Practical - Creating Tight Curls

Health & Safety: Always run a consultation with the client asking about their hair type, condition, coloured or natural, allergies, medication and any contraindications that may prevent you form touching the clients hair. This should be done to lessen risk of transferal of diseases or infection.
Products Used:

• Small Barrel Hair Curlers (with clamp)
• Kirby Grips
• Hair Slides
• Sectioning Comb
• Denman Brush/Paddle Brush

Process of Curling Hair (Tight Curls)

1. Brush through the hair to remove any knots or tangles.
2. Turn the curlers on to a setting of roughly 20/25 dependant on hair type.
3. Take the top section of hair and secure upward with hair slides exposing the lowest layer.
4. Using a sectioning comb take a small portion of hair and wrap the end around the barrel, facing towards yourself. Roll the section up the barrel.
5. Hold for as long as required 8-12 seconds.
6. Loosen the hair from the curler and gently slide out while securing curl with fingers.
7. Take a kirby grip secure the curl and allow to cool.
8. Taking the next section of hair repeat the process only face the front of the wand away from yourself and roll the hair in that same direction. 
9. Repeat alternating curls along each layer of hair until whole head is curled, the sets should resemble heart shapes when facing one another. 
10. For the front of the hairline ensure all curls are facing backwards. 
11. Once the curls are cool remove the kirby grips from the bottom upwards.
12. Gently split each curl into two to gently loosen and create more body.

Evaluation

On the whole I found the process of crimping the hair more challenging than that of curling it and overall did not like the final outcome that came as a result of the crimping as I felt that it looked sloppy and untidy. However the process of curling the hair was significantly more productive and the final result was much more effective and neater. My curls came out rather tight and this was suitable for creating a fully compacted head of hair that would be effective in mimicking the curls that frame the face within many Elizabethan portraits. In addition the sprint on the curls meant they were able to be manipulated over the crimping which could be shaped to create a padded structure for the curls to sit on.