Creating Miss Havisham: Hair Designs

Design 1:

Materials:

pin tail comb

paddle brush

veil

dried rose petals

heat protection

self made birds nest

baby powder

section clips

tong

pins

elastics

Steps:

• Apply heat protection
• Brush through well
• Do middle parting
• Part hair in 3 sections-> I on each side at the front for curling and one big one at the back which will be used for the bun
• At the back: take a small section of the bun section (on the top) to incorporate later in the nest, section the small section into 2 and plait both of them tightly ; section bun section into 3 sections-> 1 big middle one to do a twist, left and right smaller ones which will be plaited (take them a tiny bit apart->look is supposed to look a bit messy) and will be later wrapped around the twist bun part; take middle section and create a  twist-> wrap it loosely around itself  to create a bun shape but pin it very tightly so it won’t fall apart!; then take left and right section and plait-> take a bit apart and wrap it around twist; try to create a big bun, secure with pins and try to hide them as good as possible(but if not it doesn't matter that much as the model will wear a veil over it )
• Go back to front: put hair spray in before curling-> better hold; curl front sections-> around 4 sections on each side, do nice ringlets; pin curls and leave them to cool down( maybe it would be the best to do the ringlets before doing the bun so they have enough time to cool down)
• Place nest on the right side of the head(right side if you stand behind the person)and pin it in tightly-> add the 2 plaits into nest-> weave through the twigs  and pin them
• Take pins out of the curls and comb them up to create messy curls
• Apply a bit of baby powder to make hair look dry->not too much because the look is supposed to be not too long after her almost wedding
• Place some  dried rose petals and leaves into the hair
• Pin in the veil-> veil is covering all of her head and a bit of forehead

Design 2:

For my second design I decided to do a simple early Victorian look but also wanted the hair a bit messy and dusty looking. I also added a few small flowers in the bun at the back which were left from her wedding day. 

Steps:

First create a middle parting and then create a section on each side at the front which will be used later to do plaits. At the back you take all of your hair and do it into ponytail. You can either plait or twist it wrapped it around itself and pin in. Make sire the bun is secure. Take out a few strands of hair and backcomb them so it will look messy. You can also add baby powder or dry shampoo to give it a dry and dusty look. Back to the front. Take each section and staring from ear height start plaiting. You can do the plait a bit messy and don't pin it into the bun that nicely. Time has past since her wedding day so the hair doesn't look that accurate anymore

Design 3:

( somehow the last image shows up like that even though it is originally the right way around?)

This design is very similar to the second one apart from the fact that it is not messy and hasn't got any flowers in it. I still added some baby powder to make it look dry and she is also wearing a veil over her hair. The steps are the same as in design 2 apart that you don't mess up the bun or plaits