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CONTENTS HAIR COLOUR FOR HAIRSTYLISTS: LEVEL 2

Chapter 5 – Foiling Placement and Technique

5.1 Weaves Versus Slices

Hair Texture vs. Hair Density

Hair texture and density will determine many aspects of our foil application, including how
we weave or slice the hair. Some stylists and clients may confuse and interchange the terms
texture and density, so let’s take a moment to differentiate the two.

Hair texture, as we know, can be assessed as fine, medium, or coarse, and refers to the
diameter of the hair strand.

Hair density, on the other hand, can be assessed as thin, average, or thick, and refers to the
actual amount of hair on the head.

It is possible for a client to have:

Fine hair, thick density — meaning, small diameter hair strands with a lot of density.

Coarse hair, thin density — meaning, large diameter hair strands with low density.

See the difference?

It is important to know the distinction and to assess your clients accordingly before you choose
a technique.

Foiling Application Techniques

Before we get into how texture and density can affect your technique, let’s recap what the dif-
ferent foiling application techniques look like.

Fine weave. The result is an evenly dispersed, blended colour.

Medium weave. The result is blended, with notable dimension.

Heavy weave. The result is a high-contrast, dimensional colour.

Slice. Result is high-contrast streaks of colour.

Comparing Foiling Techniques

Each of these techniques will give a different result on their own but will also look very differ-
ent according to hair texture and density.

A fine weave that looks subtle and blended on a client with low density or fine hair texture will
likely disappear on a client with thick density or coarse hair texture.

As well, a heavy weave that adds definition to the hair on a client with thick density or coarse
hair texture will likely overwhelm and look stripy on a client with thin or fine textured hair.

Therefore, it is critical to understand that the definition of what each weave looks like will
change when working with different textures and densities

To get a visual comparison, let’s look at the 3 weave techniques, and how they differ on two
clients with different hair textures:

Fine, Medium, and Heavy Weaves on Fine and Course Hair

Weave
Fine Hair Coarse Hair
Technique

Fine Weave

Medium Weave

Heavy Weave

If you choose to use a slice application, rather than weaves, remember that no matter the tex-
ture or density, a slice needs to remain thin enough to achieve optimal saturation. However,
you may choose to put back to back slices into hair with a coarser texture or thicker density to
achieve the same level of impact.

Next up, how to use angles to your advantage!

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