setting synthetic hair

Today in the lesson we had the opportunity of setting our synthetic wigs. this is in preparation for our timed assessment next week friday. 

synthetic wigs are usually made of animal hair or plastic, so in order to curl it one needs to set it and steam it in order to get the desirable style.

what i used 

Red and yellow rollers 

Tall comb 

Denim brush 

Hair pins   

how to 

Starting from the the crown area section the hair in small to median size and start setting in a break work motion till the nape of the hair. When you reach the nape of the hair then section that area in three the middle and both sides. for the middle section, continual to set the hair doing backwards all the way to the back of the hair line. For both side start setting the facing outwards and forewords.     

in this pic is when i started to set the hair 

completed the setting of the hair and was ready for stemming 

me stemming the hair using the stemmer 

the stemmer used to stem the hair. 

Reflective

As i was setting my wig today i found it really time consuming. Setting synthetic wig is a lot more difficult that setting a full lace wig. the one thing that was most difficult was the sectioning of the hair, this was because of the way the wig has been made. However at the end i was able to get the hung of it and it become simple. Today was the first time i have ever used a hand held stemmer to steam the hair. usually i would boil water and then dip the set in it and hold it in for about 10 second then remove it, this method of quicker, however i found using the stemmer to be much more safe.    

Contepary 80s hair technical fill (Lottie)

Today we looked at the 80/70 pank looks

To create the look you will need

1.     Hot rollers

1.     A pin tell comb

1.     Back combing comb

1.    Hair spry

How to

1.     Section the hair into three (side part, middle part, one the other side)

2.     Crate two French plats on the side going back and secure with an elastic band

3.     For the middle part, using the heated rollers, start from the front and working your way back set the hair.

4.     Live the set to cool down for about 10 – 15 minutes

5.     Once its cooled down remove the heated rollers

6.     Then working in section start back combing the hair till the hair is standing straight

7.     Do this all the way to the back

8.     When you get the desired look, use holding spry to finish it off.  

 

 

facial hair (moustache)

Moustaches

moustache have been in existence since the caveman discovered he cud shape his facial hair .The moustache first become fashionable in England following the Elizabethan era. When King James 1st came to the British throne he was proud of his dapper moustache. His son, King Charles 1st, made the goatee and handlebar moustache iconic, and this was copied by every man of fashion when portraits by Sir Anthony Van Dyck went on display. 

The extravagantly moustachioed Baron Arthur Capel was executed alongside King Charles I of England (National Portrait Gallery)

Different types of moustaches 

Horseshoe moustache 

This consists of vertical extensions that go from the corners of the mouth down to the man's jawline.

Brain jet, Official types of moustache [Horseshoe] [accessed 15 November 2015] Available from: http://www.brainjet.com/random/5466/13-official-types-of-mustaches#page=3

Toothbrush moustache 

This type of moustache is thick, but its only about 2.5cm, and is left in the canter. this is mastery associated with Adolf Hitler 

Brain jet, Official types of moustache [Horseshoe] [accessed 15 November 2015] Available from: http://www.brainjet.com/random/5466/13-official-types-of-mustaches#page=5

 English moustache 

the English moustache: the whiskers are quite long and pulled to the sides. men would usually shave the area that are located past the corners of the mouth if they wish to pull this look off
 
Brain jet, Official types of moustache [English] [accessed 15 November 2015] Available from: http://www.brainjet.com/random/5466/13-official-types-of-mustaches#page=2 

Charvron moustache 

This moustache is wide and thick, it is usually worn long and was popular in the 70's and 80's
Brain jet, Official types of moustache [Chevron] [accessed 15 November 2015] Available from: http://www.brainjet.com/random/5466/13-official-types-of-mustaches#page=1

Pyramid moustache 

The pyramid moustache has a wide base, but it debts narrow as it reaches the nose. is is called this because it resembles the shape of a pyramid

Brain jet, Official types of moustache [pyramid] [accessed 15 November 2015] Available from: http://www.brainjet.com/random/5466/13-official-types-of-mustaches#page=4

Today in Helen's lesson we had a guest speaker who showed us how to make moustaches. 


what to use

1. papar 
2. scissors 
3. hair 
4. moulding head 
5. crochet needle
6. net 

• using paper trace the shape of moustache desired 
• use clear tape to cover the whole paper
• using scissor, cut out the traced shape 
• place it in the moulding head and secure with pins
• take a net, and then place it over the cut out moustache 
• using the crochet needle, start to fide the hair to the net , and the knot     

how to knot

Hair pieces 2

 

Today in Helen's lesson, we were introduced to different hair pieces. above is two of the hair pieces that i got to use, a ponytail peace and a weave peace.

some of the other hair peaces that we got to look at were,

• Lace wig
• Facial hair 

Lace wig

 Lace wigs are individually made by hand using a knotting technique creating multi directional hair styling with a natural flow. lace wig can be custom made for an individual, by measuring the there head size and melding there head shape. in Hellen's lesson we got to see some of the lace wigs she has made for specific people. some were small and some were large 

Blass,2015.full lace wigs [viewed 14 October 2015] available http://www.blisshairglobal.com/news/what-is-the-full-lace-wig-57.html

Mastach 

Those are hand made using the knotting method. they are then styled using heat if the hair used to make it is human. 

flicker, 8 August 2015. facial hair [ viewed 14 October]. Available flickr.com/photos/lynnfriedman/7743597228/in/photostream/

hair piece (toupee and weave)

this is a Toupee

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toupee, its a small artificial hairpiece use to cover boldness, mostly used by men. Toupees are essentially hairpieces which are used to cover patches of baldness. while wigs are meant for the entire part, toupees are only meant for specific portions. Also, while wigs are more intricately designed in line with the desired hairstyle, a toupee maybe nothing more than a patch of hair that simply covers the said portion which is balding.

The size and spread of toupees is in direct proportion with the extent of baldness; the more bald one is, the more likely that a larger or widespread toupee would be. And as far as genders go, traditionally men have been the once to use it more due to the fact that more men than women tend to go bold, but off-late we find that there is a veritable range of toupees meant for women as well. when we go back to the ancient Roman era, we find that there was considerable humiliation or at least a feeling of disgrace associated with being bald. It is this feeling of humiliation which drove demand for toupees in a really big way. In fact even before the Romans, one can note that the Egyptians too were prolific when it came to adoption of artificial means for covering their bald parts. With toupees being a natural extension to be used. Interestingly the first instance ever of an ancient toupee was found in a tomb in Egypt.

And specific to the Romans, leaders like Julius Caesar being strong proponents of toupees who used it himself to hide his balding head. Over time, seeing their leader sporting a toupee, others followed suit with vigor.

hair extension factory, 2015. hair that is attached to the weft. http://jhwholesalehairextensions.com/Brazilian-Deep-Curly-Hair-p460.html

one of the ways to add extension in your hair is by adding it in tracks. Today i did a weave in my spear time using human hair extensions. the extensions that i used come in already fixed into the wefts and all i had to do was sow it into the hair. To do this i sections the hair in small sections and cornrow the hair using expressions hair (synthetic hair used to cornrow), then using a nodal and thread i sowed the the weave in to the cornrow. This was done to add length to the hair

hair before exertions 

hair after extension