Remember when we used to foil by sight alone?

I started out in 2008 at a booth rental place in Kansas City and we didn't have any of those fancy foil guides or pre-cut foils. We just ripped and eyeballed every section. Now I use a foil guide for balayage and it saves me at least 20 minutes per full head. But sometimes I miss the old way, it felt more like an art. When did you guys start using foil guides or did you stick with the hand tear method?

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lee_grant971mo ago

Hand tearing forces you to stay locked into the section you're working. Saves me time too since I'm not stopping to place a guide over the next section. Old school is just faster muscle memory.

lee.diana1mo ago

Haven't foil guides just made everyone lazy though? I still hand tear everything, takes practice but I can nail my placement way faster than watching someone fiddle with those pre-cut sheets.