Timed Assessment - Pictures And Evaluation (In the role of the Hair Stylist)

Overall, I was actually very satisfied with how the final look came out - I feel that I created what the designer asked for and carried it out effectively. I actually feel that the pictures alone do not do the style justice (especially the bow) because due to the reflection of the light on the hair, you are not able to see the exact shape and overall look. In the assessment, we used gel on the sides of the hair to flatten the sides down and make them quite slick, and the designer also decided to get rid of the pearl in the middle because she felt it made the style too bridal. 

Although, there would have been a few improvements that I would of liked to have made... For example, at the back, you are able to quite clearly see the grips that are holding the bouffant up, so I could've perhaps tried to cover these up slightly by moving the bow higher up, or by using strands of hair to cover the grips. Also, on one of the side images, you can see a tiny loop of hair where it does not exactly fit into the bow shape, so ideally I would've liked to have moved this so it was hidden. However, during the assessment, it was actually very difficult to get all of the hair in the bow to fit the shape, due to hair having different lengths and layers; this meant that some of the hair was not long enough to be wrapped in the bow shape, and thus did not reach into the pins, but I tried my best to fit all of the hair into place. 

I believe everything else was done quite successfully, and it was the best I had executed the look - the padding was the highest that I had been able to achieve so far, and I managed to ensure it was totally covered and not noticeable, the sides were slicked back as desired, and the ringlets/curls were all completed to a good standard. Furthermore, I was able to carry out the design in a good amount of time and have it finished to a high standard within the time limit.