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Before
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To begin, section the hair. Create a horseshoe section at the top of the head from top of eyebrow to top of eyebrow and back to the crown of the head.
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Section each side from the horseshoe down just behind the ear.
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Finished back sectioning. Start the application in the nape.
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Starting in the back section, take a horizontal subsection at the nape of the neck. Take a triangle section from just behind the ear, gently backcomb and apply Formula A.
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Feather the formula onto the hair 2 to 3 inches from the roots in a V-shape and fully saturate the hair from midlengths to ends.
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Repeat on other side.
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Take a horizontal section in the center about 2 inches wide and gently backcomb. Repeat the same V-shape application using Formula A.
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Continue this process for two more horizontal sections in a bricklay pattern moving up the head to just top of the ear. Apply Formula A to these foils.
Pro tip: Adjust the number of foils depending on the density of the client’s hair.
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Next, move on to the side sections. Take a diagonal section along the hairline, weave babylights, and apply Formula B from scalp to ends. Take a section above that and repeat a few more times.
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Next, take a slice from the top of the remaining hair on the side section, gently backcomb and apply Formula A with the feathering technique.
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Take the hair that was left out of the foils, gently backcomb, and apply Formula C from mids to ends. Repeat on the other side.
Pro tip: When working with Free Play Clay Lightener, make sure to saturate the sections to achieve even lift.
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Make sure to get the “money pieces” around the front hairline.
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Continue this process, working throughout the top back of the head.
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Completed back section.
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Completed side section.
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Move to the top section. Working in the back towards the front, take a horizontal, ¼-inch weaved section and apply Formula B. Make sure to fully saturate the hair from mids to ends and feather the formula up toward the scalp.
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Take an 1/8-inch slice and apply Formula A. Saturate the entire section and feather the root area. Continue this process until you get to the center of the top section.
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Now move to the front hairline. Take a 1/8-inch microweave and apply Formula B. Fully saturate the mids and ends and feather toward the scalp.
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Take a horizontal slice and apply Formula A from mids to ends, feathering the root area.
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Continue foiling with Formulas A and B, working through the rest of the front top section.
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Completed application. Process for 35 minutes. Shampoo with Joico Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo.
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Create a 3-inch shadow root using Formula D. Apply Formula E to the rest of the hair. Process for 10 to 20 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo with Joico Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo and follow with Blonde Life Conditioner.
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Finished look.
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Finished look.
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