Final Evaluation about Elizabethan project

First year as a student at Solent University study a Make-up and Hair Design, first our project was very interesting and developing, we reached to Elizabeth I era 1553-1603. The pale complexion and frizzy hair was a sign of wealth and nobility. Very interesting and instructive era for me especially about a hair. I learnt a lot of new techniques, how to easy shape and get huge volume and lovely texture of hair. However very instructive era of The England History.

For my Final Design I chose a contemporary portrait from commercial ad O2 by Beyonce. Working in pairs my final design was made it by girl, which I didn’t connect with. When we get to a practise she even didn’t made a look like Beyonce hair, which I was very disappointed, of course she tried her best, but a lack of her little practise on me. My final design had a beautiful texture of hair and beautiful look like a Queen Elizabeth I. When I was working with my partner sometimes a feel like I was working with machine- even we couldn’t speak with each other, she pulled my hair and burn me sometimes.

Back to Aine’s final design she chose beautiful contemporary portrait from Chanel catwalk. Lovely texture and beautiful shape, I only practise twice because she was absent. My partner had a very long hair, which I struggled with shape, to achieved very huge volume I forgot to tease them well, after looked flat, also no equal divided. Well, I really enjoyed playing with her long her and shape them for her final design look.

Elizabethan era was very developing and touching, I really like the project for this semester, especially when we had chance watch a Film “The Golden Age” I main role played by Cate Blanchet.

Final Evaluatian about Technical file

During a first semester in our course we had 11 weeks of hard and intensive work, learning techniques and a basic principles working and styling on hair , especially from period of Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603. In the first week, Lottie made introduction to health and safety and basic principles at work as a stylist and also proper washing hair.First week was very relaxing for all of us do get know each other more better. In the second week we started to practise on our model Katie, basic plaits like French and normal braid, fish tail braid as well make a bun without using a do nut bun, of course before that Lottie show us and explain  how to do it.Week after we learn how to crimped and curly a hair, using a rat's application technique to get huge volume a nice texture of hair. We had been practising for few weeks before we started working in pairs.From that beginning definitely was a less fun, working with very long hair I struggled to shape and took a lot of time to crimped and curler them. Working with partner we had been practising contemporary design look from Elizabethan era. Every week we had to write and took a pictures of what we had done in studio, making a technical folder, which we can use it in the next 2 years or longer, to reminder ourself some technique as well our progress. Lottie as a excellent teacher, very well explained and helped us when we struggled.I really had a pleasure participating in these classes, had a positively influence on me . I never before had dealing with hair so I think this classes was very successful and developing into good way.

Final Look as a designer- time assessment- peer exchange

 Commercial Ad O2 by Beyonce influences on my final designer look. I chose because of hair personality and such amazing look as a Queen

I brought some notes step by step for my hair stylist to easy do it

That Aine's work

   

   

Well, to be a honest with you, my design look doesn't look the same like on the pictures. She forgot shape on the one side, she did crimp very well to achieved a such big volume of the hair. The most difficult was padding for her, but definitely she did better then my make-up design. She wasn't actually very nerves, because she practise before. But this is only 70% of my final look.

Step by step for final design

My final hair design  for time- Assessment it is Commercial Ad O2 by Beyonce

Step by step for my Hair stylist Aine O'Grady

• In the middle of hair make a french or normal plait
• Leave some strands of the both side for make them curler

• rest of the hair crimp
• with or without using a pad, roll the up and pin it onto the plait

• Leave edges of hair outside to make them curler later

• using a curler wand curl the edges of hair and pin it 
• remember shape  on the one side like a picture shows
• make curler a strands on the both sides
• when you finished put onto a hair feathers 

I think that was very easy for Aine to make this look.

References:

Campaign. (2013). Beyoncé stars in O2 Priority ad ahead of new tour.Available: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1169478/. Last accessed 04 February 2013.

Time assessment in role as hairstylist

One of the most stressful day, time-assessment final day arrived, my model and hair designer Aine O'Grady. Unfortunately Aine forgot bring to the studio any notes about her design and I had do it without any little help. I crimped hair before time-assessment to had enough time shape and left with non brushed, on the face applied skin base, blush and lipstick to achieved Elizabethan look.

