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Become a Model at Personal Touch Salon: Affordable Beauty Meets Future Talent

🌟 Become a Model at Personal Touch Salon: Affordable Beauty Meets Future Talent

Looking for a fresh look without breaking the bank? At Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio, our Rising Star Model Program offers you salon-quality services at a reduced rate while helping our talented stylists hone their skills.

✂️ What Is the Rising Star Model Program?

Our program provides real-world experience in a professional setting, allowing our stylists to refine their technical skills, build confidence in client communication, and strengthen their timing and efficiency behind the chair. As a model, you'll receive personalized services under the guidance of experienced professionals, ensuring you leave with a look you'll love.

💰 Why Become a Model?

  • Affordable Services: Enjoy high-quality haircuts, color treatments, and styling at a fraction of the cost.

  • Support Emerging Talent: Play a vital role in shaping the next generation of beauty professionals.

  • Personalized Experience: Receive one-on-one attention from our dedicated stylists.

📅 How to Join

Ready to transform your look and support aspiring stylists? Visit our Model Program page to learn more and sign up today.

The Art of Balayage: What It Is and Why It’s Perfect for You

The Art of Balayage: What It Is and Why It’s Perfect for You

By Personal Touch Salon – San Antonio, TX

Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and seen those perfectly sun-kissed highlights that look effortlessly blended, natural, and just… stunning? That’s balayage — and it’s more than just a trend. At Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio, we consider balayage an art form, and we’re proud to specialize in creating soft, seamless, personalized color that grows out beautifully.

If you’re looking for a low-maintenance, high-impact way to transform your hair, balayage might be exactly what you’re searching for.

🎨 What Is Balayage?

Balayage (pronounced bah-lay-ahzh) is a French word meaning “to sweep” or “to paint.” And that’s exactly how the color is applied — in a freehand technique that allows your stylist to place highlights exactly where they’ll look most flattering.

Unlike traditional foils or cap highlights, balayage creates a more natural, sun-kissed look, as if your hair naturally lightened in the summer sun.

💡 What Makes Balayage Different?

  • No Harsh Lines
    The hand-painted application results in soft transitions and natural depth.

  • Custom for Every Client
    We blend the tones that best complement your haircut, hair type, and skin tone.

  • Low Maintenance
    Balayage grows out softly, meaning fewer touch-ups and more time between visits.

  • Versatile on All Hair Types
    Whether your hair is straight, curly, long, or short — balayage works beautifully.

👩‍🎨 Our Balayage Process at Personal Touch Salon

When you visit Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio, we take a personalized approach to every balayage client:

Step 1: Color Consultation

We assess your natural hair color, texture, and goals. Want a bold blonde? A caramel sun-kiss? Or something subtle and low-key? We’ll help you decide.

Step 2: Custom Color Blending

Using premium Paul Mitchell color, we formulate shades that enhance your features and suit your skin tone. No two balayages are the same — and that’s the beauty of it.

Step 3: Freehand Painting

Your stylist will hand-paint color onto sections of your hair to achieve a soft, lived-in look with dimension and movement.

Step 4: Gloss + Tone

We finish with a custom toner or gloss to enhance shine, perfect the tone, and neutralize any unwanted warmth.

Step 5: Blowout & Style

We’ll finish with a salon-quality blowout so you leave feeling photo-ready.

👱‍♀️ Popular Balayage Looks at Our Salon

  • Blonde Balayage – From icy beige to buttery champagne

  • Brunette Balayage – Rich chocolate with caramel or golden ribbons

  • Copper & Auburn Balayage – For bold, warm-toned brilliance

  • Reverse Balayage – Add dimension to over-lightened hair with deeper lowlights

  • Money Piece Balayage – Bright face-framing highlights that pop

✨ Ask us to show you before-and-after photos from our San Antonio balayage clients!

🔁 How Long Does Balayage Last?

Most clients can go 10–12 weeks between balayage touch-ups — sometimes longer. It grows out so naturally that there’s no harsh line of demarcation, like with traditional highlights.

💡 We recommend a gloss refresh at the 6-week mark to keep your tone vibrant and your hair healthy.

🧴 How to Care for Your Balayage

To protect your investment and keep your balayage looking fresh:

  • Use sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner

  • Apply a deep conditioner or hair mask weekly

  • Schedule toning gloss appointments between full services

  • Protect your color with a UV heat protectant when styling

  • Maintaince Triple T (toner, treatment, trim)

Ask your stylist for our top at-home care picks — including Paul Mitchell’s Color Protect line.

📍 Why San Antonio Clients Love Balayage at Personal Touch Salon

We’ve helped hundreds of clients in San Antonio, Alamo Heights,Castle Hills, Stone Oak, and surrounding areas fall in love with their hair again.

✔️ Highly trained, experienced colorists
✔️ Personalized consultations every time
✔️ Safe, healthy blonding and low-maintenance results
✔️ Friendly, professional atmosphere focused on YOU

💻 Ready to Paint Your Perfect Look?

Let us create a customized balayage that brings out your best features and fits your lifestyle. Whether you want a subtle change or a bold new look, our team at Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio is here to deliver hair you’ll love.

📞 Call us now at (210) 342-6532
📍 Visit us at: 2277 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
💻 Book Your Appointment Online

Blonde Ambition: Top Blonde Shades for Every Skin Tone

Blonde Ambition: Top Blonde Shades for Every Skin Tone

By Personal Touch Salon – San Antonio, TX

Thinking about going blonde? You're not alone. Blonde hair continues to be one of the most requested salon services, and for good reason: it’s versatile, timeless, and totally transformative. But the key to a truly stunning blonde is choosing the right shade for your skin tone — and trusting a colorist who knows how to bring your vision to life.

At Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio, we specialize in blonde transformations, from soft sun-kissed balayage to bold platinum makeovers. Here's your guide to finding the perfect blonde for your skin tone — and how we make the magic happen.

🌟 Why Choosing the Right Blonde Matters

Blonde isn’t one color — it’s a whole spectrum. The wrong shade can wash you out, while the right one can brighten your complexion, enhance your eyes, and make you glow.

Factors we consider:

  • Skin undertones (warm, cool, neutral)

  • Eye color

  • Natural hair level and porosity

  • Maintenance lifestyle and budget

🔥 Best Blonde Shades for Your Skin Tone

Cool Skin Tones (pink or blue undertones)

You likely burn easily, look best in silver jewelry, and have blue, gray, or cool brown eyes.

Top Picks:

  • Platinum Blonde

  • Ash Blonde

  • Icy Beige Blonde

  • Silver Blonde

✨ These cooler blondes help balance your undertones and bring out your natural glow.

Warm Skin Tones (golden or yellow undertones)

You tan easily, look great in gold jewelry, and may have hazel, green, or warm brown eyes.

Top Picks:

  • Golden Blonde

  • Honey Blonde

  • Buttery Blonde

  • Strawberry Blonde

☀️ These warm tones add radiance and softness to your overall look.

Neutral Skin Tones (a mix of warm and cool)

You have versatility — lucky you!

Top Picks:

  • Champagne Blonde

  • Neutral Beige Blonde

  • Caramel Blonde Balayage

  • Creamy Blonde

💡 You can play with both warm and cool shades, or even go multi-dimensional with highlights and lowlights.

🎨 What to Expect at Your Blonde Appointment

At Personal Touch Salon, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all blonding. Our process includes:

  1. Personalized Consultation
    We assess your natural hair, skin tone, and goals.

  2. Custom Color Formulation
    Using Paul Mitchell Professional color, we create your perfect blonde formula.

  3. Precision Application
    From foils to balayage to babylights, our stylists use advanced techniques for seamless, natural results.

  4. Bond Protection
    We include bond-builders to protect hair strength and integrity.

  5. Toning & Glossing
    Every blonde gets a custom toner to neutralize brass and add shine.

✨ Aftercare: Keep Your Blonde Brilliant

To keep your color fresh and your hair healthy, we recommend:

  • Purple shampoo to neutralize brass (ask us about Paul Mitchell’s best formulas)

  • Weekly deep conditioning

  • Touch-ups every 6–12 weeks (or longer for low-maintenance looks)

  • Express in between services, like our signature Triple T (toner, treatment, and trim)

📍 Ready to Go Blonde in San Antonio?

Blonde isn’t just a hair color — it’s a lifestyle. Whether you're ready to go full platinum or want something subtle for summer, our color experts at Personal Touch Salon in San Antonio are here to help you shine.

📞 Call us today at (210) 342-6532
💻 Book your appointment online
📍 Located in the heart of San Antonio – serving Castle Hills, Stone Oak, Boerne, New Braunfels and beyond.

Schalan Shows Us The Perfect Products to Use for a Beachy Wave Refresh

Schalan is giving us a highly-requested hair tutorial on how she achieves those coveted waves. Schalan starts first by giving us a rundown of the products we'll need.

1) Wet Brush Exclusive Barbie Edition. The Wet Brush is ultra soft, award wining, Intelliflex® bristles glide through tangles with ease.

2) Dry Wash® Waterless Shampoo from Paul Mitchell which quickly leaves hair looking elegantly renewed and smelling fresh.

3) Paul Mitchell's Hot Off The Press® Thermal Protection Hairspray. This has rice hull extract which builds a lightweight barrier between hair and heat styling tools.

4) Invisiblewear® Undone Texture Hairspray adds undone texture and body for an effortless look.

5) Invisiblewear® Pump Me Up texture powder to instantly volumizes fine, limp hair for revitalized, healthy-looking strands.

6) Jaw Clips to grab lots of hair in one section.

7) The Express Ion Unclipped 3-In-1 curling iron provides endless styling possibilities. This particular edition is Barbie Pink.

Then, Schalan is ready to style. She reminds us that we can always call or DM the salon with any product or styling questions. Thank you, Schalan. We can't wait to get our hands on each of these products and start styling the Beachy Wave Refresh.

Schalan Shows Us The Must-Have Products To Buy This Holiday Season

Personal Touch Salon owner, Schalan is showing us the must-have products to buy for our friends and family for the holidays. She starts with perfect holiday set for 2020 which is the Gift of Clean. The Gift of Clean sets include 1-liter bottle of Paul Mitchell Tea Tree hand soap, as well as Paul Mitchell hand sanitizer spray, and a Paul Mitchell nylon face mask. These fabulous gift sets are only $20 and make the perfect gift for teachers, secret santas, neighbors, co-workers and the list goes on! Next up, are cute little stocking stuffers for only $3. These small gifts are a combo of Paul Mitchell product samples and an attached adorable hair accessory, like scrunchies, bobby pins and hair clips. There are also several coveted Paul Mitchell travel size products that are on sale from only $4.99 to $8.00.

If you're looking for full-sized holiday gifts sets, Personal Touch has those too and now throughout November you can purchase the full-sized holiday sets for a 10% discount.

Hot Tools are on sale as well for a whopping 20% off!

Be sure to pop in the salon and stock up on your holiday gifts. You can also purchase these products on the website. Visit www.personaltouchsalontx.com for more information.

Thank you, Schalan for sharing these must-have gifts for the holidays!