Madison Reed
Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit

Name: Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit
Brand: Madison Reed
Price: 45.00 USD
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Rating: 3.2 (104 reviews)

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A better way to highlight is here with Madison Reed Light Works, an ammonia-free 2-step kit for natural-looking balayage highlights at home. No ammonia. No harsh odor. 2-step salon process first lightens, then tones to refine the color. The wishbone balayage applicator ensures fool-proof application. Includes Bond Building Cleansing Treatment to strengthen highlighted hair. Madison Reed took salon-secret formulas and created a revolutionary process to achieve gorgeous highlights at home. Patent-pending wishbone balayage applicator lets you control where your highlights go-giving them a more natural look. Includes Toning Glaze for the full salon effect. If your hair is already highlighted, for best results, ensure you have at least 4-5 inches of regrowth/"roots".

Who will love it? Blondes and brunettes with natural or colored hair, or existing highlights that have grown out at least 4-5 inches.

2-Step Kit:

No ammonia. No harsh odor. Just a better way to highlight.

Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit Includes:

Light Works Lightening Cream (1.0 oz)
Light Works Lightening Activator (2.0 oz)
Light Works Finish Toning Glaze (1.35 oz)
Light Works Finish Toning Glaze Activator (2.0 oz) Wishbone balayage applicator (1 ct)
Gloves (3 pairs)
Cap (1 ct)
Cleansing Wipe (1 ct)
Light Works Bond Building Cleansing Treatment (0.5 oz)
Color Protecting Shampoo and Conditioner (0.5 oz each)

How to Use

A few tips to help you color with total confidence: SENSITIVITY TEST-It is recommended you do a sensitivity test before using Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit. Perform test at least 48 hours before use, even if you have already used this or other coloring products. Test represents an important precaution. However, even if a sensitivity test has been carried out, you may still experience an allergic reaction. Test is not a guarantee of avoiding future reactions. Always consult a doctor if you have any questions/concerns. Using a plastic utensil, mix a 1/2 tsp of Toning Glaze with 3/4 tsps Toning Glaze Activator. Use a cotton swab to apply a quarter-sized amount to a small patch of skin behind your ear or inside elbow. Keep dry. Wait 48 hours. If there is no sign or change to the area, then you are ready to color.

STRAND TEST. Do a lightening preview test to determine the approximate timing required to reach your desired degree of lightness. This is particularly important if your hair has been previously chemically treated (see Important Safety Warnings). Create a test strand by selecting a 1/4" wide strand of hair from an underneath section, and place an elastic band 2" from the root. Put on the gloves provided in the kit, and use a plastic spoon or container to thoroughly mix a 1/2 tsp of Lightening Cream thoroughly with 1 teaspoon of Lightening Activator. Apply mixture to the entire strand, and start timing. After 10 minutes, wipe the strand clean. If the hair strand is not light enough, re-apply the highlighting mixture and check it every 5 minutes until you achieve the desired results. Total processing time should not exceed 60 minutes. Rinse and dry the strand. Write down this optimal time duration to use when processing Light Works. Please see the instructions included in your Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit for the best application to achieve your desired results.

Precautions: This product contains persulfates and other ingredients which may cause serious irritant and/or allergic reactions in some individuals. THEREFORE, YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD A REACTION TO BLEACHING YOUR HAIR OR A HAIR COLOR PRODUCT, IF YOU HAVE A RASH ON YOUR FACE, OR IF YOU HAVE A SENSITIVE, IRRITATED, OR DAMAGED SCALP. CONDUCT A SKIN SENSITIVITY TEST 48 HOURS BEFORE EACH TIME YOU COLOR (SEE INSIDE BOX), EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY USED COLORING PRODUCTS BEFORE.Temporary "black henna" tattoos may increase your risk of allergy to this product. Do not use if you have relaxed hair. Do not use on eyelashes, eyebrows or other facial hair. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. In case of eye contact, immediately flush with water. Use the gloves provided. Do not ingest. This product is not intended to be used on children. Keep out of reach of children. In case of reaction while lightening or coloring hair, such as a rash or burning sensation on the scalp, rinse immediately and discontinue use. This product contains ingredients that may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary skin test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dying eyelashes or eyebrows TO DO SO MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. Read and follow the enclosed instructions carefully before use.

