I stopped using foils for balayage and switched to hand painting, my timeline dropped by 40 minutes

After my Portland appointment last March ran 2 hours longer than I quoted, I watched the stylist paint over a plastic bag and it clicked. Now I section with clips and freehand everything, but I still worry about even saturation on thick hair. Anyone else make this switch and notice their client retention from that look?

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thomas_brown21d ago

Guessing my client retention went up just because they were shocked I actually finished on time for once. The plastic bag trick works until it doesn't, I had one melt and smear toner all over a blonde's neck, looked like a shampoo commercial gone wrong. Thick hair is a gamble every time, I just section thinner and pray my wrist holds up. Honestly the 40 minutes I save goes straight into fixing patchy spots I missed while freehanding. But hey, at least no one's getting foil lines anymore, unless they want that retro 2008 look.