Heating up

In hair it was time to get to basics and to grips with heated tools for the hair (Crimpers, Straightener, Curling wand, Curling Tong)

No matter what heating device your doing make sure you section correctly for these style I started by sectioning an inch above the nape of the neck and then taking one inch separate sections to style, then going up another inch or 2 inches and repeating till the entire head is done.

Straightening the hair, this is really simple grab your straightening iron and  taking a section of hair as described above, clamp the hair between the two ceramic plates and slowly pull down the hair shaft until the hair is straight, repeat around the rest of the hair. Finish the hair with a smoothing serum to keep the hair sleek.

Another blow dry day.

This weeks hair lesson was how to create a voluminous yet sleek blow dry using a round brush and Velcro rollers.

What to do,

1. Wash the hair,

2. Comb the hair starting at the bottom working to the top to prevent more strain on the scalp and creating more damage on the hair,

3. Starting at the nape take about an 1 inch width of hair and section the rest out of the way.

4. Using your round brush comb the hair to make sure all tangles are removed, then place the round brush underneath the hair and in a pulling (gently by the way don't rip their hair out) motion comb the hair backwords and with the hairdryer going vertical to the hair this makes sure the hair cuticle is being blown straight thus you get a sleek finish.

5. Repeat around the head being careful that your not combing out or knocking out any of the volume you put in.

Designer time - Tanya Taylor

Another day another designer lets go,

Today  the designer is Tanya Taylor and her show in New York for New York Fashion Week showcasing her Spring Summer Collection 2015.





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Smoke it out.

This week for our Fashion make-up class we learned the art of the smokey eye and how to make sure your client doesn't end up looking like a raccoon or panda.

Our lovely teacher Branka instructed us to do was the following,

• Begin by preparing the skin, Branka used moisturizer on the skin and buffed it into the skin using a buffing brush. 
• Time to begin the smokey eye process, first you want to add a gel liner or cream liner to the eyes, never going above the crease and quickly blend out the edges using a domed shape brush, again do not blend above the crease.
• To soften out the black and add dimension to eyes add a taupe or neutral  brown color at the crease and blend the crease line to help the black soften but also to get the smokey effect,
• Add more black onto the lid to intensify the color and the look,
• Add black liner to the waterline and underneath the bottom lashes, using a small smudger brush blend using a little more black to create a soft smoky look underneath the lashes,
• Add mascara,
• Fill in the brows with powder or any other type of brow filling product. and set using brow gel.
• For the foundation, contour and highlight Branka went for something a little different using a shade 2 shades lighter then her models skin tone for highlight, matched her normal skin color with a foundation and placed that next to the highlight and finally a foundation 2 shades darker then her models skin to create the contour. It sounds crazy but it actually works.

     

Something basic but good to know.

Another hair post for you, this one is super simple but something you should know and that's how to wash hair yes I know your thinking I know how to wash hair, well washing other people's hair requires some extra knowledge.

So extra things you need to know,

1. When washing other people's hair make sure there not straining their trying to keep their head in the basin and their comfortable.

2. Use your hand to shield the water away from the face and to direct the hair. This was water doesn't go anywhere other than on the hair and into the basin. 

3. Shampoo twice to make sure the hair is super clean. Though of you don't have time once is fine.

4. Practices massaging techniques this can be super relaxing for people and make them feel happy and relaxed. Do it badly it can be painful and stressful the opposite of what you want.

5. Don't be afraid to ask the client of there all right and the temperatures is comfortable for them just because you don't mind the temperature doesn't mean they do to, always ask.

So that is it for washing the hair. Onto blow drying.

When combing the hair, start combing from the ends and work your way up, this stop tugging too much on the clients scalp and hurting them

If your running out of time or don't have a lot of time.  After combing out the hair just roughly blow dry the hair and then once nearly dry begin your straight or curly blow dry.

My finish look, 

Nice and smooth.

Conclusion,

It went well the only thing I would practice is doing fringes because there a whole different ballgame to blow dry.

My finish style,

My model didn't mind me braiding her hair so I did this as we had time. 

The Roller Set Days

This lesson was about creating a voluminous curly hair do on a deep side part.

To achieve this we used the following:

Hot Rollers, Rolling pins, Pin tail Comb, Sectioning Clips, Paddle Brush, Setting Spray and Hairspray.

First of all we started with a demo with our teacher Emma,  her final roller set looked like this,

How she achieved this finished roller set,

Starting at the top of the head take a section the width and length of the roller using your pin tail comb and once the hair is sectioned gently spray the underside of the hair with setting spray comb through and then taking the roller start rolling the hair at a 90 degree angle tucking the ends in with the end of the pin tail comb. Secure with a rolling pin, move on to the next section and then the next and so forth until you run out of hair to curl.

REMEMBER: Start with red rollers and move down to blue then to white and if you need them yellow. This gives you different levels of volume. Refer to my teachers photo for reference if needed.

My turn:

What my finished roller set looked like,

Conclusion on the roller set,

I'm ended up using yellow rollers at the bottom because I took too small of sections and thus the roller set looks a little overcrowded and a few stray strands aren't rolled in correctly which gives the roller set a look of messiness. So what would I change I would section my pieces of hair better, I would smooth the hair down more before I curled it. I'm happy though with the fact that I completed this roller set in less than 40 minutes because it means I'm getting faster at this particular area.

Once I removed the rollers the hair looked like this,

They don't look to bad and this is after I ran my fingers through them. 

  

I'm still not sure I like this sort of voluminous hairstyle it looks sorta of a groomed lion mane or a stylised electric shock. 

Anyway,

After running my fingers through the hair I quite liked how much volume the hair has gotten and also the definition of the curls. 

Now it was time to style,

My finished style 

I went for a voluminous updo this hairstyle was very simple to create and yet works well with the volume I created using the rollers and the curls. 

Then I took the hair out of this style and the hair ended up looking like this.

This style seems more relaxed the hair has retained the curl though it's more of a wave and there's still quite a bit of volume though now it's more controlled.

Conclusion:

I was quite happy with the overall outcome of the style though I would still like to work on my roller set techniques. 

Make-up Designers

Another post that is different than my usual posts, a little about some fashion make-up designers I like.

So while I have many SFX make-up artists that I like such as Peter King, Rick Baker and Greg Nicotero to name a few I also have a few fashion/normal make-up artists that I like.

First up:

Charlotte Tilbury