Dressing out techniques for long hair using electrical appliances.

In this lesson, Emma showed us a variety of different up do hair styles and asked us to create our own look using a heated appliance. 

 

Products and Tools:

-Setting spray 

 -Hair straighteners 

-Hair spray

 

Health and Safety: 

-Ensure the work area is clean and tidy.

-Ensure all equipment is clean

-Be careful when using heated appliances on a model

 

Step by Step:

-Clip the bulk of the hair to the top of the head

-Starting from underneath, straighten the hair section by section

-For the front, straight the hair away from the face

-Smooth the hair into a side ponytail using a dress out brush

-If the hair is frizzy, spray some hairspray onto the brush and brush through

-Once the hair is in a ponytail, take small section from it and roll towards the head

-Attach to the head using pins

-Use the same technique around the whole head to create a circle

-Even out the circle using the end of a pin tail comb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation



 

I found this lesson quite difficult because I find that I over think hair too much and try to compliment the simplest things. The look above was created at home as during the lesson I failed to create a finished hair look. I had an idea in my head of a glamorous red carpet bun that was to the side but during the lesson I found myself getting into a flap and trying a variety of different things that didn't work. I called over Emma as I was struggling and she showed me how to create a simple bun and told me not to over analyse the hair and to just experiment.

 

The above look was created later at home. Although I was pleased with how the hair came out, I don't think it's as glamorous as I would have liked.  I was happy with the positioning of the bun and think that I managed to secure it really tightly and I was also happy with the overall shape of the bun. For future development I would like to add a few waves in the hair and soften the bun to make it look more romantic as I did feel I created quite a mundane style. I also think that I could have made this look a lot smoother. The dolly heads are very ratty and although I used hairspray and a comb to try and smooth out the hair and create a cleaner look, I do feel that with the help of products, it could have looked a lot better. Overall, I was pleased that I achieved the low side bun that I intended but I think that in future I would like to develop the decorative side of styling.