Get the look: balayage for men

  Thanks to Jared Leto's luscious locks (RIP), balayage for men is an increasingly consumer-friendly look - and one that could be earning you serious money. As part of the new Matrix Blondes shoot, Destination FAME winner Erika Jackson and her mentor Paul Falltrick created this stunning understated beachy blonde for model Biu. A surfer influence keeps the blonde current - no frosted tips here, just beautiful freehand lights in a blend of medium and dark shades. Read on to find out how to get the look!

Balayage for Men: Get the Look

Natural level: 6 Colour formulation A: 1 part SoColor.Beauty 6N, 1 part 10vol Matrix Cream Developer Colour formulation B: 1 part SoColor.Beauty Clear, 1 part 30vol Matrix Cream Developer SECTIONING 1. Take a horseshoe section from the left temple. Clip for control. This will become Section 1. 2. Following the same shape, take a section from behind the left ear to behind the right ear. Clip for control. This will become Section 2. 3. Clip the reaming hair below. This will become Section 3. APPLICATION 1. Release Section 3 and apply Formula B to regrowth section. Then apply Formula A to mid-lengths and ends. Where colour meets, smudge the colour together. 2. Release Section 2 and apply Formula B to regrowth section. Then apply Formula A to mid-lengths and ends. Where colour meets, smudge the colour together. 3. Release Section 1 and apply Formula B to regrowth section. Then apply Formula A to mid-lengths and ends. Where colour meets, smudge the colour together. 4. Allow to develop. 5. Rinse, cleanse and treat with Biolage Fiberstrong, then style as desired.