Lighten Up! Everything You Need to Know About Going Blonde for Summer
Every year when summer rolls around, clients from jet black to dirty blonde are ready to lighten up and create a blonde hair transformation. This month we’re talking about how to go blonde in a safe and realistic way along with how to best take care of your bleach-treated hair to keep it silky, smooth and healthy.
Blonde Hair Color Services at Austin’s Volt Salons
At Volt Salons, the majority of our stylists specialized in lived-in, beautiful blonde color so rest assured, you’re in good hands. However, the blonde hair pricing for your desired look is going to vary based on the quality of hair you have, your current color, and how drastic the change in color and tone is that you’re looking for.
Check out our hair color services overview below:
Regrowth Application / Single Process ($120 - $170)
Retouching the new growth of an existing base color. Typically booked every 3-6 weeks.
Full Color ($160 - $185)
All over application.
Partial Highlight ($200 - $220)
Foils through the top and sides leaving natural hair in between.
Full Highlight ($170 - $200)
Foils throughout the entire head leaving natural hair in between.
Balayage ($170-$200)
Hand painted color work giving the hair a natural sun kissed feel.
Shadow Root ($50+)
Blending highlights or balayage in at the root, creating a natural grow out or lived in color
look.
Toner / Glaze ($50)
Sealing and toning hair after lighting services or used on its own to add shine.
Shadow Root / Glaze ($50 - $75)
Using bond builders and protein smoothing treatments is an absolute must when it comes to maintaining the integrity of bleach-treated hair. There are several products we at Volt Salons recommend and offer for retail purchase in-salon to support your hair’s health as you lighten up:
Toning Blonde Shampoo by Oligo - Our favorite to use in the salon! Keeps blondes bright and brass free.
The k18 Hair Collection - A science backed line developed using 10 years of complex research to engineer their own biomimetic K18 PEPTIDE™ that restores hair up to 91% original strength + 94% original elasticity.
Zuriel Botox treatment - Formaldehyde-free, organic, plant-based, express keratin that adds protein, kills frizz and seals smoothness into your ends. It’s like an added protective layer that coats your hair with a silky finish. This treatment runs from $150-$200 in salon.
Shampoo and conditioner - Corrects brassiness and yellow tones while brightening natural highlights for hair that is healthier, shinier, lit from within.
Repair Treatment - This lightweight concentrate repairs and prevents damage, brittleness and split ends leaving hair ultra-soft while violet pigments tone to keep brassiness at bay.
And just a little tip from the pros - glazing is a must to close the cuticle and tone out any unwanted warmth in the hair after all lightening services. We recommend glazes in the salon every 3-4 weeks for ashy and icy tones.
Using Hair Extensions to Add More Blonde
Extensions are our personal favorite way to finish off the perfect blonde look at Volt Salons. Blending to the lightest and brightest blondes with extensions helps to give that pop that our natural hair can’t do on its own. Plus, you save your hair from the extreme chemicals required to obtain those small streaks of light blonde. Extensions can be a great alternative to a full or partial highlight if your desired look is to lighten up but not go solid blond all over. We sell and administer hand-tied wefts and keratin bonded strands in-store!