Creating the 'Extreme' Wig Design - Week 1/3 Assessment

Setting and steaming for my 'Extreme' Wig Design:

Creating the design:

1.

Here is the padding which I used for each section of hair. The larger one creates the base structure. The padding was wrapped in crepe hair to hide any unusual colourings and to secure to the wig.

2.

Here, we can see how the first padding is positioned onto the wig. This was secure using pins. The inner section of the hair is the curls tied into a ponytail.

3.

The crimped hair is then secured over the top on the padding, making sure all areas of the padding are hidden.

4.

Here, we can see how the second smaller padding is fitted on top, again with the curls pulled through the centre.

5.

Using wefts of straight hair, I completely covered the padding, still with the curls pulled through the centre.

6.

In the centre of the curls, I placed an additional small piece of padding for the boat to rest on when being secured. You can also see how the curls have been separated in the centre so they are evenly distributed around the boat.

7.

Here you can see how I have wrapped crepe hair around the base of the boat to help with securing.

8.

The boat is then attached to the padding and secured to the wig.

9.

Once the main structure of the wig has been created, I added additional wefts of curled hair into positions to add more volume.

Prepping The Model's Hair (Hayley):

The Make-up Look:

My 'Extreme' Wig Design:

Once the wig had been secured to the head, I wrapped mesh around the boat and added flowers and feathers. Hayley's natural hairline has been crimped and brought into the wig and secured with hairspray and pins. The hair was then sprayed using pastel colours. I then added some beading that I had made and bought, and brought it over the front of the wig, then secured with pins.