Hairstyling Course

Overview of the industry

• Week1: Introduction (talk about industry, trends, hair types, products for different hair types as well as on set etiquette)
• Week2: Product Knowledge & blow-dry techniques
• Week3: Blow-dry smooth & sleek and using the straightener
• Week 4: Blow-dry volumes & curls
• Week5: Blow-dry & setting with curlers
• Week6: Wet setting & pins curls
• Week7: Sectioning & pin curls (direction of curls and different result it gives)
• Week8: curling tongs (tight curls, spirals, waves, soft curl/wave)
• Week9: Texture (Afro setting & crimping)
• Week10: Period hair 1920’s
• Week11: Period hair 1930’s & 40’s
• Week12: Period hair 1950’s & 60’s
• Week 13: Period hair 1970’s & 80’s
• Week 14: Braiding, plaits (bridal hair)
• Week 15: Sleek ponytail &buns (up styles & messy)
• Week 16: Avante Garde
• Week17: Shaping Afros how to fluff an Afro & basic male grooming

Introduction – Talk about the industry

• Different up & coming styles / trends
• New hair care
• Doing hair on set – the “Do’s & Don’ts.
• Tips & Tricks of the trade
• Essentials for your hair kit.

Product Knowledge

We offer a full description of the product – its uses and for which hair types it’s best suited.

• Hairspray
• Mousse
• Gel
• Silicon
• Hair wax

Hair Equipment

We offer a full description of the product – its uses and for what hair types it’s best suited.

• Blow dryer
• Hair straightener
• Curling tongs
• Flat hair brush
• Round hair brush
• Combs

The hair preparation section of the course teaches students to understand the importance of the desired look, by taking into account hair type, length and required products

• *Sectioning – Understanding the importance & what look you want to create
• *Blow-drying the hair smooth & sleek (Short/ mid-length & long hair)
• Blow-drying the hair with volume & with 60’s/ 70’s hair flick
• Blow-drying to create soft curls using a hair brush.

*Hair straightening/ Ironing

• Short & long hair
• Straightening the hair smooth & sleek
• Creating volume with the straightener.

Creating curls & texture using the straightener

• Tiny afro curls
• Mermaid wave
• Small plaits

*Curling with Curling-tong – Pin-curls, Drop curls, Velcro curlers & Hot curlers.

*Plaits – Three strand, French, Dutch & Fishbone (sleek & messy), Cornrow, milkmaid, Waterfall, Lace, “Ponytail Bun Plait”. Butterfly, Flower, Heart, Plait on side of ponytail. 

*Teasing – Create the perfect bubble, Incorporate teasing into plaits 

*French Roll (smooth/ sleek & messy)

*Teasing – 60’s Beehive, 40’s Vintage Pin-up look

*Knots & Twits

*Ponytails – Create the Perfect high ponytail, Smooth & sleek “Donut” bun, Bow

*1920’s Finger wave – wet & dry method.

*1940’s Waves/ Jessica Rabbit Hair

*Modern Punk/ Mohawk – incorporating teasing, plaits, hair pieces ect.

*Avant Garde Hairstyles

*Grecian

*Bridal

• Down-styles (Sleek & Messy)
• Up-styles (Sleek & Messy)
• Incorporating hair accessories, placement of veil/ flower

*Male Grooming – Eyebrows, Side burns

Hair Styles: Corporate, Surfe, Funky Punk, Messy Bed-head