Everyone knows the best balayage includes a “money piece”—a beautiful, face-framing effect offering a pop of light and dimension. Like balayage itself, this beach-inspired color placement is supposed to mimic natural, kissed-by-the-sun brightness.

Need some pointers on how to make it really pop?...

Watch The Technique: Fine Foils + Teasy Ends
Your blonde clients want to see ribbons of light that brighten and contour their faces—aka the money piece, and a real moneymaker behind the chair! That’s why you need techniques for maximum impact around the hairline,...

The best balayages are paired with face-framing ribbons of light that perfectly contour your client’s face. That’s why L’ANZA Healing Haircare Global Color Director Leah Freeman (@leahfreeman1) went live on BTC’s Facebook to demo her innovative money piece technique and best tips for eliminating the line of demarcation....

Cha-Ching! Everyone loves a money piece—that burst of dimension and light around the hairline. When it comes to finding the best blonding tips in the biz, our go-to is celeb colorist Justin Anderson (@justinandersoncolor), the guy behind your fave sun-kissed strands in Hollywood (Jen Aniston,...

Learn This Color Placement Technique & 3 Money Piece Toning Formulas
The best balayage happens when paired with a “money piece”—those ribbons of light that frame and contour your client’s face. BTC Team Member Ivan Hernandez (@justhairobsession) is known for his Insta feed of bold dimension and that’s why he’s dishing out his color placement technique to achieve that burst of brightness!...

Money Piece Foilayage: 5 Tips For A Perfectly Painted Hairline

Her locks could use a refresher, but your low-maintenance client also wants you to work with her natural regrowth. THIS is the highlighting technique you’ll want to use.

Looking to master a perfectly painted money piece? We went to Instagram star colorist @paintedhair for tips and techniques on creating a smooth transition into face-framing color. Watch all three quickie videos from Patricia below!