Highlights Filter: Try Balayage Before You Book
What would I look like with highlights? Upload a selfie and our highlights filter tries 12 balayage, melt and lowlight looks on your own hair in seconds.
Virtual Hair Highlights Try-On in 3 Steps
Three steps and about 30 seconds. No sign-up for your first color.
Upload a Selfie
Face the camera in soft daylight and wear your hair down so the lengths are visible.
Choose a Look
Caramel, icy pearl, copper or berry balayage, a melt or lowlights. Tap one in the grid above.
Preview and Compare
See the dimension on your hair in seconds, try a few more and save your favorite for your colorist.
A Realistic Balayage Filter, Not Painted Stripes
Most hair highlight filters paint even stripes on top of your hair. HairHunt places lighter pieces where a colorist would, around your face and through the lengths, with natural depth at the roots, so the result looks hand-painted.
Your Cut and Texture Stay
Curls stay curly and layers stay layered. Only the color changes, so you judge the highlights and nothing else.
12 Multi-Tone Looks
Caramel, copper, icy pearl, rosewood, berry and mermaid balayage, plus melts and neutral bronde.
Lowlights and Gray Blending
Not after brighter? Try Gray With Lowlights or Gray Blending Bronde for soft dimension.
Blonde Highlights Too
For brighter blonde highlights, compare the icy pearl and caramel balayage with the shades on the blonde hair filter.
Results in Seconds
Compare caramel, copper and icy pearl on the same photo in under a minute.
Private by Default
Your photo is used only to generate your result and isn't stored unless you create an account. It is never shared or sold.
Balayage and Highlight Looks to Try
Not sure where to start? Try one of these eight. Tap one to preview it on your photo.
Caramel Balayage
Warm caramel pieces on brown.
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Icy Pearl Balayage
Cool, bright blonde ribbons.
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Copper Balayage
Warm copper through the lengths.
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Neutral Bronde
A soft mix of brown and blonde.
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Rosewood Balayage
Muted pink-brown dimension.
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Berry Balayage
Rich berry tones on dark hair.
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Black-Red Melt
Black roots melting into red.
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Gray With Lowlights
Depth for gray or silver hair.
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Which Highlights Suit You?
Use these four checks to narrow down your highlights, then test your shortlist above.
Match Your Undertone
Warm undertones suit caramel, honey and copper pieces. Cool undertones suit icy pearl, ash and rosewood.
Pick the Technique
Balayage is hand-painted and grows out softly, foil highlights are brighter and more even, and lowlights add depth.
Frame Your Face
Brighter pieces around the face lift your skin tone, so keep the lightest tones there for the most impact.
Plan the Upkeep
Balayage needs a refresh every 3–4 months, foils every 6–10 weeks, and a toner keeps blonde pieces from turning brassy.
Tips for a More Realistic Highlights Preview
Dimension shows best in good light.
- 1Use soft daylight. Side light shows the difference between roots and highlights.
- 2Wear your hair down. Loose hair shows where the lighter pieces fall.
- 3Skip filters and beauty modes. They blur fine color detail.
- 4Try a few photos. Highlights look different on straight and curled hair.
- 5Compare warm and cool. Try caramel and icy pearl side by side.
- 6Remember your starting color. Highlights on very dark hair may need more than one session.
Highlights and a New Cut?
Try 300+ haircuts on your photo with the AI hairstyle changer, then add the highlights from this page. It's the easiest way to plan a full makeover in one go.
Try On HairstylesLong Layers + Caramel Balayage
Layers catch the light and show every tone.
Lob + Neutral Bronde
Soft dimension on a long bob.
Curls + Copper Balayage
Copper pieces help define curls.
Pixie + Icy Pearl
Bright pieces add texture to a short cut.
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See Your Highlights Before You Book
Pick a look, upload a selfie and see it on your own hair in seconds. Your first one is free.
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