Miss Havisham's Hair

Equipment:
-Dry shampoo
-Hair pins
-Hair elastics
-Wig
-Wig cap
-Hair grips
-Veil

Step by step:
1. I put on the wig cap to prep the hair for the wig. I made sure that all the hairs round the edges were tucked away. 

(Tip: Use some hair pins to secure the wig cap to the hair and make sure it is as close to the natural hair line as possible. Also make sure to keep the ears outside the wig cap.)

2. I then lined the wig up at the front of the head, asked my model to hold the front of the wig, and then pulled it to the back to cover the whole head. 

(Tip: Use some hair grips to secure the wig to the hair and wig cap by looping the grip under.)

3. Make sure the wig is in a rough centre parting and section off the two side sections and bring them forwards.

4. Take the rest of the hair up into a mid/high ponytail.

5. Plait the ponytail loosely and then twist it up into a bun. 

6. Pull some of the hairs out to give it a more messy look.

7. Use white supra colour on a disposable mascara wand to colour any hair that is showing around her neck.

8. Position the veil around the head and under the bun.

I am really happy with how the hair came out. I was concerned how I was going to make the hair line at the back look natural, but I am really happy with the technique of colouring the natural hairs white around the back and bottom of the rim of the wig as it makes the wig edges look more blended and therefore more natural. I like how the front of the hair looks like it had been curled a long time ago and then fallen out because I think she would have curled the front sections very tightly on her wedding day, but then not touched them up since. I like the shape of the bun and that you can see it above the veil, as I think if the bun was below the veil, the top of the hair would have looked flat and boring. I am so happy with the colouring of the wig because I think it looks very natural. I also love the colouring of the flowers on the veil as the fake dead roses look very realistic.