Ingredients

Light Works Lightening Cream: Potassium Persulfate, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Sodium Persulfate, Sodium Metasilicate, Sodium Silicate, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Magnesium Oxide, Kaolin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Cera Alba, Ozokerite, Acrylates Copolymer, Silica, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate, Disodium Edta, Butylene Glycol, Aqua/Water/Eau, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Fragrance, Ci 77007.

Light Works Lightening Activator: Water, Hydrogen Peroxide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Oxyquinoline Sulfate, Pentasodium Pentetate, Phosphoric Acid, Tetrasodium Edta, Etidronic Acid.

Light Works Bond Building Cleansing Treatment: Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycol Distearate, Peg-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Hydroxypropylgluconamide, Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Hydrolyzed Lupine Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Glycerin, Panthenol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Polyquaternium-10, , Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, C11-15 Pareth-7, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Butylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Fragrance.

Cleansing Wipe: Water, Isopropyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Cocyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glutamate, Disodium Cocyl Glutamate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Ethylxexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance.

Light Works Finish Toning Glaze: Water, Glycol Cetearate, Propylene Glycol, Cocamide Mea, Cetyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-25, Ceteth-2, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ethanolamine, Ascorbic Acid, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hydrosulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Toluene-2,5-Diamine Sulfate, M-Aminophenol, 2-Amino-3-Hydroxypyridine, P-Aminophenol, 2-Methylresorcinol.

Light Works Finish Toning Glaze Activator: Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide, Glycerin, Ceteareth-20, Oleth-4 Phosphate, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Dimethicone, Etidronic Acid, Oxyquinoline Sulfate, Phosphoric Acid, Oleyl Phosphate, Disodium Edta.

Shampoo: Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycol Distearate, Peg-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Hydrolyzed Lupine Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Glycerin, Panthenol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12, Polyquaternium-10, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, C11-15 Pareth-7, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Butylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Fragrance.

Conditioner: Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-7, Behentrimonium Chloride, Stearalkonium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Lupine Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Jojoba Esters, Panthenol, Beta-Glucan, Glycolic Acid, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Centrimonium Bromide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethlyhexylglycerin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Fragrance.

