Highlights & Lowlights in Chatham, NJ

Highlights & Lowlights at Studio 360 Salon, Chatham Township, NJ

Full highlights, partial highlights, babylights, lowlights, and dimensional foil color.

About Our Highlight & Lowlight Services

Highlights and lowlights are among the most transformative and versatile color services available, offering the ability to add brightness, depth, dimension, and movement to any hair color. At Studio 360 Salon in Chatham Township, New Jersey, our colorists are experts in the art of foiling, using a variety of techniques to create everything from subtle, natural-looking dimension to bold, high-contrast brightness. Whether you want to lighten your overall look, add warmth to a cool base, create a multi-tonal effect that catches the light from every angle, or simply add a few face-framing highlights to brighten your complexion, our team has the skill and creativity to deliver exceptional results.

Full highlights involve placing foils throughout the entire head, lifting every section to create an all-over lightened effect. This technique is ideal for clients who want maximum brightness and an overall lighter look without committing to a single-process blonde. The density and placement of the foils can be adjusted to create anything from a soft, natural blonde to a bright, platinum-level result. Partial highlights, on the other hand, focus on the top layers of the hair, the crown, and the face-framing sections, adding brightness and dimension where it is most visible while leaving the underneath layers darker for depth and contrast.

Babylights are an ultra-fine, delicate highlighting technique that creates a very subtle, naturally sun-kissed effect. Using very thin sections of hair in the foils, our colorists can replicate the kind of natural highlighting that children often have from spending time outdoors. The result is soft, luminous, and incredibly natural-looking—perfect for clients who want a barely-there enhancement that adds shimmer and dimension without an obvious highlighted look. Babylights are especially beautiful on blondes and light brunettes, though they can be adapted for darker hair as well.

Lowlights are the complement to highlights, adding darker strands throughout lighter hair to create depth, richness, and dimension. They are an excellent option for clients who have been highlighted over time and feel their color has become too one-dimensional or washed out. Lowlights restore the natural tonal variation that makes hair look healthy, thick, and multi-faceted. Our colorists often combine highlights and lowlights in a single session to create a truly dimensional, multi-tonal effect that is rich, complex, and uniquely flattering.

Pricing

Service	Starting At
Partial Highlights	$125
Full Highlights	$175
Babylights	$175+
Lowlights	$125+
Highlights with Toner/Gloss	$35 additional

*Final pricing depends on hair length, density, desired level of brightness, and the technique used. A complimentary consultation ensures an accurate estimate.

Why Choose Studio 360 for Highlights

Highlight placement is a precision craft that requires technical mastery, an eye for balance, and a deep understanding of how light interacts with different hair colors and textures. At Studio 360 Salon, our colorists approach every foil with intention, considering factors like your natural base color, skin undertone, face shape, and lifestyle to create highlights that look natural, dimensional, and perfectly tailored to you. Residents of Chatham Township, Chatham Borough, Madison, Summit, and New Providence trust our team to deliver highlights that are seamlessly blended, beautifully toned, and never streaky, brassy, or harsh.

Conveniently located at 650 Shunpike Road in Chatham Township, our salon is a favorite among clients from Berkeley Heights, Morristown, Florham Park, Livingston, Short Hills, Millburn, Springfield, Westfield, Basking Ridge, and Mendham. Our reputation for flawless foilwork draws clients from across Morris County, Union County, Essex County, and Somerset County who demand the highest quality in their highlight services. We take the time to get it right, and we never compromise on the quality of our work.

What makes Studio 360’s highlight services exceptional is our combination of artistic vision and technical precision. Our colorists stay at the forefront of highlighting trends and techniques through ongoing education, and they bring that knowledge to every appointment. Whether you want classic, natural-looking highlights, trendy face-framing money pieces, ultra-fine babylights, or a complex combination of highlights and lowlights for maximum dimension, we have the talent and the tools to deliver results that exceed your expectations.

Our Highlight Specialists

Michael Neglio — Master Hair Stylist

Michael’s precision and meticulous attention to detail make him an outstanding highlight artist. His foil placement is consistently clean, strategic, and intentional, creating highlights that are evenly distributed, perfectly blended, and flawlessly toned. Michael is especially renowned for his brunette-to-blonde foil transformations, where he uses a combination of highlighting techniques and precise toning to take dark-haired clients to beautiful, dimensional blondes without compromising hair health. His understanding of lifting science and tonal control ensures that every set of highlights looks polished, professional, and natural.

