.
- Root tap or soft melt to blur lines and encourage a softer grow-out.
- Bond care and protective application to respect hair health.
- Finish and style to check tone, placement and balance.
- At-home routine and rebooking guidance tailored to your goals.
Who It's For
Ideal if your highlights have grown out and you want to keep your colour clean, dimensional and manageable without a full head appointment. It suits a natural, low-maintenance aesthetic and a refined, professional finish.
Also right for events when you want your hairline brighter or your complexion lifted, or if you are exploring a subtle change before committing to more. Not suited to dramatic lightening or complex correction; book a colour consultation for that and we will plan the safest route.
Duration & Appointment Timing
Appointments typically run 45 to 120 minutes, depending on hair length, thickness and the level of refresh. A hairline-focused face frame can take 45 to 75 minutes, while a maintenance refresh with more foils can be 90 to 120 minutes.
Please arrive with clean, dry hair so we can assess tone accurately. New colour clients, or anyone making a significant formula change, may need a quick skin test at least 48 hours beforehand.
Aftercare & Maintenance
Use colour-safe shampoo and conditioner, plus a weekly moisturising mask. Always apply heat protection and minimise high heat to maintain strength and shine.
To keep blondes bright, use a violet shampoo sparingly once a week as advised. Book a gloss or toner between visits if your shade starts to shift, and plan face-framing every 6 to 8 weeks with a highlights refresh every 8 to 12 weeks.
Client Reviews
Based on 3 reviews
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magda lubecka
No words to express how happy I am with the final effect. the color is perfect, the service is very nice, Kayleigh who took care of me was excellent. I will definitely come back.
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Angela Silva Dias
Always a great experience to come to the salon. Mary works wonders! She really listens and taylor makes a fabulous colour, cut and blow dry service.
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Jo Turner
Lovely salon. Freya is a great stylist & colourist. All services professional, friendly & comfortable.
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