Remember the old school way we used to wrap foils?

Back in my first salon job in 2008, we'd fold those foils like origami, using just our fingers and maybe a tail comb to tuck. It was slow, and you'd get color bleed if your fold wasn't perfect. Around 2015, I switched to those pre-formed plastic foils with the adhesive strip. It cut my application time for a full head of highlights from about 90 minutes down to 60, and the seal is way cleaner. I miss the craft of the old fold sometimes, but the consistency now is hard to argue with. Anyone else still use the hand-fold method for certain techniques, or is it all about the modern wraps now?

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abby_fisher2d ago

You're so right about missing the craft of the old fold. I had the same switch around 2014 and felt like I was losing a real skill. The speed and clean lines of the adhesive strips just win out for most basic highlight work now.

fisher.jessica2d ago

Wait, you switched in 2014, @abby_fisher? That's way later than I thought.

fionanguyen2d agoMost Upvoted

Oh, I actually switched over in 2012, not 2014. I held onto my old fold for a long time because I liked the control, but the adhesive strips just got so much better and faster around then. I remember the specific brand I tried that finally won me over.