Hair studio- Practical- week 4 the revised week...

This was a revised week in which we could choose to practise or catch up on anything we choose.

I chose to continue practising with my buns and plaits see the post: 

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

for step by step guide on how to do this.

Presentation feedback...

After my presentation myself and Seema spoke about my design in which we both decided we liked the idea of. I asked for peoples opinions on what they thought would suit best in terms of adding a plain or leaving some hair down and straight and with there help i chose to go with the fishtail plait. We found that my strengths my hair itself, due to there being do much of it, i was given many different options as to what i could do with it, which is what lead me to my final design in the first place. My weakness is that i could have experimented even further than i already had although it appeared that Seema was happy with what i had explored.

As for my presentation i finished at exactly 5 mins, and although i managed to say everything i wanted to i think i could have maybe cut a little out and spoke a little slower this could have been achieved by having less text, i feel as though i was confident in my presentation and was able to speak and engage everyone within the room well, and everyone seemed to be paying attention and interested in what i was saying.

Over all i felt the presentation went well and i felt far more confident than i thought i would have done.

I feel as though i have learnt and gained from the experience skills on how to properly present to a group of people ensuring they have confidence in you and how to come across as relaxed rather than panicky, i feel that although i was nervous at first it was a very good and valuable experience.

Development of my final design...

For my final design i really want to create a big shape on top of my head using a hair rat underneath to help keep it stable. Because i have long hair that very thick i wanted to really use this to my ability. I really like the idea of crimping the hair to add texture, i then want to create the shape you can see in the first image. i think this is a contemporary twist on the classic heart shape itself, however it is still very Elizabethan. I like how it sits on top of the head but slightly slanted, i like the looseness of the hair and i think this also adds a further contemporary edge and is inspired by beachy bohemian hair which is very modern.

These following 3 images are me experimenting with what to do with the bottom half of my hair as i only needed to use the top half of my hair and this was more than enough to create the shape and height that i wanted. Therefore i experimented with what i could do with the bottom half to add further contemporary influences.

Hendrik Kersten...

Hendrik Kersten is well known for the portraits he creates of his daughter. When looking at these images you can see extremely strong connotations to the classic Elizabethan portraiture of the 15 and 16 hundreds. I really like how he creates the image with an almost dullness across them as if they are the aged paintings we see when looking at images of the Elizabethan people. I find them really inspiring as images and they are something i find interesting.

photo found: http://sannehavinga.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/hendrik-kersten.html

viewed on: Wednesday 20th November 2013

 photo found: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/144748575495620605/

viewed on: Wednesday 20th November 2013

photo found: https://www.pinterest.com/katyalev/h-kerstens/

viewed on: Wednesday 20th November 2013

Experimental work- Sketches into practise- classic hearts...

With this idea i was inspired by the classic elizabethan heart shape. However i wanted to add a contemporary twist by putting the heart slightly on to the side of the head. However when i created the classic heart onto my head, i felt it didn't really suit my face shape and so this is what lead me to create the shape of my final hair design.





The sketch:

The application:

Health and safety- hair diseases...

 Alopecia

Photo found: http://www.homeouniverse.com/alopecia/

Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Alopecia is a a form of balding, where the hair will fall out in chunks from various patches of the head. As a hair stylist working on someone with this condition, you would have to be aware of how gentle you must be when attempting to style the hair. If for example a certain type of hair style is desired but the hair on the model is not strong enough or there isn't enough of it to create the desired look you can work with wigs to create a style. This condition although may be slightly shocking more so on women is not hard to get around and easy enough to come up with some form  of solution to cover or hide it.

Dandruff

Photo found: http://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/yellow_dandruff_picture/picture.htm

Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Dandruff is what occurs when the skin on the scalp is dry and begins to flake away, but due to the hairs on the head, dandruff gets stuck to these and it creates lots of pieces of dead skin that become visible. As a hair stylist firstly you would need to be aware of what products you are going to be using on the model as any of these could causes more dryness to the scalp of the model. Also you will need to work on a hair style that is going to show as little of the scalp as possible as this is where dandruff is mostly visible. This condition will not stop you working however it will limit you as to what you can do.

Psoriasis

Photo found: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/scalp-psoriasis-pictures

Viewed on: Tuesday 1st October 2013

Psoriasis is caused by your immune system. It is usually very red and inflamed and causes big patches of thick white skin to form and eventually flake off. It can also be very sore to touch. As a hair stylist the best way to approach this would be to ask the model a. if they feel comfortable enough for you to work on them and b. if it is painful. If the model is finding it to painful to have there hair moved about etc then the best thing would be to work with a wig. Also when working with such a diseases much like the dandruff you must ensure you are careful with the products in which you are using.