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body{margin-left:12%}Product ReviewsRated 3.17 out of 5 stars104 ReviewsMost Helpful Positive ReviewThe color I have always wanted!So having curly hair I didn't want to try the balayage process because I was sure it wouldn't "flow" the same way as straight hair would so I ordered some highlighting caps from Amazon and used the system as a highlighting kit instead (I highlight from home all the time). I loved the fact that there was not chemical smell or burn and my hair came out soft and great after the whole process. When I would highlight my hair in the past it would feel like straw afterwards. And the color compliments my Madison Reed all over color perfectly!! LOVE LOVE LOVEMost Helpful Critical ReviewNot user-friendlyI have been coloring and highlighting my own hair for almost 30 years, making mistakes along the way -but definitely not a newbie. While I love Madison reed all-over color, the highlighting experience was not good. It may have been because my hair is shoulder length and not "long" that it did not work. I watched the tutorial and was a little skeptical of the tool and getting the product to saturate the hair without being able to comb it trough. Nonetheless, I went through the process, following the instructions. I ended up with splotchy highlights. The color, itself, was good but not the process. I think I could have had better results if I had free-handed it. I will continue to purchase the all-over color but not the highlights.Reviewed by 104 customersThis works AMAZING!5Robyntvpaw from Cleveland, OHI'm not sure why there are so many negative reviews on this! The color is GORGEOUS, it's not damaging to the hair, and the wishbone applicator is actually quite fun and easy to use!Not bad at all5Wasn't bad at ok from WarringtonOkay so I'll start by saying it definitely worked didn't come out exactly like the photo on the box but did lighten my hair a lot! Mind you my hair was jet black I had already a little bit of high light so I tried the other kit but a darker shade to start lightening it more and then after trying that kit did this one about maybe 3 weeks later and my hair went from black with high lights to almost a orangey blonde. Now if you ask me was that the color I wanted I'll tell you no but does it look good yes.It didn't work for my hair.1Lisa K from GRIFFIN, GAIt didn't work for my hair. I tried the strand test at 20 minutes and it didn't remove any color from my hair.Turned Out Better than I thought5Lupe35 from ChicagoSurprised with the results. The whole process was smooth after watching a few videos on Youtube. I like that the liquid did not run since it was pretty thick, it allowed for better processing and overall fast lightening. The brush was not user friendly and at times felt like absorbed the liquid. The toner was the best finishing touch. I would say to leave it in longer then the time recommended. Overall my results were great and I continue to recieve complements on my hair.I won't add highlights again.1A D R from SAN LUIS OBISPO, CABecause of the picture, I thought the highlights would just add a little dimension to my color. Instead, the streaks turned a bleach blonde color. After a couple weeks, I dyed all my hair in an attempt to get rid of the highlights. Now it's dried out. Ugg.Too orange2JOANA D from DUNELLEN, NJThe process was harder than expected, but my biggest issue was the color. It ended up being too orange for my taste. Customer services was good at helping me fix my hair.Easy to Use with Good Results5At Home Hair from Kalamazoo, MIThere was a YouTube tutorial for the product that really helped me understand the process. I talked my sister into helping me and the results were better all around with two people.Surprisingly easy5Megan from Roseville, CAHonestly, I was kind of nervous about doing my hair at home. But due to Covid, I was getting tired of my grown out balayage. My sister and I bought a kit, watched a youtube video, and it came out GREAT. I have gotten lots of compliments and people are always surprised to hear it was done at home. The only thing I will say, is because I have a LOT of hair (it's really thick and reaches all the way down my back) I had to purchase two kits...Highlighting at home4Maria Rose R from YONKERS, NYI am sitting here waiting for the timer to go off for the last part of the process. I had to bring up the instructions on this site to follow (which are not very clear) but I got the impression that depending on how light you want the highlights the longer you leave the highlight on the hair. I only did about 25 minutes because I wanted a soft highlight to the red color (Trieste Red) I had over my gray hair. I have a section of my gray hair grown out as a highlighted effect which is left undyed natural but I realized over the 4 months that I couldn't see my hairdresser that I would need additional highlights to blend the fact that the entire front of my head is all gray. Which is why I consulted with a colorist to get the correct red before the highlights because you can't highlight gray hair, you can only do it on virgin hair of color-treated hair. As for this product, I didn't use the Y-shaped brush, as I wasn't going to do a balayage effect plus I noticed the product was thicker than a regular color treatment. My