Although she had precisely placed strands of highlights, I would have preferred to have done a baby light technique with foils. Pulling off the cap was nothing like social media videos, the cap was very secure and her head was in a bit of pain. Then the fun started, after processing, toning, washing, and applying a conditioning mask, I proceeded to pull the cap off of her head. Thoroughly dry with towel (particulary the inside) Allow to air dry fully. I had a volunteer that allowed me to highlight her long hair with the silicone cap, I applied oil inside the cap to avoid pain, tediously pulled her hair through every hole on the cap, applied bleach, covered her hair with a plastic cap to avoid the bleach from drying out. Simply wash in warm soapy water taking care to remove all traces of products. Clairol Frost & Tip uses a cap and a hook.

I am familiar with the cap highlighting process, but I steer clear when a client's hair is long. Ultra precise blonde highlights create the highlights you want, a lot or a little. I hunted one down, waited one month for its arrival, and decided to test it for myself. Robson sells a silicone cap that is strong, contains over 500 holes, and is known to be very gentle on the hair, and pain-free. In reality, long hair is difficult to color with a highlighting cap, the process of pulling long hair through tiny holes is not only painful but can break hair. You may have seen viral videos on TikTok and Instagram featuring a stylist named 'Robson Peluquero' pulling off a highlighting cap on freshly bleached long hair, the videos gained popularity because they are mesmerizing. The highlight/lowlight foil technique in which foils contain a mix of hair color, and highlights, in varying tones, is an impossibility when using a highlighting cap. One slip of the cap can lead to a hair disaster.įoiling allows stylists to target specific areas which are void of highlights, I prefer foiling since it requires a well-trained eye and an artist to create the perfect outcome. The DIYers, at-home color, find greater control when using a cap since there tends to be no color bleeding and skunk stripes, but they must proceed with caution. After processing the roots can be softened with a complimentary shade. Place a plastic cap over the hair and leave color on for at least 1/2 hour. The highlighting cap will give optimum color coverage in a 'baby-light' fashion. Its created to give a blend of three tones and highlights, adding depth and. At that time, dark roots and blonde hair were en vogue. The Schwarzkopf BLONDME Bleach is definitely worth it I have so much left over & I can't wait to show you how. In the 1980s the highlighting cap was all the rage it enabled a stylist to create a heavy blonde effect without changing the root color (think of Madonna's early days). OMG THE RESULTS IM STILL SHOCKED My hair turned out so much better than expected. The highlighting cap has resurged in the salon industry gaining popularity in Brazil. A highlighting cap, aka frosting cap, is a method where hair is pulled through tiny holes of a cap, later processed with bleach or hair color.

Schwarzkopf highlight cap