Creating The 80s Hair

I unfortunately missed the lesson in class when doing big 80s hair, due to an illness known as 'Freshers Flu', I do believe I may have died and come back to life that week! But thanks to the internet and talking to my friends, I know what went on during the lesson so I'm going to try to do these styles in the comfort of my own home and hope that they come out the way that they're supposed to. This may be tricky for me as I don't have the help of Lottie in lesson to guide me on my way like the others did, but I'll give it my best shot. We have to create two looks, one using heat, and one without. To do this, I split the hair in half so get the two looks done.

The first look is creating volume and wavy curls in the hair.

Equipment;

• Mousse
• Hairspray
• Diffuser
• Hairdryer
• Afro comb
• Water spray bottle
• Paddle brush

Method;

1. Spray the hair with the water until damp
2. Add the mousse to the hair to give an even coverage
3. Use the diffuser on the end of the hairdryer and work into the hair to scrunch it all together. This will start to create natural looking curls
4. Use the afro comb to tease the hair to get the desired volume
5. Repeat this with the fringe, and you're done.

 

The Jersey Girl

 

Equipment;

• Pin tail comb
• Sectioning clips
• Curling tongs
• Hairspray
• Mousse
• Paddle Brush
• Hairdryer
• Head scarf

Method;

1. Create an of centre parting with the pin tail comb
2. Section off a small section at the bottom of the hair and clip the rest out of the way
3. Curl this section of the hair downwards and make sure to alternate this, repeat this over the whole back section of the hair
4. For the front of the hair, curl away from the face. Make sure to hairspray over the curls slightly so it holds its shape better
5. Leave to cool
6. Once everything has cold down, get the pin tail comb and tease out the curls
7. Backcomb sections of the hair starting at the roots and making your way out, to create the big hair that everyone in the 80s desired
8. With the section at the front, use mousse along with a paddle brush and direct it in an upwards motion
9. Keep repeating this, and hold a hairdryer onto this to get a firm hold from the heat
10. To finish off your look, select a hair scarf of your choice and wrap it round the head leaving out the fringe slightly.