Different textures...

In these images i was experimenting with different texture that i could use for my final design. 

The first was to keep my hair straight and this is the most contemporary of them all, Although i liked this i just didn't feel it created the look i was after it was still missing something and it would have made it far harder for my partner to have got my hair into the shape i wanted (see image 2) because it would have been far slipperier and could have effect her timings during the timed assessment. 

The second image is using crimped hair and combing it out to make the hair far bigger. This is my favourite texture of the 3 and i feel it worked really well, it held itself in the correct position and it made it far easier for my partner to produce the look and manipulate my hair into the correct shape.

In the third image i curled my hair and put it up, however due to the heaviness of my hair when i attempted to curl it, my hair would only hold from the mid to bottom sections and stayed straight or immediately dropped out of the root and top area of my hair, and so to create texture my partner would have had to double my hair back on itself to get the curled texture. This will make the application far more complex

I feel as though I'm going to choose the crimped option to add texture to my hair and this is whats going to hold itself well, be easily manipulated and make things far easier for my partner.

Shakespeare poetry...

Sonnet 132: Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me

Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me,
Knowing thy heart torment me with disdain,
Have put on black, and loving mourners be,
Looking with pretty ruth upon my pain.
And truly not the morning sun of heaven
Better becomes the grey cheeks of the east,
Nor that full star that ushers in the even
Doth half that glory to the sober west
As those two mourning eyes become thy face.
O, let it then as well beseem thy heart
To mourn for me since mourning doth thee grace,
And suit thy pity like in every part.
Then will I swear beauty herself is black,
And all they foul that thy complexion lack.



Information found: http://www.litera.co.uk/william_shakespeare_poems_on_beauty/

Figure of 8...

During this lesson we learnt how to create frizz using a figure of 8 around a geisha pin.

Step 1: Create a clean section of hair

Step2: Then with a geisha pin begin to wrap the hair in a figure of 8 monition around both prongs on the hair pin ensuring you keep pushing it down to the bottom to keep it tight.

Step 3: You then secure it by putting a grip through the centre of the 2 prongs of the pin to hold the hair in place

Step 4: Using hair straighteners you then push these down onto the hair in the grips to manipulate the hair into the position you have put it

Step 5: Once it has cooled you can under the hair and you will be left with a shape similar to the section of hair on the right in the picture below. 

Step 6: To create afro like frizz as you can see on the section on the left you then use a pin tail comb and begin to brush and back comb the section and it will create a similar texture.

The Elizabethans- some history of beauty...

The Elizabethan woman much like us were constantly aware of an idealistic view of true beauty. In there case this consisted of extremely pale complexion, large foreheads, rouged lips, thin eyebrows, coppery red hair  and lots of jewels. However unlink us nowadays they had to create there own lotions and potions to create this idealistic view they had to face, and also unlike today they had no idea what exactly it was they were putting on there hair and skin.

An Elizabethans guide to achieve bleached, coppery red hair:

Create a large head visor to put around the head

Make a mixture of saffron, cumin seed, celandine and oil

Smother it all over your hair and sit in the sun for hours on end until your hair burns and all the colour strips

Classes in hair:

Young women would wear their hair down and once they married would then sweep it. Usually into buns to make it easier to add hair pieces and wigs.

Those of a higher class would then adorn wigs or their own hair with expensive jewels and beads to show wealth

Those women who are considered to be peasants would often wear their hair in plaits as it was practical whilst they worked and laboured in the fields all day.

               

Photo found: http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/merchant.htm

 Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013

  

Photo found:http://www.sixwives.info/tudor-hair.htm

Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013                                                   

Information sources:

 http://www.sixwives.info/tudor-hair.htm

http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/05/20/beauty-history-the-elizabethan-era/

The Elizabethans- Who they were?...

When someone mentions the Elizabethans you are automatically transported to all thoughts of what has been dubbed 'the golden age' in Britain. This ran through the entire duration of queen Elizabeth I's 45 year reign, that began in November 1558 and ended on the 24th March 1603. During this time Elizabeth was seen to grow from a girl into a woman and overcome so many challenges and much diversity about the sheer fact that she was a woman in charge of such a powerful country from such a young age. However despite this she over come it all and became one of the most powerful and influential women to date. 

