98 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $70
- In Essendon
- Highlights $70
- Hair colour $80
Highlights & balayage in Essendon
6 of the 30 colour specialists here are in Essendon itself, with the rest a short trip away, prices start between $10 and $750, and all of them are appointment-only.
Or describe exactly what you want and we’ll narrow it down
Highlights & balayage in Essendon, 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.
- Prices from
- $10–$750
- 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 Melbourne for pricing, timing and what to ask before you book.
30 places in and around Essendon
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from Essendon
97 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $185
- In Essendon
- Highlights $185
- Hair colour $115
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $120
- In Essendon
- Highlights $120
- Hair colour $60
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $135
- In Essendon
- Highlights $135
- Hair colour $72
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $63
- 2.0 km from Essendon — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $63
- Hair colour $35
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $294
- In Essendon
- Highlights $294
- Hair colour $35
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $50
- 2.2 km from Essendon — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $50
- Hair colour $15
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $275
- 2.6 km from Essendon — about a 6 minute drive
- Highlights $275
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $100
- 2.1 km from Essendon — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $100
- Hair colour $50
Hairdressers Ascot Vale EmilyFerratoHair Hair Salon Essendon
Ascot Vale2.6 kmPremium4.8(94)
Hair salon · Friendly · Beginner friendly
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $85
- 2.6 km from Essendon — about a 6 minute drive
- Highlights $85
- Hair colour $55
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $245
- 2.5 km from Essendon — about a 6 minute drive
- Highlights $245
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $45
- 1.6 km from Essendon — about a 4 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I originally booked Amber over a year ago for a full head of foils and hair extensions.”
- Highlights $45
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $105
- In Essendon
- Highlights $105
- Hair colour $30
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $33
- 3.1 km away in Pascoe Vale
- Highlights $33
- Hair colour $10
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $65
- 4.6 km away in Brunswick
- Highlights $65
- Hair colour $20
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $60
- 4.7 km away in Brunswick
- Highlights $60
- Hair colour $80
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $80
- 4.8 km away in Coburg
- Highlights $80
- Hair colour $50
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $750
- 4.7 km away in Coburg
- Highlights $750
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 4.6 km away in Coburg
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $350
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $450
- 5.6 km away in Brunswick East
- Highlights $450
- Hair colour $350
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $235
- 4.9 km away in Brunswick
- Highlights $235
- Hair colour $10
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $75
- 2.4 km from Essendon — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $75
- Hair colour $45
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $100
- 5.6 km away in Brunswick East
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Gabriella did an absolutely incredible job transforming my hair from my natural brown to a beautiful blonde balayage.”
- Highlights $100
- Hair colour $125
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $115
- 3.4 km away in Maribyrnong
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“The colour and highlights are always beautiful, and I consistently receive compliments after my appointments.”
- Highlights $115
85 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $75
- 5.7 km away in Coburg
- Highlights $75
- Hair colour $10
82 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $50
- 5.9 km away in Brunswick East
- Highlights $50
- Hair colour $140
81 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $130
- 5.1 km away in Glenroy
- Highlights $130
- Hair colour $120
56 per cent match — Worth considering
- 2.2 km from Essendon — about a 5 minute drive
- Hair colour $22
55 per cent match — Worth considering
- 2.6 km from Essendon — about a 6 minute drive
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“Today, at the end of a full head of foils I felt so much gratitude for James and his attention to detail.”
- Hair colour $155
55 per cent match — Worth considering
- 1.8 km from Essendon — about a 4 minute drive
- Hair colour $25