95 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 1.6 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $85
Highlights & balayage in North Sydney
3 of the 30 colour specialists here are in North Sydney itself, with the rest a short trip away, most start between $30 and $85, and all of them are appointment-only.
Or describe exactly what you want and we’ll narrow it down
Highlights & balayage in North Sydney, 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
- $30–$85
- Open past 7pm
- 21 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 Sydney 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 North Sydney
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from North Sydney
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 1.4 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“She is absolutely brilliant with her colour & highlights & a scissor expert!”
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $25
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $15
- 656 m from North Sydney — about a 8 minute walk
- Highlights $15
- Hair colour $30
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $225
- 4.3 km away in Darlinghurst
- 8 reviews mention highlights
“The balayage is so dimensional and warm, exactly the elegant, youthful look I hoped for.”
- Highlights $225
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $75
- In North Sydney
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I love the result, the highlights she did for me, and how kind she always is to me.”
- Highlights $75
- Hair colour $59
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $190
- 1.9 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $190
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 3.1 km away in Sydney
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I had blonde foils done and they absolutely nailed the colour—I'm so happy with how it turned out.”
- Highlights $150
- Hair colour $15
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $280
- 6.0 km away in Seaforth
- 10 reviews mention highlights
“So happy with my brunette balayage.”
- Highlights $280
- Hair colour $100
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- 1.7 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“My blonde foils are perfect every time…natural, and beautifully blended.”
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Haircut — $65
- 3.6 km away in Sydney
- 6 reviews mention highlights
“She’s amazing at shaping my hair, and my blonde highlights and toner always turn out perfect, the colour looks incredible and lasts for ages.”
- Haircut $65
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $270
- 5.1 km away in Darlinghurst
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“The French balayage he does in a way that works into my natural colour so that it doesn't have obvious regrowth as it grows out.”
- Highlights $270
- Hair colour $50
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $65
- 5.0 km away in Surry Hills
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“My balayage turned out absolutely stunning — exactly what I wanted, but even better.”
- Highlights $65
- Hair colour $30
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $8
- In North Sydney
- Highlights $8
- Hair colour $15
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $270
- 3.4 km away in Sydney
- Highlights $270
- Hair colour $15
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $120
- 1.4 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- Reviews are split on highlights
- Highlights $120
- Hair colour $80
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $245
- 3.1 km away in Balmain
- Highlights $245
- Hair colour $50
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $220
- 4.6 km away in Darlinghurst
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Through all this time, I trust him with all my heart to do my balayage, foils with perfection without causing any damages, which matters the most for me.”
- Highlights $220
87 per cent match — Strong match
- 839 m from North Sydney — about a 10 minute walk
- Reviews are split on highlights
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $25
- 5.1 km away in Drummoyne
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“I'm so happy with my blonde balayage that I did in this salon”
- Highlights $25
- Hair colour $30
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $97
- 965 m from North Sydney — about a 12 minute walk
- Highlights $97
- Hair colour $67
87 per cent match — Strong match
- 4.5 km away in Surry Hills
- 6 reviews mention highlights
“I had blonde balayage, olaplex treatment, cut and style and I absolutely love it!!”
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $190
- 5.4 km away in Paddington
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“I went for full head foils and a hair cut with Dae and I couldn’t have been happier!”
- Highlights $190
- Hair colour $85
87 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $60
- 5.1 km away in Drummoyne
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Isabelle has transformed my hair from pink, blonde, balayage, silver blonde, platinum, short hair and even 21.5inch …”
- Highlights $60
- Hair colour $60
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $135
- 2.1 km from North Sydney — about a 5 minute drive
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“She gave me some highlights around my hairline to brighten my face and blended blond …”
- Highlights $135
- Hair colour $38
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $320
- 1.6 km from North Sydney — about a 4 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“Pamela did a great job yet again - half head highlights and cut.”
- Highlights $320
- Hair colour $50
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $220
- 4.8 km away in Rozelle
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“Great experience had foils, toning, treatment, cut and blow dry.”
- Highlights $220
- Hair colour $110
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $60
- 4.8 km away in Surry Hills
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Roddy sorted my hair out after I’d had a bad balayage somewhere else.”
- Highlights $60
- Hair colour $30
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $405
- 5.7 km away in Paddington
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Very quick to complete a full head of foils & the perfect blonde!”
- Highlights $405
- Hair colour $75
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $180
- 685 m from North Sydney — about a 9 minute walk
- Highlights $180
- Hair colour $50
86 per cent match — Strong match
- Highlights — $130
- In North Sydney
- Highlights $130
- Hair colour $60
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- Highlights & balayage in Darlinghurst
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