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FOIL TECHNIQUE [5 records]

Record 1 2018-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

There are three methods to achieve highlights. 1. Cap technique 2. Foil technique 3. Freehand technique. Cap technique involves pulling clean strands of hair through a perforated cap with a hook. The strands are pulled according to the amount of lightness desired.

OBS

cap technique: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

La technique du bonnet [permet] de faire une décoloration des mèches et d'appliquer ensuite un colorant permanent ou semi-permanent à ces mèches seulement.

OBS

À l'aide d'un crochet, on fait sortir des mèches de cheveux à l'extérieur du bonnet par les orifices. On décolore ou colore les mèches ainsi obtenues. Mèches sur cheveux courts, cheveux mi-longs, chevelure entière.

OBS

technique du bonnet : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

A very thin sheet of metal... used in color technique of slicing or weaving out small strands of hair and placing in color covered foil for processing.

OBS

foil wrap: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
DEF

Morceau de papier dont on enveloppe des mèches de cheveux soit pour les friser au fer, soit pour effectuer un balayage, ou qui, tortillé sur lui-même, sert de bigoudi.

CONT

Les papillotes sont des feuilles d'aluminium dont la largeur est d'environ 4 cm et dont la longueur dépasse celle de la mèche de 3 cm. Le coiffeur taille le nombre de papillotes nécessaires avant l'opération.

OBS

papillote : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

There are three main methods to achieve highlights... Foil technique involves weaving out small strands of hair from a subsection. The selected strands are then placed over foil or plastic wrap, and the appropriate lightener or high-lift tint is applied. The foil is folded to prevent lifting any unwoven hair, and processed as desired. With this technique, the colorist can place highlighted strands accurately in the style.

OBS

foil technique : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
OBS

La description des techniques des papillotes : chaque mèche est placée sur une de ces papillotes, puis saturée de produit et enfin enveloppée dans la papillote. Mèches sur cheveux mi-longs, cheveux longs, zones précises de la chevelure.

OBS

technique des papillotes : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

In bookbinding, a stamping technique in which an impression is made on the cover of a book without the use of colour or metal foil, and where the image is raised(as opposed to being sunken, as is the case in blind stamping).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Opération qui permet d'obtenir un motif en relief non encré sur la couverture d'un livre à l'aide d'une gravure en creux et d'une contrepartie en relief.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

In bookbinding, a stamping technique in which an impression is made on the cover of a book without the use of colour or metal foil and where the image is sunken, or in intaglio(as opposed to being raised, as is the case in blind embossing).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Opération qui consiste à empreindre en creux et sans encre les métaux, le papier ou le cuir.

Spanish

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