This age was known also as one of the richest Britain has seen and many things were being discovered from the new world in terms of food, fabrics, lotions and potions.
Although considered to live extremely 'rich' lives, the average life span of an individual was around 40 to 50 years of age, and by this point you were considered to be old. Things such as medicine were not as they  are today and many people ended up killing themselves due to conditions of living or things woman might use on their skin i.e. lead would result in lead poisoning. 

Those who lived in the time of the Elizabethan era lived in a time of experimentation and many a things were being introduced and imported, it was known as a time of revolution and changes to life as they knew it. There was many movements in regards to religion connected to the monarchy and the way in which the whole country looked at religion as well as many victories that added to the wealth and power that Britain had in those years such as the gain over the Spanish Armada.

The elizabethans lived in a dangerous yet exciting time which in the modern day some may consider to be fortunate or unfortunate.






Information source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/elizabeth_I

The Elizabethans- a collection of portraiture...

Photo found: http://corsetsandcutlasses.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/fun-footnotes-to-elizabethan-england/

Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013

Photo found: http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Drake_and_Raleigh.htm

Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013

Photo found: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elisabeth_de_Valois7.jpeg

Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013

Photo found: http://treasurehouses.blogspot.co.uk/p/treasures.html

Viewed on: Sunday 10th November 2013

These are a collection of a few classic Elizabethan portraits that really give you an insight into the way in which the Elizabethans looked and the trends of the time. These images allow me to a historical reference to refer to and really allow me to understand them as people and the way they worked.

Elizabethan journey- Inspirational Elizabethan patterns...

Photo found: http://medieval.webcon.net.au/loc_england_elizabethan.html

Photo viewed: Friday 8th November 2013

Photo found: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2043503

Photo viewed: Friday 8th November 2013

Photo found: http://fac-web.spsu.edu/math/tile/grammar/eliz/eliz1.htm

Photo viewed: Friday 8th November 2013

Photo found: http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-patterns/ornamental-elizabethan-perforated-rail-patterns.html

Photo found: Friday 8th November 2013

Photo found: http://wkneedle.bayrose.org/Articles/Surface.html

Photo viewed: Friday 8th November 2013

Experimental work- Sketches into practise- the bun...

I design a hair chart using a bun inspired by our practical lessons. This is a very modern hair style and so i wanted to use this as a basis for a design. I decided to add my contemporary elements by adding in accessories that were inspired by the 'golden age' and so i thought i would do this by adding feathers in the form of a head piece and pearls in which i could entwine into the bun using the same principle we used when entwining ribbon into plaits. After creating a low bun as the basis to my idea i decided that maybe adding texture to the top part of the hair may add more of an Elizabethan influence. I decided that i would use something different because i felt that this hair design wasn't manipulating my hair as best it could have, and so i went on to develop my designs.





The sketch:

The application:

Experimental work- Sketches into practise- pin curls...

During a practical lesson i had i decided after curling my models hair to play around with hair styles that could potentially influence my final hair design. I created pin curls along the hair line and then decided to go ahead and create a second layer of pin curls.

I really liked the one large pin curl at the back however i felt it was far more 40's/50's and so didn't really suit my design. But i believe it was a learning curve and part of my journey to create my final design.

The sketch:

The application:

The taming of the shrew...

The taming of the shrew (2005) is a story retold based up Shakespeare's 1590 tale. Originally this was based upon a money grabbing man, typical of the time period. The 2005 version see's rolls reversed and presents us with a money grabbing woman who is career driven. The woman figured is named Katherine the same as she was in the original tale. In the up to date version we see Katherine on a hunt to marry due to pressures from society as it would be better for her image much to her dismay. She is seen as a very bad tempered woman who will find it hard to find any sort of love interest. Being as she is so high strung, however a goldigging man is willing to over look such traits for the thought of the money that may come with an MP wife. This shows us roles reversed from the stereotypical expectations. Throughout this film you can see many references to queen Elizabeth herself for example the fact that marriage would improve her image to the general public, something that Elizabeth herself was not best pleased about and actually refused to give in to expectations of society and just stuck to what she believed. Elizabeth herself was also extremely career driven this being the reason she was names 'the virgin queen' because she believed she was married to her country and people and that was her one and only priority.

photo found:http://shakespearethisyear.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/day-182-what-i-learned-so-far-from.html

viewed on: Saturday 2nd November 2013