In our practical session we practiced 2 different types of curl and 2 different techniques.
On the left is a Spiral curl, this is curled and pinned vertically to cool.
In the middle is the Roller curl, this is curled and pinned horizontally to cool.
Spiral Curl:
- Hold the barrel of the curler vertically and depending on what way you want the curl to face you either point the clamp away or towards you.
- Loosen the clamp and gently pull out of the hair, take the hair and keep it in a curl and pin it into place (vertically). Work from the bottom moving up.
- I need to practice pinning my spirals curls as i found they dropped when i pinned them, which will affect the end result.
Roller Curl:
- Hold the barrel of the curler horizontally and clamp the hair at the end and roll the hair to the base of the hair, when doing this lift the hair so that the curl doesn't droop down when you pin it.
- Pin the curl horizontally and work upwards toward the parting of the hair, work in sections.
- Where i sectioned the curls there are some gaps, this can affect the way the hair falls when i have taken them out. Next time i do this i will use the 'brick effect' technique that is mentioned below so that i will not get the gaps in the hair.
After we pulled our fingers through the curls and placed them where we wanted to, you can see there is a difference in styles. The roller curl side has a lot more lift and volume to it whereas the spiral curls lay more flat to the head.
As you can see this new technique that i learnt helps with the gaps that i create from just doing basic sectioning and working from bottom up.
The idea is that you use a brick, layering effect. You stack the hair in a particular patter so that there is no gaps when you take out the pins.
This was definitely a better technique for me and worked to help me reduce the amount of gaps within the hair and sectioning. Whenever i am curling a section again i would definitely consider using a brick effect sectioning pattern to create a fuller look.
I need to work on creating clean sections and practice sitting my layers perfectly inline with one another. I found the sectioning quite difficult but the more i practice the more it seemed to get easier and look neater.
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