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  • Rather than the foiled highlights we "natural" blondes are accustomed to, he did a subtle lightening process called balayage, where baked potato wraps give way to saran and a softer effect.

    Tracy Shaffer: Sheer Madness Meets Shear Genius 2010

  • Rather than the foiled highlights we "natural" blondes are accustomed to, he did a subtle lightening process called balayage, where baked potato wraps give way to saran and a softer effect.

    Tracy Shaffer: Sheer Madness Meets Shear Genius 2010

  • Authorities planned the operation nicknamed "balayage" (French for "sweeping") amid concerns over rising insecurity.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Authorities planned the operation nicknamed "balayage" (French for "sweeping") amid concerns over rising insecurity.

    Eyewitness News 2010

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

  • What: This uses paint-on techniques - balayage - to lighten the hair, with different subtle tones depending on your base colour.

    Evening Standard - Home Jasmine Gardner 2012

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