What is Lived-In Color?

Lived-in color has taken the hairstyling world by storm over the last several years. From celebrities to soccer moms, this is a style that is truly made for everyone. It cuts your salon visits in half or less and helps you achieve a perfect color with an easy to manage attitude.

But what exactly is lived-in color?

Neither balayage or ombré, it’s a way of blending highlights and color to allow your color to grow out naturally. It works on any hair color and complements you in any situation, whether you’re just out running errands or walking down a runway. It’s part sophisticated bedhead, part effortlessly chic and it gives you the appearance of “Oh, I can’t be bothered with my hair color” while having jaw-dropping locks.

Sound like too much hype? There’s a reason that lived-in color has become the new ‘do to do.

You can literally color to your lifestyle. If you’re a regular gala frequenter or lead an active lifestyle going to the gym or doing yoga every day, lived-in color works for every occasion.

What’s more? What has people so excited about lived-in color is the fact that the upkeep is so minimal. Rather than finding a gorgeous color that works for you and having to return every handful of weeks to maintain that look, lived-in color allows you to only need a touch-up every 6 months.

The process does take more time. It’s fairly involved and elaborate, typically lasting several hours. But once it’s done, you won’t need to come back for quite some time. 6 hours twice a year rather than a few hours every 4-6 weeks sound nice? It benefits you in time, money and hair health. Are you starting to see the appeal?

How do stylists achieve the lived-in look for your hair color?

The technique involves a whole hair highlight with the blending of your natural color and sophisticated streaks worked all the way into the lengths. When there are strands of varying lengths and widths it looks particularly natural. But the real magic of lived-in color lies in creating a “fake” root. This root seamlessly blends in with your natural hair color to create that true “lived-in” look. As your hair grows out it blends in flawlessly and you just keep on wowing everyone with your color.

What’s the skinny on the upkeep of color?

While you won’t literally be able to get out of bed and go to a premier, the upkeep is simple. Lived-in color goes best with a low maintenance cut that can complement the natural look. So, you’ll do your normal styling and hair care routine and be left with a runway look.

With any coloration, you’ll want to invest in some high quality products that protect your highlighted hair. You’ll also need a great shampoo and conditioner combo specially formulated for colored hair. Apart from these products that you probably already have, that’s it!

So, what say you? Is the lived-in look for you? The better question is probably who is the lived-in look not for?

Book now and you won’t to book again for another 6 months!