Lightened hair stays lighter until it grows out, and because the color blends so softly with your natural color, the grow-out is gentle and many clients can wait longer between lightening appointments than with traditional highlights. The toner that gives your blonde its exact shade fades over time, so a gloss or toner between visits keeps it looking fresh.
To protect your color at home, use a sulfate-free, color-safe shampoo, heat protection and a bond-building treatment. We sell Kérastase, R+Co, R+Co BLEU and K18 in the salon, and your colorist can recommend what your hair needs.
Your AirTouch Appointment Step by Step
1. Consultation: your colorist checks your color history, hair condition and the brightness you want.
2. Sectioning and airflow: thin sections are blown with a dryer so only the finest strands remain for lightening.
3. Lightening: lightener is applied to those strands, then processed while your colorist monitors the lift.
4. Toning: a toner or gloss sets your exact shade, from warm honey to cool beige.
5. Finish: a blowout so you can see the soft, blended result.
Preparing for AirTouch
Bring photos of shades you love, avoid at-home color before your visit, and tell us about any keratin, box dye or color correction your hair has had. If your hair needs a fix first, your colorist may suggest color correction before AirTouch.
AirTouch for Brunettes and Blondes
On darker hair, it adds soft, sunlit brightness that keeps depth at the root, which makes AirTouch Boca Raton brunettes love a low-maintenance option. On blonde hair, it adds dimension and softens the line between natural roots and lighter lengths.
Choosing Your Shade
The tone of your lightened pieces makes a big difference. Warm honey and golden shades bring a sunny glow to brunette hair, soft beige blends easily with light brown and dark blonde, and cool, icy tones suit clients who love a brighter, cleaner blonde. Your colorist looks at your skin tone, eye color and natural base to suggest a shade, and the toner can be adjusted at your next gloss if you want to go warmer or cooler.
Pairing It with Other Services
Many clients book a haircut and blowout (from $109) in the same visit so the shape of the cut shows off the blend, and an Olaplex treatment ($45) helps protect the hair during lightening. If you are planning the Organic Caviar Keratin Treatment, ask your stylist how to time it with your color so both services look their best.
What Makes Our Color Different
Soft, blended color depends on patience and precision. Our master colorists take the time to section finely, check the lift strand by strand and tone to the exact shade you chose, rather than rushing to a quick result. Because Hairmess Salon is a Certified Goldwell Salon that also works with Wella and other top professional brands, your colorist can choose the lightener and toner that suit your hair best.
You can relax with a complimentary coffee or cappuccino while your color processes, and free parking makes it easy to fit a longer appointment into your day. Before you leave, your colorist will show you how to care for your new color and when to come back for a gloss or toner.
If you have had highlights or balayage before, bring a photo of how your color looked when you loved it most. It helps your colorist understand the brightness and tone you want, and plan how to blend your new lighter pieces with any older color still in your hair, so the result looks seamless from day one.