Aine's final designer hair model

Aine's crimped hair and make-up before time-assessment

Products which I used :

• Denman brush
• hair spray
• tail comb brush
• pins
• pad
• band
• crimper

My final look as hair stylist

From the beginning wasn't very easy to shape anything because of Aine's very long hair. To achieved enormous frizzy hair I crimped before and really good brushed.I divided for 3 section and started from the bottom of head , using a band a made a small pony tail and tucked them underneath and pined, I used a hair spray to keep them together. Definitely I didn't divide them  onto equal section, what you can see on the pictures, that part wasn't so much difficult but very tricky, using a tail comb brush a made look very clean. One side is a little bit unsymmetrical. I used a pad to shape top of the head, looking in the mirror I tried to get symmetrical shape. Edges just rolled them up and pined, using a hair spray a finished look.

References:

New York Fashion-Motcomb St. (2013). Elizabethan hair. Available: http://uk.pinterest.com/pin/448460075365285696/. Last accessed december 2013.

Practising at Home

Today I just have a fancy to create something on a Katie model head. First half of the head crimped, started from then bottom of head, from both sides in then middle I took one strand of each side, quiet thick and I did a normal plait,hair of the top I left straight. Hair on the bottom I shaped using a pad, from strands I pined them above the padding, top I rolled up and pined to the middle, edges of the hair just curled and pined. I used some feathers do gave a look Elizabethan style.

My work

  

Final Design chosen

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From among hair design I chose 3 the most incredible for me. First one is a Commercial Ad O2 by Beyonce form 2013. The VCCP- created campaign stars Beyonce and the crew from her tour in an opulent setting reminiscent of Marie Antoinette holding court in 18th Century France, but with a modern twist, incorporating high hemlines and DJ decks. Wow how amazingly she looks, very frizzy hair, shaped in Queen style, I think her looks reflects Beyonce's character and personality, she very glamour and popular pop artist, this look suitable her.  

My second hair design look how very simple and modern twist created by Barbara Wuillot. Two very strong textures from the sources but in different sizes turn up the heat and fashion factors for this long and extravagant hairstyle. She created wonderful tension and contrast with the body of hair crimped, fairy wing fine ripples and several long strands in front that where ironed  to a larger patterns of waves before they were slung around the head in the loose seemingly random fashion.The pattern also influences a shine and the way that a lights is reflected which adds another layer of texture to this highly exciting example of hauteur couture. 

And my third Contemporary hair design by an Elizabethan influence, such simple crimped hair , shaped and padding from top of the hair , I can compare to a new modern Mohawk style.

References:

Hairfinder. (2014). Crimpo and Crinkle. Available: http://www.hairfinder.com/hairstyles3/evolution10.htm. Last accessed 30/11/2014.

Campaign. (2013). Beyoncé stars in O2 Priority ad ahead of new tour.Available: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1169478/. Last accessed 04 February 2013.

Padding and Shaping

That is the most hard part of our project, to shape Elizabethan looks it is not that easy like I thought, especially if you have a long hair.I choose for my Contemporary portrait - Beyonce look, absolutely love it, a colours, shape, she looks like a queen.

This look I will try recreate it, for my final assessment look, I've been practising in studio with one of my girls in a group, she has a medium long hair, I crimped whole head to get a frizzy look, but the most tricky think is, how to shape them or make a padding. This how it looks, I haven't finished yet, I have to be able shape this in such short time, well practise....

 

References:

bryonyc93.blogspot.com. (2013). Bryony Campbell Make-up. Available: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTpC9bg8W5sR57NNVI18I35NhmgfHaTZIKu1N1H02Dg2I0OUaKWti6HaRdswRjzIy6YZQXnIQ0Npa4m5eOiOsEWq1xDTXztzf8RvTsyXmuIayTjbo5CJBo2UZHd2Ck4EOhq-7wQptKtxw/s1600/the-mrs-carter-show-world-tour-beyonce-1.jpg. Last accessed Sunday, 27 October 2013.

Practising Final Assessment Look- peer exchange

This Week I exchange with Aine final look and start practising at studio, she chose very modern and frizzy look. I had a challenge to do this, because of her very long hair, took me almost 1 hour to crimped and properly brush them, to achieved very frizzy texture.

Historical portrait of Elizabethan

Products which I used:

• crimper
• selection clips
• denman brush
• pin tail comb
• pins
• hairspray
• pads
• bands

My work 

    

Definitely I need crimped hair before time- assessment to had enough time to shape them, especially with very long Aine's hair. Padding was the most hard part on the top of head, to avoid padding sides I use band like for pony tail an rolled up underneath , I need it tease them very well to achieved huge volume of hair.

