I used to hate sectioning my clients' hair before coloring, now I see the light

For years I would just grab chunks of hair and start applying color without any real system. I thought sectioning was just extra work that slowed me down. Then about six months ago a client named Sarah came in with a bad box dye job that left her hair two-tone. I spent three hours trying to fix it and ended up losing money on the appointment because I had to redo so many sections. That night I bought a set of proper clips and watched a few videos from a stylist in Portland. Now I take five minutes to section everything with clean parts and use at least eight clips. My color application takes the same total time but I get way more even results and no patchy spots. Has anyone else had a moment where a basic technique finally clicked for them after resisting it for years?

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karen_shah565d ago

I have to push back a little here. I sectioned hair for years and honestly it never made a big difference for me, probably spent more time worrying about clips than just working with the hair as it came.

patricianguyen5d agoRising Star

Wait, have you tried not sectioning at all? I used to think sectioning was the only way to get even results but honestly I stopped doing it a couple months ago. I was always fumbling with clips and spending more time dividing up the hair than actually styling it. Now I just grab handfuls as I go and my blowouts actually look better and take less time. Do you find your hair tangles less without all those sections getting in the way?