There's no better time than the holidays to start sprinkling glitter everywhere [1], and we're starting with our hair. According to Allure, "Glitterage" is the sparkly holiday hair trend [2] about to take over your social media feeds. The term was coined by Denver-based hairstylist Danielle Wade, who started doing the styling process on her clients. Instead of the typical balayage highlights [3] that paint hair for a natural, sun-kissed look, the glitter-balayage job (aka Glitterage) is painted on each layer [4].
After Danielle paints the hair with a gorgeous blue glitter, she gives her client beach waves [5] to accent the sparkle of each piece. "You can use the same technique for an entire head, like we did, or add just a few accent pieces that could be a quick-and-easy add-on," she told the site. "The Glitterage will shampoo out of your hair; however, it IS glitter, so prepare to have it sparkle-ify your life. I recommend brushing some of it prior to washing to avoid it all going down the drain."
Yep, we know all about glitter getting everywhere [6]! Read on to see Danielle's full glitter process, as well as the "few accent pieces" style she mentioned on another Instagram glitter girl.
