I began by setting out my hairdressing equipment in order to complete my one length cut. I made sure it was set out neatly to enable easy access to everything and to be time efficient. I then made sure all my bags, cases and kits were out of the way to meet the health and safety standards. I then equipped my model with PPE including a gown to prevent any hair dropping down onto her clothes, a cutting collar to ensure the back which I will be resting on is level to help me create an even cut, and a towel placed over the back of the chair to prevent her back from getting wet when she leans back. When my model was comfortable in her seat and had everything she needed I was happy to start my one length cut.
To start with I wet my model’s hair and then sectioned it into four even sections, a parting down the middle, then from ear to ear. I then took the bottom layer from both back sections and cut my guideline. I then let down another layer from both bottom sections and cut it to the same length as my guideline, making sure it is at a 0◦ angle at all times. I repeated this step until all of the hair in the bottom sections were cut to the same length and I was happy with it. I then started with the two front sections, doing the exact same thing, however you must make sure the side pieces of hair are pulled towards the back because if not you will have a graduate which isn’t wanted when completing a one length cut. I was very happy with my cut and feel I have mastered the one length. I then blow dried my model’s hair, keeping the middle parting straight as I used this when creating my Avant Garde hairstyle.
To begin my Avant Garde hairstyle, I started by sectioning the hair from ear to ear again and created two dutch braids in the front two sections. I secured these with a small hair elastic and pulled the braids loose to make them look a little bigger. Next, sprayed the hair with heat protectant then crimped the remaining hair and back combed it all, to get as much height and volume as possible. This was to resemble the lion’s main, and the braids were associated with Dorothy’s hair which is where I got my inspiration from. Overall, I was really happy with the Avant Garde hair I had created, however next time I am going to create more extravagant ideas, to make it look more ‘Avant Garde’ inspired.
Before I began the makeup application I quickly cleansed my model’s skin with some rebalancing skin care as I figured out my client had combination skin, due to her having an oily T-zone but the rest of her face was quite dry. She also had a few acne scars around her chin area, along with open pores around her nose. This was a huge indication to my client having combination skin. After that, I started out with the makeup application, and began to lightly fill in my model’s eyebrows with a dark brown eye pomade towards the tail of the brows as my model’s brows were already quite full. I then primed the eyelids with a full coverage concealer to block out any pigmentation or veins and to have a clean canvas to work on. I first started to blend a pale green eyeshadow through the crease and slowly began to deepen it up with darker green shadows. I then took some of the same concealer and cut out the middle of the lid to begin my spot light eye. I used a shimmery green pigment on the lid and deepened up the inner and outer corners with a black shadow to add some depth into the look. I then moved onto the base and used a full coverage foundation and concealer which I lightly set with a pressed powder to make sure it all stayed in place. To contour the face, I look a mixture of green eyeshadows to tie in with the eye look, then highlighted with a silvery toned highlighter. To complete the eyes, I smoked out the lower lash line using the same green shadows then added mascara and big fluffy lashes. To complete the overall makeup look I used a red lip liner to slightly over line my models lips to make them appear bigger then filled them in using a bright red lipstick and topped it off with red glitter to represent the glitter of the red slippers. The green inspired makeup look resembles the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’ and the envy she felt towards the good witch ‘Glinda’. Overall, I am so happy with the Avant Garde makeup I created, and I wouldn’t change anything if I was to do it again.
To complete my Wizard of Oz inspired look, I dressed my model in a yellow polo shirt which I had bought and drawn some bricks on, to resemble the yellow brick road. Overall, I am super satisfied with my whole look, as I have created an Avant Garde look inspired by the Wizard of Oz, met the brief and met all health and safety precautions.
Becky x
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