Hair Assessment: Designer
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My hair can be very unruly, so I don't wash it the night before as it'll be too silky to work with even if I don't put any products in my hair. I'm lucky because my hair doesn't really get greasy unless I leave it for longer than 3 days.
I feel a little nervous going into this assessment because Sophia said she felt unhappy with how she had done in our practice together. I knew that she had struggled with the rats and that was because she wasn't in the lesson when we were taught how to use them.
I feel as though the beginning of the session got off on the wrong foot. Sophia underestimated the amount of time it was going to take to crimp and rick-rack my hair. She spent a very long time doing the optional make-up in the prep session. I think this was poor time management on her behalf. Billie jumped in and started crimped after she had checked with Helen. While Billie was crimping Sophia nipped downstairs to get an SD card and a hot shoe adaptor and this really irritated Billie.
Billie had done most of the crimping which left Sophia barely any time to do the rick-racking. I know from personal experience that that technique is a painstakingly slow one as it's very fiddley. Billie later told me the only reason she helped out is because it was my design that was on the line.
We move into the next class room to start the timed assessment. To say I'm nervous for Sophia is a huge understatement. I know she has a rough understanding of the technical skills but the time management could be an issue.
Lottie makes us all feel calm by chatting away to us like she normally would and it's a nice touch. I was expecting almost GCSE examination conditions, which I personally find horrific. She put on the radio and it just felt like another Monday afternoon in a hair practical with Lottie.
I had to sit on my hands. I had to physically restrain myself from touching, aiding, suggesting or helping. I found it excruciating. Not because I'm some weird control freak but because I always offer to help people when I can do something when they struggle. I guess it's an eldest sibling trait. I've always been taught by someone showing me as opposed to them doing it for me and I just apply this to everyday life.
Sophia sections off my hair and begins trying to wrestle my hair into a rat. At first she really struggles and it makes me glad that I'm heavy because it stops my hands coming up to help. The problem was the angle she was trying to roll the hair down onto my scalp. It mean the rats wouldn't sit in the right place. It became really clear in her facial expressions how unhappy she was and how frustrated she was getting.
Once she had managed to tame one side of my hair she began work on the other side. Again, the same problem with the angle that she had on the other section. I just pull out my phone to distract myself. It's really difficult not being able to help, I keep bringing this point up but it's the first time I've designed something for someone else to do. It becomes clear I designed this based on my own ability.
The rats keep dropping and Sophia is piling pins in it to try and make it secure. I did show her the 'Anchor' technique that you can used with pins and kirby grips. It makes a massive difference if you're using it to make part of the design stable. I used it a lot in my assessment on Sophia. Otherwise you are just sliding grips upon grips and they aren't doing anything.
When Sophia undoes all of the rick-rack pins I can say I'm 100% with the result from this technique. It's made my hair sit as short as I intended on my design. During a practice session I said I don't mind some of the rick-racked hair being pinned up to help cover up the back as it'll add to the design looking 'pulled out'
When she finishes, she sprays it all in place with some hairspray. I ask her if she's happy with how she did and she seems ok. She's not overly happy with the back of it.
I think had I been more thorough with my explanation of how to execute my design it might have ended up with a better result. I take some responsibility in how this turned out but I think the massive issue was Sophia missing the crucial lessons that my hair style was based on. I think had she been there she would have had a better understanding. I would have liked to have made my design more complicated but after speaking with Sophia she said that she wasn't that confident with her plaits so I did my best to make a simple yet effect design but she did her best and that's all anyone can ask from any of us.
I feel a little nervous going into this assessment because Sophia said she felt unhappy with how she had done in our practice together. I knew that she had struggled with the rats and that was because she wasn't in the lesson when we were taught how to use them.
I feel as though the beginning of the session got off on the wrong foot. Sophia underestimated the amount of time it was going to take to crimp and rick-rack my hair. She spent a very long time doing the optional make-up in the prep session. I think this was poor time management on her behalf. Billie jumped in and started crimped after she had checked with Helen. While Billie was crimping Sophia nipped downstairs to get an SD card and a hot shoe adaptor and this really irritated Billie.
Billie had done most of the crimping which left Sophia barely any time to do the rick-racking. I know from personal experience that that technique is a painstakingly slow one as it's very fiddley. Billie later told me the only reason she helped out is because it was my design that was on the line.
We move into the next class room to start the timed assessment. To say I'm nervous for Sophia is a huge understatement. I know she has a rough understanding of the technical skills but the time management could be an issue.
Lottie makes us all feel calm by chatting away to us like she normally would and it's a nice touch. I was expecting almost GCSE examination conditions, which I personally find horrific. She put on the radio and it just felt like another Monday afternoon in a hair practical with Lottie.
I had to sit on my hands. I had to physically restrain myself from touching, aiding, suggesting or helping. I found it excruciating. Not because I'm some weird control freak but because I always offer to help people when I can do something when they struggle. I guess it's an eldest sibling trait. I've always been taught by someone showing me as opposed to them doing it for me and I just apply this to everyday life.
Sophia sections off my hair and begins trying to wrestle my hair into a rat. At first she really struggles and it makes me glad that I'm heavy because it stops my hands coming up to help. The problem was the angle she was trying to roll the hair down onto my scalp. It mean the rats wouldn't sit in the right place. It became really clear in her facial expressions how unhappy she was and how frustrated she was getting.
Once she had managed to tame one side of my hair she began work on the other side. Again, the same problem with the angle that she had on the other section. I just pull out my phone to distract myself. It's really difficult not being able to help, I keep bringing this point up but it's the first time I've designed something for someone else to do. It becomes clear I designed this based on my own ability.
The rats keep dropping and Sophia is piling pins in it to try and make it secure. I did show her the 'Anchor' technique that you can used with pins and kirby grips. It makes a massive difference if you're using it to make part of the design stable. I used it a lot in my assessment on Sophia. Otherwise you are just sliding grips upon grips and they aren't doing anything.
When Sophia undoes all of the rick-rack pins I can say I'm 100% with the result from this technique. It's made my hair sit as short as I intended on my design. During a practice session I said I don't mind some of the rick-racked hair being pinned up to help cover up the back as it'll add to the design looking 'pulled out'
When she finishes, she sprays it all in place with some hairspray. I ask her if she's happy with how she did and she seems ok. She's not overly happy with the back of it.
I think had I been more thorough with my explanation of how to execute my design it might have ended up with a better result. I take some responsibility in how this turned out but I think the massive issue was Sophia missing the crucial lessons that my hair style was based on. I think had she been there she would have had a better understanding. I would have liked to have made my design more complicated but after speaking with Sophia she said that she wasn't that confident with her plaits so I did my best to make a simple yet effect design but she did her best and that's all anyone can ask from any of us.
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