It seems we can never escape the appeal of French-girl beauty, whether it’s the signature featherlight wash of colour on the lips or the most famous bangs in the world, the Birkin bangs. Treehouse Studio founder, Travis Ogletree felt so energised by it during Paris Fashion Week that he invented a new hair-colouring technique to mimic what he saw: French-girl highlights.
“I was really inspired by the low-maintenance, less-is-more approach to colour I kept seeing,” he explains. The French-girl highlight is the low-maintenance take on his signature California highlight technique (he is based in Los Angeles, after all). “It felt effortless, softly grown out and never overworked.”
While colourists often use the hand-painting technique called balayage to achieve a subtler style of highlight, Ogletree says it works best on clients who already have naturally light hair or are seeking noticeable warmth. Instead, French highlights are achieved with specifically placed foils.
“It still reads low maintenance, but it gives a cleaner, more even lift,” Ogletree says. “People don’t want to be coming back in constantly for glosses or chasing brightness. They want something that feels intentional from day one and for me, foils consistently deliver that.”
The overall goal of the French-inspired treatment? Subtle sophistication and a result, Ogletree says, that begs the question, “Has she coloured her hair or not?”.
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“People are craving something that feels natural,” he says. “There’s an almost childlike softness to it that’s universally flattering. It doesn’t look overdone and doesn’t demand constant upkeep. I often describe it this way—we’re not reshooting the campaign, we’re just editing in post.”
New York City–based celebrity colourist Jeremy Cohen, whose clients include Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Williams, says his go-to highlighting technique shares the French highlight’s laid-back vibe.
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