Blonde & Lightening

1/2 Head Highlights Package

Brightens the partline and sides for a fresh, dimensional finish.
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Our deluxe package includes

  • 1/2 Head of Traditional Highlights 
  • Toning Gloss
  • Stefan Signature Massage
  • Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox
  • Blowdry & Style Finish
  • Style Cut
  • Style Cut
  • Redken ABC Intensive Protocol for Strength & Hydration
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55+ years

of Queensland blonde

Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox

included as standard
Deluxe From

$ 358

Choose from

3 tiers

Step 1: Select your salon

Step 2: Select your hair length

Your hair length

Step 3: Choose your package

Essential 1/2 Head Highlights Package

Your foundation for effortless hair.

$ 249
Duration

3h

  • 1/2 Head of Traditional Highlights 
  • Toning Gloss
  • Stefan Signature Massage
  • Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox
  • Blowdry & Style Finish
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Signature 1/2 Head of Highlights

Everything in Essential, plus a Stylecut tailored to your face shape, hair type and lifestyle.

$ 308
Duration

3h

  • 1/2 Head of Traditional Highlights 
  • Toning Gloss
  • Stefan Signature Massage
  • Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox
  • Blowdry & Style Finish
  • Style Cut
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★ Most Popular

Deluxe 1/2 of Head Highlights

The full experience: Essential, Signature, plus a luxurious personalized treatment.

$ 358
Duration

3h

  • 1/2 Head of Traditional Highlights 
  • Toning Gloss
  • Stefan Signature Massage
  • Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox
  • Blowdry & Style Finish
  • Style Cut
  • Style Cut
  • Redken ABC Intensive Protocol for Strength & Hydration
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Not sure? Speak to our Stefan Hair Concierge team by emailing customercare@stefan.com.au or calling 07 3840 0000

Essential

Today $ 249
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Inside the formula

What makes a Stefan blonde different.

Three signature standards every blonde guest should understand — they’re the difference between colour that fades fast and colour that stays.

Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox
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STEP 1 OF EVERY BLONDE

Pre-Lightening Mineral Detox

INCLUDED IN ALL THREE TIERS

Removing what stops the colour from working.

Tap water, hard minerals, chlorine and silicone build up on the hair shaft over time. They create a barrier that prevents lightener from working evenly — leaving patchy colour and pulling brassy. Our pre-lightening mineral detox dissolves that buildup before we paint a single foil, so the colour lifts cleaner, brighter, and withless product on your hair.

  • Removes hard-water minerals (iron, copper, calcium)
  • Strips chlorine and product residue
  • Lets lightener absorb evenly

Ammonia‑free colour & toners
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THE CLEAN COLOUR MOVEMENT

Ammonia‑free colour & toners

Standard in every colour & Lightening service

Brighter blondes, cleaner colours - without compromise.

Stefan is a Clean Colour salon. Every lightener and toner we use is ammonia‑free — no harsh fumes, less scalp irritation, and gentler treatment of the hair shaft. The Clean Colour Movement is a global commitment by leading colourists to ban ammonia, PPD and resorcinol from professional colour without sacrificing vibrancy or longevity. You get the same beautiful, long‑lasting blonde, formulated for the way modern guests want to live: cleaner, kinder, more sustainable.

  • Free of ammonia, PPD, and resorcinol
  • Gentler on sensitive scalps
  • Same 6-week vibrant coverage

Personalised treatments to transform the look, feel, and health of your hair
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REDKEN ABC PROTOCOL

Personalised treatments to transform the look, feel, and health of your hair

Exclusive to Deluxe Tier

Acidic, Bonding, Concentrate - Redken’s three‑step lock‑in.

Redken's ABC Protocol is a chair‑side, three‑step treatment that rebuilds bonds in real time. Step A (Acidic) seals the cuticle. Step B (Bonding) rebuilds broken bonds during the lightening service itself. Step C (Concentrate) is a take‑home dose that continues the repair for the first 30 days at home.

  • Seals hair cuticle and balances pH for healthy hair
  • Softens and hydrates even the roughest, driest hair
  • Repairs strength for damaged hair

Make it yours

Optional enhancers.

During your consultation, our expert stylists will help you choose the right enhancers to bring your hair goals to life.

POPULAR

Mico Foiling

Half Head +$50
Full Head +$100

High impact blonde highlights with the maximum coverage at the root area.

Tip Out

Half Head +$50
Full Head +$100

A freehand lightening technique on mids and ends of the hair left out of foils for brightest blonde results.

Basin Brighten

$60

Brighten your dull blonde ends, with this safe, quick and effective technique, brings those blonde ends up to the next level

Regrowth Colour Around Highlights

$80

Creating a seamless "lived-in" blend with no harsh regrowth line.

Global Colour Around Highlights

$100

While highlights lift hair lighter to add brightness and sunshine, lowlights deposit darker pigment to build depth, dimension, and contrast.

Root Blend

$45

If low maintence blonde is your dream, Root blending colour is a must. All the fun with none of the commitment

included in deluxe

Redken ABC Protocol

$50

In salon three‑step treatment that rebuilds bonds in real time.

Glow Up - 5 Hair Extensions

$230

Add skin weft tape extensions to balance out finer hair on the sides.

Transformations

See the service in action and discover real transformations created by Stefan stylists.

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TAKE HOME THE SALON

Pair it with.

The exact products your stylist will reach for at the basin – bundled with your booking, ready at pickup.

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★★★★★
I recently visited the Stefan Hair Studio in South Bank for a trim and some layers. The service provided...was excellent. Very informative and helpful in the consult, but also genuinely listened to what I was after. Overall, the experience was truly lovely. I’m booked in for later in the year, and will definitely be a returning client. Thank you for my beautiful hair!

Kate

Stefan South Bank

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5.0 average · 1,240+ reviews

Real Stefan blondes.

Tammy
★★★★★

“My hair looks amazing, did a brilliant job, the team were superb & I felt like a million dollars 🙌🏻 ”

Chloe
★★★★★

“So friendly and lovely, great at doing amazing hair. Also wonderful customer service from all the staff, appreciate the good pricing and the understanding of staff with quotes! Also this salon always has good availability I can normally book same day which is helpful for my schedule. ”

M L
★★★★★

“Emily is amazing, I absolutely love my new hair! She did a style cut and blonde highlights for my dark coloured hair. Her customer service was amazing and she was so welcoming. Definitely will be back :) ”

Good to know

Blonde Services FAQ

Are prices on your website final?

The prices you see on our website are as accurate and transparent as we can make them, but no two heads of hair are exactly the same. Your final price depends on things like your length, thickness and the specific result you're after, so your stylist will confirm an exact quote with you at your consultation before anything begins. No surprises, just an honest number based on what your hair actually needs.

Does going blonde damage your hair?

Lightening does change the internal structure of the hair, which is why every blonde service at Stefan Hair is built around bond-building treatments and a gloss or toner to protect condition and shine. Our stylists assess your hair's health and history before every appointment, so you leave with blonde that looks as healthy as it does bright.

Do you use clean hair colour?

Yes, we only use clean colour formulas across all of our blonde services, so you get beautiful lift and tone without unnecessary harsh chemicals. It's part of why our blonde results are as kind to your hair and scalp as they are to your final result.

What's the difference between balayage, foils/highlights?

Balayage is hand-painted for soft, natural dimension, and foils (highlights) use foil sections throughout for a brighter, more uniform blonde. Which one suits you depends on your starting colour, hair length and how much maintenance you want, and we'll talk it through at your consultation.

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