Practical Assessment - Partner's Design

Scalp + Hair Consultation:

Age - 21

Allergies - None

Skin type - dry and sensitive

Any products that do not agree with the skin - no

Any Scalp conditions - small amount Psoriasis when stressed - nothing to treat as goes away on its own.

How many times a week is the hair washed - 3 times

Equipment List;

Pin Tail Comb

Hair pins

Hair spray

Clips

Head piece

Hair - Step by Step;

Step 1

·      Back comb all hair by diving into sections using a pin tail comb

·      Divide hair into a centre middle parting

Step 2

·      Take a piece of hair from the middle parting start to twist down the side collecting more hair as you go along until you reach the end of the section (pin hair in place as you’re going around)

·      Repeat the same on the other side 

Step 3

·      Attach the hair piece on top by pinning the sides into the back combed hair on top.

·      Seal with Hairspray

Self evaluation:

My initial reaction to the design was that I was a little concerned about the time constraints. The look wasn’t particularly clear to me from what I could see. But after later explanation I began to understand the design better. Unfortunately, I wasn’t presented any hair charts, which made this a little unclear to me. Luckily, my partner created the headpiece in advance which made me a lot more comfortable in creating the look.

In preparation for the assessment, my partner and I only practised half of the design once in class. We experimented a few different methods of the basic design and it was fairly straight forward. This part was sectioning the hair into a centre parting, backcombing and twisting the hair at the sides to the back and securing with pins. My partner was in the process of creating a headpiece to secure so we didn’t get a chance to practise this as it was finished the day before the assessment. This wasn’t a massive concern for me as she showed me the size and shape of what it was going to look like. Luckily it was only needing to be attached to the top of the head using curby grips.

During the practise, I didn’t backcomb the hair enough which made the hair difficult to control and I also had difficulty in mastering a good technique of securing the hair with curby grips. But after lots of practise on my own hair I managed to secure the hair a lot better and more confidently when it came to the assessment.

I am extremely happy with the final outcome of the look my partner designed. Seeing as we barely had a chance to practise the hair, I feel very satisfied with how it turned out. I really liked creating the design as it was so different from everyone else’s and looked very effective.