What does lived in colour mean?

Possibly the best way to describe it is seamless, with dimension. Traditional highlighting gives a more stark obvious regrowth, meaning frequent salon visits to top up the roots. For a lived in blonde the highlights at the root are diffused, either be not being painted directly at the root, or by being shadowed in with a root tap, smudge, or shadow. Which is usually a demi permanent colour applied over the highlights.

Lived in colour usually features lighter tones around the face, with faceframing highlights, and more depth in the interior of the hair. The goal is to mimic how the sun would naturally lighten the hair.

Because of the softer root colour transition clients can go months between salon visits and will often keep enjoying their colour for up to a year.

The lived in technique can be used across all hair colours, brunettes, redheads & blondes. With brunette cients often enjoying a more subtle verion of this colour technique.