Had a client tell me my highlights were too chunky, changed my whole approach

She said my foils looked like zebra stripes, which stung but she was right. Now I do thinner sections and weave way more, get much softer blends. Has anyone else changed their technique after a client called them out?

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violag8010d ago

Oh, the backcombing thing is wild. I had this one girl in beauty school who would backcomb so hard her foils looked like beehives, she'd spray them with this cheap hairspray to hold them in place. The client's head would be crunchy for days, like a science experiment gone wrong. I still remember the teacher walking over, peeling one of those mats open and finding all this gunk stuck in there, it was just a mess. Taught me that technique doesn't always mean better, sometimes it's just extra drama for no reason.

val_ramirez10d ago

My first boss would literally backcomb a whole section before she put the foil in, like she was trying to tease it into another dimension. Called it "building a pillow for the color to rest on." Client sat there with this look of pure horror on their face, and I had to remind myself not every stylist does that. Still makes me cringe thinking about it, but I guess it's a thing some people swear by.

lewis.brian10d ago

Nah I'm gonna push back on this a bit. Backcombing can actually give you way more control over placement and stops the color bleeding everywhere, it's not just "drama" if you know what you're doing.