Wash & Blow Dry

Lottie, Hair&Postiche, Week 2, 9^/10/13

^{Wash & Blow-dry}

^{Products used:}

^{·         Gown}

^{·         Towel}

^{·         Shampoo}

^{·         Conditioner}

^{·         Fine tooth comb}

^{·         Round Bristle Brush (large)}

^{·         Hair dryer}

^Steps:

^{1.             Wash hair. Refer to WEEK 1 tech file on how to do this.}

^{2.             Part hair, if a client wants the hair at a side parting or in a different place other than the middle do so}

^{3.             When you are parting it allow the hair to part where it naturally wants to fall}

^{4.             The best way to find a natural parting is to brush the hair back and then gently push it forwards and up- this allows the hair to fall where it wants to}

^{5.             Once you have found the parting, whether it be a natural parting or a parting your client would prefer, take the sides of the hair and push them forwards with a comb so you have 3 sections of hair}

^{6.             Dure in your consultation you need to decide what products you are going to use by sussing out the hair. If the ends are dry, use a serum, if the hair is flat then use a mousse or volume booster}

^{7.             Blast the hair a little bit and then put the  product in the hair, not when its soaking wet as this will dilute the product}

^{8.             Using a round bristle brush will help grab the hair right from the roots allowing you to create volume, it gives really good lift at the roots, try and do it in one big bulk}

^{9.             Start at the base of the neck (back section)}

^{10.     Don’t take too larger section as you will struggle with depth of hair if too thick}

^{11.     Work out if the hair takes a while to dry or dries quickly, if it dries quickly use a lower heat on the hair dryer, if it takes a while to dry use a higher head. This is because hair absorbs a lot!}

^{12.     Make sure that the client is happy with the temperature of the hair dryer and be careful not to burn scalp. Move hair dryer at all times}

^{13.     Make sure the lead isn’t going to trip anyone up}

^{14.     Start by drying the roots, take your brush and start off by pushing the hair backwards and forwards, push the root in the opposite direction that you want the hair to come down}

^{15.     Slightly turn your hand when drying as this will give you lift}

^{16.     If you don’t dry the roots properly then the hair will drop!}

^{17.     Once the roots are dry then start drying the mid length, move/push the hair dryer in the direction you want the hair. making it smooth}

^{18.     The holes in the brush are there to ventilate air}

^{19.     Once mid length is dry, move to the ends}

^{20.     Don’t brush the hair as the next section is wet and this will ruin the volume/lift you have already done}

^{21.     Repeat the same process for the next section. remember to use tension in the brush and keep hair dryer moving, don’t burn scalp}

^{22.     DON’T put fingers through hair once you have finished each section as it will still be hot and this will manipulate it}

^{23.     When drying the roots fix brush firmly to hair and dry underneath and over the top of roots}

^{24.     Once you have dried the hair and you are happy with it you can then use the cool setting to set the hair in place. or you can allow it to cool naturally but keep fingers OFF}

^{25.     Make sure your sections are neat and separated otherwise you will struggle}

^{26.     When drying the top section blow-dry the hair away from where it naturally wants to sit ( push it away) the brush is sitting underneath the hair to help you control what you’re doing}

^{27.     Use the hair dryer to hold the hair in place otherwise you’re going to keep having to put it down all the time}

^{28.     Keep tension and get roots dry}

^{29.     You are looking for lift and straight hair overall}

^{30.     For long hair use the round bristle brush and large paddle brush as it has a large area and makes it really straight}

^{After today’s session I feel that I need to be more confident! I lack confidence in a few different areas, I find that I worry too much about hurting the client or not being as tough as I need too, this will come with experience I am sure. I focused more today on making cleaner sections which really helped when drying the hair. I think that I could work on getting more volume in the hair when hair drying it, I found this a little tricky at first but after a few attempts I found that I got the knack.}