Technical Session: Classic Shapes

In this session with Lottie we looked at classic shapes, which included a twist and a slick pony tail. I added a kind of messy pony with a quiff for my own spin on classic shapes. 

Product list:
Paddle Brush
Pin Tail Comb
Hair Bands
Elastics
Bungee Hook bands
Hairspray 
Grips


To begin we had to create a sleek pony tail with a wrap around piece of hair over the band. Creating a sleek pony tail is something that is extremely difficult especially with long hair. Firstly I began by separating the top section of the hair from temple to temple and back to the crown of the head, using slightly damp hair and a backcombing brush begin to bring this back into a smaller pony tail, secure into place. After this take the bottom section and bring it up to meet the first pony tai, secure into place with a bungee hook smoothing as you go. Take a section of the finished pony tail and wrap this around the band, hiding it and secure with a hair pin. Finish with hairspray smoothing any fly aways.

The next look I did was create a pony tail with a bit of a quiff. Firstly I began by taking a top section and back combing to create a quiff, i smoothed out any messy bits and then just repeated the same steps as the first pony tail. 

 The next look I completed was a twist. I kept the quiff from the previous look and instead of creating a ponytail I twisted the small amount of hair remaining. If I was to do this on someone with longer hair I would first pin the hair in one direction for extra security. 

Overall I had never really thought about how hard it can be to actually be to create a sleek pony tail and a much easier way then I had previously been doing. I think this will be a really helpful style to know when working out in industry, especially in fashion.