Contemporary Victorian Hairstyles inspired by American Horror story

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| Curling and gripping |

 Equipment:

• curlers
• hair brush
• pin tail comb
• grips 
• Afro comb

Steps:

Where they will be placed-

• side parting
• work with the direction of hair
• 3 curls going up and 2 on the side (left hand side)
• 2 going up and 3 on the side (right hand side)
• Brick work at the back (only the first layer)
• 1 roll at the crown of the head
• 3/4 going down the back (not brick work anymore)

1. First section by the parting at the top, not too wide or deep, work away from the hair for lift. Curl the hair up so the tongs are directly on top. Then place a kurby grip to the head to hold the curl. This is the left side of the head so we need 3 of theses. 
2. On the other side we need 2 of theses, so create exactly the same, use pin tail to help hair sagging. 
3. At the crown create 1 curl right at the top, lift for volume and then below do brick work ( 2 rolls next to each other and then 1 roll below). Stop brickwork here. The carry on until the neck with rolls going downwards. 
4. Go back to the side section where the ears are, and curl the hair inwards to the face. Curl the rest of the sides like brick work only because the sections are quite big. Do this to both sides.
5. Next take all of the grips out where you put them in the curls, the best filler for gaps is a bit of back combing.
6. Use an afro comb to brush the curls through

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Style one:

1. Start by the ear and start twisting the hair into itself (not a victory roll). If you start with the left hand side and twist it until near the middle and then grip down and across to hold it. 
2. The start on the other side by the ear and start twisting that round until they nearly meet and then grip it in place.
3.  Lastly the middle section at the back, start rolling the middle part up on itself and then grip into place. 
4. Next start on the top section of the hair pulling the front of the head curl down and seeing where it falls, then place it neatly over the hair and grip lightly into place. You want movement around the hairline.
5. Then with the other front curls build up the curls. You want the front main curl to slightly dip over the forehead and to show volume.
6. Then with the other side of the hair do the same, can start looking slightly like finger waves around the front. 

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Style two- soft waves:

1. Start with taking all of the grips out from the previous style. 
2. The grab a hair brush and start brushing through the curls, making sure you brush on top of the hair and the underneath part.
3. While brushing use hands to direct the hair and give it flow.
4. Once your happy with the look of the curls you can use a shine spray to finalize the look. 

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Style three- messy/voluminous hair:

1. For this look there's no using a brush its purely brush your fingers through the hair, fluffy it up and shaking the head around to give voluminous curly hair with a messy look to the style

Overall I really enjoyed creating the three styles and I really enjoyed learning a new curling technique. I found curling the hair and gripping it was the hardest part as it quite hard to make sure the hair doesn't sag, if the curls are going it the right direction, if the rolls are secure and making sure the curlers are directly on top of the curl so there's no drop in the hair. However I was releaved when I finally had the whole head curled and it looked wonderful up all neat and in its position. Then creating the first style was definitely my favourite I loved the way the curls fell into place and you had to grip it where necessary. However creating the twist/roll following the bottom of the hair sounds easy however it was actually quite tricky to make the hair completely flow round. Overall I really enjoyed the lesson, the time frame was a little challanging however I managed to complete all the looks in time.  

Health and safety:

• Make sure you always keep on eye on hot equipment such as heated tongs and where they are placed 
• Keep hair tied back and minimum jewellery
• Do not run in the studio 
• Be aware of your surroundings (equipment cables)
• Keep bags and coats away tidy