Wigs: Practical

During this practical we were taught how to prep the hair ready for a wig application and the effect wigs can have on people and characterisation. 

Wig Preperation and Application: 

Step 1:
Middle part the hair and french plait either side tight to the head making sure its comfortable for your client. If the hair is too short to do this pin curl the whole head of hair flat to the head.

Step 2:
Take either ends of the plait and wrap them around the head meeting the ends to just above the ear and pin into place.

Step 3:
Take the wig cap- and get the client to do a bunny ear motion hook the cap over there fingers and pull around and into place.
Then reapeat this techniques to apply the wig and style.

It was very interesting when trying the wigs on, although it was fun each wig you tried changed your whole appearance as people were trying on the wigs associations were made for example when i tried on a purple bob wig that was a little frizzy i was told i looked like a 'chavy mum of 10' compared to a blonde sleek bob wig and i looked like 'Marilyn' this showed me how using wigs can really change a person and their overall characters look very quickly without any makeup as shown in the images below.

Things to look at when trying on wigs: (see how it changes….)
- eyes
- skin tone
-face shape
-over all appearance.