Highlighting & Slicing – 2 Day Masterclass

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A two-day immersion in precision, structure, and tonal design. This advanced course explores the discipline behind highlighting and slicing – where geometry meets artistry. Through focused demonstration and guided application, you’ll learn to see colour placement as design, understanding how line, spacing, and direction influence reflection, balance, and flow.

Refine foil control and section accuracy, explore slicing, weaving, and negative space to enhance shape, and learn to balance tone and contrast for refined depth and harmony. Build efficiency without sacrificing creativity, and master the Present Time and View systems to achieve seamless tonal continuity from root to finish.

Who is this course for?

This course is built for stylists aiming to elevate their technical precision and master the relationship between placement, tone, and form.

Key Techniques

  • Precision foiling and slicing methods.
  • Directional highlighting to enhance haircut shape.
  • Diffused root melting and soft contrast balancing.
  • Tonal mapping and glossing for reflective finishes.
  • Speed, control, and ergonomic refinement.

Course Schedule

Day 1

The first day builds the foundation of precision highlighting — understanding how geometry and spacing influence light, contrast, and tone. Refine foil control through structured application and critique.

Morning (10:00–13:00)
The Geometry of Light: Line direction, spacing, placement harmony; Product focus: Century of Light, Mask with Vibrachrom, Present Time, View; Demo: Weave & slice transition.

Afternoon (14:00–17:00)
Application & Control: Precision foiling, feedback, and reflection.

Day 2

A day of refinement and flow. Explore how directional placement and tonal balance enhance shape, then bring it all together in a full application and review.

Morning (10:00–13:00)
Building Dimension & Movement: Directional highlighting for shape enhancement; tonal mapping using Present Time and View.

Afternoon (14:00–17:00)
Refinement, Finish & Presentation: Guided full application, glossing, and critique.

8:1 Student teacher ratio

We’re dedicated to providing personalised education. We’re all different, we’re all individuals and we all learn differently, we all struggle with different aspects of hair dressing. Our low student teach ratio means that you get the personalised expert guidance you need to get the very most out of your investmen in education.

Our Dedicated Central London Hair Academy

Our academy is a beautiful creative space located in Holborn/Covent Garden in central London. The space is on the 4th floor of a listed Georgian Townhouse and boasts great light, original features and high ceilings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most of our courses, with the exception of the "Get Inspired" taster course, run with a strict ratio of eight students to one teacher. Our extremely low student teacher ratio means that you receive personalised feedback and guidance specific to you and your needs, enabling you to achieve your best and gain the very most from your time with us.

For cutting courses you would need to bring: scissors, a cutting comb, sectioning clips, a hairdryer with a nozzle, a diffuser, straightening irons, a vess brush, a paddle brush, water spray, a neck brush

For the colour courses: a pin tail comb, a tinting comb, waterspray, avess brush & a paddle brush

For cutting and colour courses: scissors, cutting comb, cutting comb, pin tail comb, tinting comb, vess brush, paddle brush, neck brush, hairdryer, straightening irons, diffuser, water spray & sectioning clips

We will also send you an email before your course confirming all the required tools for your course.

Our Academy is located in the heart of the West-End on the 4th floor of stunning central London hair salon (and sister compnay) – Ena. The address is 5 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5DG map. The nearest London Underground stations are Holborn (3 minute walk) & Covent Garden (6 minute walk).

One of our highly experienced educators will be teaching you. As our educators frequently travel for international courses, shows, and seminars, we do not assign a fixed educator to each course. Your instructor will be confirmed close to the course date.

Yes, mannequins are provided and covered in the price of the course. We use Allilon real hair mannequins on all our academy courses.

The practical approach

Our courses are designed with the salon in mind, focusing on boosting your confidence and efficiency to help you make decisions that consistently achieve outstanding results.

Something for everyone

We offer a diverse range of courses in cutting, colour, and barbering, catering to all skill levels. Reach out, and we’ll gladly help you choose the right one for you.

Learn from our experience

Our passionate team of educators brings years of international experience, with expertise in top-tier salon and educational settings.

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.

We’re here to answer your questions, big and small, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re happy to give you info by email or to chat on the phone, whatever works for you.

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