References:

New York Fashion-Motcomb St. (2013). Elizabethan hair. Available: http://uk.pinterest.com/pin/448460075365285696/. Last accessed december 2013.

Elizabethan Hairstyles- using padding, curling and frizzing technique

This week we chose an example of historical Elizabethan look, and try to shape them using a rat's application to frizz them

Contemporary portrait

Products which I used:

• denman brush
• crimper
• sectioning clips
• tail comb brush
•  pins pads

My work

  

The heart shape was the most difficult padding for me, to make a hair properly and straight look. Rat's application on the pins on pins wasn't so bad and so much difficult, but I need it rehearse this style at home, the most pleasure was make them frizzy by using a pins and crimp.

References:

Tryston's costume closet. (2011). Elizabethan Hairstyles, 1560-1600.Available: http://trystancraft.com/costume/2011/07/15/elizabethan-hairstyles-1560-1600/. Last accessed August 2011.

Elizabethan Era

This such a short video explain in few points Elizabethan woman in 16th century

Elizabethan Era- Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper discusses Elizabethan and Jacobean Make-Up

Wow, this short video demonstrate how to quick and properly do Elizabethan hair and make-up.This quick explanation inspired  and gave me a clue to  do in simple way Elizabethan look.






References:

Ngieleghem. (2013). Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper discusses Elizabethan and Jacobean Make-Up. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8zeqmUD2Y. Last accessed 22 Mar 2013.

Padding and Shaping- practising in the Studio

This week I chose some design from Elizabethan era to recreated a look and practising shaping. This image which I had influence on me work was quiet challenging .Elizabeth the Golden Age role played by Cato Blancher

I tried to recreated that , but definitely wasn't very easy, especially the padding. Product which I used-

• crimper
• curler wand
• pins
• sectioning clips
• denman brush
• teasing comb
• pads
• bands

This is my work 

 

Padding was the most hard part, I couldn't tame a hair, I left some gaps, which I should filled, definitely I love curler wand , so easy to do it, I curled hair in the top of the hair , from the middle I put onto a padding.

References:

Beauty Gabble -Lottie. (2014). Elizabethan hair on Pinterest. Available: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/571535008935452822/. Last accessed November 2014.

Curls & Frizzy Hair

Curls & Frizzy Hair

On this lesson Lottie teach us how to make a properly curls and how to crimp a hair, to achieved the Elizabethan look.

1. Using a Curling Iron

Make sure that a hair absolutely dry, brush them and divide into a section, start from a bottom up. I introduce to you my model Kate.

• Pin or clip up the top section of your hair. Using your thumbs, grab everything that's above the top of your ears and clip it up on top of your head.
• Release upper sections as you work. When the bottom section of hair is finished, unclip your hair and let out a little more, clipping up the excess again. Continue working this way until all your hair is curled.
• Remember that using bigger sections of hair will result in bigger, looser curls, while using smaller sections of hair will give you smaller, tighter ringlets, curler a hair up 12 seconds.

Start curling. Now that all the prep work is out of the way, you're ready to start curling. Begin by taking a small section of hair and wrap it around the curling iron, beginning at the top or bottom, depending on the type of tongs:

Some curling irons will have a clamp near the handle. If this is the type of curling tongs you're using, open the clamp and position the end of the hair at the lower end of the barrel, near the handle, then close the clamp to secure. Then you can wrap that entire section of hair around the iron, by rolling the iron upwards towards your roots. Stop rolling when you get about an inch away from the roots, to prevent the iron from burning your scalp.

Other curling irons, often referred to as wands, don't have a clamp. With this type of iron, you should start near the top of your hair and use your hand to wrap a piece of hair around the iron. You will need to hold the end of your hair in place while that section of hair curls. Some curling wands provide a safety glove that you can wear while doing this, to prevent your hand from burning.

Historical Curler hair

Contemporary portrait

After

Crimper

Using the same way, divide your hair into a small section, start from a bottom up.

Hold on a crimper for 5 sec then release a hair. Brush a hair to achieved a big, fluffy volume

Evaluation

Well, to curler a hair it’s not so bad, but you must only remember to not burn a client head, to avoid this you can use a comb between curler and scalp, and avoid burn yourself always use a comb with long metal spatula to take out a curler. The same using a crimper. 
References:

Wikipedia. (2014). English Embroidery. Available: hair train UK. (2014). Health&Safety. Available: http://hairdressing.ac.uk/node/119. Last accessed October 2014.. Last accessed November 2014.