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highlight cap or foil?

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Topic: highlight cap or foil?
Posted By: stormee
Subject: highlight cap or foil?
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 11:50pm
WHich gives a better result? Or are they about the same?


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Posted By: Claude
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 10:22am

Originally posted by stormee stormee wrote:

WHich gives a better result? Or are they about the same?

Foils by a landslide! They look far more natural looking.

The cap is ok to use on short hair however if you do use the cap don't start pulling hair that is below the occipital bone at the back of your head thru the cap or it will start to look crazy.

 

Posted By: sarytyr
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 12:17pm

In a related question...what are some good methods for a DIYer that has had some experience coloring and highlighting their own hair?

Posted By: stormee
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 7:17pm
I haven't personally tried this, but my friend got good results doing this. For a subtle, non chunky high light look, take 3-4 quarter inch thick pieces of hair from the front and sides on each side of head for a total of 6-8, in the back, take one half inch thick piece on each side. Highlight these 8-10 pieces total for a subtle look.

Posted By: sarytyr
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 8:07pm

Sounds simple enough...I just hate the idea of using a cap!  I want to be able to see exactly where the highlights are going to be!

Posted By: Claude
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 9:22pm
Originally posted by sarytyr sarytyr wrote:

In a related question...what are some good methods for a DIYer that has had some experience coloring and highlighting their own hair?

I wouldn't attempt putting foils in your head yourself as it is difficult to get the foils close to your scalp.

Posted By: stormee
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 1:32pm
My friend used that method using foil, but it could apply to either/or.

Posted By: KarenNJ
Date Posted: April 21 2006 at 8:16pm
Foils!  (I did the cap once and hated it.)

I usually do 8-10 strands.  Then if I feel that i didn't do enough, it's easy to just go back and do a few more.


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