Project Evaluation

Although my assessment wasn't my greatest achievement in the word, I can overall say I am really happy with the outcome of this project.

I feel like it's been a really good learning curve and has allowed me to see the hair industry in a different light, styling hair for a specific purpose an from a brief is entirely different to what I have been used to as a stylist. The commercial hairdressing world is a different ball game and I feel what we've been and will be doing at uni is more along the session styling route and it's been a breath of fresh air really.
I've learnt a lot of new skills and techniques along the way and I have also been able to improve on some existing skills. Hair-up is not my thing and I know that but I feel like I have achieved a lot in a small space of time and I feel a lot more confident when presented with an idea or a brief to work to.

Working with my partner, Lauren, was a really good experience for me as well and we had a really fun time doing this together. As a team we have been able to show each other new things and also add new ideas into our work, and if not that just being encouraging and a back up for one another.
We came to a few issues with each design but found a way to overcome it. With mine we used tongs to create rolls because it was too short, with Laurens we decided on rolling it rat due to the amount of hair I had to get up, so I think we did well to compromise and change our designs.
I would definitely make sure to practice with all the equipment first not to fall into the hole I encountered and not leave it last minute.

Period hair was a nice starting point for me because it's thrown everything you think you know out of the water. It's simply not an everyday look and it requires research, practice and new skills especially when creating something historically accurate.
This was important for me to broaden my perspectives and not just look at contemporary hair and modern techniques and it gave me the chance to branch out into something more creative and I really want to do more of it.
My self-confidence definitely got the better of me on assessment day but this is something for myself to work on and something I've discovered was due to the unknown.
It's not necessarily a bad thing though because I'm here to push myself further and getting knocked back a few times is part of learning and I've managed to embrace that and take less caution just because it may be something new or something I don't know or can't do well doesn't mean I can't do it.