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1. Hairstyles of the renaissance by: Ana Gamez - renaissance fashion (no date) Available at: https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/renaissance-fashion/home/hairstyles-of-the-renaissance (Accessed: 29 November 2015). (Elizabethan society)

2. Welcome (2006) Available at: http://www.historyandwomen.com/2011/11/hair-styles-of-medieval-period.html (Accessed: 29 November 2015). (Types of headwear)

3. Extreme costuming (no date) Available at: http://www.extremecostuming.com/articles/twoelizabethanhairstyles.html (Accessed: 29 November 2015). (Padding)

4. Elizabethan hair styles (no date) Available at: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-hair-styles.htm (Accessed: 1 December 2015). (Elizabethan society)

5. Templateeliz (no date) Available at: http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/hairstyles.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

6. Cabreada, N., Jess, says, J., says, beautifulwithbrains, says, G., says, N. C., says, xin and says, H. (2010) ‘About’, beauty history, 20 May. Available at: http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/05/20/beauty-history-the-elizabethan-era/ (Accessed: 1 December 2015).

7.Elizabethan Hairstyles, Elizabethan Era Hairstyles, Elizabethan times Hairstyles, Coifures, hairdos (no date) Available at: http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-hairstyles.html (Accessed: 1 December 2015). (Elizabethan hair)

Research - 05:59

Bibliography.

1. Hairstyles of the renaissance by: Ana Gamez - renaissance fashion (no date) Available at: https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/ren...

These are a selection of photos that have influenced my final designs.

I love the heart shaped hair styles as this has been influenced by the Elizabethan era, yet they have put a a contemporary feel to it. That is what i wanted to try and achieve in my final design.

Some of the hairstyles are very messier and voluminous. This has been achieved by backcombing which is how i wanted to create the heart shapes within my design, then the overall look would be a lot more soft and less rigid and shaped.

Also, the modern take on a roll at the back of the head looked really put together to me and contrasted the messy voluminous look of the heart shapes.

These are the 3 things that i wanted to incorporate in my final design.

Research - 05:45

Pictures that have influenced my designs: Hair styles

These are a selection of photos that have influenced my final designs. I love the heart shaped hair styles as this has been influen...

I have really enjoyed this first project as it has helped me get to grips with the basics of hair and show me that with just the basics you can create something fantastic. I was very nervous about the hair side of the course as have always leant towards makeup, however i have really enjoyed working with hair and creating different designs and thinking of ways to overcome problems.

The one problem i had with my hair was that it is fairly short and i wanted to create an up do for my final design. Talking to other students and lecturers really helped me when i was lacking ideas and inspiration as to what i could do. Research via the internet, magazines etc really influenced my final designs.

I don't feel that the outcome was what i wanted for the project. My final look was not the style i had designed. This was because my partners commitment wasn't good and she was never able to practice the design on me so i couldn't change anything that she found difficult or didn't understand. I believe that this then led to my design not being created to how i wanted it to look. I didn't get to see her final design until very close to the assessment and i was only able to practice once on her, but at least i got the chance to ask if she'd like to change anything or for me to do things a little differently.

Next time i will practice my designs a lot more and take the time to think about parts i can change and adapt. I think the lack of practice really affected the outcome of my project. However, i still really enjoyed doing this first project and learning new skills that at the start i had no idea about. I really enjoy the blogging part of the course as i have a blog myself and i am very into social media so it's enjoyable to create blogposts.

Outcome - 05:14

Evaluation of the project: Redheads and Royalty.

I have really enjoyed this first project as it has helped me get to grips with the basics of hair and show me that with just the basics you ...

My final design was a heart shaped up do with a roll at the back. The first 2 images are my hair chart and the practice that i did on a kate head.

I was not happy with the end result of the assessment, everything was fine until the roll at the back. She did not backcomb it and pin it to the head. She used curlers and left it down, that was not in my hair design at all.

