96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $50
- In Surry Hills
- Highlights $50
- Hair colour $130
Highlights & balayage in Surry Hills
11 of the 30 colour specialists here are in Surry Hills itself, with the rest a short trip away, most start between $30 and $166, 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 Surry Hills, 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–$166
- Open past 7pm
- 20 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 Surry Hills
Ordered by how well each one fits a typical colour specialist request here — not by advertising spend, and not purely by rating.
Searching from Surry Hills
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $225
- 1.1 km from Surry Hills — about a 14 minute walk
- 8 reviews mention highlights
“The balayage is so dimensional and warm, exactly the elegant, youthful look I hoped for.”
- Highlights $225
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $270
- 674 m from Surry Hills — about a 8 minute walk
- 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
96 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $65
- 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
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Hair colour — $40
- 1.5 km from Surry Hills — about a 4 minute drive
- 8 reviews mention highlights
“I am super happy with my hair; the highlights, the cut, everything looks amazing.”
- Hair colour $40
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $190
- 1.1 km from Surry Hills — about a 13 minute walk
- 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
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $166
- 1.5 km from Surry Hills — about a 4 minute drive
- Highlights $166
94 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $220
- 860 m from Surry Hills — about a 11 minute walk
- 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
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $60
- 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
Hairdresser - George Giavis at The Blonde Room
Woollahra2.3 kmMid-range5.0(39)
Beauty salon · High energy · Private
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- 2.3 km from Surry Hills — about a 5 minute drive
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- In Surry Hills
- 6 reviews mention highlights
“I had blonde balayage, olaplex treatment, cut and style and I absolutely love it!!”
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- In Surry Hills
- 8 reviews mention highlights
“I had foils/balayage, toner and a cut with Renata!”
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $405
- 1.7 km from Surry Hills — about a 4 minute drive
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“Very quick to complete a full head of foils & the perfect blonde!”
- Highlights $405
- Hair colour $75
93 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $430
- In Surry Hills
- Highlights $430
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $320
- 866 m from Surry Hills — about a 11 minute walk
- Highlights $320
- Hair colour $50
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- 1.7 km from Surry Hills — about a 4 minute drive
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“If you were born a blonde he knows just how to make you feel back in your youthful element with a balayage that lasts months.”
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $370
- In Surry Hills
- Highlights $370
- Hair colour $350
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $225
- In Surry Hills
- 2 reviews mention highlights
“First time doing a balayage and I'm so happy with the result (which is usually really rare) !”
- Highlights $225
- Hair colour $99
92 per cent match — Excellent match
- Haircut — $65
- 1.8 km from Surry Hills — about a 4 minute drive
- 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
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $150
- 2.2 km from Surry Hills — about a 5 minute drive
- 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
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $40
- 863 m from Surry Hills — about a 11 minute walk
- Highlights $40
- Hair colour $18
91 per cent match — Excellent match
- In Surry Hills
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“Loved the O&M products she used with natural ingredients which made it feel nourished and not damaged like previous Balayage treatments I've had.”
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $270
- 2.1 km from Surry Hills — about a 5 minute drive
- Highlights $270
- Hair colour $15
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $752
- 3.6 km away in Bondi Junction
- 3 reviews mention highlights
“After a full head of highlights my hair is in great condition, showing the high quality of products and Helen’s process.”
- Highlights $752
90 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $230
- 3.8 km away in Bondi Junction
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“I am so happy with the colour and highlights, it looks so natural and vibrant.”
- Highlights $230
- Hair colour $130
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $230
- In Surry Hills
- Highlights $230
- Hair colour $70
The Colour House | Bondi | Blonde & Colour Specialist
Bondi3.6 kmPremium4.8(40)
Hair salon · Consultation-led
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $92
- 3.6 km away in Bondi
- Highlights $92
- Hair colour $5
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- 3.7 km away in Newtown
- 4 reviews mention highlights
“Took my partner here for a full head of foils.”
89 per cent match — Excellent match
- 5.2 km away in Bondi
- 7 reviews mention highlights
“Elegant and subtle highlights!”
88 per cent match — Excellent match
- Highlights — $123
- In Surry Hills
- Highlights $123
- Hair colour $45
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