I was going to say “are we just going to ignore a brunette brad?” But then I saw the comments and thank god I’m not the only one. You look AMAZING and so glowing Brad!!
"Dirty blonde/brunette" Brad is absolutely stunning!!!! I love whatever he is doing to his hair currently, and really hope he explains to us in a future video. Personally I am a huge fan of the blurred line between blonde/brunette. "Mushroom blonde/ brunette" is what it is called I think? I am not a hair dresser.
My sisters and I been cap highlighting at home for almost 10 years and I have three pro tips to make it flawless. 1. Use a latex cap if you are not allergic. These are more thin and will keep it close to the scalp. If it doesn’t have holes the better cause it prevents the bleach from passing out the cap. 2. Use a thin crochet needle to take the hair out. To make thin sections just insert the needle in a 45 degree angle from the head without doing a swirl. If you swirl the needle you’ll end up with chunky highlights. It’s like stabbing but don’t hurt yourself! 3. When you finish the sectioning throughout the head, comb the hair that is out. Make sure that the cap is the closest to the scalp as possible. Give it a like so Brad can see it!
I'm a cosmetologist and went to Beauty School back in '99 when they were still mainly doing cap highlights. Once or twice a year I do them on myself and always have good results! (I would never attempt full foils on myself- and the awesome thing about cap highlights is a consistent processing time because it's applied all at once.) Here are some tips from the years of practice I've had with this method: Wash and deep condition hair first, (I do it the night before.) and make sure it's bone dry to start. Apply a leave-in conditioner and/or serum from the mid shaft down; concentrating on the ends, and flatiron smooth to prevent snagging. I start with a part slightly off center because there's a row of holes going up the middle of the cap and the hair pulls out sparse along the part. Make sure hair is thoroughly brushed before putting the cap on. I like the Conair Pro Extend A Cap and metal hook (plastic hooks are garbage!)... pulling the hair through evenly takes practice. Go slow and do it gently, you can always pull out more. (And actually if you pull too much through, you can go underneath and pull the hair back under the cap using a rat tail comb.) After a strand of hair is pulled out through the hole, there's often a loop of hair that hasn't fully gotten past- use a comb as you go, and comb that loop out before grabbing for more hair- sometimes the loop of hair doesn't seem like alot, but it is. I stagger and pull more hair through every other hole so it doesn't come out looking like spaghetti. I usually pull it out heavier around the face, and I make extra holes in between, especially around the hair line. Sometimes I do every other hole (or starting that way just below the crown/using all the holes on top). I usually take it down to the occipital in back (but once in a while I go all the way down) and pull out in a pattern that angles towards the face up front- this looks especially amazing with an a-line bob! (I use a 3 way mirror for the sides.) Doing the back is tedious as hell and requires the use of a hand mirror, alot of self talk, and listening to music!!! I start at the top, and work my way down, one row at a time. I clip the hair up and out of the way with each row. It takes longer, but I have less tangles and snags with this method. Always look out for strands that got pulled through other holes- sometimes you'll find an open hole that's lost it's hair, so check row by row and make sure it's even. When finished, grasp sections side by side to make sure what's been pulled will give a balanced result; adjust if needed... The hair left underneath, I put into a low ponytail, wind up like a snail, clip, and tuck under the plastic flap in the back (Extend A Cap)... Almost always, instead of full on bleaching, I make a color remover (or "soap cap") formula because it's more gentle. I mostly use 10 volume developer because I have alot of fine hair that's always porous and soaks up color like a sponge. The lower volume developer allows me more time to get a thorough application. Sometimes I use an accent color instead of lightener. (Orange on Auburn, or Melon on Blonde...) Sometimes I go for a balayage effect and paint on the color or lightener halfway down. I've also used a cap for lowlights, or adding ash to tone down red. Just remember to think of the pre punched holes more as a guide. You don't have to use all of them and with the same amount of hair! Try to keep the color or lightener off the openings, use a formula as thick as possible, don't press on the cap, and make sure hair is fully dry- this prevents bleeding, or "saturn rings" as they were called in school. I was taught to rinse with the cap still on- just work quickly so all that water mixed with lightener doesn't seep onto the other hair. Apply lots of conditioner after a semi decent rinse and pull the cap off. Then you can rinse for real, shampoo and condition. Caps are versatile as hell if you give them a chance!! They're an inexpensive way to add some dimension to all over color; or downplay something like a dark band, (from a grown out root smudge ), an over saturated mid shaft, or ends that are murky or overly bright. They yield professional results, and all for under $20 if used with patience, care, and consideration.
I poked the holes in the cap before putting it on cause I found it made doing the back easier. I didnt poke the small holes without the circle and left those for me to decide as I saw necessary. I listened to a lot of the tips you left. I think next time ill have someone help me do the back. tysm
My hairdressers use them and it's hurt so bad, she had always used foils until this point but when she used the cap I was holding back tears, I stopped bleaching my hair that day
Brad is literally the hairdresser of my dreams. He seems liked he would really listen to what you want and what you're going for and not just say "mhm" and give you something you don't love. I love all of his videos💜
I know right???? He sounds like he really knows what he is doing and would be so nice and listen to what you wanted. I would love for him to do my hair
Some tips if you’re doing this at home: start from the top and work your way down when plucking out hair, otherwise you will start pulling hair out that has already been taken out below it causing massive tangling. Brush the hair once you’re done plucking to make sure any “loops” are brushed out. To take off the cap after colouring easier or if your hair is delicate, rinse your hair with the cap still on then take it off and wash properly. It should just slide off with ease! I’ve done my hair this way successfully quite a few times.
Okay but if want to do a darker color to other parts (the non highlighted ones) while doing this cap method then what would you suggest? And how do you maintain the highlights like redoing them and stuff?
I 100% agree with starting from the top and also rinsing the hair before removing the cap. My hairdresser has been using a cap to highlight my hair for many, many years. He always started at the top and also rinsed it off before taking it off. I have very short hair and he always cut my hair before using the cap, that way you get much closer to the scalp and it's easier to pull the hair through anyway. I love the results I have always gotten with him using the cap and I've never allowed anyone to use foil for my highlights, ever! There is just so much more random, beautiful color with a cap. The key is to never let it go too long before highlighting it again. He always used Blondor Multi Power Lightener which is very easy on the hair and provided multiple different colors instead of just one or two shades. Each time I get it highlighted it just keeps adding different color. He has never used anything other than Blondor on my hair all these years and I've never once had any damage to my hair. Sadly my hairstylist and really good friend since childhood passed away suddenly in Nov. I've not found another hairstylist yet and not sure they will want to use the cap or the brand of highlighter I love. But, I need to find one soon!
How is he contradicting himself? 🤔 any video I’ve watched he makes it perfectly aware that it works some people but not all. And he still recommends people to get their hair professionally done and not try to do it themselves but okay.
Okay, 1. I’m LIVING for this hair color on you! 😍 2. As a stylist, I still use a cap.. only on really short hair when it’s the best way to achieve the blonde they want! (Which is pretty rare. Lol) I personally feel like the highlights from a cap on long hair are too concentrated and there is no rhyme or reason to it! With foil you get to cocktail your foil pattern for each client!
Paige Ammann I totally agree cap highlights are perfect for a really short hair especially on guys. You can do a light dusting or you can go and make them heavier. Very fast and easy great results . But on longhair no . ❤️
As a professional that still does cap highlights sometimes, there are a few tricks. 1) use caps that are one layer and don’t have premade holes. 2) put the under a dryer for about 10 mins after you pull it through to help shrink the holes around the hair to help with bleed spots 3) use pro hooks, they are smaller and sharper so they don’t make as big of holes And don’t pull off the cap before rinsing out the hair!
I am not a professional however did go to cosmetology school and remember that we rinsed and added conditioner to the hair before removing the cap (It was mid 90’s and they still taught the cap at that point)
I agree. That should have been rinsed before, to prevent breakage after the treatment, if nothing else. He probably didn't, because he knew what it would look like when he pulled it off (spaghetti hair, as he called it) and wanted to show that off. Just glad it's a mannequin head.
I really appreciate that brad isn’t to proud to admit when he’s “ wrong” ( like wrong isn’t the right word but I don’t know how else to say it) I totally agree that you’re going to get better results and quality when at the salon and foils, but for a quick budget friendly option this wasn’t bad 😁
He literally said he would let someone out of the salon looking like this, which is amazing, considering this is easy to do at home, and most home-jobs do not look like they were done in a salon!
