Switched to sectioning clips instead of butterfly clips for highlights

I used butterfly clips for foils for like 8 years straight. Did a foilayage on a thick-haired client in Austin last Tuesday and kept losing grip on the sections. The butterfly clips kept sliding out and I had to re-part everything twice. A stylist next to me handed me a set of metal sectioning clips and said just try these. Man, they held every section tight and my pattern stayed clean through the whole process. I finished the whole head in under 2 hours instead of my usual 3. Has anyone else made that switch and noticed a difference in speed?

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gavin2281mo ago

Man, I Completely disagree with you on this one. I've been using butterfly clips for over a decade and I swear by them for thick hair, you just need to angle them right into the root not just clamp the ends. A good butterfly clip with some grip on the teeth will hold way better than metal sectioning clips that can dent or bend if you push too hard. Plus those metal clips always snag on my comb and mess up my flow, so I end up going slower not faster. Different tools work for different hands I guess, but I'm sticking with butterflies.

susan_adams1mo ago

Is it just me or is that how it always goes with tools people swear by? You figure out one weird trick nobody else knows and suddenly it's the best thing since sliced bread.

max2231mo agoMost Upvoted

Hold on, you've been using butterfly clips for over a decade? Those things always pop open on me the second I look away. I've had them fly across the room and hit the mirror more times than I can count. Never could trust them not to snap or lose their grip after a few uses. How do you keep them from sliding right out of thick hair? That's wild. I always figured they were just for thin hair or half-up styles, not a serious styling tool.