We found it difficult to meet up any time other than a few hour before the actual assessment to practice, so I asked my flat mate ,who had similar length hair to Naomi's, if I could use her as a model in order to practice. This first practice actually went really well, so well in fact I forgot to take pictures of it due to excitement over my success. I think what was more important from the practice than pictures was the step by step guide I wrote for myself in order to get this design to look perfect on the day.
Step 1 - I brushed her hair through with a paddle brush in order to remove any knots and tangles and maintaining the comfort of the model.
Step 2 - I used a pintail comb to create a middle parting that went from her hair line all the way to the back of her neck. I then sectioned from behind her ear to the middle parting and separated the front and back sections, pinning the back section aside with a hair clip.
Step 3 - I then crimped the front section on both sides of the parting making sure that I left the few inches near the root of the section straight as Naomi wanted the hair to be sleek going into the bunches.
Step 4 - I clipped these crimped sections out of the way and got my model to lean forwards while I stood in front of her. This meant that I was able to plait the hair like a normal French braid but when she put her head up they would be climbing up her head. The second braid was a little but trickier than the first as I had to ensure that I matched up the stitches in line with the first braid. I braided the hair right up to the ends on both sides and secured it with a Kirby grip.
Step 5 - I then got her to sit back up straight in front of the mirror and I unclipped the crimped sections at the front of her hair and tied them together with the plait on either side so they were both in a ponytail on top of her head, evenly spaced and without any bumps.
Step 6 - I took the bobby pin from the end of each plait so the hair was loose and crimped it all.
Step 7 - I brushed the pony tails through and backcombed them to create volume and texture.
Step 8 - Using hair spray, hair gel and a pin tail comb I then created the curls with her baby hairs that I stuck down to her face. I finished the style off by spraying the hair on the scalp that was taken into the pony tail with hair spray to make it look a little bit wet like she specified on the chart.
Over all I think I did well and I hope Naomi was as happy with the outcome as I was. Everything went as I hoped it would and we even had a little time to spare in the end. If I were to do this style again I would use a grease based gel to slick the hair on the scalp into the ponytails in order to create the wet look that she wanted and for it to last last longer. I feel that if the shoot was for a longer period of time then the hair spray that I applied in order to make the hair look shiny would dry and look matte instead. I also would like to try adding hair pieces like extensions to the crimped sections of hair within the elastic bands as I feel that they could have had more body despite the amount I back-combed them, this is probably due to the length of the hair. Apart from these two minor changes I was content with the final style I created as well as being impressed with Naomi's design work. Personally, if I had too change anything about the design I think that I would try adding a french plait on the top of the head as well as up the back into the bunches. It would be interesting to see how the style looked if I were to use a different type of plait such as a dutch or fishtail. I really liked the way Naomi had used contrast in textures between the dry frizz of the ponytails compared to the sleek, wet look of the hair being pulled into the elastic. I would keep everything else about the design the same as I personally feel that she has incorporated both Elizabethan and high fashion elements within this design in a clever and well thought out way.
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