Crimping
Elizabethans used a technique, which looks
very similar to crimping in modern times. In class we were taught how to crimp
a whole head of hair and then how to form the heart shape they used to create
in Elizabethan times. We used three different techniques to create the heart
shaped hairstyle. The first one was made by just backcombing the hair from the
roosts in sections, the next one was made by rolling a prop into the hair and
the last one was by using a braided technique to secure the prop.
Frist we started by crimping the whole head
of hair in sections. We sectioned the head into half and then worked from the
bottom up by clipping the rest of the hair up away from the section I was
crimping. I then took a small section
and clamped closest to the head with the crimpers, I then held that for about 5
seconds depending how hot I had it. Once I thought I had the right texture and
it had enough time and head on that piece I would then move down the piece of
hair doing the same thing till I got to the end of the hair. I then worked up
the head in sections making sure I had done every piece of hair.
Once the whole head was done I then created
the first heart shaped hairstyle using the technique. I firstly brushed through
the crimped hair then sectioned it off again and backcombed in sections to
create a full body look to the hair with a beautiful texture on top. Once the
backcombing was done over the whole half a head section we then had to roll it
back and pin the hair in place to create this heart shaped hair.
The second technique was done by using a prop
not back combing. We started this technique by combing through the hair to give
the crimping even more body to work with. Once this was done we then took the
prop and started at the ends of the hair and wrap the hair over and then roll
it into the hair. Once I reached the head then pinned it in to secure the prop
and hair to the head.
The third technique was a little bit more
complicated because this way used a braid to secure the prop to the head. Firstly
we brushed out the crimped hair to give it the most body and then I pushed the
hair forward and took a section from the top of the hair where the prop would
need to secure to the head. With this section I then done a small French braid
in the hair and secured that with pins. I then got the prop and secured that to
the braid using pins. Once the prop is securely on the top of the head I then
wrapped the hair over the prop and tucked the hair under it and secured with
pins.
Both of
these techniques creates a really nice outcome but I think that the one using
back combing creates more of a modern look because it looks slightly more messy
and cant see the crimping effect as well. The second technique I think looks a
lot more traditional because it’s smoothed back and shows the crimping really
well. This technique would also last longer because it has something supporting
the hair and the way it is pinned helps it stay in better.
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