complaint is this, it needs a better method of placing the highlight product on the hair. I used a brush but even then the hair was not coated properly, I had to eventually use my fingers to fully coat the section of the hair I had placed the highlight. But once the hair is coated evenly, the product works well to highlight.Great product5Judith Ann K from WEBSTER, MAit was easy to use and i was given very detailed insturcitons1st time using Highlights5Belinda H from CLINTON, TNI finally ordered the highlights and tried it out. My best friend and I watched the tutorials and read all info. Very clear directions and easy to understand. The kit was very nice and included everything I need to have great highlights. Very nice. However, my friend and I ended up stinking at doing them. We were being very cautious and it ended up costing me beautiful highlights. We didn't use enough product on the toil by any means and I think we shorted my time to process. I did end up with a few pieces of hair that the highlights were noticeable and they are very pretty. Entirely our fault that this was not a 100% success. I calked Madison-Reed to tell them how we messed up and asked how long I would need to wait before doing highlights again and she told me at least a week. I'm good with that. I love their hair color and have been using for a few years and my hair is so very healthy. Color has not dried or damaged my hair at all and after doing the highlights my hair was still healthy feeling. Yay! Now, I do not use heat on my hair every day and will wash every 2 - 3 days. Maybe that helps to keep it healthy and I always use quality products. I hate to go to the salon for color any longer. It is so exhausting and costly. With my color and highlights, the cost was $78. I thought that was a little high and I have a friend who does hair out of her home shop and she told me she would do it for $65. I just hate making appointments and then having to reschedule because something comes up and it always does. Doing it at home means I can do it when the mood hits me. So much easier.it worked Great5LakeMIgirl from St. Joseph, MIThis kit was great. I got the Vanilla as I needed a more cool tone for my hair. I have a neutral medium brown color (Madison Reed Sienna Brown) and this color gave very complimentary highlights. Did not turn orange! Everything you need is included in the box and the directions are simple and easy to follow. The wand included worked really well, but I had someone else (my teen daughter) applying it for me. She watched the online tutorial videos beforehand too, which were very helpful. I definitely recommend this, but get help & watch the videos. Very happy with the results!!Great highlights! Subtle but noticeable to me5Kali R. from SE TexasI've been wanting to highlight my hair (not bayalage) but it has not been in our budget for me to spend $120+ at the salon plus tip. I have medium long pretty dark ash blonde hair naturally. I have had my hair highlighted lightly only once in the past 2 years so most of my hair is virgin again. Before that I used to get it highlighted every few months. 9 years ago I had a traumatic experience with box die platinum blonde that turned my hair neon orange so I have been weary of ever doing my hair at home but I felt like living dangerously and I finally found a home hair kit that came with toner. I also was scared that I would run out of product (I have thick hair - fine strands) so I was using it pretty sparingly and used a regular hair painting brush for most of my hair because the horseshoe brush was a little difficult to work with. I lightly brushed it onto my strands in sections and brushed it through my hair after I was finished, then used the rest of the bottle to kind of paint on the lower half of my strands for the ends to be a bit lighter. To my own risk I squirted a few pumps of hydrogen peroxide in the bottle when it was basically empty to shake it around and squirted that out and painted it around my facial area for the "money piece" and to kind of highlight my face better. This makes it process much faster so beware because it CAN fry your hair if you do add the peroxide! When I washed the lightening cream out of my hair after an hour it looked pretty light. After I washed my hair with the cleanser and combed it, it was a tad yellow but NOTHING like the traumatic experience I had with the box dye 9 years ago. I applied the toner and after 20 minutes it was a great non-yellow tone! After washing it well I applied Pravana purple mask to it because it did feel rather dry and that mask is the best to give an extra boost of purple tone as well. I sprayed It's a 10 plus keratin (don't like the smell but the product is amazing for restoring hair health) and blow dried. My highlights did not turn out as strong as I thought they would when I initially got in the shower to rinse off the lightening cream however my hair IS about 1-2 shades lighter in general and I am very pleased with the highlights around my face as well. It basically looks like I've spent all summer in the sun and have very dimensional natural sun kissed babylights. Will probably keep up my deep conditioning and hair restoring treatments over the next couple of months then might do this again to deepen my highlights and make them pop more. Always use discretion