Technical File: Victorian Hairstyle; Miss Havisham and Estelle

Miss Havisham Practice

What I used:

curling tongs
a pintail comb
a brush
pins, sectioning clips and a hair tie
hairspray

First I created a middle parting and left the fringe straight. Then I sectioned the top part of the hair at the back into a pony tail. I didn't do it very neatly because of the messy the look I was going for. Simply twisting the hair around I create some kind of a bun, in this case padding, and pinned it to stay in place. Then I curled the rest of the hair, using the bigger tongs, making sure I had three even sections at the front, and pinned the curls until they cool down. Finally, I pinned the curls around the bun, where I thaught they would look nice, leaving the three sections down to frame the face. I made sure I had bits of hair falling down to get that messy look.

My partiners hair before styling

Sectioning the hair

Twisted bun - padding

Twisted bun up close

Pinned curls

Hair after taking out the pins

Hair after curling - front and back sections

Pinning the curls around the bun

Final look -back

Final look - side

Final look - front

Name: Rachel

Age: 19

Hair Type: wavy, black - dyed, slightly damaged

Lenght: medium/long

Allergies or medication: /

Estella Practice

What I used:

curling tongs
a pintail comb
pins and sectioning clips
hairspray

I started the look by sectioning 3 sections at the front - one for the curls and 2 for the braids. I left some hair between the ear and the braid and, with the rest of the hair, pulled it back into a high pony tail. Then I took 2 sections of the pony tail into a twisted bun and pinned it to keep it in place. I braided each braid and tried to twist it around the bun, like in my design, but it was too short so I pinned it into the bun, without twisting. In the end, I curled the fringe and pinned the curls; I had to pin the curls because doll's fringe is long, but my partner has short fringe and I didn't have to pin them.