blocking and setting the lace front wig (the 40s look)

In helens lesson to day we practised how to block a lace front wig. 

What you will need, 

1. a head stand 
2. a lace wig 
3. a thin but long fabric material
4. small and large T pins 
5. heated rollers 
6. sectioning comb 
7. hair brush 

how to block lace wig 

• first start by i fixing my head stand.
• then i applied the lace wig, making sure not to pull the wig.
• at this point, take the thin but long material and aline it to the front of the wig lace line at the front. secure the fabric material on to the edges of the lace wig using small T pins 
• use the large T pins to secure the rest of the wig to the head stand. ( placement [2 on both sides, 2 at the back, one in the center]) 

how to set it 

•  brush the hair through to get rid of any nots. 
• using a sectioning clip, start by sectioning from the ear to ear on the crown area.
• start by setting first the top then making sure to have a parting off center. 
• set the front facing towards the ears on both sides of the top.
• when you reach near the ear, section the remanning hair and set it facing forward towards the face. 
• for the other section of the hair ( the back) start setting the hair in a brickwork motion.
• when you rich the back, section the back into 3 (side, middle and side).
• for the middle part set the hair going backwards all the way to the nape of the hair.
• for the sides set the hair facing outwards.

 

• leave the curls to set. in this case i left the rollers in for a week, just because i did not need to take them out yet and i also did no wont the curls to drop. 
• when taking the set our, i started from the back and made my way upwards.
• at this point i used a wide tooth comb to comb the hair. 
• i then sectioned the top part of the hair and create a roll by wrapping the hair around the fingers and then pin it down.  
• do this on both sides of the front. 

reflection

looking at my end results, i like how the 40s hair style turd out. i still need to practice the roll, but for a first attempt i think i did well.