@mehazad rahman I never had any "pain". But I don't feel like I ever got the cap off as easy as Brad did or as easy as I've seen others pull it off. I always had to cut the cap off! And the hair underneath the cap was a tangled mess!! I do have a lot of very thick hair though.....
BRAD I LITERALLY GAVE MYSELF CAP HIGHLIGHTS YESTERDAY AND THEY TURNED OUT GOOD IM SO SHOOK ARE TOU PROUD!?!?! may have used 40 vol developer but SHUSHHH
Brad: "you look absolutely stunning" Me, in the middle of the night, unable to get back to sleep because of depression and intrusive thoughts, tears streaming down my face: thank you
@@SatiDevi444 I'm on antidepressants, melatonin, and prescription sleep meds. 😂 If you meant meditation, I have tried many times but can't relax or focus enough for it to work.
@@purplelover128 I take those too. Meditation is good in a hot bath with some relaxing music or even just drawing is a form of meditation, the Buddhist monks make Mandela's.
Hi Brad! I'm a master cosmetologist that went to a very very old timey beauty school 100yrs ago. The way we learned to highlight was with a cap. (Thank Goodness for my first job where I had very skilled hairdressers teach me to foil.) A few things I remember, they used to make different sized needles that determined the amount of hair that came out. Even the biggest one was smaller that what came with the caps. We used to throw those away. You pop the bag through each hole at an angle to make it easier and not stab the client in the head and then redirect the needle downward. There is a technique that I probably cant explain where you kinda do sewing machine motion through a whole line and that makes it even faster. Those loops you spoke of were usually taken out by combing out the hair once you've finished. How we kept the bleach from bleeding was to mix it super thick. I hope I was helpful some. Its been forever since I used this technique one I learned to foil I never looked back.
I only ever get cap highlights, my amazing hair lady doesn't know how to do foils - they always look perfect when she does them. I have done them at home many, many times as well - using your technique...I tried foils once and it was a disaster, and I felt horrible for cheating on my sylist. Just wanted to say, I love the 'old school' way much better!
I was told to use a little powder to get better pulling thru the cap and the use a paddle brush to get some the loops that may be there pulled thru. I really only used caps on shorter pixie length hair. I had a client insisted on and all over color then cap highlights.
I grew up with my grandmother having a beauty shop in her house. The cap highlighting was the thing . It’s how I’ve done my hair for years. I just can’t afford to have it highlighted every few months. The trick, I’ve learned is moderation. Tiny strands not chunks. And when I do get my hair cut at the salon, she always said I did an amazing job. Practice makes perfect. Lol
Thank you for your honest review. As a DIYer who will be a student on a budget, this is very encouraging. I'd only add a few foils around the hairline. 🙂 Also read about using caps for highlights *and* lowlights with face-framing foils. Want to try this.
Inlove how in around 90% of brad’s videos start with “This is not a good idea” “This will turn out bad” And then it ends with “This actually turned out good” “This is not bad”
2019 Brad: I don't like brown hair 2020 Brad: Is suddenly brunette and not even acknowledging it I AM SO SHOOK 😍😍😍 I'M NOT EVEN A DRAMATIC PERSON AT ALL BUT I LITERALLY CANNOT BREATHE RN I---
It could be that he is letting his hair grow to do a redo. Give his hair a break before it goes through a round of highlights. I prefer the dark hair though..
@@jjcymbolic cannot even put into words how attracted I am to him rn, he looked great blonde of course but this new darker look is just 😍😍😍 idk how bc I'm a girl attracted to girls and he's into men but WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK BRAD I PROMISE PLS 😂😭
U should make a video where u set up Manny Kin w 4 sections of hair w all different strengths bleach and explain what the different 10 20 30 40 all look like starting from the same like neutral brown
Good idea! But pls correct me if I’m wrong.. don’t you choose the level depending on how dark your hair is? Like the darker your hair, the higher level? So it wouldn’t make a difference on the same neutral brown hair? I have virgin hair so I literally don’t know crap but if it has nothing to do with that, then it’s a great idea lol
Cynthia Lopez op might mean either different strengths of developer or just how light it gets considering how long you leave the bleach in... probably both
The second you’re done learning and growing in any field especially hair you’re done and you’re basically saying that you know everything which is never true, I love it Brad always continue to learn and find new tricks and tips❤
I was doing hair in the 80s when cap highlighting started. Yes, you can totally face frame with it. Our pro caps were latex and had TINY holes and we could even use the hook to punch more holes. That + hairpainting were the main ways we highlighted and I still honestly trust it more than foils.
I dyed my mom's hair last week....and she was shooketh at how good it turned out and was confused where I learned all the techniques...credits to you sister Brad ❤️❤️ UA-cam be learning me more than school ever will lmao
I love capping!! Did it in the 80’s and 90’s, early 2000’s. Started growing out my grey last year. Went back to a cap highlight to make an easier transition. All grey now, but still love the look of capping.
Thank you so much for this video, I just lightened my hair for the very first time today, and while I only used a 20 developer and I do like the color, I VERY much learned that *I* will not be coordinated enough to be doing a babylight weave pick-out on myself anytime soon. Quick thing- If you get really shook about the amount the hook is pulling...its basically just a cotton doily crochet hook, they come in many, and MUCH smaller sizes than you get in the box kits. Look for steel needles, the bigger the number, the smaller the needle. Ive got one more ounce of bleach powder...might go grab my cap and hit it again... Thanks so much for the guidance Brad!!! You are literally the best thing elevating my standards on my own DIY dye jobs right now!! Wouldnt have tried lightening without you.
My mom was a professional hair dresser, she highlighted her hair using caps all throughout the 80s. She would have her 10 yr old daughter (me) pull her hair through. I can tell you she always told me to pull the hair through starting at the top first working by our way down. Then depending on the styles she wanted she would pull more through close to the face. Of course making sure the hair is pulled tightly through. There’s also different sized hooks and caps for the size highlights you want. Overall I actually like the way it turned out!
My mom was not a hair dresser but the rest of your story mimics mine. around 10 years old my mom had be "frosting" her hair that was very fine and very dark so I had to careful on the amount pulled in. I would add more to frame her face. I would use a small hook and always start at the top and work down, also rinse before removing the cap. With practice and a little finesse her hair as well as my sisters hair turned out pretty good.
Same! My mom always did highlights this way and I loved mine! It looked natural because it wasn’t perfectly placed etc. I even did her’s for her. I got really good at it. I did it for friends too. Lol. My mom always says she taught me enough that if I were to go to cosmetology school it would be too hard to unlearn her ways. 😂
My mom did this at home in the 80's too. Her cap was rubber and it hurt like hell to take off and on, lol. She also crocheted so she had all different sized hooks she could use depending on what size highlights she wanted.
Oh my God I love you! Brad would kill me but I used to use box dye and color my own hair and I was going through the process once and decided to give myself a facial mask too. My land lady's grandson happened to be over and he was only 4 years old and jumped up and down and screamed oh my God she dyed her face too! We couldn't breathe we were dying laughing!
Hope Hefley same!! I’ve stuck with caps bc of a couple bad foil experiences anddd bc my mom is a hair dresser who only uses caps haha, I’ve been telling her for years that it’s out of style but she doesn’t care😂 probably bc 99% of her clients are women over 40. I’ve been thinking about finding a reputable hair dresser who’s great with foils (like on Brads level) so I can see what it looks like when it’s actually done right bc I’ve seen some truly amazing foil jobs in videos and stuff. Anyway I totally agree this turned out surprisingly well! 💜💜💜
I bought a silicone cap, hopefully it will be easier than the plastic cap. I feel much better about using it after this video. In the 80's we called them frosting caps. Thx Brad!
Every Brad Mondo video ever: "This is gonna go wrong...this is gonna look bad..omg this is not gonna look good, xyz reasons why this will go horribly wrong." "Oh that's actually not bad." 🤣🤣
@Anne Thomas Lol yeah I love it too! I love how surprised he is when it all turns out okay 😅 And yeah the fact he can admit it is great! He is so fun to watch!
I used these box cap kits in the early 2000s and it always came out good. I then started going to a salon who messed up my foils and I had uneven crooked marks from the foils. Never happened with the cap kit LOL. I just ordered one from WalMart can't wait haha.
