44 The Colorist
| MARCH/APRIL 2016 |
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a gem of a technique
c assroom
I
ndustry icon and creative hair color thought leader Leland has developed a
highlighting technique inspired by the work of the lapidary, a person who cuts
and polishes gems. "I call it Facet, and it's the new highlight—my foilayage-facet
technique," says Leland, founder of Celeb Luxury, a new company planning to launch
a "disruptive" hair color technology later this year. Leland was the fi rst person to use
foils on stage in the 1960s, also applying lighteners through hair, painting in highlights
(balayage) and utilizing a freestyle application technique on angles. His newest
technique involves mixing, matching and alternating patterns, every other foil, varying
how the lightener is applied on each foil to produce facets in the hair that eliminate
obvious re-growth. "T e beauty is that because there's no rhyme or reason, it adds
vibrations like the uniquely cut facets of gems," Leland says, "so have fun, break the
mechanics, and be a hair color graphic designer." Here, he shares the process.
1
Start with a pattern
of your choice: pieces, chunks
or slices.
2
Apply the lightener on
sharp angles and alternate
with zigzags, diagonals and
straight brush strokes down
the hair, leaving previously
colored or lightened ends
untouched.
3
Lighten less hair toward
the scalp, widening angles
through the mid-lengths
and ends.
4
In select areas, you may
choose to put the lightener
on the whole section down
to the scalp.
5
To keep the angles and
lines of the lightener in
place and prevent the mixture
from moving, lay a second
foil on top and fold it over in
your style.
FACET
HIGHLIGHTING
get
the
look!
PHOTOGRAPHY
(CLOCKWISE
FROM
TOP
LEFT):
JEFFREY
HAMILTON;
COFFEE
AND
MILK
PHOTOGRAPHY;
COURTESY
OF
CELEB
LUXURY
(2)
Visit Leland's web page
at lelandh.com/f rst to be
the f rst to know about
what's coming or connect
with him on Facebook
at facebook.com/
lelandhirschcolorist.
Leland shares his new Facet method of highlighting.
scalp
zigzag
less lightener
at the scalp, more
at the ends
Alternate lightener
application patterns
as shown here, in the
order of your choice,
leaving previously
colored or lightened
ends untouched.
mix
&
matc
