Foils in Cairns
Half, Three Quarter & Full Foils
🔬 Definition
Foils are zone-based lightening services used to build blonde, brightness, and dimension through controlled placement. Foil services are chosen by coverage and density, not trend names. Your stylist confirms the correct ladder level in consultation.
✅ Best for
Overall blonde or increased brightness
Dimension through lengths or back
Moving beyond accent or maintenance lightening
⛔ Not for
Hairline-only brightness
Small maintenance refreshes
🧭 Where this sits
Foils Coverage Ladder: Half Head → Three Quarter → Full Head
📚 Book Online Options
Choose your starting point:
We work fast, classify accurately, and protect bond integrity and porosity so your blonde stays strong, stable, and predictable through humidity, heat, and UV — not just on day one.
🧭 How to book
Choose the option that best matches your outcome. Final classification happens in consultation.
☀️ How it wears in Cairns
Cairns humidity, heat, and UV don’t just change how blonde looks — they change how it wears and feels over time — especially roughness and loss of polish between visits. Our foil services are built to stay predictable, not just on day one.
🧬 Integrity + Porosity
Why porosity matters:
Blonde doesn’t fail in the chair — it fails in the weeks after if porosity isn’t stabilised. In Cairns humidity, heat, and UV amplify porosity, showing up as roughness, dullness, unpredictable tone shift, and loss of polish.
How we control it:
Integrity is assessed in the first minutes. If overlap or unsafe density is required, the service is reclassified before placement. Foils are placed by zone and outcome, not volume. Previously lightened hair is not re-oxidised. Restoration is integrated so hair leaves finished, wearable, and stable — not just lightened.
What’s included with every Foil Service
Every foil service at Cuts By Carella is delivered under the same professional standards — regardless of coverage level.
Pricing certainty
Toner, bond protection, and finish are included as standard. Your investment is confirmed before your service begins.
→ View our foil pricing standard
Private, focused time
Your stylist’s attention is not divided during active foil work. No rushing, no double-booking through lift.
→ Learn about our private service setting
Bond-first safety
Every foil service follows our structural safety protocol to protect long-term hair integrity.
→ Read about our foil safety protocol
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I don’t know what to book — does it matter?
A: Book your closest match. Your stylist confirms the correct coverage level in consultation.
Q: What’s the difference between Half, Three Quarter and Full?
A: Coverage and density. More coverage = more blonde presence and controlled lift work.
Q: Is Face Framing or Quarter Head part of this ladder?
A: No. They are targeted refresh services and don’t build ladder coverage.
Can I go lighter without moving up?
A: Not if it requires more density or overlap risk. We move up or stage the plan.
Q: Why do you talk about porosity and integrity so much?
A: Because blonde has to wear well. We stabilise after lift so porosity doesn’t take over between visits.
🧭 Navigation
Foils Hub is the starting point.
Based on the coverage you want, choose: