balayage
n.— «The way to achieve sun-kissed summer colour this season is with the Balayage technique, a European paint-on colouring method. It creates worn-in, sun-kissed, highlights that mimic the way the sun lightens your hair. It adds masses of beachy texture and complements any style.» —“Simply summer” by Nikki Yazxhi Daily Telegraph (Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia) Nov. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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