Well Brad as someone who has done the cap since 1974, I can offer up some tips. Use a sharpie to mark where you want first, pre poke the holes , you can go in the hole closest to the too much hair pull and pull some out and even it, I recently did cap to even up my quarantine hair I had such long dark roots ( no gray even at 60) so Instead of highlight I dyed the pulled hairs as close to my natural as possible, came out great! It’s a great way to let highlights grow out softly . I mess up big time trying to foil myself , it is best for short to medium hair , too long and it’s just painful.
When I was a hairdressing apprentice 15 years ago in a middle income suburban salon working under a boss who has his best years in the 70s and 80s we still did 50/50 highlights to foils. Done right on the right client, they are perfect and cost effective. When I want an all over highlighted look I still do them on myself. They deserve a comeback with good technique. I reckon they will have their time around again for sure!
I will say I have done this three times, it doesn’t look terrible it’s super affordable and when styled it looks great! Edit- my hair is black and this still turned out great
I remember him replying on someone's comment that he is coloring his hair darker and darker while it grows. I think it is because he wants to soften the color change
PRO-CAP DISSERTATION:💁🏼♀️ It’s strange to me that it’s strange to this younger generation to use a cap for highlights.🤨 I’ve been highlighting my own hair for over 40 years & mostly use a cap! I went to beauty school in the 80’s so it was definitely the norm to use highlighting caps. However I’ve also had long hair most of my life like mid back to waist length so the type of cap matters for long hair! The tight rubber caps are a big painful NO for long hair! The rubber is too tight & the long hair just tangles up under the cap every pull until you can’t even get any hair out. It is brutally painful bc the long hair mats up way too bad underneath. The foam cap is most comfortable for long hair. The hair slides through with ease. But I avoided the foam cap back in the day before dark roots were in style because the thickness of the foam made it impossible to get highlights close to the scalp. Now with a root smudge it would be fine to use a foam cap. I still usually just use the same plastic cap as in the video so it’s not too tight, is thin & loose & close to the scalp. As for control of highlight placement: Yes you can control it with a cap once you learn the skills of pulling through the cap! It’s just like to me foils seem too streaky & tedious with less control because of the time differentiation of applying the bleach meaning it takes too darn long to pick out foil pieces & get the volume of bleach equalized to the variable in processing time…that would drive me crazy! So basically, with the cap you learn that it matters how the hair lays under the caps to where you want to place the highlights. Center part with hair straight down around the head & slightly back around face is best on long hair. But even before I put the cap on, with long hair, I make sure hair is well conditioned, dry, then very straight flat ironed bc the more slick & straight the hair is the easier it is for it to slide through when you pull it eliminating the snagging looping & pain! Next you learn that you can also adjust placement by how deep you dig with the needle…I usually let the needle just touch the scalp then pull it up at an angle which is the same direction on one side then opposite on the other side. And if the needle poke is painful you’re doing it wrong! No! You’re not supposed to stab the person in the scalp with the needle! Go in with the needle at an angle to pop the plastic then tap the scalp, & grab the hair at an angle using the underside of the cap to press the needle up & out. Then you learn where to pull face framing pieces by how you laid the hair under the cap. You should see the hairline & pull money pieces on sides of the part. You also learn to get variation by pulling more where you want more color! The pre made holes & circles are given as a grid you learn to use for placement & you can also make your own hole wherever you want a highlight. You also learn that you do not have to pull hair through using the entire cap every time. For my hair sometimes I only pull the crown & around my face hairline. Or I pull most at crown & around hairline but sparsely in the lower back. You also don’t have to just slap bleach all over at the same time. Like since I always have highlights on the ends I do the roots & mid strands first then pull the bleach through ends at the last few minutes. You can also use color variations. As for hole bleed through it is avoided by 1. Don’t dig in the hole to make it any bigger than the needle & 2. Use bleach mixture that is thick like cake icing & it won’t be liquid enough to seep into the holes. Finally, I almost fainted when you pulled the cap off with bleach still on the hair! If that had been a human she surely would have punched you from the pain & you risked bad hair breakage! Lol Always shampoo first with the cap On! For long hair I leave the shampoo ON to remove the cap & it slides right off nicely~pain & tangle free! So now that root smudge & root tap is in style cap highlighting is the best way to go! I have long layers in the crown, I pull heavily in the crown & around my face, apply bleach to roots & mid strands first, then through the ends, with shampoo on, remove cap, shampoo & condition well, rinse comb out then root smudge, rinse & done! No toner even needed! Every 3-4th time I pull a few highlights in lower back as well. So there you have it! The cap is the winner hands down once you know how to use it! Y’all can wrestle with that foil business all day long but I’ll be done & onto something else while y’all still weaving & folding & mixing! Lol You’re welcome, from a highlighted 60’s baby! 🦋✌🏼☮️✌🏼🦋
Thank you so much for this! You've helped a LOT of people understand what should and can be a simple, fun, and effective process. (Like you, I don't actually understand why other folks think cap highlights are weird. I did this to my hair in the early 2000s and it looked AMAZING!)
I’ve spent the last three hours crying till my eyes hurt and just hearing brad say “thank you for being here” I know he’s referring to just watching the video but it was the perfect moment and I’m just so thankful for this mans videos and his constant positivity thank you Brad ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Now as someone who has finally figured out the proper way to cap highlight and foil highlight ( it's super hard to foul highlight the back of my head) so I talked to a few hair dressers that have used the cap an know the ins an outs, so as soon. As I started following her instructions I started getting really nice results that even my boy ( who is a professional hair stylist) was pretty impressed with my results hehehe but with Brad's helpful tips in toners and bleach washes and what not, they have been stunning
Brad.. I'm watching this and considering doing my own (but less than this) summer highlights.. Just a few sunkissed highlights.. you know. PLEASE MAKE A QUARANTINE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO BEFORE I MAKE A MISTAKE.
@@timechangeseverybody3608 thats true i use it once a week and my hair is getting blonder but it does not give the same result as a bleach. Usually it makes all the hair the same color at least thats what happened in my hair srry ma bad english
I am sitting here with period cramps, feeling like the ugliest shoot ever and you are telling me that I look absolutely stunning. You know what? I needed this today. Thank you (crying emoji)
If you want to be technical it would be streaks 🤣that’s why Highlights is in quotes 🤣 I’m aware they aren’t highlights, they also aren’t low lights, they are streaks. I used “highlights” because that’s what the cap is made for.
Cap highlights are the best highlights - much much better than any foil highlights could ever be!!! But usually only if the cap highlights are done by an experienced hairdresser in a salon. Professional cap highlights are done with a different cap which has no precut holes in it so you can choose how many highlights you want and where - and if done correctly there will be no "colour bleeding" onto the roots. I have been having platinum blonde cap highlights for 20 years and they look truly amazing. Now that my hairdresser has retired I do them myself with the salon products my hairdresser used to use and I get the same amazing results. I had 20 years to watch and learn :-)) Benefits of cap highlights are: Consistent processing time because the colour is applied all at once, colour application very close to the roots, no highlight colour will touch the rest of the hair since you´ll rinse off the colour before you take off the cap, close to no colour gets onto the scalp, beautiful professional result and keeps the hair as healthy as possible.
I think this is the first girl I’ve seen in a video in a long time that actually is careful with her hair and she is holding it and brushing it not ripping the brush through it! First girl
Would you get a cap highlight???
You are amazing💓
My 2000s me probably yes now my self Will kill me
Brad Mondo no sir
I had one, it hurts when pulling it through..
Heck no! I got one and hurt SO bad. I have curly hair btw
Can we take a moment to appreciate how pretty Brad's eyes look with darker hair?
Honestly though it looks fantastic on him!
I prefer it. I feel like the white blonde makes his eyes look brighter but this looks more natural and suits his skin tone
@@Bobbycakess Right tho?! He's stunning!
Victoria Grass yes I love his dark hair
I really love the darker hair on him 🤷🏼♀️
I was going to say “are we just going to ignore a brunette brad?” But then I saw the comments and thank god I’m not the only one. You look AMAZING and so glowing Brad!!
Same. It seems slightly darker again in this video and I'm loving it
"Dirty blonde/brunette" Brad is absolutely stunning!!!!
I love whatever he is doing to his hair currently, and really hope he explains to us in a future video.
Personally I am a huge fan of the blurred line between blonde/brunette.
"Mushroom blonde/ brunette" is what it is called I think?
I am not a hair dresser.
Danielle Lillie omg I didn't realize until I read this💀💀💀
Novella Atkisson it’s called “Bronde” luv✨❤️
Novella Atkisson or faun, just please don’t say mushroom blonde😭 that sounds so drab
My sisters and I been cap highlighting at home for almost 10 years and I have three pro tips to make it flawless.
1. Use a latex cap if you are not allergic. These are more thin and will keep it close to the scalp. If it doesn’t have holes the better cause it prevents the bleach from passing out the cap.
2. Use a thin crochet needle to take the hair out. To make thin sections just insert the needle in a 45 degree angle from the head without doing a swirl. If you swirl the needle you’ll end up with chunky highlights. It’s like stabbing but don’t hurt yourself!
3. When you finish the sectioning throughout the head, comb the hair that is out. Make sure that the cap is the closest to the scalp as possible.
Give it a like so Brad can see it!
Flor Aranda *casually gives advice to a professional*
Shes giving advice to everyone from her experience which is nice and appreciated 👍
Come or comb? Or did y’all mean something else?
@@Upper_echelon_exotics LOL 😂😆 👏
So, only 10 minutes work but we have to come every single time... Impossible!! 😁
Flor Aranda what bleach /developer and toner do you use ? You have dark ish hair like me
I'm a cosmetologist and went to Beauty School back in '99 when they were still mainly doing cap highlights. Once or twice a year I do them on myself and always have good results! (I would never attempt full foils on myself- and the awesome thing about cap highlights is a consistent processing time because it's applied all at once.) Here are some tips from the years of practice I've had with this method: Wash and deep condition hair first, (I do it the night before.) and make sure it's bone dry to start. Apply a leave-in conditioner and/or serum from the mid shaft down; concentrating on the ends, and flatiron smooth to prevent snagging. I start with a part slightly off center because there's a row of holes going up the middle of the cap and the hair pulls out sparse along the part. Make sure hair is thoroughly brushed before putting the cap on. I like the Conair Pro Extend A Cap and metal hook (plastic hooks are garbage!)... pulling the hair through evenly takes practice. Go slow and do it gently, you can always pull out more. (And actually if you pull too much through, you can go underneath and pull the hair back under the cap using a rat tail comb.) After a strand of hair is pulled out through the hole, there's often a loop of hair that hasn't fully gotten past- use a comb as you go, and comb that loop out before grabbing for more hair- sometimes the loop of hair doesn't seem like alot, but it is. I stagger and pull more hair through every other hole so it doesn't come out looking like spaghetti. I usually pull it out heavier around the face, and I make extra holes in between, especially around the hair line. Sometimes I do every other hole (or starting that way just below the crown/using all the holes on top). I usually take it down to the occipital in back (but once in a while I go all the way down) and pull out in a pattern that angles towards the face up front- this looks especially amazing with an a-line bob! (I use a 3 way mirror for the sides.) Doing the back is tedious as hell and requires the use of a hand mirror, alot of self talk, and listening to music!!! I start at the top, and work my way down, one row at a time. I clip the hair up and out of the way with each row. It takes longer, but I have less tangles and snags with this method. Always look out for strands that got pulled through other holes- sometimes you'll find an open hole that's lost it's hair, so check row by row and make sure it's even. When finished, grasp sections side by side to make sure what's been pulled will give a balanced result; adjust if needed... The hair left underneath, I put into a low ponytail, wind up like a snail, clip, and tuck under the plastic flap in the back (Extend A Cap)... Almost always, instead of full on bleaching, I make a color remover (or "soap cap") formula because it's more gentle. I mostly use 10 volume developer because I have alot of fine hair that's always porous and soaks up color like a sponge. The lower volume developer allows me more time to get a thorough application. Sometimes I use an accent color instead of lightener. (Orange on Auburn, or Melon on Blonde...) Sometimes I go for a balayage effect and paint on the color or lightener halfway down. I've also used a cap for lowlights, or adding ash to tone down red. Just remember to think of the pre punched holes more as a guide. You don't have to use all of them and with the same amount of hair! Try to keep the color or lightener off the openings, use a formula as thick as possible, don't press on the cap, and make sure hair is fully dry- this prevents bleeding, or "saturn rings" as they were called in school. I was taught to rinse with the cap still on- just work quickly so all that water mixed with lightener doesn't seep onto the other hair. Apply lots of conditioner after a semi decent rinse and pull the cap off. Then you can rinse for real, shampoo and condition. Caps are versatile as hell if you give them a chance!! They're an inexpensive way to add some dimension to all over color; or downplay something like a dark band, (from a grown out root smudge ), an over saturated mid shaft, or ends that are murky or overly bright. They yield professional results, and all for under $20 if used with patience, care, and consideration.
Thanks for this!
I poked the holes in the cap before putting it on cause I found it made doing the back easier. I didnt poke the small holes without the circle and left those for me to decide as I saw necessary. I listened to a lot of the tips you left. I think next time ill have someone help me do the back. tysm
My hairdressers use them and it's hurt so bad, she had always used foils until this point but when she used the cap I was holding back tears, I stopped bleaching my hair that day
@@sianwright615 she's bad at it. Many Brazilian salons use the cap and of you know how to pull it doesn't hurt
Great explanation!! Thank you! Can you explain a little more about the formula you use? Ingredients and amounts
okay but a moment to appreciate brad's looks, he serving us everyday
also the dark hair oml 🥺🥺
It’s “oh my lord” or “on my life” depending on the context 😂
So true, he's absolutely gorgeous, I really love his look today
You look SO good and natural and sexy and fresh with that hair and all the look babe ❤
Yoosung!!
Trueee This hair makes him look so hot
Brad is looking healthier than ever and I didn’t know it was possible but he GLOW ✨✨✨
Itw because he looks better, younger & healthier with dark hair
It's the hair, he's beautiful as a brunette!
Jayme Ann I know, it makes me so sad when he says he looks terrible as a brunette!
I think the contrast between his skin and brown hair compared to when he has blonde hair looks great
Hes literally glowing
Brad is literally the hairdresser of my dreams. He seems liked he would really listen to what you want and what you're going for and not just say "mhm" and give you something you don't love. I love all of his videos💜
Oh my goodness he liked my comment!!! Thank you so much 💗💗💗
I know right???? He sounds like he really knows what he is doing and would be so nice and listen to what you wanted. I would love for him to do my hair
Unless you're the mannequin 😂
But yaaassss-- he seems to genuinely care about his work and making people happy 💜
Some tips if you’re doing this at home: start from the top and work your way down when plucking out hair, otherwise you will start pulling hair out that has already been taken out below it causing massive tangling. Brush the hair once you’re done plucking to make sure any “loops” are brushed out. To take off the cap after colouring easier or if your hair is delicate, rinse your hair with the cap still on then take it off and wash properly. It should just slide off with ease! I’ve done my hair this way successfully quite a few times.
Thank you!!!
This is really good advice, and I'm also someone who has done this MANY times with great results!
Okay but if want to do a darker color to other parts (the non highlighted ones) while doing this cap method then what would you suggest? And how do you maintain the highlights like redoing them and stuff?
i plan to do this with blonde highlights and then go in and do purple highlights
I 100% agree with starting from the top and also rinsing the hair before removing the cap.
My hairdresser has been using a cap to highlight my hair for many, many years. He always started at the top and also rinsed it off before taking it off. I have very short hair and he always cut my hair before using the cap, that way you get much closer to the scalp and it's easier to pull the hair through anyway. I love the results I have always gotten with him using the cap and I've never allowed anyone to use foil for my highlights, ever! There is just so much more random, beautiful color with a cap. The key is to never let it go too long before highlighting it again. He always used Blondor Multi Power Lightener which is very easy on the hair and provided multiple different colors instead of just one or two shades. Each time I get it highlighted it just keeps adding different color. He has never used anything other than Blondor on my hair all these years and I've never once had any damage to my hair.
Sadly my hairstylist and really good friend since childhood passed away suddenly in Nov. I've not found another hairstylist yet and not sure they will want to use the cap or the brand of highlighter I love. But, I need to find one soon!
To add, yes rinse the hair before you remove the cap but add conditioner if you used bleach so the hair slides out of the holes easier.
I love how this channel is 95% him saying “this method is bad” at the start and then at the end it always is contradicted
Brad's channel brand is dumb luck XD Just constant surprised pikachu
He is still a hairdresser even if the method is bad 😂
He's a pro, unlike our unknowledged ass doing this out an impulsive decision making
How is he contradicting himself? 🤔 any video I’ve watched he makes it perfectly aware that it works some people but not all. And he still recommends people to get their hair professionally done and not try to do it themselves but okay.
