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CAP TECHNIQUE [1 record]

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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