Practising Someone Else's New Elizabethan Design

This was my partners design that she gave me to create, however as we are not yet at the final stages, I helped her experiment with a few things. For example, she was not sure how she wanted to create the frizz - either by crimping, or by using the frizzing technique. We overcame this problem by doing half and half, so she could make a direct comparison and see what she preferred  She also wanted to try incorporating the intricate plait (previous post) between where the hair is straight and where it is frizzed. 

• First of all, I sectioned the hair from the top of the ears.

• I then crimped the right-hand side of the hair using Babyliss Pro crimpers (which gave a slightly bigger crimp)

• I used the frizzing technique on the left-hand side

• I then brushed out both the crimping and frizzing using a paddle brush
• I added a plait on each side, using the top section of the hair (leaving out the fringe) and gripped this into place

• I then had to straighten the fringe and the left over hair from the plait (because this was the modern influence in the design)

• Finally, we brushed out the crimping and frizzing even more and pushed the frizzing up to add even more volume and more of an Elizabethan feel

After evaluating the style, the model decided she preferred the frizzing technique because it gives the look she was trying to achieve.

The only problem we came across and had to overcome is how the plaits will be secured and gripped into place. We also realised, that it is a better idea to straighten the top section of the hair before plaiting it because it allows you to get to all of the hair, instead of it becoming merged in with the frizzed hair. 

Furthermore, the model wants the design to have a fairly modern block fringe in her look, but her fringe actually needs a trim to be able to do this, so she is now aware that this needs to be done in order the make the look as successful as possible. 

Overall, I was very satisfied with the style I created. I feel we worked well as a team and communicated effectively in order for me to create the look she desired. I also helped problem solve and help Nicola finalise her decisions.