1970s/1980s Punk

I knew I was going to have fun with the punk hairstyles in our technical this week with Lottie, but I didn't realise just how much fun it would be! I'm really liking doing hair lately over anything else in the course, so I'm so glad that I picked to do the wig course. I wasn't sure what to really expect with this lesson, I've seen a few styles but they looked rather simple. 

In lesson we created two hairstyles on the Kate head, I'd rather do it on a real person with this because as I learnt. You have to do some big separations in these hairstyles and it means that you can really see the clear line on the Kate head. The two styles we created were a Mohawk & a Horse Mane.

Mohawk

Equipment;

• Pin tail comb
• 4 tail comb
• Sectioning clips
• Heated rollers
• Roller clips
• Small rubber bands

Method;

1. Turn on the rollers.
2. Section the hair off so you have a section the size of a large roller going down the centre from front hairline to the back of the neck. Make sure it's equal. 
3. Section away the hair on the sides. 
4. Using the two biggest rollers, red & blue to get the big curl and height in the hair, alternate between the two and place all in the middle section of the hair. Place the clip on top of each roller to hold it in place. 
5. Place the hair on either side of the head into French plaits. Make sure to create a curve with the head. 
6. Let the rollers cool completely.
7. Take them out one by one and gently backcomb at the root of each roller point and go all the way up until it stands by itself. Do this all over the hair.
8. Use the 4 tail comb to slightly separate the backcombing and smooth it over slight. Try not to lose the height! 

I really love how this look turned out because it's just so big and dramatic! I knew I was going to like doing this type of hairstyle, so that's why I chose my synthetic wig around this idea. However, I did mess up slightly with the plait as on the right side on the head. It started to come away from the head at the bottom of the head. 

You can see where the left side flows naturally and sticks out with the directions of the hair. However, the right side is slightly twisted and hangs down. 

Horse Mane

Equipment;

• Pin tail comb
• Grips
• Open grips
• Fine grips
• 4 hair bands

Method;

1. Section the hair into a middle parting.
2. Create 4 equal width size sections across the head going from ear to ear, over the top of the head, over the nape and across the back. Place in hair bands.
3. Due to the fact the hair has already been into heated rollers, the hair tends to curve a certain way already. With the natural flow of the curl in the hair, create a twist in the hair using your fingers and crossing the hair over and pinning down the end of it with a grip. Do this with all four sections.
4.  Use the open grips and fine grips to pull each bun together towards itself to make it flow more naturally. 

I enjoyed creating this hairstyle because it's something different to than I ever would have done myself just from the top of my head. It's both punk, but also with the curls and buns, it makes it look elegant. I could see this going down a runway at somewhere like London or Paris Fashion Week catwalk! I love it! I've really enjoyed doing the punk look and I can't wait to create my own contemporary version of punk for my wig assignment.