Late Victorian hair

Equipment:
- Hair brush
- Tail comb
- Grips and pins
- Section clips
- A small hair band
- Small curling wand
- Dolly head/model
 
1) Create a center parting with the tail comb and on each side of the parting create a section of hair to just behind the ear, I then sectioned these off securing with a section clip.
2) Take a U shaped section from the crown and secure with a hair band into a ponytail.
3) Separate the hair in the ponytail into small sections and curl each piece with a small curling wand.
4) Once the whole ponytail is curled take each curl individually and backcomb then twist around into a loop and pin it into place, do this with every curl and place around to make into a very decorative bun shape, not the typical doughnut style.
5) Curl the loose hair into ringlet curls.
6) Pin up some of the loose curls into the bun for more volume and height, but leave the majority of the loose hair down.
7) Split each side section into two, so there are two small sections on each side of the head.
8) Curl the outer sections in one piece along the parting to create barrel curls and pin these curls back to the bun so they look as if they have been swept there.

Notes:
- If you want to age the hair you can use dry shampoo to make it appear grey and dusty or use colour sprays and even supra color brushed in.

- In the late Victorian era a lot of women would incorporate decorations into the hair such as ribbons, flowers etc.

Consultation notes: 
Model: Madison Cotton
Hair type: Mid-long length, dyed, bleached, blonde
Happy with heat application
No contra-indications

I was really unhappy with the outcome of the style above that I did in class as I didn't get to finish it and I struggle a lot when styling on the dolly heads as opposed to trying it out on a real person. As I knew I was going to do this style for my Estella assessment, I tried it again in my practise session on my Estella model Madison for the timed assessment and was pleased with the results.