FMS407RoweLRedheadsAndRoyalty: Working on real life people!

In this lesson, we had our first go at styling real hair rather than using our Katy heads. We were told that we had to do an Elizabethan design- I have always loved the classic heart shaped hairstyle so I wanted to try this out. I sectioned the hair an put half of it into a bun, I then crimped the rest of the hair. I left a small amount of hair at the front and did two small french plaits as I wanted to create a harsh hair line. When it came to actually creating the heart shape, I realised that I had too much hair in that section, so I had to take some and add it to the bun underneath. This was not ideal as it wasted time but I did discover that I really like crimped hair mixed in with straight hair, the two textures look so nice together and I think would work really well for a contemporary Elizabethan look.

Once I had sorted the sections out, I was able to create the heart shape. I really backcombed the hair and then played around with hair props, but none were the right size or shape- if I had longer I would have made my own. I had backcombed it enough to stay in place, but if it was supposed to stay in that style for a long time I would have definitely used props. As this was my first attempt at styling hair on a real person, I was really pleased with the result. I am aware that the structure could be a bit more symmetrical but that is something I will work on.