What's your experiences with FOILING?

> Hello it's defgo,> for those of you who havent read my previous messages,> i am a student who will be graduating from hairschool> in December. I'd like to hear other stylists'> experiences with foiling. My techniques are still> basic, so i'd like to learn other techniques that i> might be able to apply to my own. tricks and tips of> the trade. i know that there are a trillion ways of> sectioning and weaving and slicing and applying, but> i'd like to hear it from you. your suggestions and> comments are much appreciated.> defgo (john)def; foiling tech suggestions; here are a couple of tips I can share with you; when highlighting long hair do not apply any color/or bleach to the foiled sections until all sections are seperated and weaved out. apply color to the topmost foils first in the bang area andcenter top, then the front sides with the lowerback and sides last. this will give a lightened 'halo' and a more natural lightened by the sun look. protect hair outside of foils by brushing on a good conditioner before starting to apply the color. if you have large foils or a large amount of foils to do you must work quickly if working with bleach or a hi-lift product. here is where a good assistant is needed or use large hair clips to secure the foils upward to keep the above foiled sections out of the way while applying color, on very long,thick hair secure unfoiled sections with hair clips as in pincurls to keep them out of the way. sometimes you can only do a section at a time, rinse and then continue on to other sections. as with any color process, timing is ultra important for great results. good luck wrb@gorilla.com.