Balayage is designed to be low-maintenance compared with more uniform colour techniques, but "low-maintenance" doesn't mean "no maintenance" — especially in a coastal climate like Marbella's, where hair may be regularly exposed to sun, sea and pool water. A bit of care between appointments can help your balayage look better for longer, and understanding what's actually happening to your hair helps you know when a home routine is enough and when it's worth going back to your colorist. What...

Living in or visiting Marbella means your hair deals with a lot in a normal week: sun, sea, pool time, and the kind of humidity that shows up in summer. None of that is unusual for a coastal climate — but it does mean hair here needs a slightly different routine than it would somewhere cooler and drier. This guide covers what each factor does to hair, including colour-treated, balayage, blonde, extensions and keratin-treated hair specifically, and what actually helps. How does Marbella sun...

It's one of the most common questions we get in consultations: balayage or highlights? Both lighten hair, both can look stunning — but they behave very differently once you add Marbella's sun, salt water and pool chlorine into the mix. How they're actually different Highlights are foiled in sections, from root to tip, which means the regrowth line is more visible and more uniform. Balayage is hand-painted, concentrated toward the mid-lengths and ends, which creates a softer, more gradual...