Plaits and Buns

Plaits

Needed:

·      Section clip

·      Pin tail comb

·      Gown

·      Clips & Hair Pins

·      Hair Band

French Plait

1.   Put the gown over your client to protect their clothes.

2.   Do a consultation with your client, checking the hair and asking if they have any allergies. Asking them whether they dye their and check the condition.

3.   Create a clean, wide section using your pin tail comb.

4.   Split the section into three equal sections.

5.   Plait as normal. Adding tension to get the sections tight.

6.   Take a section from the right hand side.

7.   Take the hair over the top, into the middle and plait as normal

8.   Same with the left hand side.

9.   Continue until there is no hair left.

Fishtail plait

1.   Part the hair into two equal sections

2.   Bring the back of the hair round so it sits on the other side of the hair

3.   Continue until there is no hair left.

4.   Take care to make each section equal.

Bun

1.   Brush the hair neatly into a ponytail and secure with a hair band.

2.   You should now be left with a ponytail structure.

3.   Split this pony into 4 equal sections.

4.   Grabbing a section, back comb a tiny bit from underneath. This gives it structure very important for someone with heavy hair

5.   Take a clip. Roll the section underneath itself to create a barrel curl.

6.   Place one clip at the front section and one on the other side to secure the roll.

7.   Do exactly the same to the other 3 sections around the head.

8.   Next take hair pins. Start to move the hair around so it joins and at the very base, pinch. bring it in and join it all together to form a classic bun shape.

This is the first bun I created. As you can see the sections were not equal, the rolls were not tight enough and the hair had not been brought together enough making visible gaps in the bun.

This is the second bun I created, this one is already visibly better than the first, the sections are more equal and the bun is a better shape.