Services
Balayage services for every starting color
Compare the main consultation types clients request through BalayageVA — from a face-frame or gloss refresh to a full map or colour-history review. Inclusion, time and price are confirmed after the hair is seen.
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Find the service that matches your goal
BalayageVA is an educational and consultation platform associated with Rae at RTBHair. These cards describe consultation types, not a published menu of guaranteed prices or inclusions. Haircut, toner and styling are included only when the salon quote says so.
Partial Balayage
Soft brightness on selected sections for a lower-commitment refresh.
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Full Balayage
More complete dimension throughout the hair for a bigger transformation.
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Blonde Balayage
Lived-in blonde with beige, honey, ash, or creamy dimension.
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Brunette Balayage
Caramel, mocha, chestnut, and soft brown dimension.
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Face-Framing Balayage
Bright front pieces that lighten the face without a full-head service.
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Balayage for Dark Hair
Realistic lift plans for dark brown and black-brown starting colors.
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Curly Hair Balayage
Placement designed around curl shape, shrinkage, and movement.
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Toner or Gloss Refresh
A shade refresh when the painted map still looks blended.
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Colour-Correction Consultation
A first conversation when previous colour or an uneven result needs assessment.
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Balayage Cost in Virginia
What affects pricing before you request a consultation quote.
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What each consultation usually covers
The table is educational. It does not publish RTBHair prices, starting prices or guaranteed appointment lengths. Pricing is consultation-based until a verified menu is supplied.
| Service | Usually discussed | Time range | Who should start here | Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial balayage | Selected painted sections. Toner, haircut and styling are confirmed in consultation. | Often shorter than a full-head map; still measured after density and history are seen. | Clients who want dimension in chosen areas, not a complete brightness shift. | Yes, especially if previous colour sits under the selected sections. |
| Full balayage | A broader painted map through more of the hair. Add-ons are quoted separately unless listed. | Usually the longest lightening appointment in this group. | Clients whose goal photograph shows brightness through the lengths, not only the front. | Yes. Fibre readiness matters more as coverage increases. |
| Face-framing balayage | Front ribbons or a money-piece conversation. Coverage stops where the face-frame ends. | Often the shortest lightening map, still dependent on density and starting depth. | Clients who want brightness around the face without a full-head plan. | Yes, if the front already has old highlights or a harsh money piece. |
| Blonde balayage | A blonde-family result plan plus the toner conversation needed to hold that family. | Increases with starting depth, previous dye and how pale the goal is. | Clients whose goal is a blonde family, not only brown dimension. | Required when the start is dark, dyed or already over-lightened. |
| Brunette balayage | Caramel, mocha, chestnut or soft brown dimension rather than a full blonde shift. | Often shorter than a dark-to-blonde plan, still quoted after the hair is seen. | Clients who want visible dimension while staying in a brown family. | Yes if the hair already has old blonde or box dye. |
| Dark-hair balayage | A lift plan that names warmth, session limits and a realistic first-visit depth. | Can require more processing time or more than one sitting. | Clients starting from dark brown or black-brown who want honest first-session limits. | Required. Icy blonde from dark hair is not assumed in one visit. |
| Toner or gloss refresh | A shade and shine refresh on an existing map. Not a full repaint unless the hair needs one. | Usually shorter than a lightening appointment. | Clients whose placement still looks blended and mainly need tone or shine. | Yes if the map looks striped, banded or much lighter than the goal. |
| Colour-correction consultation | An assessment of previous colour, banding, unwanted tone or over-lightened ends. A rebuild is not automatic. | The first visit may be consultation and testing rather than a full correction. | Clients with box dye, bands, bleed marks or a result that no longer matches the goal. | This is the consultation. Do not book a standard balayage until the hair is reviewed. |
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Send a current hair photo and goal photo. The next step may be a face-frame, partial, full, gloss or colour-history conversation — not a guaranteed service name.