Partners Hair Design

Week 3 Partners hair design- Seema

We designed a hair design that was Elizabethan, which fit in with our quote:

We then got put into pairs and Seema choose us to do Ashleigh’s design

Her design was based around plaiting the hair with a bow on the top and ribbon on the ends.

We had to recreate this design by using fake hair and other materials like robe and ribbons.

It was quite difficult to use different hair and platting them together without anything holding them. Taping the hair onto the paper made it look messy and didn’t help holding the hair up. I like the bows at the end and the colour red used on the bows. If I were to do this again I would use less hair and clip all the individual hairpieces together so something was there to hold all of them while I was plaiting, I would also make the bow on the top a lot smaller. 

Practising Curling Hair and Creating Shape

Week 6- Practising curling hair and creating shape- Lottie

See week 5 for notes.

In week 5 I learned how to create spiral curls. In week 6 I practiced it and I also learned how to use a hair rat.

Curling the hair (spiral curls):

Sectioning the hair

The side of the hair

I learned how to create a spiral curl by angling the tong down. I liked the way my curls turned out. If I were to do this again I would curl more of the hair and make sure I put them in pin curls for them to set. As her hair had bouncy curls I wouldn’t set the hair if it were a quick shoot however if she wanted them in for most of the day the best way would be to set them.

Creating shape:

We used hair rats in the lesson to create an Elizabethan shape. I was not confident with this and didn’t use enough hair to hide the hair rat, I also didn’t position the rat properly underneath the hair so it kept dropping side ways and wouldn’t stay up. If I were to do this again I would use a lot more hair and try to create a more volume look rather than a roll effect.

Curling Hair

Week 5 Curling hair- Lottie

We are doing spiral curls using a thin tong. These curls aren’t for volume but are tight neat curls.

· Section the hair, making sure you start at the bottom working your way up.

· Wrap the hair in tong, wrapping it around and placing it neatly into the barrel.

· You roll away from you turning to the side.

· Take it right up as close to the scalp as possible.

· Put the comb up to the scalp so you don’t go to close in but making sure you're getting the curl right up.

· Counting slowly to 12 seconds is a good time frame to make sure the curl is getting enough heat.

· Once it's been 12 seconds gently move the tong back.

· Slowly release the handle, carefully taking the hair off with your fingers in one movement.

· If you drag the hair the heat from your tong will pull the curl out.

· If you have a model with either thick or long hair that is difficult to curl, set the curls like you would in a roller with the curl itself.

· While its still warm put it back to the shape it was before in the roller, then place a grip in, the curl will cool and set itself.

· The direction of your curls, If you want the curl to go forward the barrel part will face you, if you want it to come back the other way the barrel part is facing away from you.

· When doing the top of the hair raise it up high, making the curl sit on the head.

· For spiral curls angle your tong rather than having a back curl.

· Have the comb up to the root area when doing top curls otherwise there will be a lot of drag.