Would you get a cap highlight???

“I don’t want you to get ideas” I literally already have a cap on my head

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!!

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 was like he's starting on the roots?!? And then immediately realized it's a mannequin head with no heat at the scalp 😂

Can we take a moment to appreciate how pretty Brad's eyes look with darker hair?

okay but a moment to appreciate brad's looks, he serving us everyday also the dark hair oml 🥺🥺

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.

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 😁

Brad is looking healthier than ever and I didn’t know it was possible but he GLOW ✨✨✨

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

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

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!

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!

Brad: don't get any ideas Me: sees finished product... Me: definitely getting ideas

When brad said “don’t get any ideas to do this at home” but I’m omw to Sally’s to buy the products 😂

i lowkey enjoy the inconsistency of the size of blonde. it’s thicker and thinner and adds like illusion of dimension and volume

Brad: "You look absolutely stunning" Me: Brushing my teeth in an oversized hoodie with my hair piled on top of my head.

Brad: I don’t want you to get ideas at home. Me: stuck at home quarantining for who knows how long getting ideas

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.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been wanting the 90’s chunky look lately🤷‍♀️

When he takes the cap off, it looks like he just put spaghetti noodles on her head

Why does this remind me of Jennifer Aniston’s hair on friends

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 smiled a lot during this video having flash backs to my mama and I doing our hair with the cap.

Conspiracy theory: Brad went brunette so nobody would recognize him buying supplies for cap highlighting.

Me: **in my pajamas, haven't washed hair in 3 days because I'm lazy** Brad: you look absolutely stunning today Me: ( . _.)

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.

I'm very curious to see how a curly headed girl like me is gonna pull those little strings of hair with no pain and absolute grace.

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💜

The end result looks like Jennifer Aniston's severed head.

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! 🦋✌🏼☮️✌🏼🦋

When brad tells me I look stunning my confidence level was like down to the earth’s crust to space! Love you!

Brad looks like he's about to do the choreography for black swan

Brad: Don't get any ideas Me: already looking for a cap

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

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.

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!

She looks like Jennifer Aniston 😂😂 petition to call her Jenniquin?

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.

This works well on my extremely thick hair so that I dont overprocess. A full foil application on my hair takes like 4 hours and I always end up with damage. I prefer this way

This is honestly my favourite of Brad’s looks. That hair, that shirt, that face. Yasssssssssss * *hair flip* *

ok but this looks exactly like Jennifer aniston's hair

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 have medium brown hair and I’ve been highlighting it at home for 15 years using the cap method. It usually looks terrible for the first week or two then I get tons of compliments. I used the Revlon frost and glow kit, it’s blue tinted to get a jump start on toning down the brassy tones.

Brad’s look is giving hot magicians assistant vibes. No idea why.

When taking out the cap on the hair... It looks like you're draining spaghetti noodles on the colander. 🤭

Hi Brad, I did cap highlighting for years and loved it. It takes practice but can get it to perfection. Love you🥰💞😇

Used to do this way back when! Hair was hooked from top of cap and work your way down (not from down upwards). Hair rinsed before removing cap. Crochet hook works well too.

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!

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---

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!

Most honest & real cap highlighting video I have seen! Brad you’re awesome! Thanks!!!!

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.

Brad: “you look absolutely stunning today” Me: naked and an absolute mess, hair in a bun watching KZfaq videos mindlessly eating a bag of lays.

Did this for the first time today using a kit for brunette hair and IT ROCKS!! Bought two more kits

I just had my hair done at a Paris top salon for the second time and your models hair looks much more even than mine. I think I should do my own highlights through a cap 😊

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

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

"Maybe cap highlighting is gonna be the future?". My grandma did this when she was young 30 years ago. It was very popular back then. It was called "Coupe Soleil".

I’m a hairdresser and I love foils, I’m ordering 8 caps and I’m so excited to do my own hair. I’m gonna leave the front hairline out and foil it separately I think. Yay. And also probably tease what I pull out for a blended effect

I refuse to believe that Brad would go brunette. Conspiracy theory: Brad is on vacation and this is a super good impression by Eric.

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

I used to get cap highlights in the salon back in the day and I always loved how they turned out.

Who else just appreciates brad for trying out the things that we r too scared/lazy to try out 😂

me: *shoving a soft pretzel bite in my mouth* brad: "you look absolutely stunning today"

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

We love the journeys you take us on Brad.🙂❤

You are always enjoyable to watch. Keep being your beautiful self Mondo! Yes! I would and I WILL be doing cap highlights 🥰💕

The mannequin's hair looks better than my hair has ever looked.

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)

Thank you thank you thank you. I'm doing cap highlights on a client today for the first time since beauty school (20 years ago) because her hair is way too short to get in a foil with any proper technique. I feel better about it after watching this!

"Listen, I don't want you to get any ideas at home" Too late Brad too late

Brad: "you look absolutely stunning" me: * lying down with a double chin* oh thank you!

Brad Mondo: u look stunning today me: on toilet

This looks better than anything I have ever gotten at a saloon, no matter if I paid 60 or 180 Dollar 😅

ahem I am two minutes in and brad has not addressed his brown hair.

Brad: I don’t want you to get ideas at home. Me: *getting ideas at home*

My stylist has always used a cap and I love how it grows out!

Yesss I'm doing this at home by myself and I love it

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.

The second Brad comes on screen, “Oooooh BRAAAAD! THAT HAIR 😍” seriously loving this dark hair on you!! It’s so so so GOOD!

I’ve been capping my hair to bleach since I was 12, my Mawmaw was a amazing stylist and she always used them on my hair. So I just kept doing it. And I always had great results and it never failed me but I was also a light blonde to begin with.

I’m now really thinking of doing this because I’m bored on the holidays

Brad: Hi beautiful, you look absolutely stunning today. Me in sweats with greasy hair:😏😏💃

When they have the cap on it kinda looks like a balding Barbie doll

I loveeee cap highlighting i just tried it not too long ago and now I’m obsessed

I'm blond and my hair gets mousy over winter. I do cap highlighting. It looks awesome.i take the front tiny bit of the edge out before I start so you don't see where it starts. It looks awesome. People compliment my hair and I tell them I did it with a cap and they die laughing. How did it come out so good.

“To be old and wise, you must first be young and dumb.” 😅

Great tutorial video - thanks for sharing this simple highlight-hair tips!

I grew up with my mom giving me cap highlights because that’s what they learned in school and my hair always turned out amazing!

11:06 “so, here’s the thing” That’s when I immediately knew it turned out better than he thought it would lmao

Brad looks like he could be one of the Salvatore brothers

Holy?! I've binged your videos since I found you, but omg this is the first time I see you with darker hair and you look...gorgeous wow.

Do any of you ever want to just say, "no, you're beautifull" when Brad greets you 😍

Brad: " you look absolutely stunning today " Me: " thank you Brad " while sitting on the toilet

I must say I like your hair dark like this better than platinum on you

Omg! I love Brad’s reactions!

I think this is great if you have naturally curly hair. Normal highlights often disappear in naturally curly hair. On top of that it wouldn't look bad when it is slightly uneven section because your curls will cover it up.

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 ❤️❤️ KZfaq be learning me more than school ever will lmao