@@Stephfleshman17 it was a compliment to brad because it means that he always does a good job/has a good end result but okay,
Okay,
1. I’m LIVING for this hair color on you! 😍
2. As a stylist, I still use a cap.. only on really short hair when it’s the best way to achieve the blonde they want! (Which is pretty rare. Lol)
I personally feel like the highlights from a cap on long hair are too concentrated and there is no rhyme or reason to it! With foil you get to cocktail your foil pattern for each client!
Paige Ammann I totally agree cap highlights are perfect for a really short hair especially on guys. You can do a light dusting or you can go and make them heavier. Very fast and easy great results . But on longhair no . ❤️
As a professional that still does cap highlights sometimes, there are a few tricks.
1) use caps that are one layer and don’t have premade holes.
2) put the under a dryer for about 10 mins after you pull it through to help shrink the holes around the hair to help with bleed spots
3) use pro hooks, they are smaller and sharper so they don’t make as big of holes
And don’t pull off the cap before rinsing out the hair!
Jenni Miles I’m a hairstylist also and ocassionally still use caps, I cringed when he pulled out the cap before rinsing. He should know better!
I am not a professional however did go to cosmetology school and remember that we rinsed and added conditioner to the hair before removing the cap (It was mid 90’s and they still taught the cap at that point)
I agree. That should have been rinsed before, to prevent breakage after the treatment, if nothing else. He probably didn't, because he knew what it would look like when he pulled it off (spaghetti hair, as he called it) and wanted to show that off. Just glad it's a mannequin head.
Also another thing I would add is he pokes in on an angle which you should get the hair from exactly where the hole is! still love him though :)
Not a hairdresser. What is the issue taking cap off before washing? The colour will be removed straight away and it's finished processing?
I really appreciate that brad isn’t to proud to admit when he’s “ wrong” ( like wrong isn’t the right word but I don’t know how else to say it) I totally agree that you’re going to get better results and quality when at the salon and foils, but for a quick budget friendly option this wasn’t bad 😁
Yes I do this all the time and spend only like $20 and I always get compliments on my hair
He literally said he would let someone out of the salon looking like this, which is amazing, considering this is easy to do at home, and most home-jobs do not look like they were done in a salon!
Brad: don't get any ideas
Me: sees finished product...
Me: definitely getting ideas
@mehazad rahman I never had any "pain". But I don't feel like I ever got the cap off as easy as Brad did or as easy as I've seen others pull it off. I always had to cut the cap off! And the hair underneath the cap was a tangled mess!! I do have a lot of very thick hair though.....
Brad: I don’t want you to get ideas at home. Me: stuck at home quarantining for who knows how long getting ideas
im doing it today hahaha - wish me luck
I deadass went blonde from dark brown cuz I got hella bored 🤣
Lærke Besand please say if it worked! 😂
Well my hair is gone cause i got some gold ideas
me and my mom decided that we’re going to highlight my hair with foils instead, brad scared me to much😂😂😂
Brad: "You look absolutely stunning"
Me: Brushing my teeth in an oversized hoodie with my hair piled on top of my head.
alice sometimes sings bro I feel I’m wearing the same bun in my hair since I got in the shower yesterday around 6 lmao it’s been almost 24 hours
I started watching Brad when I was SO sick! Coughing, nose falling off, sweaty, gross. I was like: "there's no way you're not making fun of me..."
I was just typing the same comment:DD
Me with my oh so so messed up hair that looks dead
Meh: Are u sure about that
Feeling related
I was like he's starting on the roots?!? And then immediately realized it's a mannequin head with no heat at the scalp 😂
Lmao that’s something I would’ve thought
i wonder if that would matter anything in this case because of the cap? i have no idea
@@annieangel97 on humans you would still have enough heat to make the ugly hot roots happen.. so yeah dont start at the roots
Good point, he shouldn’t have done it. But it wasn’t really an instructional video.
With the the cap you don't tend too much of the root
I love how he’s never negatively judgmental, he’s always like oh that doesn’t look bad I was wrong my bad you look stunning
This is honestly my favourite of Brad’s looks.
That hair, that shirt, that face.
Yasssssssssss * *hair flip* *
Abigail Pollock agreed!!
Abigail Pollock dude agreed 😍
BRAD I LITERALLY GAVE MYSELF CAP HIGHLIGHTS YESTERDAY AND THEY TURNED OUT GOOD IM SO SHOOK ARE TOU PROUD!?!?! may have used 40 vol developer but SHUSHHH
40 ?!??????????!!!! MAAM
One thing I love about Brad is that even if he is skeptical about something or doesn’t like it, he still tries it and makes the best about it!
Brad: "you look absolutely stunning"
Me, in the middle of the night, unable to get back to sleep because of depression and intrusive thoughts, tears streaming down my face: thank you
Stephanie idk you but your beautiful and Jesus loves you!!🙏💜
I have intrusive thoughts too have you tried medication
@@SatiDevi444 I'm on antidepressants, melatonin, and prescription sleep meds. 😂 If you meant meditation, I have tried many times but can't relax or focus enough for it to work.
@@purplelover128 I take those too. Meditation is good in a hot bath with some relaxing music or even just drawing is a form of meditation, the Buddhist monks make Mandela's.
@@dr.e6083 that's very sweet of you! Proper management is the goal!
Conspiracy theory: Brad went brunette so nobody would recognize him buying supplies for cap highlighting.
Stefanie Schweigler omg! Mystery solved.
Shane has entered the chat
This is hilarious
Wuuuuuut 😲
this is so funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hi Brad! I'm a master cosmetologist that went to a very very old timey beauty school 100yrs ago. The way we learned to highlight was with a cap. (Thank Goodness for my first job where I had very skilled hairdressers teach me to foil.) A few things I remember, they used to make different sized needles that determined the amount of hair that came out. Even the biggest one was smaller that what came with the caps. We used to throw those away. You pop the bag through each hole at an angle to make it easier and not stab the client in the head and then redirect the needle downward. There is a technique that I probably cant explain where you kinda do sewing machine motion through a whole line and that makes it even faster. Those loops you spoke of were usually taken out by combing out the hair once you've finished. How we kept the bleach from bleeding was to mix it super thick. I hope I was helpful some. Its been forever since I used this technique one I learned to foil I never looked back.
That's how I learned to do it! VERY well explained!
@@sandraholloman6048 Thank you so much! I'm glad I'm not the only one that learned all that.
Good explanation. We learned to pull from the top down to cause less pain and less chunks coming out.
I only ever get cap highlights, my amazing hair lady doesn't know how to do foils - they always look perfect when she does them. I have done them at home many, many times as well - using your technique...I tried foils once and it was a disaster, and I felt horrible for cheating on my sylist. Just wanted to say, I love the 'old school' way much better!
I was told to use a little powder to get better pulling thru the cap and the use a paddle brush to get some the loops that may be there pulled thru. I really only used caps on shorter pixie length hair. I had a client insisted on and all over color then cap highlights.
I grew up with my grandmother having a beauty shop in her house. The cap highlighting was the thing . It’s how I’ve done my hair for years. I just can’t afford to have it highlighted every few months. The trick, I’ve learned is moderation. Tiny strands not chunks. And when I do get my hair cut at the salon, she always said I did an amazing job. Practice makes perfect. Lol
Brad: “I don’t like brown hair”
2020 Brad: *dyes hair brown*
Good for u Brad! Plus u look SO good with darker hair. Werk. IT.
I got black hair that looks hazelnut brown in the sun.... It's werid pls send help
honestly tho brad looks good in everything
He does look so good with brown hair! It makes him look younger 😍
I though you wrote:
Twerk it
Me: **in my pajamas, haven't washed hair in 3 days because I'm lazy**
Brad: you look absolutely stunning today
Me: ( . _.)
Lady Lynx right lol
*sitting with my red face out and hair mask*
I haven’t washed my hair for a week life isn’t it rn
I am also sitting with dirty hair... 😔 Planning to color my hair at home later today 😂 but thanks God, no box dye. 💪
Right!
As if 3 days is late 😂😂😂
The second Brad comes on screen, “Oooooh BRAAAAD! THAT HAIR 😍” seriously loving this dark hair on you!! It’s so so so GOOD!
