Braids and Plaits

Braids & Plaits

I have been learning different plaits and braids, I think I am doing quite well but with more practice i will be able to do lots of different styles of them.

Basic Plait (3 strands of hair).

. Getting the section where you want the plait, split the section into 3. Cross the far left piece over the middle piece now grab the far right and cross it over the hair piece which is now in the middle. Then the process repeats and start with the far left piece of hair and cross that over the middle piece... Continue this til the plait is at the length you want and place a bobble at the bottom.

FINISHED RESULTS.

Creating the top part of the Plait and how it is stuck to the head is described below.

Step 1.

Grab your section of hair you want to braid and the section the top part about half an inch big.

Step 2

Section that into 3, then doing the same with a normal plait cross the left over the middle section of the 3 and then do the same with the right and cross that over the hair piece which is now in the middle. 

Step 3.

Now having hold of the far left piece add some hair to it by dragging it from the left side making, not too much hair though about another half an inch and then crossing in over the hair piece that is now in the middle. Then repeat on the right side grab some hair from the right add it on and cross it over the middle piece. Repeat this til there is no hair left to add on.

Step 4

Start the plait the hair normally and add bobble.

Fish Tail Plait

Step 1

Grab the section you want the Plait to be and split it into two hair sections. Lets name them section 1 & section 2.

Step 2

Grab a small piece of hair of the end of section 1 and bring it over the rest of piece 1 and add it to section 2. Do the same with section 2, so grab a small piece from the outer end and bring it over the section and add it to section 1.

Step 3

Repeat this remembering no to pull the hair too tight just keep it a bit loose. Continuing this you will now have your fish tail plait. Now add your bobble.

FINISHED RESULTS.

French braid

Step 1

Start at the top of the head at the peak of the hair line grab 3 strands of hair about an inch big. Start by crossing the left over the middle piece of hair, then grabbing the right hair piece cross that over the hair piece that is in the middle. make sure to pull it tight but not too tight to hurt the model.

Step 2

grabbing the left hair piece add some hair from the left side, grab it from the edge of the hair line and drag it over, then cross the left side over the middle piece of hair. Then repeat on the right side.

Step 3.

Grabbing the far left hair piece again add some more hair BUT only grab a small section from the inner left side and drag that over then cross that over the middle hair piece, repeat this on the right side.

Step 4

Repeat Step 2 then Repeat Step 3 and Continue to do this.

Step 5. 

add a bobble to the bottom on the braid when its finished

FINISHED RESULTS

Elizabethan Buns

Elizabethan Buns 

[1]

Here is a portrait I have found that incorporates a bun into the hair, the texture of the hair looks crimped or tightly curled. The hair is pulled back tightly and into a bun at the back with a chain with diamonds added into it, this is the best image I could find of an Elizabethan bun hairstyle. 

Contemporary Elizabethan Bun

[2]

Here I have found a modern day bun which has the similarities to an Elizabethan hairstyle. With the hair adornments and weaving of the hair. I love the weaved hair as it is quite different to anything I have seen and reminds me of a bridal hair. It is absolutely stunning like a jewel type net.

[1] Jacobean.1615. Lady In Red Dress [digital image] [28/09/2015].Available from: http://www.historicalportraits.com/Gallery.asp?Page=Item&ItemID=1182&Desc=Portrait-of-a-Lady-in-Red-Dress-%7C--English-School

[2] David Biton.2009. Hair Up Collection [digital image] [28/09/2015].Available from: http://www.hairfinder.com/haircollections7/davis-updo3.htm

Hair&Postiche: Buns

Hair & Postiche: Buns. 

I have some knowledge in Hair design as I have studied it during my time in City Of Liverpool College on my Make-up courses. I wasn't all that fond of hair and didn't take it seriously, I know know I want to go into Theatre/Film/Tv work and this is something I have to learn to get where I want. 

We have created the classic Bun (no bun ring).

I will explain step by step. As the hair is short is was more difficult to create the perfect bun.

Step 1

section the hair into two sections and wrap a bobble (small elastic band) around top half and create a pony.

Step 2

Section the pony into four evenly sections like a holy 

cross. grab the top section and back comb the top on the hair and victory roll in under. Secure the roll with two hair pins, added in different sides. Repeat this step with the other 3 sections. 

The Sections will form the shape of a flower.

Step 3 grab the hair pins( the V shaped pins) and start to gather one of the flower petal shapes to the other spreading the hair over the gap. Add the (V shaped) pin into the bottom after the gap is full and secure it down with a chop stick motion. Repeat with all of the gaps.

Finished Results. Add Hair products if needed.

Bun 2

Simple twisted bun.

Step 1

section the hair into two sections and wrap a bobble (small elastic band) around top half and create a pony.

Step 2 

Twist the pony tight, when its all twisted wrap the pony around the bobble part in the same motion as the twist. Grip the ends that will spin back out. Make sure the bun is secure.

Finished Results.

Will be adding my plait/ braid section tomorrow.

Introduction to my Project Brief

Introduction to my Project Brief

Hello I am Lauren, I have just started studying Make-up and Hair design BA Hons at Southampton Solent University. I have this Blog to show my progress through the years I will be studying here. The first project I am to undertake on this course is the Elizabethan Era.

I am excited to be doing Elizabethan Hair styles this will help me learn new skills and techniques such as plaits, buns, frizzing, curling and padding. When first starting to look at Elizabethan Hair I found all the trends from that era where originated/started by Queen Elizabeth I her look was what all the women wanted and all the men found attractive. Strawberry Blond, Frizzy/Curly which was full of Gems, Jewels, Pearls and Feathers. Lower classes would wear their hairs differently as they could not afford to look as good as the wealthy upper class.

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. 1588. Elizabeth I Armada Portrait. Can be viewed at National Portrait Gallery.

Upper Class
Queen Elizabeth was the one who inspired the hairstyles, women would want the colour, frizz and height of the hair they would go to any lengths to reach this trend. Metal framing and adding would be used to heighten the hair to give it structure, also wigs wear very popular it was well know that the Queen has a huge range of wigs that she often wore but she favoured her tightly curled hair wigs. Women would bleach their hairs to get the lighter colour hair, they would use a mixture of saffron, cumin seed, celandine and oil.  It was popular for young at the time to have their hairs long and down this represents their virginity and purity, as it was popular for married to wear their hairs up and off their face as they wore collar framing. Head pieces of Jewels would be added to the hair which would match their garments, women would use these to keep the hair off their faces and to push their natural hair line back which gave the illusion of bigger foreheads which was popular. They would also pluck their eyebrows to give this illusion.

Middle Class
In Elizabethan times these where normally fulll of rich people also, so they would copy all the trends that queen Elizabeth set.

Lower Class
These where mostly peasants, servants or beggars. The Lower class would normally have common hairstyles which would be long but during the Elizabethan Era where it was popular to wear wigs the lower class would often cut their hair and sell it. The most common hairstyle to be worn by Lower class would be plaits or braids as it was comfortable while they are working.    

Sources

 https://elizabethantimeswiki.wikispaces.com/Fashion+and+Classes
KONINGIN FABIOLAZAAL. n.d. The Laboratory of Seduction- History of Make-up. Antwerpen. Provinciebestuur Antwerpen.