96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $230
- 1.2 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 15 minute walk
- Highlights $230
- Hair colour $20
Highlights & balayage in Fortitude Valley
4 of the 30 colour specialists here are in Fortitude Valley itself, with the rest a short trip away, most start between $35 and $130, 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 Fortitude Valley, 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
- $35–$130
- Open past 7pm
- 25 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 $125 and $277.
30 places in and around Fortitude Valley
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from Fortitude Valley
95 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $250
- In Fortitude Valley
- Highlights $250
95 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $220
- 2.5 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 6 minute drive
- Highlights $220
- Hair colour $30
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $424
- 598 m from Fortitude Valley — about a 7 minute walk
- 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
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $155
- 2.3 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 5 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 — $649
- 987 m from Fortitude Valley — about a 12 minute walk
- Highlights $649
Kaitlyn Wagner Hairdressing
Hawthorne2.5 kmPremium4.9(236)
Beauty salon · High energy · Consultation-led
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $130
- 2.5 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 6 minute drive
- 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
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $180
- 544 m from Fortitude Valley — about a 7 minute walk
- 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
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- 892 m from Fortitude Valley — about a 11 minute walk
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Eleena did 1/2 head of blonde foils, exactly the colour I wanted (a white, and clean blonde).”
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $410
- 3.2 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
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $110
- 1.2 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 15 minute walk
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“A few weeks ago, I got highlights done somewhere else and they turned out way too chunky and weren’t toned properly (I literally had three colors on my hair) I i”
- Highlights $110
- Hair colour $100
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $100
- In Fortitude Valley
- Highlights $100
- Hair colour $20
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $60
- 1.4 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $60
- Hair colour $60
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- 3.3 km away in Woolloongabba
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Anna was completely delightful and so skilled at the 'lived in blonde' balayage look - could not recommend her more highly.”
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $90
- 3.9 km away in Ascot
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“What a Wonderful warm and friendly team and Darna did a fantastic job with my blonde foils, cut and blow dry, absolutely stunning.”
- Highlights $90
- Hair colour $95
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $330
- 4.0 km away in Woolloongabba
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I’m obsessed with my vanilla blonde balayage and have had so many compliments already.”
- Highlights $330
- Hair colour $235
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $61
- 4.3 km away in Norman Park
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“Lily, my hairdresser took the time to find out what I wanted and hoped for before starting my foils.”
- Highlights $61
- Hair colour $35
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $107
- 3.1 km away in Red Hill
- Highlights $107
- Hair colour $33
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $330
- 706 m from Fortitude Valley — about a 9 minute walk
- Highlights $330
- Hair colour $90
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $239
- In Fortitude Valley
- Highlights $239
- Hair colour $299
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $150
- 4.1 km away in West End
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $110
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $105
- 3.1 km away in Wilston
- Highlights $105
- Hair colour $95
87 per cent match — Strong match
- In Fortitude Valley
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“My third visit with Atto for blonde foils and I will not be looking to go anywhere else.”
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $350
- 2.2 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $350
- Hair colour $130
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $16
- 5.4 km away in Toowong
- Highlights $16
- Hair colour $18
86 per cent match — Strong match
- 2.9 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 7 minute drive
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Hair colour — $40
- 1.1 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 14 minute walk
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I went in with hideous orange, unblended striped highlights.”
- Hair colour $40
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $89.95
- 1.3 km from Fortitude Valley — about a 4 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I have had three appointments with an assortment of treatments; root touch ups, deep conditioning, toner, highlights, cut, blowouts - all fantastic.”
- Highlights $89.95
- Hair colour $51.95
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $320
- 3.3 km away in Woolloongabba
- 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
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $40
- 4.9 km away in Cannon Hill
- Highlights $40
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