Thank you for your honest review. As a DIYer who will be a student on a budget, this is very encouraging. I'd only add a few foils around the hairline. 🙂 Also read about using caps for highlights *and* lowlights with face-framing foils. Want to try this.
Inlove how in around 90% of brad’s videos start with
“This is not a good idea”
“This will turn out bad”
And then it ends with
“This actually turned out good”
“This is not bad”
Brad: Don't get any ideas
Me: already looking for a cap
I so have one, it's midnight and I am wondering if I can do this now, but I have no toner...tic, toc, tic, toc...
CC The Fashion Yorkie did you do it?
I already buy it haha
@@poppybrown1098 No BUT I painted highlights instead and I did a black dye and conditioner rinse as a toner and OMG
666 likes I think is appropriate for this comment
2019 Brad: I don't like brown hair
2020 Brad: Is suddenly brunette and not even acknowledging it
I AM SO SHOOK 😍😍😍 I'M NOT EVEN A DRAMATIC PERSON AT ALL BUT I LITERALLY CANNOT BREATHE RN I---
RIGHT?!? He didn’t even acknowledge it and he looks SO GOOD!
It could be that he is letting his hair grow to do a redo. Give his hair a break before it goes through a round of highlights. I prefer the dark hair though..
@@jjcymbolic cannot even put into words how attracted I am to him rn, he looked great blonde of course but this new darker look is just 😍😍😍 idk how bc I'm a girl attracted to girls and he's into men but WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK BRAD I PROMISE PLS 😂😭
just existing I get what your saying but I think it is more of a dark blonde. Or how i sometimes call it ‘pepper and salt blonde’ 😂
@@macyr1132 that comment was gold
i lowkey enjoy the inconsistency of the size of blonde. it’s thicker and thinner and adds like illusion of dimension and volume
I refuse to believe that Brad would go brunette. Conspiracy theory: Brad is on vacation and this is a super good impression by Eric.
Schuyler Dade bruh I know this is stupid but look closely and it really looks more like Eric
Ik especially after his _____to______ transformations and him saying how he would rather be red that brunette lol
Schuyler Dade I agree
Omg I wish he’d see this comment 😂
Living for this
Brad looks like he's about to do the choreography for black swan
Sawsan Boeisa broooooo I swearrr Armyyyy got lifeee
... ARMYYYYYYYYY
he's doing his thanggg
Oh I thought you meant the movie Black Swan!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I literally said the same thing once the video started.
When he takes the cap off, it looks like he just put spaghetti noodles on her head
It really does haha
I thought it looked like long maggots 😂😂
@@millennialdisposition same wtf its pretty disgusting hahahh
Or 1000 jelly fish XD
Katie Anderson 8
When brad said “don’t get any ideas to do this at home” but I’m omw to Sally’s to buy the products 😂
me: *shoving a soft pretzel bite in my mouth*
brad: "you look absolutely stunning today"
got any left
LMAO
Lol eating popcorn in bed with hair that needs washed. Yep I'm stunning.
Me to 😂 i was eating falafel
Lmao I was literally taking a bite out of a cake!
Brad: I don’t want you to get ideas at home. Me: *getting ideas at home*
Same
Why does this remind me of Jennifer Aniston’s hair on friends
It does!!
Going through all comments if anyone recognized it too 😂
Could you IMAGINE the hair everyone wanted was cap highlighted?!?!??!
Absolutely!
Yes she does
I smiled a lot during this video having flash backs to my mama and I doing our hair with the cap.
11:06 “so, here’s the thing”
That’s when I immediately knew it turned out better than he thought it would lmao
U should make a video where u set up Manny Kin w 4 sections of hair w all different strengths bleach and explain what the different 10 20 30 40 all look like starting from the same like neutral brown
That's a good odea!
Yes get this to the top so he sees! Or just 4 diff mannequins since he makes good $$
Good idea! But pls correct me if I’m wrong.. don’t you choose the level depending on how dark your hair is? Like the darker your hair, the higher level? So it wouldn’t make a difference on the same neutral brown hair? I have virgin hair so I literally don’t know crap but if it has nothing to do with that, then it’s a great idea lol
I hope he sees this great idea 😩
Cynthia Lopez op might mean either different strengths of developer or just how light it gets considering how long you leave the bleach in... probably both
The end result looks like Jennifer Aniston's severed head.
sli1315 lmfao im so dead
Loollll. Now I cant unseen it
Exactly what i thought too!!
💀
literally thought the same thing, i promise
The second you’re done learning and growing in any field especially hair you’re done and you’re basically saying that you know everything which is never true, I love it Brad always continue to learn and find new tricks and tips❤
I was doing hair in the 80s when cap highlighting started. Yes, you can totally face frame with it. Our pro caps were latex and had TINY holes and we could even use the hook to punch more holes. That + hairpainting were the main ways we highlighted and I still honestly trust it more than foils.
I dyed my mom's hair last week....and she was shooketh at how good it turned out and was confused where I learned all the techniques...credits to you sister Brad ❤️❤️ UA-cam be learning me more than school ever will lmao
Shooketh is a word.
You come across as semi illiterate.
@@ingriddubbel8468 Your comment has me shooketh, the audacity!
Amen!
Ya’ll are worried about the word shooketh, than again she said “UA-cam be learning me more than school” hmmm. 🤔
HONESTLYYYYY I FEEL YOU ON THE UA-cam AND SCHOOL PART I SWEARRRRR
Brad’s look is giving hot magicians assistant vibes. No idea why.
why is this so specific
I got sexy ice skater...
shes_sarah_shaped oh yeah...
Izzy Deans 😂😂
I love capping!! Did it in the 80’s and 90’s, early 2000’s. Started growing out my grey last year. Went back to a cap highlight to make an easier transition. All grey now, but still love the look of capping.
"Listen, I don't want you to get any ideas at home"
Too late Brad too late
Giselle Frias he literally released this vid like two days after I used a cap 😂😂
🤣🤣
Giselle Frias 😂
Kelsey Williams but did it turn out good though??
I love when hairdressers slide their fingers through hair and move it everyway, it feels good and looks very satisfying as well
ok but this looks exactly like Jennifer aniston's hair
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
Omg yes!
Yeah her hair hasn’t changed much since the 90s 🤷🏼♀️😂
I mean, why change a working recipe?
More specifically she has "The Rachel"
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been wanting the 90’s chunky look lately🤷♀️
Same!
We're about to go into 2024 and I want them too!
Can we all just agree on the fact that Brad looks even more stunning and gorgeous with this hair colour and hair style.
Damn... 🔥💯😳
Ohh yeah definitely. 😊♥️♥️💕💕. He FINE. 😘
“I don’t want you to get ideas at home to go and do this”
Me actually considering doing it
shakebuttercup SAME 😂
Same
Literally me
I've done it many times over the decades 😂 it works. Just take small pieces.
I did this a while back and I actually really loved the way it came out it grows out well too
Brad: "you look absolutely stunning"
me: * lying down with a double chin* oh thank you!
Lina Hegazy so accurate
I like that your doing something newish to you, just like it would be for us. LMAO.
Meeeeeee omg
Thank you so much for this video, I just lightened my hair for the very first time today, and while I only used a 20 developer and I do like the color, I VERY much learned that *I* will not be coordinated enough to be doing a babylight weave pick-out on myself anytime soon.
Quick thing-
If you get really shook about the amount the hook is pulling...its basically just a cotton doily crochet hook, they come in many, and MUCH smaller sizes than you get in the box kits. Look for steel needles, the bigger the number, the smaller the needle.
Ive got one more ounce of bleach powder...might go grab my cap and hit it again...
Thanks so much for the guidance Brad!!! You are literally the best thing elevating my standards on my own DIY dye jobs right now!! Wouldnt have tried lightening without you.
My mom was a professional hair dresser, she highlighted her hair using caps all throughout the 80s. She would have her 10 yr old daughter (me) pull her hair through. I can tell you she always told me to pull the hair through starting at the top first working by our way down. Then depending on the styles she wanted she would pull more through close to the face. Of course making sure the hair is pulled tightly through. There’s also different sized hooks and caps for the size highlights you want. Overall I actually like the way it turned out!
Yesss start from the top
My mom was not a hair dresser but the rest of your story mimics mine. around 10 years old my mom had be "frosting" her hair that was very fine and very dark so I had to careful on the amount pulled in. I would add more to frame her face. I would use a small hook and always start at the top and work down, also rinse before removing the cap. With practice and a little finesse her hair as well as my sisters hair turned out pretty good.
