3 Final Hair Designs

This is one of my final three designs, I decided I wanted to incorporate as many details as possible from the Elizabethan era, that's why I wanted to do lifted and curved hair at the front, also including a few plaits and lastly some tight curls. I have started by taking two big front sections and teased them until I get more texture and volume, then I bent the hair backward and clipped it so it is secure. After this I took another two sections from each side and created plaits, then gently created a curve and clipped the ends so it holds. Lastly I wanted to curl the rest of the bottom hair by using curling tong and taking small sections I curled the hair by holding the tong for about 10 seconds.


 I got inspired by this Elizabethan hairstyle because I like that there is a lot of detail involved at the back of the hair  














Image found:- Stacey, 2015, StyleInterest, (viewed on Saturday 17th of October, 2015) available from: http://www.styleinterest.com/wavy-hairstyles/

 




















For my second hair design I wanted to incorporate a bun because I feel like buns can make hair look thicker than it actually is, and in Elizabethan era women wanted big hair because it shows they are powerful and wealthy. I have started by taking two sections from each side of the head to create french plaits, then I grabbed the ends of the plaits and created a ponytails. I divided ponytails into four sections, each section I teased to create more volume then bent them forward and secured them with hair clips. After all the sections were teased and secure I started to blend by taking pins and connecting them all to each other so there are no gaps. This method helps to give illusion of much thicker bun using less hair. After creating french plaits and bun I decided I wanted to curl the bottom pieces of the hair as well as on each side. I used curling tong to curl the small sections of hair to create much tighter curls, held them for about 10 seconds and released. I done the same thing to each side of the head to add more detail to the hairstyle.

I got inspired by this hairstyle because I loved the idea of incorporating plaits, bun and leaving some loose hair.













Image found:- Etsy, 2010, Bridal Braid, (viewed on Saturday 17th of October, 2015) available from: https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/125703450/wide-double-strand-hair-braided-headband

 

For my last hair design I incorporated swirls, plaits and a bun. I started by creating a plait in the middle of the hair going all the way down, then I took two sections of the hair from each side and twisted them around to create swirls and clipped them so it holds. Lastly I wanted to add a bun to create thicker hair appearance, I started by taking all the left hair strands and put them into a ponytail, then I divided the ponytail into 4 pieces and each piece of strand I teased for more volume, bended it forward and secured it with hair clips. After all the pieces were clipped I took a few pins and blended all the hair pieces together, creating a nice bun.


 I got inspired by this Elizabethan hair look because I wanted the main focus to be on the bun, I think it looks very classy and sophisticated













Image found:- Lucy, 2013, Historical Hairstyles, (viewed on Saturday 17th of October) available from: http://historicalhairstyles.tumblr.com/

 

For my final design I have chose the hair design number two, because I feel it represents best the lady in waiting that I have chosen. This hairstyle reflects hair personality, she was very elegant, wealthy, flirty and charming. The plaits and the bun look very elegant and sophisticated, however the curls show more of a flirty side of her, it attracts attention.
My hair is wavy and can get slightly course therefore it will be a lot easier for my partner to grip the hair and plait it. My hair also holds the curl very well because my hair is naturally flexible. The only struggle my partner may have is by creating a bun because my hair is very short so therefore there may not be enough hair length to bend the hairpieces and create a perfect bun.

   

I started by sectioning the front piece of hair on both sides to create french plaits.

















Created two french plaits on each side of the head.

 

After I created two french plaits, I connected the ends of the plaits, grab some extra hair from the bottom and made a ponytail.

 

I divided the ponytail into four sections, grabbed each section of hair and teased a little bit to give an illusion of more volume, then flipped it forward and clipped the end of the section, I did that to all four sections.

 

To create a bun I connected all four sections of hair using hair clips, I grabbed the edge of each section then connecting it to the other edge of the closest section.

 

The remaining hair I curled using a curling tong, holding the tong horizontal I grabbed small sections of hair held it for about 10 seconds resulting in tight curls.