Late Victorian Hair/Ageing the Hair

Health and Safety:

-Always ask the client if they are allergic to anything. 

-Check for skin conditions/infections. 

-Always sanitise hands before working on someone. 

-Always remove product from the palette with a spatula. 

-Brushes are to be cleaned between clients. 

Kit:

Pintail Comb

Paddle Brush

Kirby Grips

Hair Grips

Hair Band

Small Curlers

1. Start by creating a clean centre parting. 

2. Section the front of the hair using a pintail comb, from just behind the ear, right over the top of the head, to the other. Pin these sections up as you will be dealing with them last.

 

3. With the back section, section a horseshoe shape from the top of the back of the head, and tie up, creating a ponytail. 

4. Curl the ponytail, and pin up around the bun, creating a bundle of curls in the shape of a bun. 

5. Curl the bottom section of the hair, pinning some strands up loosely and leaving some down.

6. With the two sections at the front of the hair, starting at the centre, curl along the parting, not downwards, to create barrel curls. Repeat until you have curled roughly 3 inches. Leave to cool to set the curl.

7. With the remaining hair, curl, then section the back half and pin it close to the bun. With the remaining hair, sweep sleekly alongside the head, and pin near the bun. 

8. Using the curls onto of the head, create a wave that moves towards the back of the head. 

I am happy with the outcome of this practical. I feel I have achieved an accurate late victorian hairstyle, which is romantic and loose. The one thing I would like to change is to make sure the hair on my Kate Doll is washed and straight to start, as I have a little bit of crimp at the front of the hair that I had missed whilst prepping her hair.

Ageing the Hair 

Kit:

Kryolan SupraColours

Kryolan AquaColours

Batiste Dry Shampoo

Kryolan HairSpray

Toothbrush

Comb

Mascara Wand

As part of the lesson today we also looked at how to age hair. You can use a range of products, including the Supra/Aqua Colours by Kryolan, or Batiste Dry Shampoo. With the Aqua/Supra Colours, create a very pale flesh colour. The reason behind the flesh colour and not using white is that because the white can be too extravagant and very unnatural. This may be good to experiment when deciding on looks for Miss Havisham. When you have your chosen colour, comb through the hair using a mascara wand, sponge or even and old toothbrush, so that all the strands are reached. Using dry shampoo is an easier alternative for the model as it is easier to get out, just by brushing. Just spritz the hair with the dry shampoo, creating a dusty-powdery effect on the hair, which I believe Miss Havisham's hair would be. Below I used dry shampoo and different distances to give a heavier and lighter effect within the hair.