Timed Assessment

Products

• Haidryer
• Denham brush
• Paddle brush
• Straightners
• Tail comb
• Shine serum

Method

1. Start off again at the bottom of the head and section off a small section.
2. Use the hairdryer with a nozzle to control the heat and a Denham brush to get right to the root of the hair.
3. Slightly wet the hair. Blow-dry the hair straight down making sure the nozzle stays in contact with the hair at all times.
4. Make sure each section is fully dry before moving onto the next.  Repeat this process to whole head.  When you start moving up the hair, use the paddle brush to dry as it gives a better finish.
5. Once it is all dry, you can go over it with the straighteners to clamp all the hair together to prevent fly aways.
6. Section the hair into a slight side parting.  Using the tail comb, slightly backcomb the front to give a bit of lift.
7. Use your fingers to run through the hair, this will give a more relaxed day time look.
8. Lastly, I added some shine serum into my finger tips and ran it through the hair. This helped give it a finished overall look. 

Volume up do

Products

• Back combing brush
• Hair pins
• Bun Pins
• Tail comb
• Hairspray

Method

1. Firstly brush the hair out throughly to get rid of any knots.  Then using the tail comb section off a large bit of hair at the front of the head.
2. With the other section at the back, brush it to one side and use some pins in a criss cross style down the middle of the hair.
3. As all the hair is on one side, back comb it slightly to give some volume.  This will also help the hair curl round nicely to create the french pleat.
4. Roll this section around your hands and secure into place with pins that will slid into the criss cross.
5. Next you need to back comb the top section to give it some volume.  Do this in small sections using the backcombing brush and be sure to start at the root so it's easy to brush out.
6. Once the section is backcombed, arrange it nicely over the french pleat.  I twisted mine into a pretty swirl and pinned it into place.
   
7. Lastly, finish with the comb and some hairspray to tame the fly away hairs at the front.

Masterclass

Products

• Hair brush
• Hair bands

11 Strand Plait

Method

1. Start off with the 5 strand plait -

1. Section five pieces of hair ready to begin the plait.
2. The most important thing is to make sure one hand always has three strands in and one hand always has two.  They will alternate because you will be plaiting across.
3. Start with three strands in your right hand, take the furthest one and use the method, over, under, stop.
4. You will now have three pieces of hair in your left hand.  Repeat the process again.
5. Use a hair band to secure the plait into place

Next you need to do a 3 strand plait to the right of the 5 strand plait.  However before bringing the left section into the 3 strand plait, loop it through the top hole in the 5 strand plait.  Each time you plait, make sure the section nearest the 5 strand goes through a hole, this will join the plait together.

Then do this to the other side of the 5 strand plait and there is the 11 strand.

Weave Plait

Method

This is similar to the 5 strand plait but you just add more hair each time.

1. Start off with the 5 strands and plait across twice.
2. On the 3rd time add a 6th piece of hair in using the same method, under, over stop.  However, as there is an extra piece of hair there will be more unders and overs.
3. Keep going with the plait adding more hair from alternate sides each time.
4. Finish off the plait by weaving the hair in your hands instead of adding more hair, tie off with a hair band.

Classic Shapes

Products

• Hairdryer
• Denham Brush
• Paddle Brush
• Straightners
• Bobby Pins
• Water Spray
• Hair band
• Hair Spray
• Tail Comb

Ponytail

Method

1. Start off again at the bottom of the head and section off a small section.
2. Use the hairdryer with a nozzle to control the heat and a Denham brush to get right to the root of the hair.
3. Slightly wet the hair. Blow-dry the hair straight down making sure the nozzle stays in contact with the hair at all times.
4. Make sure each section is fully dry before moving onto the next.  Repeat this process to whole head.  When you start moving up the hair, use the paddle brush to dry as it gives a better finish.
5. Once it is all dry, you can go over it with the straighteners to clamp all the hair together to prevent fly aways.
6. Pull all the hair back with the paddle brush into a ponytail.  The ponytail should sit diagonal with the eyes and edge of eyebrows.
7. Spray some hairspray on your tail comb to control soft hairs around the head.

Hair off Face

Method

1. Using a tail comb, section off a square section on the top of the head, keep this out of the way until later.
2. Then section off two pieces of hair from behind the ears.
3. Pull each section back and criss cross pins in the middle of the head.
4. Use the front section from earlier and slightly back comb to give the hair some volume.
5. Lastly, layer this over the top and spray into place.