Same! My mom always did highlights this way and I loved mine! It looked natural because it wasn’t perfectly placed etc. I even did her’s for her. I got really good at it. I did it for friends too. Lol. My mom always says she taught me enough that if I were to go to cosmetology school it would be too hard to unlearn her ways. 😂
Same
My mom did this at home in the 80's too. Her cap was rubber and it hurt like hell to take off and on, lol. She also crocheted so she had all different sized hooks she could use depending on what size highlights she wanted.
When taking out the cap on the hair... It looks like you're draining spaghetti noodles on the colander. 🤭
Omg yes I thought the exact same thing
Same.
tfw you realize the holes in the colander are too big and dinner is about to go down the drain.
eloybeloy and i really thought it's a strainer 😂😂
@@schuylerdade that the worst thing EVER!!
Can we just talk about how gorgeous Brad is?
The hair is gorgeous, his clothes are gorgeous, and his face is gorgeous.
HE IS BEAUTIFUL LIKE OMG
When brad tells me I look stunning my confidence level was like down to the earth’s crust to space! Love you!
Was anybody else worried for Brad’s beautiful shirt the whole time or was that just me?
thats a beautiful shirt? huh?
Lauren yes it is! and he looks so good in it, so even if that isn’t your idea of a good shirt he definitely pulls it off haha
@@lei.7970 well thats what he shd do with it....pull it off n throw it away!
@@Lauren-vd4qe most of your comments seem like trolling. Great use of your time.
@@feliciahartyful nope! i like the subject and the method although all his excess talk is tedious...this whole clip cd b done in 3 minutes...yawn...
Going to be honest, love Brad as a blonde blonde but the darker hair makes him look tan! We love seeing a versatile legend 😍
Brad: you look ...absolutely stunning today
Me: *with a face mask, messy bun, and acne* Thank you!! You too
Oh my God I love you! Brad would kill me but I used to use box dye and color my own hair and I was going through the process once and decided to give myself a facial mask too. My land lady's grandson happened to be over and he was only 4 years old and jumped up and down and screamed oh my God she dyed her face too! We couldn't breathe we were dying laughing!
I’ve had foil experiences look worst than this that cost me an ungodly amount of money for what it looked like. This is beautiful 👏🏼
Hope Hefley same!! I’ve stuck with caps bc of a couple bad foil experiences anddd bc my mom is a hair dresser who only uses caps haha, I’ve been telling her for years that it’s out of style but she doesn’t care😂 probably bc 99% of her clients are women over 40. I’ve been thinking about finding a reputable hair dresser who’s great with foils (like on Brads level) so I can see what it looks like when it’s actually done right bc I’ve seen some truly amazing foil jobs in videos and stuff. Anyway I totally agree this turned out surprisingly well! 💜💜💜
ahem I am two minutes in and brad has not addressed his brown hair.
strawberry_shortcake4life iconic
He really thinks that we’ll just get over it by the time passes
Right? Came to the comments to see if I was the only one offended
𝐀𝐍𝐀 🌹 FACTS
J G I feel that 😂
I bought a silicone cap, hopefully it will be easier than the plastic cap. I feel much better about using it after this video. In the 80's we called them frosting caps. Thx Brad!
Brad: Hi beautiful, you look absolutely stunning today.
Me in sweats with greasy hair:😏😏💃
We rock this 😊
Every Brad Mondo video ever:
"This is gonna go wrong...this is gonna look bad..omg this is not gonna look good, xyz reasons why this will go horribly wrong."
"Oh that's actually not bad." 🤣🤣
@Anne Thomas Lol yeah I love it too! I love how surprised he is when it all turns out okay 😅
And yeah the fact he can admit it is great!
He is so fun to watch!
Brad: “I don’t want you to get ideas at home”
Me: (already thinking whether I should go get a highlighting cap)
🤣🤣
Right?! Imagine Jenna Marbles offering this at her ratchet salon 😂
Same! I've been contemplating doing my hair in some way, not sure what to do with it!
I have a box on my dresser right meow 🤣
Yeah I might need to try this next time I lighten to mix it up a bit 😂
@@jazzy10459 Someone message Jenna this video! lol I need another ratchet salon video! xD
I used these box cap kits in the early 2000s and it always came out good. I then started going to a salon who messed up my foils and I had uneven crooked marks from the foils. Never happened with the cap kit LOL. I just ordered one from WalMart can't wait haha.
I must say I like your hair dark like this better than platinum on you
“You look absolutely stunning”
Me rn on the toilet with my hair in a total mess just waking up “awww”
Ashle _ii ok no offense but that’s disgusting to use tour phone. On my toilet 🤢🤢
Lela Delgado *your also ur punctuation was wrong . Not trying to hate but I think you have bigger things to worry about
Lela Delgado stfu let me watch my UA-cam bitch
T J what’s weird with bringing your phone to the bathroom? As long as she washed her hands it’s fine... xD
T J u cracked me up 😹😹😹😹😹
The mannequin's hair looks better than my hair has ever looked.
yep, mine too...I just got salty at a mannequin... ugh !
Yesenia it’s hair before he dried it and stuff it looked like noodles
This mannequin cost about 100 or 200 dollars
*Ms.mannaequins
Cause it's fake lol
Well Brad as someone who has done the cap since 1974, I can offer up some tips. Use a sharpie to mark where you want first, pre poke the holes , you can go in the hole closest to the too much hair pull and pull some out and even it, I recently did cap to even up my quarantine hair I had such long dark roots ( no gray even at 60) so Instead of highlight I dyed the pulled hairs as close to my natural as possible, came out great! It’s a great way to let highlights grow out softly . I mess up big time trying to foil myself , it is best for short to medium hair , too long and it’s just painful.
And you can get face frame just mark the holes
When I was a hairdressing apprentice 15 years ago in a middle income suburban salon working under a boss who has his best years in the 70s and 80s we still did 50/50 highlights to foils. Done right on the right client, they are perfect and cost effective. When I want an all over highlighted look I still do them on myself. They deserve a comeback with good technique. I reckon they will have their time around again for sure!
loz6702 you’re so pretty 💕
You should try this on reverse. Like blonde hair with darker streaks.
Helly Herbivore love that idea!
It works both ways! This was a very common technique in the 80s!!
Brad: " you look absolutely stunning today "
Me: " thank you Brad " while sitting on the toilet
DiKi DiXO wow 😳 so quirky 😑😑😑
Same
Same 😂
Yup, that's me right now 😂
same lmao
I will say I have done this three times, it doesn’t look terrible it’s super affordable and when styled it looks great!
Edit- my hair is black and this still turned out great
Brad looks like he could be one of the Salvatore brothers
I was gonna comment this but I thought I was he only one
YES
Idk if it’s just me but he also kinda looks like Lucien from The Originals in my opinion
First thing I noticed! 😂
Yesss!!!
“To be old and wise, you must first be young and dumb.” 😅
This is a perfect life Motto 😂
*Yes*
I feel like your hair is getting darker in every video lately
Trying to convince everyone he doesn't only like blondes 😆
I think he might be tired of the bleach maintenance or wanted a haircut before he bleached again
And ngl I'm lovviiinnnngggg it
I remember him replying on someone's comment that he is coloring his hair darker and darker while it grows. I think it is because he wants to soften the color change
@@surejan6337 coloring? He ain't fooling anybody 😂😂 that's his natural hair color
PRO-CAP DISSERTATION:💁🏼♀️
It’s strange to me that it’s strange to this younger generation to use a cap for highlights.🤨
I’ve been highlighting my own hair for over 40 years & mostly use a cap!
I went to beauty school in the 80’s so it was definitely the norm to use highlighting caps.
However I’ve also had long hair most of my life like mid back to waist length so the type of cap matters for long hair!
The tight rubber caps are a big painful NO for long hair! The rubber is too tight & the long hair just tangles up under the cap every pull until you can’t even get any hair out. It is brutally painful bc the long hair mats up way too bad underneath.
The foam cap is most comfortable for long hair. The hair slides through with ease. But I avoided the foam cap back in the day before dark roots were in style because the thickness of the foam made it impossible to get highlights close to the scalp.
Now with a root smudge it would be fine to use a foam cap.
I still usually just use the same plastic cap as in the video so it’s not too tight, is thin & loose & close to the scalp.
As for control of highlight placement:
Yes you can control it with a cap once you learn the skills of pulling through the cap!
