My assessment

My Final Elizabethan Assessment

Today was my Final Assessment and I am very proud of my end results, I was very nervous at the start of working with a someone new and also with my partner having short hair it was difficult at first to handle but after doing my assessment I am really proud of myself for pushing through my nervousness and getting on with it. I believe I have done really well and this was the best outcome of the hair design by far. I enjoyed working with Ross and getting to know him, I enjoyed learning how to style and work with short hair. Crimping the hair is my favourite part I love the way it looks and I always say it reminds me of octopus tentacles. One side of the head the hair was shorter and thinner so I found it difficult to shape as well as the other side, but I tried my best and back combed it as best I could to give it some thickness but you can still see how thin it is. Also as the hair is partly layered it was hard to keep stray hairs down I used a lot and I mean a lot of hairspray which kept some strays away but there are still a few stubborn ones that wouldn't stay down. I found it easy to do the plaiting for the crown as I always just sit and plait bits of my hair so it just comes naturally but trying to round them over and clip them down was hard as the hair was short and the clips had hardly anything to grip to, so they wasn't as secure as I wanted them. This whole hair style for me was challenging but I enjoy being pushed out of my comfort zone and would happily work with Ross again. This overall was a great experience for me and has made me learn that I don't need to be worried about hair as I know I will always try my best and it has helped me a lot with improving my skills and had a ball learning a lot of new things.

My Final Design/Partners Assessment

My Final Design/ Partners Assessment 

I am so, so happy with the whole outcome of my design my partner has done so well as I know my hair can be a bit of a pain to handle. This is how I imagined my design looking like and he as executed it amazingly, I was so relaxed about the whole thing as I knew I could trust him with my design he always puts his all into it and I couldn't have asked for a better partner. I enjoyed watching my design come to life in my own hair, I know my partner said he could have done better but I am so happy with it he has done an excellent job. I don't think I would change anything about my design as I really liked it and I know it relates to the Elizabethan era. I learnt what it was like to be on the designer side of it and really enjoyed researching about the Elizabethans and trying out different designs but there is always that one from the beginning that you like the most. Throughout the practices we found it challenging on whether to use padding in the hair or not but after trying it out we decided using it was best as it gave it more height and made it more secure. If I had to change the design I would maybe bring the braid around the head up more and let it sit underneath the heart shape hair. I learnt how to direct people and be in control of the design, overall I feel as if I am more confident in giving instructions for what I want and have learnt a lot with being the one behind the design.

Pearl adornment

Creating my own pearl adornments

I bought pearl beads which had holes already in them, I also bought normal grips and slid them through the holes in the beads, it was that simple.

Here is an image of them in the hair for the final assessment.

Was made up with the way they looked in the hair in the final assessment, so glad I decided to add them as I feel they brought the whole design together, I am really happy with the outcome.

Second practice with partner

 Second practice of my final assessment

My second practice with my partner went well and I loved the end design all I need now is to make the pearl jewels that go in the braids. 

We both decided it was best to only curl small parts of the hair that can be seen, and also used some padding.

Step 1

section all around the head  and create a thick dutch braid, with assess hair clip it into and behind the braid.

Step 2

section the rest of the hair in two down the middle get the two padding and grip that into the two sections of the hair

Step 3

curl half of the hair in both sections and with the other uncurled part of the hair back comb and wrap around the padding.
Step 4
use the curled hair and curl them around the padding covered hair in random curls but leave some hair at the back this is where we start the plait
Step 5
plait the hair that is left and grip it down the middle parting

My second practice with my partner went well and I loved the end design all I need now is to make the pearl jewels that go in the braids. 

Second Practice on partner

Second Practice on partner

This was my second practice of the final assessment with my partner. 

Ross has decided to change some things from his last design and decided to create a crown with the hair using plaits. So I followed my last step by step but I firstly I sectioned of where the crown would be and then crimped all of the hair and then hair sprayed, sectioned and used curlers to help round the hair over, then gripped it.

First Practice On Partners Hair

First Practice On Partners Hair

  Working with my partner today practising our final assessment ideas, seeing what has worked and just trying/sharing ideas with each other.

My partner has short hair so I thought it would be difficult to do some hairstyles on their hair but as I was getting into it I found it not as bad as I thought and loved his ideas.

TOOLS USED:

• Crimper's
• Straighteners
• Curlers
• Grips
• Sectioning comb 
• Sectioning grips
• Hairspray

Step 1

Section the hair into 3 sections, one on the centre parting comb width thick and then sections either side of it 

Step 2

Dutch braid down the middle parting and secure at the end with grips

Step 3

Crimp one of the sections of the hair and brush through with the comb

Step 4

Get a small paper thin section of the hair and use hairspray on the hair and then straighten it but as you are straightening in curl it over into a roll and then grip it with two grips. Do this with all the hair, I have done 4 sections of rolls at the front, middle and then at the back 3 rolls as the hair is shorter.

As I started on the other section we decided instead of the straighteners we should use curlers to curl the rolls over. In the images underneath you can see better results.

 Step 5
Follow all the steps but swap the straighteners for curlers instead.

I wasn't able to finish all the hair, but doing small changes as using the curlers instead of straighteners will quicken my time and also crimping all the hair first will get the out of the way as save time.

I loved doing someone else's design on their own hair it was different and I have learnt some good ideas and skills.

First time Partner trying my Hair design

First time Partner trying my Hair Design

Today was the day Ross got to try my own design, EXCITING!!! This was the first try of mty final design as I was so confident it would work I decided to go straight for it as I liked the all around braided crown I tried also I liked the heart shape and curled texture so I went with the flow and was made up with the creation.

