Balayage: Freehand & Foil Work – 2 Day Masterclass

Balayage: Freehand & Foil Work – 2 Day Masterclass

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An immersive two-day journey into the refined artistry of freehand and foil colour work. This session explores the balance between creativity and precision — the foundation of modern balayage and foil blending.

Course Objectives:

  • Master foundational and advanced freehand and foil techniques for modern balayage.
  • Refine lift control, blend transitions, and tonal harmony through strategic placement.
  • Integrate foil and open-air painting for sophisticated multi-dimensional results.
  • Perfect brush tension, product consistency, and visual mapping for accuracy.
  • Explore Present Time toning for soft diffusion, glossing, and reflection control.
  • Build creative confidence through design, reflection, and critique.

Who is this course for?

Stylists confident in basic colour application, seeking to elevate and modernise their freehand and foil blending techniques.

Key Techniques

  • Hybrid balayage (foil + freehand integration).
  • Surface painting and diffusion control.
  • Ribbon and panel placement for soft dimension.
  • Pastel toning and glossing for seamless results.
  • Photography and light capture for presentation.

Course Schedule

The first day builds a foundation in light theory and tone behaviour before moving into live demonstration and guided application – developing control, confidence, and a refined eye for balance.

Morning (10:00–13:00)
Light Theory & Demonstration: Understanding light reflection and tone behaviour; Product focus: Century of Light & Present Time; Demo: Controlled Freehand.

Afternoon (14:00–17:00)
Guided Application: Open-air work, balance control, live feedback and reflection.

The second day unites precision and artistry – exploring hybrid application, negative space, and tonal balance before moving into creative design, photography, and reflective review.

Morning (10:00–13:00)
The Hybrid Balayage Approach: Foil vs. open-air, hybrid application demo, ribboning and negative space creation.

Afternoon (14:00–17:00)
Design, Capture & Reflection: Creative project, photography and review.

8:1 Student teacher ratio

We’re dedicated to providing personalised education. We’re all different, we’re all individuals and we all learn differently, we all struggle with different aspects of hair dressing. Our low student teach ratio means that you get the personalised expert guidance you need to get the very most out of your investmen in education.

Our Dedicated Central London Hair Academy

Our academy is a beautiful creative space located in Holborn/Covent Garden in central London. The space is on the 4th floor of a listed Georgian Townhouse and boasts great light, original features and high ceilings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most of our courses, with the exception of the "Get Inspired" taster course, run with a strict ratio of eight students to one teacher. Our extremely low student teacher ratio means that you receive personalised feedback and guidance specific to you and your needs, enabling you to achieve your best and gain the very most from your time with us.

For cutting courses you would need to bring: scissors, a cutting comb, sectioning clips, a hairdryer with a nozzle, a diffuser, straightening irons, a vess brush, a paddle brush, water spray, a neck brush

For the colour courses: a pin tail comb, a tinting comb, waterspray, avess brush & a paddle brush

For cutting and colour courses: scissors, cutting comb, cutting comb, pin tail comb, tinting comb, vess brush, paddle brush, neck brush, hairdryer, straightening irons, diffuser, water spray & sectioning clips

We will also send you an email before your course confirming all the required tools for your course.

Our Academy is located in the heart of the West-End on the 4th floor of stunning central London hair salon (and sister compnay) – Ena. The address is 5 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5DG map. The nearest London Underground stations are Holborn (3 minute walk) & Covent Garden (6 minute walk).

One of our highly experienced educators will be teaching you. As our educators frequently travel for international courses, shows, and seminars, we do not assign a fixed educator to each course. Your instructor will be confirmed close to the course date.

Yes, mannequins are provided and covered in the price of the course. We use Allilon real hair mannequins on all our academy courses.

The practical approach

Our courses are designed with the salon in mind, focusing on boosting your confidence and efficiency to help you make decisions that consistently achieve outstanding results.

Something for everyone

We offer a diverse range of courses in cutting, colour, and barbering, catering to all skill levels. Reach out, and we’ll gladly help you choose the right one for you.

Learn from our experience

Our passionate team of educators brings years of international experience, with expertise in top-tier salon and educational settings.

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

We’re here to answer your questions, big and small, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re happy to give you info by email or to chat on the phone, whatever works for you.

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