Final Design and Prep for Assessment

As the assessment is fast approaching, I wanted one last practice with all the accessories in it and I basically wanted to pretend it was the real thing! I did this on my Kate Head as I would have ben able to do it on my own hair, especially with putting the accessories in the back! It also meant that if I didn't like how something turned out, I could easily change it. Overall, it took me just under about an hour and a half to create. Below are the step by step images and my final look. Here is the products I used and the notes that I have written.

 As my hair is so thin, I wrapped the padding in crepe hair (that by chance just happened to be my hair colour!). I used the hair brush and pin tail comb, hair bands, string of pearls, pearl hair pins, 5cm hair pins, 5cm strong hold grips, sectioning grips and some stronger and longer black hair pins. 

I listed all the equipment and steps for my partner so that she could easily create my hair design.

My Final Design

I started off with sectioning the v-shaped parting and clipping it out the way.

 I then backcombed the hair to cover the padding. 

 I secured it with kirby grips and hair pins.

 The unclipped the fringe section and used the frizzing technique to frizz the hair. 

 Using the pin tail comb, I split each frizz in half and then secured it over the padding with kirby grips and hair pins.

 Then I french plaited the fringe but stopped where it was level with the end of the padding and then continued it on as a normal plait and tied it in a ponytail in with the remaining hair at the back.

 I then backcombed it to give it texture before putting it in the bun.

 Using the doughnut technique we learnt in class, I created a bun shape.

 I used the pearl hair band for decoration.

 I then put in the string of pearls along the v shaped parting.

 And used the pearl hair pins to decorate the back.

The finished look!

I am really pleased with how this has turned out, it still looks very 16th century which is what I love but it has a contemporary twist with the v-shaped parting and french plait. The only thing I might change on the day is the placement of the pearl hair pins to see if I can make it look slightly more contemporary.