when lightening at home and make sure to take extra good care of your hair so you don't fry it off!This is and okay product3Mo from HawaiiSecond time buying this product.. i thought i needed more practice since the first time i tried it, i didn't get much color. There is a learning curve to using the brush. Some of the areas ended up being patchy. I found i had more control blending with my fingers. I would recommend having a friend you trust to help.. getting the strands in the back were a bit tough on my own. Also watch The YouTube videos and do the strand test! But will definitely have a professional do it next time..DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!!1SB14 from TennesseeThis product FRIED my hair!! I had to get it chopped off and re-colored the next day. I also had to get a conditioning treatment because it made my hair SO DRY!! I do NOT recommend! It should be taken off the shelf!!Amazing results but takes practice and patience5Rachel from VAI can understand why there are many negative reviews for this product, but I have been doing my own hair color for years (base and highlights) and never had much success highlighting my hair. I tried pull through caps and other tools to help and the results were either too orange (I have dark brown thick hair) or the highlights would be too subtle. This is my fourth time using this product and even though it is difficult to apply (I had to watch many videos and had to reapply some strands with the highlighter cream), my highlights came out really awesome! I wrapped each of my sections with foil after applying the highlight cream for max results). I agree that the wishbone applicator is difficult to use and I have had to either use my fingers or a coloring brush to paint it on) but love the "V" shape highlights that give a better bayalage look on my hair. Very happy with this product and hope Madison Reed continues to make this.TO EXPENSIVE FOR NOTHING TO WORK !1Steph from Lafayette LAThe instructions were to easy to do, but the overall did nothing for the price!Terrible!!!!!1Kim from Lafayette,LaExpensive and not worth it!!!!Nope1Quarantine hair from CaliforniaStared at this box for a couple months during quarantine but scared to try it. Finally got up the nerve and tried it. The applicator was clumsy so ended up using my fingers to finese it on. The smell for Madison Reed is supposed to be non existent. Was surprised it had a rather strong smell that burned my eyes and wasn't very appealing. Took the twenty minutes to apply and after about five minutes later my hair looked like it was lighting too much. Jumped in the shower to wash it out and hoped it wasn't as light as it looked. Thought toning would help, but nope, came out super light! Did not like and pretty much felt like crying. Live and learn, never again, will always use a professional stylist after this. Had to have a color correction!Color5Darlene G from MILWAUKEE, WIGreatI won't buy this product again2Colorist from San Antonio, TXThe instructions were easy to follow and the kit has everything you need, however the final color was a horrible orange instead a light brown highlights. Very disappointedNice but haphazard3CarolHH from ILOverall I'm glad that I tried this product. I was concerned about destroying my hair; that definitely didn't happen. First time doing anything like this and I found the wishbone applicator impossible. Ditched it and used a paintbrush instead. However, I wasn't prepared for that and would have preferred more of a workable game plan going in. Left product on 30 minutes which was plenty; wouldn't want any more lightening. Definitely do the strand test!! I did and knew that was my limit. Also, if you could have someone else who knows what they're doing apply the product, that woudl be infinitely better unless you are a true DIY pro. I am happy enough with the color; it's not amazing but it's a mild improvement. That said, I'm a difficult case with a good amount of grey. I think in the right hands with someone with younger hair this could come out really great.Don't waste your money2Olesia from San FranciscoI tried this kit as described in the official youtube video. Got terrible results due to bad brush design and useless instruction. Waste of my money.Really wanted to like it....but it fell flat2lhall from GeorgiaI read the bad reviews and bought it anyway. I have medium dark brown hair. I purchased the warm caramel, and as others have stated, it barely did anything. It also made my hair very dry. It it were to be half the price I MIGHT try it again with one of the shades made for lighter hair. Overall was super bummed :(highlights look great5Mama bear from New Orleans, LAI used the Bayalage kit to highlight my daughter's hair. The wishbone was difficult so I used the squeeze bottle and applicator instead. I understand why the wishbone shape -- to have the highlight sort-of fade in -- but it wasn't as easy as just squeezing the lightener on each side and then putting it all over lower down the hair. We got nervous so only left it on 20 mins. 30 would have been perfect. But the color is lovely -- just not quite as light as daughter wanted.

Madison ReedLight Works Balayage Highlighting Kit

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Madison Reed
Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit