Friday 24 April 2015

Classic Shapes and Silhouettes

To create classic shapes and silhouettes you will need: 

- Straighteners 
- Water Spray 
- Heat Defence
- Hair Grips
- Hair Bands

Step by Step:

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove knots from the hair. 
- Spray the hair with heat defence to protect the hair from heat damage. 
- Section the hair into manageable sections to straighten the hair.
- Spray lightly with water, and pull the straighteners through the hair. 
- Make sure the straighteners are set at a manageable heat. 
- Straighten the whole hair to create a sleek finish. 
- Once you have the first classic shape, pull the hair into a high sleek ponytail by brushing the hair into your hand making sure the hair is smooth. 
- Spray with hair spray to finish. 
- The last classic shape is taking the front section of hair and backcombing to create height.
- Take the sides of the hair and pin back at the nape of the neck to create a sleek structure. 

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Natural Beauty Hair

For Natural Beauty Hair you will need: 

- Water Spray
- Salt Spray 
- Hair Dryer with a Diffuser 
- Grips 
- Hair Bands
- Hairspray

Step by Step: 

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove any knots and tangles. 
- Spray the hair thoroughly with water.
- Spray salt spray through the hair to help create texture. 
- Use a hair dryer with a diffuser to scrunch the hair up creating texture. Place the hair into the diffuser and twist to scrunch the hair.
- Once you have scrunched and dried the hair style into a chignon by sectioning the hair at the ears. Pin this out of place. 
- Put the hair into a low ponytail. Backcomb the top of the ponytail if the hair is thin. Roll the hair up and pin into place. 
- Take the front sections of the hair and pin into the chignon. 
- Spray with hairspray to finish. 

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Volume and Lift Inspired by the 50's, 60's and 70's

1970's Waves saw the parting down the middle of the hair and was quite similar to previous styles from previous era's with slight change.

1960's hair was about volume and modernity. High fashion yet simple!

1950's hair applied not only to women but also to men with the introduction of teddy boy's. Which included a quiff and dressing smart. The hair has Victorian connotations to it and can also be created on the women. 


To create Volume and lift inspired by the 50's, 60's and 70's you will need: 

- Comb to backcomb
- Pin Tail Brush
- Dry Shampoo
- Grips 
- Sectioning Clips
- Curling Tongs
- Dressing out comb

Step by Step: 

- Remember to follow health and safety. If the model has any scalp conditions then take this into consideration with the products you use and the techniques used on the hair. 
- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove and knots and tangles.
- Part the hair down the centre. Ensure that the parting is dead centre by getting your model to look straight into the mirror. 
- Part the hair also at the sides just behind the ear at clip aside so it is not in your way. 
- The nape of the neck is your finishing point for the style you are creating. 
- Starting just behind the section of hair at the ears, at the top of the head, take a small section and spray at the roots with dry shampoo. Brush the excess dry shampoo off with a brush. The dry shampoo allows the backcomb to stay in place.
- Pull the hair up and wrap into the curling tong, curling the hair away from your body. Put the curl in place with a sectioning clip. A grip would leave the marks on the hair. Make sure that the curling tong is away from the models head, and check that it is not too hot for them.
- Continue down the head until you reach the finishing point at the nape of the neck. 
- Apply this technique to the hair either side of the centre curls. Curl the hair in the same way and secure with a sectioning clip. Make the hair into a triangle shape.
- To check that the hair is cool, place your finger inside the curl. If it is still warm then it is not ready to take out. 
- When the hair has cooled down, take out the curls starting from the bottom of the hair. Unravel the bottom girl and backcomb by brushing the hair down with a backcomb brush. Once backcomb has created, push it to the root and repeat. 
- Once that strand of hair has been backcombed, repeat for the other curls, from bottom to the top.
- Tease the hair with a dressing out comb to join the sections together so that they blend nicely.
- Once all of the hair has been backcombed, pull the hair into your hand and twist at the finishing point at the nape of the neck. Twist up, creating a beehive shape. Make sure to look in the mirror and check that the hair is even. Once it is, pin in place. 
- The front section that has been placed aside until later can now be pulled back behind the ears and pinned at the nape of the neck. 
- Spray with hairspray to secure. 
- The backcombing should be easy to brush out. Make sure to be gentle with the hair.


