Curls And Frizz

Curls or frizz were always part of Elizabethan hair, highly lifted hair in a heart shaped was one of the most popular hairstyles that I have noticed. On the left there's a historical style Elizabethan hair, this sort of hairstyle no longer seems 'acceptable' in today's society. You can see in the left picture tight curls at the front of the hair, lifted and formed in the heart shape with a few pearls, this hairstyles was usually worn by Queen Elizabeth I as the pearls symbolized purity and she wanted to portray herself as a Virgin Queen. On the right side there is a more modern version of Elizabethan hair, much softer curls, plated hair, all dangling down, seems like completely opposite of what historical Elizabethan hair looked like, they always had tight curls, tight plats, hair being shaped and not loose. However on the right side the hairstyle seems a lot more acceptable and more elegant and pretty than on the left, because it seems a lot more effortless and not so 'dramatic' looking, that sort of hairstyle anyone can wear any day which I could not say the same about the hairstyle on the left.

 Researched: Linda Alchin, 2015, Elizabethan Hair Styles (viewed Wednesday 14th of October, 2015), available from: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-hair-styles.htm



Image found:- Alexander Mcqueen, 2013, Fashion etc., (viewed on Wednesday 14th of October, 2015), available from: https://www.pinterest.com/SerFox/fashion-etc/

Image found:- Emma Kelly, 2012, Casual Hair Do, (viewed on Wednesday 14th of October, 2015), available from: http://www.instagram24.com/tag/casualhairdo


I have experimented and tried a few techniques that been used in Elizabethan era to create their hairstyles. I have started by using crimping tong because this method was one of the most popular to create frizzy curly hair. I started by sectioning hair into 5 sections on each side, taking small amount of hair to create more intense crimped look.









Image Found:- Ellie, 2014, Elizabethan, (viewed on Thursday 15th of October, 2015), available from: https://www.pinterest.com/baskie/elizabethan/

 


In the second hairstyle I have used curling tong to create tight curs which were also very popular in Elizabethan era. I started by sectioning hair from the bottom up into small pieces, then taking a section of hair and curling it for about 10 seconds to create tight curs, also another good tip is when the hair is taking out of the tong best way to set the curls and prevent them from falling out is to clip them to the hair, when the hair cools off, take out the clips and the curls will stay a lot tighter and not fall out, this method is particularly good for people who have thicker, longer hair.





Image found:- Sandy John, 2014, A Tudor Queen with Red Hair, (viewed on Thursday 15th of October, 2015), available from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232990980697373662/

 

The hairstyle below is much more dramatic, I have crimped the hair like I have mentioned above, then I took padding to help me create a perfect curved and lifted hair look by clipping the padding to the braid and putting the crimped hair on top of it and clipping it again to secure it. the padding made sure that both sides are equally curved which saves a lot of time rather than matching it without the padding.









Image found:- Susan, 2012, Shakespeare Re-Invented, (viewed on Friday 16th of October, 2015), available from: https://shakespearereinvented.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/shakespeare-re-invented-8-10/

 

Another same hairstyle that I have created except I did not use the padding to see the difference between the hairstyles and which one is easier to do. I think styling it with a padding is a lot more easier and the result is better, because padding creates a perfect curve effortlessly and both sides are equal, and without the padding it is much harder to create perfect curve and also matching it with the other side so it looks equal. Padding reduces the time spent on this hairstyle so I would much rather use this method.

 

Crimping on a human hair to create frizzy, curly look.

 

Creating even more frizzy look by using hair clips, I started by taking small section of hair twisting and swirling around the hair clip then taking a straightener putting heat on and then removing the hair clip.

 

Creating Elizabethan heart shape hair on a human, I started by creating a french plait behind the section of hair, then adding padding in between the plait and the section, lastly pulling the section back hiding the padding and using hair clips to secure it by clipping it to the plait.

 

Creating Elizabethan heart shaped hair on a human without the padding, The process stayed the same as I mentioned above except I did not use the padding and only rolled the hair back while securing the ends of the section to the plait that I created.

 

Creating a bun on a human, I started by creating a ponytail and sectioning hair into four sections, because the hair was crimped it already had a lot of texture and was easy to manage so I did not have to tease it, I rolled each section forward and secures them with hair clips. Lastly I connected all the rolled hair section by using the hair clips.

 


This image of Elizabethan hairstyle inspired me to do something similar. Traditional lifted front with classic bun, looks very sophisticated and at the same time elegant.









Image found:- Ashley Jensen, 2011, Maur-Elizabethan, (viewed on Sunday 18th of October, 2015), available from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/45106433739097533/


Elizabethan hairstyle.