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One Simple Trick To Make Hand Painted Balayage Better
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One Simple Trick To Make Hand Painted Balayage Better

Don't Skip This Step For Blended Balayage Applications Brushing hair with bleach? It’s a thing. By now, you’ve probably seen hand painted balayage on Instagram—if not, here’s a refresher: this simply means using your hands to apply lightener instead of a color brush. Easy enough, right? But the KEY to blending and eliminating any gaps in your application is this simple trick from Mickey Colòn (@mickeycolonjr). Keep scrolling to learn how it's done!   How Hand Painting Works “With my hands I have more control,” says Mickey. “I can feel the consistency of the lightener.” This technique allows you to...

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