Tools needed:
Curlers

Sectioning comb

Grips

This is what we got up to doing the hair design we had ran out of time doing the hair as my hair is really long and thick. We have decided now to used padding to make the hair higher and keep it structured. We are going to find a way to only curl the bits of hair you see instead of the whole thing as of the time. 

I love the process and the way Ross has brought the design together onto my hair, I just need to make the hair more similar to keep into the time but other than that it has gone really well.

Design 2

Design 2

Hair Design

Step 1

section the hair from ear to ear, and use the curlers on the bottom half of the hair and hairspray

Step 2

Crimp all the top section of the hair

Step 3

Back comb all the top of the hair to create height

Step 4

grip the height and twist the rest of the assess crimped hair into a bun.

Step 5

Use some of the curled hair which is at the top and french braid all across the top of the curled hair to separate to two textured sections 

I enjoyed doing the different textures of the hair but I don't think they go well together maybe if I ric rac the bottom half instead of curl but I think it would take too long in my hair for my partner too do as it is too long and thick. I am not very fond on this design but I could change a few things I didn't like but for now its at the bottom for my final designs.

Design 1

Design 1

Hair Design

Step 1: Brush the hair out and take a small section from the front of the hair at the headline.

 Step 2: Grab a V shaped clip and weave a section of hair in and out like an 8 shape till their is no hair left to weave and secure it with a clip. Place the straighteners on the weft of  hair for a few seconds and leave for it to cool. Do this to each section that you want curled. leave to pieces of  hair out either side of ear and curl them with the straighteners.

Step 3: Leave the front section in the clips, section the middle of the hair from ear to ear and  start to back comb it with a comb to add height. curve the hair over and brush the top over so you cant see the back combing and then secure it with clips. Pull the middle parting piece down further and clip it down to give it a heart shape. 

Step 4: tie the rest on the hair into a twisted bun at the back of the head and secure it with clips. Undo the rig rags at the front and twist them around into 3 buns, 2 either side of the head and one big one at the front.

This is the end result, I think I have done well to create this design and am happy will the final results, especially the front part with the spiralled flower ric rac, that is my favourite part of the hair. I am not sure on the rest of the design but I still like the heart shape. We will have too see what the other designs look like, but I think I have done well to execute this hair design.

All around the head plaiting

Elizabethan Braids & Plaiting
I love the detailing of the braids, I want to try and practice a braid that wraps around the head like a crown.

I have had help with trying out the wrapped around braid which was quite hard to do in my own hair as I couldn't reach the back. With practice I could make it better and tighten the braid.

I want to try and make the plaiting look like a crown at the front of the hair in my own design, I will have to practice the technique on my Katy head and show my partner how I would like the plait to look in the hair.

[1]

Both Elizabethan and contemporary looks of Braiding/Plaiting 

[2]

[1] Tiziano Veceillo..1548.Empress Isabelle of Portugal [digital image] [29/10/15] available from:http://www.titian-tizianovecellio.org/Empress-Isabel-of-Portugal-1548.html

[2]Anon.n.d.Unknown.[digital image] [29/10/15] available from: http://www.fashionising.com/hair/b--braids-braided-hairstyles-60854.html

My Hair Designs for final assessment

 My Final Hair Design Ideas

Design 1

My First design I mixed different Ideas and different techniques into it, I have used the idea of Ric Rac to give that frizzy texture that you see in the Elizabethan Portraits but as I liked the idea with creating flowers out of hair I have used that idea as it reminded me of a modern high fashion look. The Heart shape structure of the hair but with smooth hair, I will just back comb the hair to create the shape as I think my hair will be thick enough for it. I have included a twisted bun at the back which is what the Elizabethans did with the rest of the hair at the back and I will leave two pieces either side of the hair which I will curl which I have seen some hair down in the portraits and it looks curly.

 
 

Design 2

My second design used the ideas of a rounded crimped height which is similar to Elizabethan portraits with their curled/frizzy padded heights. I also used the curling technique for the bottom half of the hair. I have twisted the rest on the hair of the height into bun with the hair still crimped I this will get rid of any assess hair left. I have will be adding a French braid between the two different hair textures, the braid was mostly in the peasants, but I have placed beads into the braid which would have been worn by upper class and royalty.

Design 3

I think this is my favourite design out of them all, but I will be trying all of them out first before I chose what I decide which one I want for my final design. 

I want a Dutch braid all around the head with added pearls similar to Design 2, I want to add two back combed/padded heart shaped height with a plait down the middle in between them also with pearls added around and in the plait.I want the heart shape to have curled pieces over the heart shapes. These ideas are taken from the heart shape and curled texture from the Elizabethan portraiture, also adding hair adornments like pearls. I will be adding the braid and plaits to incorporate the lower class in that era.

                                                                       

These Portraits of Queen Elizabeth is the one that inspired my ideas for the designs.

Also Modern Elizabethan Ideas the inspired my designs.

Helen Mirren pictured as Elizabeth I in a Channel Four mini-series

Image from/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337774/Is-proof-Virgin-Queen-imposter-drag-Shocking-new-theory-Elizabeth-I-unearthed-historic-manuscripts.html#ixzz3t1Xwyus6 

1998 film 'Elizabeth'
Image from http://www.goldderby.com/photos/250/3310/shekhar-kapur's-'elizabeth'-films~-2-wins-9-nominations.html