Natural beauty hair

Products

• Water Spray
• Mousse
• Sea Salt Spray
• Hair spray
• Hair dryer and Diffuser
• Hair Pins
• Hair brush

Method

1. Brush hair thoroughly, start at the bottom of the hair and section a medium section off
2. Wet down the section and add some mousse and salt spray.
3. Start drying the hair with the hairdryer, scrunching as you go.  Using the diffuser will help give a wavy beach look.
4. Repeat the process with each section of hair, making sure they are perfectly dry so the waves stay in.

Making into a Chignon

1. Keep two sections at the front of the hair out for later
2. Using your hands, pulls the hair back into a low pony tail at the nap of the neck and tie off with a hairband.
3. Roll the ponytail up and pin into place.
4. Use bun pins to separate the bun and pin into place using the same pins.
5. Twist or plait the side sections and pin into the chignon.
6. The idea of this hairstyle is to be a beach look messy chignon.

Plaiting

Products

• Hair brush
• Hair band
• Hair pins
• Hair Spray
• Tail Comb

Wiggle Plait

1. After brushing the hair thoroughly take a medium section of hair and begin to plait normally.
2. Once you have plaited to the end of the hair, push the 2 pieces of hair up whilst holding the other piece.
3. This will create a wiggle effect, use a pin to pin in place.

Waterfall Plait

1. After brushing the hair, create a clean section horizontally by the ear using a tail comb.
2. Begin to plait normally, once you have plaited twice, drop the single piece of hair.
3. Take a new section of hair from behind to create a new third strand of hair.
4. Plait twice again and repeat.

Ladder Plait

1. Keeping the Waterfall plait in, take a clean section of hair underneath it.
2. This time, split the hair into two sections and use the 'fall out' pieces from the Waterfall plait for your third strand.
3. Again, once you plait twice, you will drop the single piece of hair and pick up a new piece from the Waterfall plait.
4. You can then pin into place and finish with hairspray.

Slip Tie Knot

1. Brush the hair thoroughly and use your tail comb create a middle parting.
2. Take a section from temple to temple and split into two pieces, one for each side.
3. Tie these two pieces together in a single knot, ask your model to hold these sections in between her fingers.
4. Repeat the knotting process again and ask your model to hold the sections.
5. Take the next section of hair ready to knot, but take the first two sections of hair into the pieces you have already.  Then knot again.
6. Keep going with this process, making sure you take the older sections into the new knot as you go until there is no hair left.

5 Strand Plait

1. Section five pieces of hair ready to begin the plait.
2. The most important thing is to make sure one hand always has three strands in and one hand always has two.  They will alternate because you will be plaiting across.
3. Start with three strands in your right hand, take the furthest one and use the method, over, under, stop.
4. You will now have three pieces of hair in your left hand.  Repeat the process again.
5. Use a hair band to secure the plait into place.

Hair Up - Adding Accessories

Products

• Hair band
• Hair brush
• Backcombing brush
• Hair Pins
• Hair Spray

Method

1. Firstly you need to take two small sections from behind the ear and keep them out until later.
2. With the rest of the hair, brush it back into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck and tie off with a hairband.
3. Roll the ponytail up towards the head and pin into place. This now creates the chignon.
4. Using bun pins, spread the chignon out until you've created a lovely rounded shape.  Then use these pins to keep the shape in place.
5. Next take the two side pieces you left out, twist them and pin them into the chignon.
6. Lastly spray some hairspray onto your hands and stroke it over the chignon. This will keep the stray hairs down.

Volume Hair - Blowdry

Products

• Hairdryer
• Round Brush
• Section Clips
• Mousse/Root Boost

If you are creating this hairstyle after washing the hair, be sure to blast it dry first to get some water out.

Method

1. Take a clean section of hair making sure it's not too thick and apply some mousse.
2. Use the round brush to grab the hair right at the root.
3. The hair dryer needs a nozzle to control the heat no the hair, the power and heat needs to be high to fully dry the hair.
4. Start drying the hair, moving the brush down the hair each time, making sure you go back to the root each time.
5. Whilst drying the hair keep the piece of hair up as you need to create lots of volume.
6. Finish the section off with some cool heat so the volume holds.