Caitlin Richards — Hair Color Specialist

Caitlin brings over a decade of dedicated color expertise to her foilwork, creating highlights that range from whisper-soft babylights to bold, bright, full-head highlights and everything in between. She has an exceptional ability to customize the size, placement, and density of her foils to create precisely the look each client envisions. Caitlin is also highly skilled at combining highlights with lowlights to build rich, multi-dimensional color that has depth at the root, brightness at the mid-lengths and ends, and a cohesive tonal story throughout. Her toning expertise ensures that every set of highlights is finished to perfection, free of brassiness and full of luminous shine.

Kathy Allocco — Professional Hair Stylist

With more than four decades of experience, Kathy’s highlighting technique is refined, reliable, and consistently beautiful. She excels at creating natural, classic highlights that enhance her clients’ features with timeless elegance. Kathy’s ability to read hair texture and density allows her to place foils with precision, ensuring even coverage and a balanced result every time. Her clients particularly value her expertise in maintaining and refining highlighted hair over time, keeping the color looking fresh and dimensional through careful, strategic maintenance appointments.

Jen Pressman — Professional Hair Stylist

Jen’s trend-savvy approach to highlighting keeps her clients at the forefront of modern color. She excels at translating the latest editorial and social media trends into wearable, personalized highlight looks, including money pieces, face-framing highlights, and dimensional blends that combine multiple techniques in a single service. Jen’s technical skill and creative vision make her a standout choice for clients who want a modern, fashion-forward take on classic highlights.

What to Expect During Your Highlight Appointment

Step 1: Consultation. Your colorist will begin with a detailed discussion about your goals, examining your current color, natural base, and hair condition. Together, you will decide on the type of highlights (full, partial, babylights, or a combination), the desired tone (warm, cool, or neutral), and the overall density and placement strategy.

Step 2: Sectioning & Foiling. Your colorist will methodically section your hair and apply lightener to individual strands using foils. Each foil is placed with precision to ensure even, consistent results. The size and spacing of the foils determine the final look—thinner, tighter foils for a more natural effect and thicker, more saturated foils for bolder brightness.

Step 3: Processing & Monitoring. Once all foils are in place, the lightener processes under carefully controlled conditions. Your colorist will monitor the development, checking foils periodically to ensure consistent lifting and optimal results. Processing time varies based on your starting level and desired result.

Step 4: Rinse & Toning. When the desired level of lift is achieved, the foils are removed and your hair is thoroughly rinsed. A custom toner or gloss is then applied to neutralize any unwanted warmth, refine the tone, and add a beautiful, polished finish. Toning is an essential step that transforms raw lift into a cohesive, intentional shade.

Step 5: Condition, Style & Reveal. Your hair is treated with a professional conditioner to restore moisture and softness, then blow-dried and styled so you can see your new highlights in all their dimensional glory. Your colorist will review the result from every angle and provide aftercare instructions to keep your highlights looking vibrant.

Highlights & Lowlights FAQs

Aftercare Tips for Highlighted Hair

Keep your highlights looking salon-fresh with these professional aftercare tips:

• Use sulfate-free, color-safe shampoo and conditioner formulated for color-treated hair to prevent fading and maintain vibrancy.
• Incorporate a purple or blue toning shampoo once a week to neutralize brassiness and keep your highlights cool and bright.
• Wash with cool or lukewarm water to preserve the cuticle seal and prevent color from washing out prematurely.
• Deep condition weekly to replenish moisture in lightened strands and maintain softness, shine, and elasticity.
• Limit heat styling and always apply a heat protectant spray before blow-drying or using hot tools to prevent further damage to lightened hair.
• Protect from sun and chlorine by wearing a hat or applying UV-protective spray when spending extended time outdoors, and rinse hair with clean water before and after swimming.
• Book toner refreshes between appointments to keep your highlights looking polished and brass-free throughout your maintenance cycle.

Book Your Highlights Appointment

Whether you are ready for sun-kissed babylights, bold full highlights, or a rich combination of highlights and lowlights, our colorists at Studio 360 Salon are here to create your perfect dimensional color. Schedule your consultation today.