Mrs Laderman - Hair Experimentation & Final Design

Final hair design for Mrs Laderman (before image)

Health and Safety: If using a model place apron around the neck to protect clothing. 

Always ensure to run a client consultation to check for any infections, allergies or contraindications.

Products Used:

- Small Curling Tongs

- Sectioning Grips 

- Tail Comb

- Bobby Pins

- Paddle Brush

- Hairspray 

Process of Creation

1. Divide the hair into a side parting using a sectioning tail comb.

2. Starting at the front of the head divide the crown into three one inch sections from the side with the parting over the centre of the head. 

3. Curl each of these sections away from the parting making sure the hair covers the whole tong. 

3. Repeat a second row behind the first and secure each curl with a grip as you go to form a standing pin curl. 

4. Divide the hair again at the sides of the head following the back of the crown downwards. 

5. Create another two rows of pin curls on either side of the face, ensuring that the curls face inwards.

6. At the back of the head divide each layer by roughly one inch and proceed to create sets of curls at the back of the head all facing downwards.

7. These curls should sit like brickwork with a row of two, then three, then two so that no continuous divide is visible.

8. Allow all the curls to sit in place once pinned and cool. 

9. Taking a paddle brush hold out large sections of curl and gently brush the hair in an over and under motion to form larger, softer waves.
10. Repeat this motion across the whole of the hair. 
11. On the front sections of hair push them slightly forwards on both sides so that the curls are more defined around the face. 
12. Ensure to play around with the shape of the curls, moving the sections as required to break up any gaps. 
13. Take the section on the opposite side to the fringe and pin the hair behind the ear.

Setting up the hair:

The Finished Look

Evaluation

I feel that this hairstyle will work really well for my Miss Havisham creation as it is a nice classic hairstyle of the period that retains elements of the glamour seen within images of Lauren Bacall who was famous for her long bob length hair that curled elegantly around her face in a soft wave. The hairstyle is very conservative and feminine and feel that it would work before for my conservative Mrs Laderman. The only problem that is going to face me when recreating this look on my model will be that of my models hair type which unfortunately is a lot thinner than the dolls as a result of her age. That being said I feel this would be beneficial to my characters story as her hair would be thinning anyway as a result of the onsets of Alopecia Universalise  ideally I would have like to try this look on my model before the shoot but as she is travelling a distance to help with my character creation this is something I am unable to do. Therefore by choosing a simply style such as this I think my characters hair will turn out as I designed.