Beautifully placed foil highlights from our expert colourists at Beauty Beehive, Glasgow. From natural sun-kissed tones to bold contrast, we create highlights tailored to your hair.
Traditional foil highlights remain one of the most versatile and popular hair colour techniques available. At Obsidian Clinics in Glasgow's West End, our colourists use precision foil placement to create dimension, movement, and depth that transforms a flat colour into a multi-tonal, lustrous result. Whether you are looking for a subtle enhancement or a high-impact transformation, our bespoke approach ensures your highlights are perfectly matched to your hair and lifestyle.
We offer full head, half head, and creative placement highlights in all tones — from platinum and cool ash blonde through warm caramel to subtle brown. A toner is applied after processing to ensure the final colour is perfectly balanced, with no unwanted brassiness. All highlight services are preceded by a mandatory patch test to safeguard your wellbeing.
Whether you are new to highlights or maintaining a long-standing look, our consultation process ensures that the placement and tone are fully tailored to your base colour, skin tone, and lifestyle. Highlights work beautifully alongside regular trims and can be maintained with toning appointments between full highlight services to keep the colour looking fresh and vibrant.
Applied 48 hours before the appointment; mandatory for all colour services to check for any adverse reaction to the lightener or colour formula.
Base colour analysis, placement planning, and tone selection to suit your skin tone, face shape, and lifestyle requirements.
Hair is sectioned methodically and each highlight is woven and placed into foils with precision to achieve the agreed placement and density.
Foils are processed under heat or naturally depending on the formula; processing typically takes 25–45 minutes depending on the required lift.
Foils are removed and hair is thoroughly rinsed. A toner is applied to balance and refine the colour, neutralising any unwanted warmth or brassiness.
An optional gloss treatment can be applied for additional shine; a professional blow-dry and style completes the service.
A full head of highlights covers the entire head of hair, including the underneath, for a complete, high-impact result. A half head focuses on the top and front sections — the most visible parts — for a lighter application that still delivers significant colour change. Your colourist will recommend based on your desired result and starting colour.
Full highlight services are typically booked every 10–16 weeks. Between these appointments, a root touch-up toner or gloss treatment every 6–8 weeks helps maintain vibrancy. The frequency depends on your regrowth rate, the contrast between your base and highlights, and your personal preference.
No — highlights use foils to wrap sections of hair, creating a more precise, uniform lift. Balayage is a freehand painting technique applied directly to the hair without foils, creating a softer, more graduated and natural-looking result. Both are offered at Obsidian Glasgow and can be discussed at consultation.
Yes — a toner is applied after processing to balance the final result and neutralise any unwanted warmth or brassiness. The specific toner chosen will depend on your desired final tone, which is agreed at the start of the appointment. Maintaining toning appointments between highlight services keeps your colour looking fresh.
Any lightening process involves a degree of chemical processing. We use professional-grade lighteners and developers to minimise damage, and we always perform a strand test if there is any question about your hair's integrity. We also recommend a bond-protecting treatment such as Olaplex as an add-on for extra protection and strength.
For blonde highlights, we recommend a purple shampoo used once or twice per week to neutralise brassiness, paired with a colour-protecting conditioner and weekly mask. Avoid daily shampooing where possible as this accelerates fade, and use a heat protectant spray before any heat styling.
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