97 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $220
- 1.1 km from East Brisbane — about a 14 minute walk
- Highlights $220
- Hair colour $30
Highlights & balayage in East Brisbane
5 of the 30 colour specialists here are in East Brisbane itself, with the rest a short trip away, most start between $40 and $235, and all of them are appointment-only. The area is strongest on blonde.
Or describe exactly what you want and we’ll narrow it down
Highlights & balayage in East Brisbane, at a glance
Foils, babylights and balayage are different techniques for different results, and the maintenance they need varies enormously. Deciding how often you are willing to sit in a chair is as important as choosing the shade.
- Most start between
- $40–$235
- Open past 7pm
- 22 of 30
What to look for
- Balayage grows out softly and can be left for three to four months. Foils give more lift but show regrowth sooner.
- Ask to see work on hair that started the same colour as yours, not just the finished blondes.
Read the full guide to highlights & balayage in Brisbane, QLD for pricing, timing and what to ask before you book.
How much do highlights and balayage cost in Australia? Half of what Australian businesses publish sits between $130 and $280.
30 places in and around East Brisbane
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from East Brisbane
95 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $320
- In East Brisbane
- Highlights $320
- Hair colour $135
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $330
- 769 m from East Brisbane — about a 10 minute walk
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I’m obsessed with my vanilla blonde balayage and have had so many compliments already.”
- Highlights $330
- Hair colour $235
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- 1.0 km from East Brisbane — about a 13 minute walk
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Anna was completely delightful and so skilled at the 'lived in blonde' balayage look - could not recommend her more highly.”
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $155
- 3.0 km from East Brisbane — about a 7 minute drive
- 6 reviews mention highlights
“I truly couldn’t be more happy with the result of my full head of foils!”
- Highlights $155
- Hair colour $70
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $207
- 1.4 km from East Brisbane — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $207
- Hair colour $55
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $230
- 3.4 km away in Newstead
- Highlights $230
- Hair colour $20
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- In East Brisbane
Kaitlyn Wagner Hairdressing
Hawthorne3.1 kmPremium4.9(238)
Beauty salon · High energy · Consultation-led
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $130
- 3.1 km away in Hawthorne
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I had a big change with a lot of length cut off and a half head of foils, and she absolutely nailed it.”
- Highlights $130
- Hair colour $20
Alejandro Style | Blonde & Nanoplasty Specialist Brisbane
Woolloongabba946 mMid-range5.0(108)
Hair salon · Friendly
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- 946 m from East Brisbane — about a 12 minute walk
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I had been going to the same stylist for over 2 years getting half a head of foils & saw AS on a FB reel & felt I wanted a change.”
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $320
- 946 m from East Brisbane — about a 12 minute walk
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“She truly knows how to do highlights and achieve the exact tone you’re looking for.”
- Highlights $320
- Hair colour $239
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $424
- 3.4 km away in Newstead
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“The last balayage I had, all of the blonde break off afterwards and my hair was dry and frizzy afterwards, as well as looking streaky.”
- Highlights $424
- Hair colour $53
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $250
- 3.1 km away in Fortitude Valley
- Highlights $250
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $350
- 1.2 km from East Brisbane — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $350
- Hair colour $130
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 4.0 km away in West End
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $110
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $649
- 3.2 km away in Spring Hill
- Highlights $649
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $16
- 5.2 km away in Toowong
- Highlights $16
- Hair colour $18
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $180
- 3.5 km away in Newstead
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“The professional demeanor was fantastic - Jo listened to my thoughts on a new hair color, highlights and cut and provided very good insight on what we could achieve.”
- Highlights $180
- Hair colour $65
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $260
- In East Brisbane
- Highlights $260
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $40
- 4.4 km away in Cannon Hill
- Highlights $40
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $45.80
- In East Brisbane
- Highlights $45.80
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $410
- 5.4 km away in Red Hill
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I’ve always been hit and miss with hairdressers getting my blonde foils right, but these girls get it perfect every single time.”
- Highlights $410
- Hair colour $400
87 per cent match — Strong match
- 3.9 km away in Newstead
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Eleena did 1/2 head of blonde foils, exactly the colour I wanted (a white, and clean blonde).”
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $350
- 631 m from East Brisbane — about a 8 minute walk
- Highlights $350
- Hair colour $35
86 per cent match — Strong match
- 5.5 km away in St Lucia
- 7 reviews mention highlights
“Full head foils and colour.”
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $50
- 901 m from East Brisbane — about a 11 minute walk
- Highlights $50
Aoife Marie Hair Artistry
East Brisbane271 mMid-range5.0(20)
Hair salon · Beginner friendly · Friendly
85 per cent match — Strong match
- In East Brisbane
85 per cent match — Strong match
- 2.6 km from East Brisbane — about a 6 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“The way he foils my hair …”
85 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $175
- 4.7 km away in Paddington
- Highlights $175
- Hair colour $128
85 per cent match — Strong match
- Hair colour — $135
- 1.7 km from East Brisbane — about a 4 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Kelly did such a great job on my blonde foils, would highly recommend!”
- Hair colour $135
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