Hair studio- Practical - Week 3 plaits and buns...

This week we had 3 different hair styles we had to create. After a demonstration we went on to create a slicked back bun, a French plait and a fishtail plait.

THE SLICKED BACK BUN:
Step 1: SLICK: Firstly we had to pull the hair tightly into a smooth ponytail.

Step 2: 4 LEAFED CLOVER: This was the trickiest part, you had to section the ponytail into 4 section 1 at the top, 1 at the bottom and 1 either side. With a section using your index and middle finger in a slight scissor shape, you go onto wrap the section of hair around the fingers until you roll the hair to the head, it should create a barrel type curl, you then pin this to the head ensuring it secure and making sure you pin close to where the hair curls as possible. Once its secure you go on to repeat this process with all 4 sections until it looks as though you have a 4 leaved clover.

Step 3: SHAPE THE BUN: Using a finishing pin, which is open use it to pull together and manipulate either sides of the sections to bring them together to create a continuous shape that's even and ensuring its pinned securely.

DONE!

THE FRENCH PLAIT:
Step 1: SECTIONS: create 3 sections on the top of the head.

Step 2: KEEP IT NEAT: From here you begin to plait as you would normally, but from the roots, keeping it tight and neat, then as you move down the head you bring in sections from either side of the plait and add them to the middle sections. Ensure to use your left hand for the left side of the plait and right hand for the right side of the plait, it saves confusion when needing to know what your last step was. You continue this process until their is no more sections to bring into the hair.

Step 3: FINISH IT UP: Then you plait the mid to end lengths of the hair like a normal plait. Ensuring to keep it tidy and neat at all times.

DONE!

THE FISHTAIL PLAIT: 
Step 1: SECTION IT: Firstly you section the hair into 2 sections no need to do it from the roots.

Step 2: CROSS IT OVER: You take a small section of hair from the outside of 1 of the 2 sections of hair and cross it over and add it to the inner side of the other section. You then take a piece of hair from the outside of the section you just added hair to and cross it over and add it to the inner side of the opposite section. You then continue this process until you reach the end of the plait. Then secure it

Step 3: MANIPULATE IT: Now the plaits finished and its been secured you go on to manipulate the plait by pulling at it, to change the size and messiness of it and continue to play around with it until you create your desired effect.

DONE!