Method and system for imparting strand effect to hair

A method of imparting highlighting effects to hair comprising the steps of:

• (a) planning the location of a plurality of hair strands from a whole head of hair, each hair strand having a width;
• the one or more hair strands are to be highlighted;
• the planning resulting in a planned hair strand selection;
• (b) identifying hair strands to which to apply a hair strand effect product independently and individually, the hair strands associated with an illustration of at least one type of hair strand effects and one of a plurality of hair styles associated with each of the at least one type of hair strand effects;
• and using a hair strand sizer located on an edge of an instruction guide to separate the planned hair strand selection from the hair of the whole head;
• the hair strand sizer comprising sides being separated by a width corresponding to the width of the planned hair strand selection;
• the step resulting in an identified hair strand selection;
• (c) securing temporarily to the identified hair strand selection the hair strand sizer to maintain the separation of the identified hair strand selection from the hair of the whole head;
• the step resulting in a secured hair strand selection;
• (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) one or more times with a different hair strand sizer for each secured hair strand selection, such that a plurality of hair strands are secured;
• and
• (e) applying a highlighting composition to each secured hair strand selection;
• wherein the highlighting composition is not applied to the hair of the whole head.