Face Framing Highlights at M2 Salon-Want to keep that sun kissed hair color or just thinking about a little touch of fall color?

If you are not ready for a total hair color makeover, you can just relax and take things slow. Begin your transformation by adding few subtle Face Framing Highlights to your hairstyle. Margy recommends that the highlight color be somewhat close to the base tone. Such a simple trick will add extra volume and movement to your hairstyle. Brunettes can go for golden blonde and honey blonde highlights. Women with blonde hair can add light brown highlights.

Book an appointment today and Margy will be happy to consult with you on adding a few subtle highlights. M2 Salon (919)257-9007.

As the hot summer months approach us, it is time to prepare for all that North Carolina has to offer. There are outdoor concerts, beach & lake time, street festivals and other outdoor fun dates, for which most of us are not looking to spend hours on our hair everyday. Here are some of our favorite summer hairstyles for when it gets too hot to move, let alone blow-dry, flat iron or curl.

The Ballerina Bun
A tight high bun will help keep you cool in the summer heat and will also give you an instant elegant feel. To get this look, spritz damp hair with texturizing spray and pull it back into a high ponytail then twist the tail around the base and secure your hair with bobby pins. If you’re short on time, try slipping in a hair donut. The donut will quickly create the same look and also help keep shorter layers in place.

The Tuck and Cover
The Tuck and Cover is another easy hairstyle that will keep your shoulders cool during the hotter months. To get this look, all you need is a stretchy headband. You can find step-by-step instructions here and watch a video tutorial here. To summarize, all of your hair should be wrapped up and then tucked into the band. If any tails or flyaways slip out just wrap and retuck them. If any of them are too short to reach, hide them within the loops. Finish with hairspray.

Dutch Braid Accented Ponytail
Summer is the perfect time to showoff your best braids. We love this hairstyle because it is easy and time efficient. Try this hairstyle on either wet or dry hair. You can find step-by-instructions here and watch a video tutorial here.
Thank you for reading our post! Share with us YOUR favorite summer hairstyles in the comments below! Don’t forget that M2 Salon is here for all of your hair care needs.

Balayage Hair Highlighting M2 Salon Morrisville – Margy Finegan, Owner and Hair-stylist at M2 Salon in Morrisville, NC., has stepped up her hair highlights game by offering Blondor Freelights by Wella Professionals!

This is a Balayage hair highlighting technique, which is also called “hair painting,” that creates the most natural-looking results because Margy paints on the highlights by hand, and can scatter them throughout your hair in a more truly “sunkissed” and haphazard pattern. If you’re looking to brighten up your look with some highlights, it’s time to acquaint yourself with this increasingly popular balayage highlight technique. In major cities across America (yes, including celebrity hubs like New York City and Los Angeles), Balayage highlights have become just as popular, if not even more, than traditional foil highlighting. “Balayage used to be considered a specialty technique, but it is now the trend for the future because it is in such demand.” explains Margy.

While Margy loves offering both the traditional highlighting technique and Balayage to clients, she does see a bit more flexibility on where you want to place the highlights and the pattern can look more natural on certain base colors with Balayage.

The “painting” of the hair also creates a more natural-looking color. Margy says, “With balayage, I start painting the color on the upper midshaft which is where the sun naturally hits your hair the most. Then, I gently paint up to the roots, which makes the growth at the scalp look more gradual.”

If you’re in search of the grown-out ombre highlight effect, balayage is the way to go. It also has another added benefit: Longer lasting results. “Since the grow out at the roots isn’t as obvious, you can wait a little longer before getting a touch up,” she says. Foils usually require a visit to the salon every six to 8 weeks, but with balayage, a client can go eight to ten weeks or even a little longer.

However, if you have dark brown or black hair, balayage alone may not be the best option for you. “To lighten up dark hair, you need the heat from the foils to achieve a very light effect,” cautions Margy. “I sometimes like to use both techniques on a client to create a mix of bold and natural-looking highlights. It’s important to find a colorist who knows how to do both techniques to achieve balayage highlights on dark hair.” Margy advises, “They truly are different and it’s about choosing which one is good for you, as opposed to finding a colorist who just does one technique or the other.”

Schedule today online at m2salonnc.com or call Margy direct at (919) 257-9007.

Balayage Hair Highlighting M2 Salon Morrisville