DalbyOnline beauty & hair training

Hair · Intermediate

Colour Theory, Root Tint & Balayage

Recorded
7.7 hours
Modules
9
Kit items
4
A colourist paints lightener onto a section of long dark hair held on a balayage board
The problem this course starts from

Colour is the service that goes wrong expensively: lift that stops at orange, banding where the brush stopped, and a client with a skin reaction nobody tested for.

The modules

9 modules, 7.7 hours of recorded lessons

Each bar is scaled to the longest module (1 h 14 min), not to the whole course. The running total adds the modules up as you go. Your own practice time is on top.

  1. The colour wheel, levels and undertones

    46 min

    Running total 46 min

  2. Skin allergy alert tests, consultation records and when to say no

    38 min

    Running total 1 h 24 min

  3. Developers, lift and deposit: reading a colour chart

    52 min

    Running total 2 h 16 min

  4. Root tint and regrowth application

    56 min

    Running total 3 h 12 min

  5. Toning, glossing and neutralising brass

    48 min

    Running total 4 h

  6. Foils: weave, slice and the placement map

    1 h 2 min

    Running total 5 h 2 min

  7. Balayage: painting, saturation and blending

    1 h 14 min

    Running total 6 h 16 min

  8. Correcting orange, banding and patchiness

    58 min

    Running total 7 h 14 min

  9. Mixing, disposal, record-keeping and aftercare

    30 min

    Running total 7 h 44 min

Kit before you pay4 items
  • Two or three mannequin heads at levels 5–7
  • Tint bowls, brushes and a balayage board
  • Foils, clips, gloves and an apron
  • Colour and developer for practice (the course lists exactly what to buy)

You supply the kit yourself: the course does not include any physical kit. The kit-list PDF is yours to keep.

What this course does not do

  • Patch tests are taught, not waived. Patch (allergy alert) testing is taught in this course. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for every product you use and your insurer’s rules, which can be stricter than the course.
  • Mannequin practice only. You practise on mannequin heads. Nobody checks your mixing or timing on a live client.
  • No live tutor. The lessons are recorded. Questions about the content go to the team by chat or email and are answered in working hours.
  • No marking. Nobody reviews your practice work or signs it off.
  • Not a regulated qualification. You receive a certificate of completion from Dalby Online. It is not an Ofqual or RQF qualification.
  • Ask your insurer first. Many insurers want a recognised qualification, a hands-on assessment, or both. Find out what yours accepts before you buy.

What you can do afterwards

What you can do afterwards

You can plan a colour from the consultation, mix and apply a regrowth tint, paint a balayage and tone it, and keep the records that protect you.

A colourist brushes colour onto foil-wrapped hair on a client standing against a white wall.
A hand points at a swatch book of warm hair-colour shades with a tint brush resting on the page.
Back view of a client’s head with foils in place while a gloved hand lifts the next section.

Photographs show the kind of work this course covers. They are not footage from the lessons.

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