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Sunday 19 April 2015

Master class Images - Eleven Strand and Weave

Eleven Strand Plait: 

- Brush the hair thoroughly to ensure there are no knots and tangles in the hair. 
- Section the hair into three parts. In the centre part create a five strand plait. The two outer sections will be three strand plaits.
- Start a five strand plait by taking three strands in one hand and two in the other. Take one strand over and then stop. Repeat on the other side with three strands. Grip in place when finished. 
-  On the left outer section, start a three strand plait. The strand closest to the five braid plait thread through the five strand and plait back into the three strand. Repeat until the three strand has completely merged into the five strand plait. Repeat on the other outer section.



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Weave Braid: 

- Create a five strand plait with three strands in one hand and two in the other. 
- Weave the hair under and over.
- Repeat until the hair resembles a weaved effect.

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Plaiting for Fashion - Slip Tie Knot, Wiggle Plait, Waterfall Plait and Five Strand Plait

Slip Tie Knot Plait: 

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove any knots and tangles. 
- Section the hair at the top. 
- Lift the section high, separate into two and tie a knot.
- Get your model to hold the two ends of the knot between the middle and ring finger. 
- Next section take from the temples, incorporating the hair at the side of the head. 
- Split the hair into two again and tie into a knot, placing the ends of the knot into the models hand. 
- For the last section at the bottom of the hair, take the section and split into two, get the model to hold this hair. 
- Take the front section and place under the second section of hair into the third pieces of hair. Knot these together.
- The second section of hair, move to the front and take the third bit into the hand. The second section has now become the first section of hair.
- Take the first section of hair and weave under the third strands created.
- Keep moving the sections forward, taking two pieces of hair and knotting them together. 

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Wiggle Plait:

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove any tangles from the hair. 
- Create a normal three strand plait.
- When you have finished the plait, take the strand on the furthest right and pull upwards to create a wiggle effect. 

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Waterfall Plait: 

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove and knots and tangles from the hair. 
- Start as you would with a french plait with three strands.
- Plait and drop the section on the right. Get your model to hold this strand without pulling. 
- Repeat until you are left with the image below. 

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- To transform the waterfall plait into a ladder plait start off again like you would as if you were creating a french plait. 
- Instead of leaving strands down, pick them up from the waterfall above. 
- So plait like before, when you get to the dropped down hair, place it into your plait and carry on down the line until all the hair has been picked up. 

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Five Strand Plait: 

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove any knots and tangles. 
- To create a five strand braid, take three strands of hair into the left hand, and two into the right. 
- Take a strand from the right over the other strand in the right hand. Then stop. 
- Repeat from the left, taking a strand over and then under and stop. 
- The strands should now have swapped sides with two in the left and three in the right. 
- Keep repeating over, under and stop to help with the process. 
- Repeat moving the hair under and over and then stop when the plait resembles a five strand plait. 

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Modern Up-do with added accessories

To create a chignon you will need the following products: 

- Brush 
- Sectioning comb 
- Hair tie 
- Grips 
- Hairspray 
- Hair Net 
- Accessories to add into the hair
- V Grips 

Step by Step:

- Brush the hair thoroughly to remove any knots and tangles. 
- Section the hair behind the ears and secure out of the way. 
- Brush the hair into a low ponytail. 
- Create a small amount of backcomb at the top of the ponytail if the hair is quite thin. This will create a thicker base to work with. 
- Roll the ends of the ponytail up to the head and secure with grips. 
- Use hairspray to smooth down any fly away bits. 
- To smooth down the hair and create a nice finish, put a hair net over the bun matching the models hair colour. 
- Use v-grips to secure the net into place. 
- The front sections that have been placed out of the way can be styled into any way and then secured over the bun. For my example I have plaited the hair. 
- Place accessories into the hair to make the style more interesting. The chignon is a perfect style for weddings and proms. 

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