Technical Notes: Buns

·      Can either use all of hair or put hair half up and use half the hair.

·      If using all of the hair, tie hair into a ponytail where you require the bun to sit.

·      Take a quarter of the hair in the ponytail and if the model has finer hair backcomb the underside to make it sturdy.

·    Make a barrel shape with the hair around your fingers to curl the hair section and pin either side into place on the head with Kirby grips.

·      Make sure you can see through the barrel shape of hair.

·      Repeat with the other three sections of hair.

·      When this stage is complete, you will have a sort of clover square shape where the sections do not meet.

·      Use a pin to push the sections together and use a wide pin (a finishing pin) to pin the sections together at the base of the bun.  

Technical Notes: Blow Drying Hair

·      Carry out hair wash procedure up to the drying stage.

·      Comb through hair whilst still wet.

·      Roughly dry so hair isn’t dripping but is still damp.

·      The hairdryer must have a nozzle attachment on it.

·     Find the persons natural parting by coming front of hair back and pushing the hair forward and the hair will fall into the natural parting.  

·      Put necessary products in hair such as heat defense spray.

·      Section hair behind ear and clip.

·      Section hair at back, start the blow-dry on the underneath section of hair and work upwards.

·      Turn hairdryer on and check heat.

·      Use a barrel brush and put it under the hair root and blow-dry in an upward angle to create lift, and move hairdryer around so models head doesn’t get too hot.

·      Turn brush whilst drying.

·      When hair is dry, put hairdryer facing end of hair.

·      Dry the roots of hair first, then the mid section of the hair, then the ends of the hair last.

·      Do the back of the hair before the sections in front of the ears.

Technical Notes: Washing Hair

Step One: Consultation

·      Look at hair in its natural state before you wash it.

·     Look for dandruff, alopecia (hair missing), head lice (normally sit as base of neck and behind ear as they are the warmest parts of the head).

·      Look at quality and condition of hair, as different hair types will need different treatments.

·      Ask the client if they are on any medication as that can change the properties of the hair.

Step Two: Washing

·      Put gown on model.

·      Put towel round shoulders of model.

·      Make sure all the models hair is un-tucked from the gown and towel.

·      Check the temperature of the water on wrist.

·      Fine hair needs les shampoo than thick hair.

·      Don’t scrub hair with shampoo- firmly massage head with tips of fingers.

·      Do two shampoos.

·      Hair will squeak when cleanly rinsed.

·      Turn off water after shampoo.

·      Don’t put too much conditioner in roots.

·      Comb through hair in basin whilst conditioner on (afro comb is best).

·      Rinse combs of all conditioner.

·      Rinse hair thoroughly of all conditioner.

·      Squeeze hair over sink.

·      Wrap hair in towel and squeeze- don’t rub.

Step Three: Drying

·      Once back at station, use wide comb and comb through hair again in sections.

·      Put the nozzle on the hairdryer.

·      Make sure there are no knots in the hairdryer lead.

·      Use the high heat on thick hair and lower heat on fine hair.

·      Turn on hairdryer and test temperature on hand and wrist.

·      Always move hairdryer from root to tip. Always keep back end of hairdryer away from hair.

Creating My Partners Design: Assessment Outcome and Self Evaluation

 

My initial reaction to my partners contemporary Elizabethan design is that it was a subtle and simple take on traditional Elizabethan make-up and hair with modern influences. I liked the hair design as it was very structured and included techniques such as French plaiting and creating a bun which I enjoy doing. My main concern about creating the look was in the hair, as her hair is quite fine and there were four different sections of hair needed in order to create the look, but using a combination of padding and back combing it turned out not to be a problem. Also, when I first practiced the style, I found it challenging to make sure that none of the padding was visible, but I kept on practicing so that by the time of the assessment I could cover the padding fully. I learned the technique of creating a large barrel curl whilst creating the hair design, which I found quite challenging at first but after a few practices I managed to find it easier to achieve. If it was my design, I would have perhaps added some gold accessories to the hair to tie in with the gold in the make-up. I was pleased with the way I carried out the final design of my partner, and I followed the instructions she gave me closely to create the look. The hair went a lot better in the assessment that it had done in previous practice sessions, as before I also had slight trouble covering all of the padding but I managed to do so in the final assessment, which I was pleased with. 

 

 

Practicing My Partners Contemporary Elizabethan Look

 

Here I have practiced my partners contemporary Elizabethan hairstyle. I started by crimping the whole head of hair. I then sectioned the front of the hair and created a french plait across the top of the head from ear to ear. I then took the top section of the hair and wrapped it around some padding and clipped into place onto of the head securely. At the sides of the hair I backcombed them to continue the wreath like shape around the head. I then took the next section of hair down and create a large barrel curl and pinned in place. Finally, with the remaining hair, I tied it into a ponytail and created a large bun at the base of the neck. 

I am pleased with the outcome of the hair, but I will practice covering the padding better with her hair and I will also practice creating the large barel curl at the back of the head to perfect it in time for the assessment.  

Assessment Outcome

 

I am pleased with the final outcome of the assessment. My partner recreated my hair design well and followed instruction on how to create it as I wanted it. She placed the accessories in the hair well. She could have perhaps back combed the left side of the hair at the side more so that it continued in the wreath like shape like the other side of the hair, and the plaits round the neck could have been done slightly tighter, but overall it was pleasing and how I wanted it to look.