Evaluations

Project Evaluation

When we were first told about the project I started to research Elizabethan hair and the different techniques which they used. Then we learnt about the techniques in more detail during lessons and we were taught how to create Elizabethan and modern hairstyles using the same techniques. I then researched the techniques we had learned and looked at the differences between how they were used in Elizabethan times and how they are used in modern day hairstyles.

When designing my own hairstyle I combined the different techniques we had learned to create several designs. I then thought about the designs and what were the good elements of each of the designs and which elements could be improved. For example plaiting or curling the whole of my hair would take up a lot of time so I decided to only plait and curl parts of the hair. I also thought about what could be achieved on my hair and what would look the best on my hair and I used all of these things to create my final design.

I continued to develop my design slightly as my partner practiced it as we realised ways to make it look better for example changing the number of plaits and the style of the curls to make it look more Elizabethan.

I enjoyed working on my partners design as AJ had given very clear instructions and we communicated well with each other to create the best designs we could. I found some elements of her design challenging at first for example making the bun the correct shape but with practice I managed to achieve her design.

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Technical Sessions

I have enjoyed the hair technical sessions as I think that I have learned a lot and I am now able to do many techniques I was unable to before I started the course. At first I struggled with curling and padding but I am now more confident as I have practised them several times. I liked learning how to create buns without using padding materials and how using the correct backcombing techniques can transform hairstyles and make them very strong and secure. I enjoyed learning different plaiting and frizzing techniques as I will be able to use them a lot in the future as bases for designs and I didn’t know there were so many different ways of using those techniques. I will continue to practice all of the techniques that I have learnt so that I keep improving. This will be straight forward for me to do as I will be able to refer back to all of the notes and photographs in my technical file. I liked how we learnt the individual techniques and then used them together in order to create complete hairstyles. In the future I would like to work more on a person instead of a doll so that I get used to working with different hair types and lengths. I look forward to this now as I am more confident with using heated equipment on people’s hair as I have practised on my doll and on a few people during lessons. 

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