96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $220
- 1.7 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $220
- Hair colour $30
Highlights & balayage in New Farm
3 of the 30 colour specialists here are in New Farm 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 New Farm, 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
- 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 $130 and $280.
30 places in and around New Farm
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from New Farm
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $230
- 1.2 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $230
- Hair colour $20
95 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $155
- 1.4 km from New Farm — about a 4 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
Kaitlyn Wagner Hairdressing
Hawthorne1.6 kmPremium4.9(238)
Beauty salon · High energy · Consultation-led
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $130
- 1.6 km from New Farm — about a 4 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
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $424
- 1.2 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- 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 — $250
- 1.2 km from New Farm — about a 15 minute walk
- Highlights $250
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- 2.6 km from New Farm — about a 6 minute drive
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Anna was completely delightful and so skilled at the 'lived in blonde' balayage look - could not recommend her more highly.”
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $330
- 3.0 km from New Farm — about a 7 minute drive
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I’m obsessed with my vanilla blonde balayage and have had so many compliments already.”
- Highlights $330
- Hair colour $235
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $320
- 2.5 km from New Farm — about a 6 minute drive
- Highlights $320
- Hair colour $135
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $649
- 1.8 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $649
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $180
- 1.3 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- 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
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- 1.7 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- 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 — $350
- In New Farm
- Highlights $350
- Hair colour $130
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $90
- 4.2 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 — $60
- 2.0 km from New Farm — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $60
- Hair colour $60
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- 1.8 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $410
- 4.3 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
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $40
- 3.8 km away in Cannon Hill
- Highlights $40
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $207
- 3.6 km away in Greenslopes
- Highlights $207
- Hair colour $55
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $100
- 1.6 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $100
- Hair colour $20
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $150
- 4.3 km away in West End
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $110
Alejandro Style | Blonde & Nanoplasty Specialist Brisbane
Woolloongabba2.5 kmMid-range5.0(108)
Hair salon · Friendly
87 per cent match — Strong match
- 2.5 km from New Farm — about a 6 minute drive
- 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.”
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $320
- 2.5 km from New Farm — about a 6 minute drive
- 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
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $107
- 4.2 km away in Red Hill
- Highlights $107
- Hair colour $33
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $89.95
- 854 m from New Farm — about a 11 minute walk
- 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
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $175
- 3.8 km away in Paddington
- Highlights $175
- Hair colour $128
87 per cent match — Strong match
- In New Farm
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I had a lovely balayage done today by Kirra.”
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $16
- 5.7 km away in Toowong
- Highlights $16
- Hair colour $18
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $500
- In New Farm
- Reviews are split on highlights
- Highlights $500
85 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $239
- 1.2 km from New Farm — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $239
- Hair colour $299
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