The reason that this happened was because my partner didnt turn up to any of the lessons before the assessment so she never practiced the design on me or discussed how i wanted it to look and what could be changed. She told me that she had been practicing on the kate head so it would be fine.

I would have liked to been able to practice with her because i wanted to see if i could change it at all or if sh had any ideas how to make things easier etc, i was also looking to put supra colour in the hair but i didnt know how long it would take her to do the hair style as well as add the supra colour so i couldn't adapt my design.

I think the lack of practice and communication really took an effect on the assessment and i felt really disappointed with the end result as i wanted my design to come out well.

Outcome - 16:43

Evaluation of final design (designer)

My final design was a heart shaped up do with a roll at the back. The first 2 images are my hair chart and the practice that i did on a...

These images are from the final assessment. I think that the overall design turned out well, and i believe that Philippa was happy with the end result that i achieved.

The main issue for me in the assessment was the french plait at the front of the head. The hair seemed even shorter there since i practiced it and it was even more difficult to plait and get all the pieces of hair in the braid, whilst keeping it neat and the sections even.

I think that the sectioning went better than when i first tried the design in my practice session. I tried to keep the hair a lot neater and use my pintail comb to create even and smooth sections for my french plait.

It was hard working from someone else's design as even though we did practice i think it could have been hard to discuss what could go better because people feel a little embarrassed to tell other people what to do.

I only had one practice at this design as she did not turn up for lessons to practice & i only got her design the week of the assessment so i couldn't practice on my kate head. This was difficult for me, because i didn't feel like we could improve the design at all.

I think she could have explained what she wanted done with the side pieces of hair and the hair that didn't fit into the buns and i believe this makes the look a lot messier and i would have liked ot have done something to the remaining hair.

Outcome - 11:33

Evaluation of final design (stylist)

These images are from the final assessment. I think that the overall design turned out well, and i believe that Philippa was happy with t...

These are the images from the practice session i had with Philippa for her design. I think that the practice went well, however there are a few things that i would like to change/ practice again before the assessment.

- The plait at the front of the head was secured with just a pin into the bun. Next time i want to secure it with a clear elastic and then pin it into the bun so that the pin can be more hidden.

- The sectioning of the french plait, pieces of hair at the side and the buns need to be more precise and i need to take more time to make sure that the section lines are straight as this will make the overall look a lot cleaner.

I found the french plait at the front of the head harder than i expected because the hair there was extremely short as it had broken off due to dying the hair which i had to take into consideration before practicing the design. It was very fiddly to get all the pieces of hair into the plait and even at the same time.

The hair at the back of the head was thinner than i expected but backcombing helped a lot with volume to the buns and i think the buns turned out well.

I only got to have 1 practice on Philippa before the assessment as she didn't turn up to all the lessons where we had the opportunity to practice so i found myself not doing much in those lessons. I still hadn't received the design so i couldn't even practice on a kate head.

Practice - 11:24

Practice of final design (stylist)

These are the images from the practice session i had with Philippa for her design. I think that the practice went well, however there are...

This design took a bit more of a elizabethan feel and less of a modern take on it. I chose to again go with the heart shape because thats what all my designs focus on. At the back i wanted to incorporate plaits and create 3 french plaits going into a plait bun. This would be easier for my stylist to get my hair up in a bun because my hair is so short a lot of pieces fall down. By using plaits to create a bun it makes the look a lot neater. Elizabethans used a lot of plait buns.

The hair needs to be put into a middle parting and then sectioned to create the heart shapes.

The hair then needs to be sectioned diagonally to create 3 sections to be able to french plait into a plait bun. It is easier if the head is tilted so that you are doing the french plait from on top of the head and working from directly above to keep the french plaits tight.

This look is different to my others as it incorporates more elizabethan inspiration rather than a modern take and instead of being messy and loose, it is tight plaits and a need heart shape.

Practice - 06:55

Final Design 3

This design took a bit more of a elizabethan feel and less of a modern take on it. I chose to again go with the heart shape because thats...

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