Learn more about the top trends for autumn/winter 2018 – from drinking your skincare to ditching shampoo for good.
Here’s what’s trending in the world of health, hair and beauty for autumn/winter 2018.
‘Negative Space’ hair colouring
It might sound more sci-fi than hair-related, but this new colour trend is set to take balayage to another level.
This new type of balayage is more sophisticated and natural-looking than the current approach – making the colour more maintainable, too. And it’s being picked up by A-listers and bloggers everywhere.
Jack Howard, celebrity colourist at the iconic Paul Edmonds salons, also known as the ‘balayage king’, explains all: “Negative space refers to the darker areas needed to make your lighter pieces of balayage really pop.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a blonde or a brunette; this is a must for luxe-looking hair. 
What you’re looking for is a soft contrast between light and dark, NOT a stripe, and the negative space should be your base colour – not darker, not lighter, not orange, not ashy!
This is done by a balayage application, not using foils. Negative space is either your natural hair colour against pre-lightened colour, or we create negative space with hair colour – you need the contrast to stop colour looking solid and unnatural.”
He adds: “Think of it in terms of an old-fashioned lowlight; negative space is a more modern conversation about depth and creating dimension.
You don’t want negative space around the face; the placement needs to be thought about and personalised for each individual look. It fits perfectly with the pushback to a more natural sophisticated feel, the opposite of the heavy colour incarnations and bright blondes.”
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