How to Do Highlights With the Zipper Placement
- 1). Start with a head of unwashed hair.
- 2). Brush the hair out and part it in the direction that it is typically worn, either down the middle or off to the left or right side.
- 3). Create a zigzag part in the hair along the parted line. Starting at the hairline and moving toward the back of the head, use the pick end of a weaving comb to slice through the hair on a diagonal for about two inche. Then switch direction by 45 degrees to make another diagonal slice. Stop when you reach the crown of the head.
- 4). Lift up a line of hair strands along each edge of the zigzag part. Place a strip of highlighting foil underneath the strands of hair and paint them with the highlight color.
- 5). Fold the right and left sides of the foil over toward the middle of the foil. Fold the bottom of the foil up in half so that the hair is completely encased in foil.
- 6). Apply foils from the front of the head all the way to the end of the part.
- 7). Leave the color on for the amount of time indicated on the package. The time will vary depending on the product.
- 8). Remove the foils and wash hair thoroughly with a color-safe shampoo.