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Finally figured out why my balayage placements looked muddy

A client brought in a photo from a magazine shoot, and I saw the light pieces were way higher up near the root than I'd been doing. I was keeping everything too low, thinking it looked more natural. After that, I tried placing my first foil an inch from the scalp instead of three, and the whole thing lifted brighter. Anyone else get stuck in a placement habit they had to break?
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ivan40
ivan401mo ago
Ever get stuck on the idea that face-framing pieces have to start at the chin? I was doing that for ages and it always looked so heavy. Lifting those starting points up near the cheekbone changed everything for me.
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the_jordan
the_jordan1mo ago
@ivan40 is right, those higher placements make a huge difference.
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