Design 3

For my final chosen design, I wanted big crimped hair, pin curls on the sides and curls for the bottom half. I chose this hairstyle as I have a lot of hair; also my hair is quite thick and dry due to all the bleaching I’ve done. I knew it wouldn’t be difficult to get my hair at a high volume because I do this regularly on nights out. I personally think the bigger the hair the better. The only thing I’m worried about is my partner having difficulties with delivering my chosen hairstyle. When we spoke, she did tell me she’s not so confident with hair therefore I tried to create a design that isn’t too extreme.

In order to create my hair design, my partner will require a curling wand, a crimper, hair grips, Denman brush, a pin tail comb, a smoothening brush and sectioning clips.

Inspiration:

esme, laneway, the and profile, V. my complete (2012) Need to find something?. Available at: http://esmeandthelaneway.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/how-to-my-pin-curl-set-for-1940s-hair.html (Accessed: 4 December 2015).

sreevesg and profile, V. my complete (2014) Hair. Available at: http://fms407sreevesgredheadsandroyalty.blogspot.co.uk/2014_10_01_archive.html (Accessed: 4 December 2015).

Step-by-Step guide:

Required equipment: hair pins, hair/elastic band, Denman brush, sectioning clips, a crimping iron, and a pin tail comb.

1.        Firstly, brush the hair to get rid of any knots.
2.        You must section the hair into two parts (a top half and a bottom half).
3.        Crimp the entire top half of the head and brush it out for a frizzy effect.
4.        Take small sections of the crimped hair and backcomb it using a pin tail comb.
5.        Once all the hair is backcombed, create an oval shaped quiff and secure it into the head using hair grips.
6.        Take two small sections of hair from the back section you created (right next to the ears) and create small pin curls using your fingers. It must be shaped like a circle. Secure this with hair grips.  
7.        Curl the remaining hair on the bottom half.
8. (I did the images below during an evening session and there wasn’t any curlers available for me to curl the bottom half of the head as the cupboards were locked).

Overall I liked this design as it included crimping and curling. I also liked the very obvious Elizabethan aspect, the height. It’s a big hairstyle (what I wanted) and would work perfectly on my type of hair. What I found difficult about this hairstyle was getting the quiff as round as I could. I kept having to check the mirror to ensure its balanced and smooth from all angles. I hope my partner is good at backcombing as my design requires a lot of it. It’s also quite time consuming as I have a lot hair, therefore she may need to crimp my hair beforehand.