It’s just like to me foils seem too streaky & tedious with less control because of the time differentiation of applying the bleach meaning it takes too darn long to pick out foil pieces & get the volume of bleach equalized to the variable in processing time…that would drive me crazy!
So basically, with the cap you learn that it matters how the hair lays under the caps to where you want to place the highlights. Center part with hair straight down around the head & slightly back around face is best on long hair.
But even before I put the cap on, with long hair, I make sure hair is well conditioned, dry, then very straight flat ironed bc the more slick & straight the hair is the easier it is for it to slide through when you pull it eliminating the snagging looping & pain!
Next you learn that you can also adjust placement by how deep you dig with the needle…I usually let the needle just touch the scalp then pull it up at an angle which is the same direction on one side then opposite on the other side.
And if the needle poke is painful you’re doing it wrong! No! You’re not supposed to stab the person in the scalp with the needle!
Go in with the needle at an angle to pop the plastic then tap the scalp, & grab the hair at an angle using the underside of the cap to press the needle up & out.
Then you learn where to pull face framing pieces by how you laid the hair under the cap. You should see the hairline & pull money pieces on sides of the part.
You also learn to get variation by pulling more where you want more color!
The pre made holes & circles are given as a grid you learn to use for placement & you can also make your own hole wherever you want a highlight.
You also learn that you do not have to pull hair through using the entire cap every time.
For my hair sometimes I only pull the crown & around my face hairline.
Or I pull most at crown & around hairline but sparsely in the lower back.
You also don’t have to just slap bleach all over at the same time.
Like since I always have highlights on the ends I do the roots & mid strands first then pull the bleach through ends at the last few minutes.
You can also use color variations.
As for hole bleed through it is avoided by 1. Don’t dig in the hole to make it any bigger than the needle & 2. Use bleach mixture that is thick like cake icing & it won’t be liquid enough to seep into the holes.
Finally, I almost fainted when you pulled the cap off with bleach still on the hair!
If that had been a human she surely would have punched you from the pain & you risked bad hair breakage!
Lol
Always shampoo first with the cap On!
For long hair I leave the shampoo ON to remove the cap & it slides right off nicely~pain & tangle free!
So now that root smudge & root tap is in style cap highlighting is the best way to go!
I have long layers in the crown, I pull heavily in the crown & around my face, apply bleach to roots & mid strands first, then through the ends, with shampoo on, remove cap, shampoo & condition well, rinse comb out then root smudge, rinse & done!
No toner even needed!
Every 3-4th time I pull a few highlights in lower back as well.
So there you have it!
The cap is the winner hands down once you know how to use it!
Y’all can wrestle with that foil business all day long but I’ll be done & onto something else while y’all still weaving & folding & mixing! Lol
You’re welcome,
from a highlighted 60’s baby!
🦋✌🏼☮️✌🏼🦋
Thank you so much for this! You've helped a LOT of people understand what should and can be a simple, fun, and effective process.
(Like you, I don't actually understand why other folks think cap highlights are weird. I did this to my hair in the early 2000s and it looked AMAZING!)
Appreciate you ❤
Thank you, I do my cap highlights too
Do caps work for a line Bob or short hair
Thank you for this! I’m actually wondering if you did foils at all in the 80s or was that a 90s thing?
I’ve spent the last three hours crying till my eyes hurt and just hearing brad say “thank you for being here” I know he’s referring to just watching the video but it was the perfect moment and I’m just so thankful for this mans videos and his constant positivity thank you Brad ❤️❤️❤️❤️
❤❤❤
I hope you feel better by now❤
Brad: “ you look absolutely stunning today”
Me: *sitting with bleach in my hair knowing brad hates when we bleach our hair at home*
😭😭😭
Erica Dae are you filming it? He loves the content!!!
Erica Dae record that shit
We love supportive queens
“Hi beautiful, you look absolutely stunning today”
Self confidence: 📈
Alva Mendes exactly I’m like thanks for asking bae
Now as someone who has finally figured out the proper way to cap highlight and foil highlight ( it's super hard to foul highlight the back of my head) so I talked to a few hair dressers that have used the cap an know the ins an outs, so as soon. As I started following her instructions I started getting really nice results that even my boy ( who is a professional hair stylist) was pretty impressed with my results hehehe but with Brad's helpful tips in toners and bleach washes and what not, they have been stunning
Brad.. I'm watching this and considering doing my own (but less than this) summer highlights.. Just a few sunkissed highlights.. you know. PLEASE MAKE A QUARANTINE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO BEFORE I MAKE A MISTAKE.
did u do it?
Sun in spray and get in the sun actually works and gives a pretty sun bleach color
@@timechangeseverybody3608 thats true
i use it once a week and my hair is getting blonder
but it does not give the same result as a bleach. Usually it makes all the hair the same color
at least thats what happened in my hair
srry ma bad english
Me, 30 weeks pregnant, stuffing my face with spaghetti
Brad: You look absolutely stunning.
Me: 😭
Congratulations on your baby. Wish you a healthy remaining of your pregnancy and a safe delivery.
@@krystolwatkins9384 that is so sweet!😊
I'm 12 weeks pregnant & look like a homeless person who hasnt showered in days 😂
Lizzy Dollan thank you!!
Danielle Rabideau I mean, same.
I love how he gets mad that this product works.
I am sitting here with period cramps, feeling like the ugliest shoot ever and you are telling me that I look absolutely stunning. You know what? I needed this today. Thank you (crying emoji)
Okay but like... I want to get a cap.. and dye my hair blue, then do the “highlights” as dark blue streaks!
Kate R that just sounds like the best idea ever but they’re called lowlights hun
Lowlights provide a natural result, which won’t happen if she dyed it blue.
If you want to be technical it would be streaks 🤣that’s why Highlights is in quotes 🤣 I’m aware they aren’t highlights, they also aren’t low lights, they are streaks. I used “highlights” because that’s what the cap is made for.
Sorry I was correcting the other woman, not you! I think the blue will look great!
That's what I did
When they have the cap on it kinda looks like a balding Barbie doll
That’s exactly what I thought lol
It's a Cynthia doll.
yesss i forgot what i was looking at for a second and was really freaked out
Looks like Jennifer Anniston’s hair when she was a couple seasons into friends ❤️
That's exacly what I want for my hair!😍
THANK YOU!! i was just about to comment the same thing!
i always wanted her hair
Cap highlights are the best highlights - much much better than any foil highlights could ever be!!! But usually only if the cap highlights are done by an experienced hairdresser in a salon.
Professional cap highlights are done with a different cap which has no precut holes in it so you can choose how many highlights you want and where - and if done correctly there will be no "colour bleeding" onto the roots.
I have been having platinum blonde cap highlights for 20 years and they look truly amazing. Now that my hairdresser has retired I do them myself with the salon products my hairdresser used to use and I get the same amazing results. I had 20 years to watch and learn :-))
Benefits of cap highlights are: Consistent processing time because the colour is applied all at once, colour application very close to the roots, no highlight colour will touch the rest of the hair since you´ll rinse off the colour before you take off the cap, close to no colour gets onto the scalp, beautiful professional result and keeps the hair as healthy as possible.
"You look, absolutely stunning today"
Me: Sitting on couch in pjs with icecream on my face
OJC and the pups
Oh my god, we get it. This isn’t relevant to the video and honestly nobody asked, sis.
wow i’ve never seen anyone make this same comment before!
How original
me: sneezing 3x directly facing the video
Wow the hair ended up looking like Rachel’s hair when she was in friends!!!
Audrey Rose that’s what I was thinking!
Brad: "You look absolutely stunning"
Me: *in a Johnny Cash shirt and jeans completely underneath a blanket* No u, you liar
Question. Why are you wearing jeans under a blanket
@@x_arsenic_x7572 because I wear jeans everyday and I haven't changed into my sleeping clothes yet 😂
I was sitting on the toilet taking a shit so he's def a liar
@@maddiewilson941 😂😂
I think this is the first girl I’ve seen in a video in a long time that actually is careful with her hair and she is holding it and brushing it not ripping the brush through it! First girl
brad: “you look absolutely stunning” me: sitting in my bed with terrible bleached hair i just did 👁👄👁
😂😩
Me actually having an allergic reaction while watching this: 👁👄 🔴
THIS IS LITERALLY ME RN 😂 letting the purple conditioner sit
Me too girl the back is so PATCHY
me with a face mask and eye mask and lip mast on lol