Hair Technical File- Natural Beauty Hair: Beach Hair

In our recent hair lesson Lottie was demonstrating to us how to create Natural beach hair. After images were shown of natural beach hair we were shown a demosnstration of how to create the look. We firstly had to wash the hair or use the sprayer to wet the hair down however Lottie sprayed the hair down to save time, it was then using mousse, sea salt and hairspray for the products and also using a hairdryer and diffuser to create the natural waves. Finally was putting the waves up into a loose chignon. 

Products & Equipment: 

• hairspray 
• mousse 
• sea salt spray
• hair dryer and diffuser 
• comb 
• curling tongs
• hair band
• grips

1. First step was taking my model over to the sink basin with a towel round her shoulders and washed her hair with warm water and shampoo and conditioner.
2. I then wrapped the towel round her head and took her to the station where I towel dried her hair. I used a comb to brush through the hair to get any knots out. I then used the hairdryer on its own to power dry the hair so its not dripping wet. Once it was partly dry but still wet I used the mousse and worked it through the hair. 
3. Next I sprayed the hair with sea salt and brushed it through with my fingers. I then put the diffuser on the end of the hairdryer and starting scrunching up the hair into the diffuser section by section until the hair was dry all over and beach waved by the diffuser. 

1. Above are the photos of the finished look after using the diffuser and styling it with my finger and parting her hair.
2. To make the hair even more wavy or with a few more curls in the hair you can heat up some curling tongs and place a few curls in the hair. I decided I did want a few more curls in the hair so I plugged in the curls and starting with winding the hair up the tong while leaving the end bit so it looks more natural. I took large sections and didn't hold it in the curlers for too long as I didn't want a tight curl. I then unraveled the hair round the wand and moved onto the other sections.
3. Once the hair had a bit more of a wave through it I separated the curls with my fingers and styled it into place and finally put hairspray through the hair to hold it in place. 

1. Another technique to try out was grab a large ish section of hair and twist it round in your hands till the end of the hair.
2. Make sure the straighteners were pre-heated and using the straighteners press the twist in the straighteners and do this all the way up and down the twist until its warm and then let go and when the hair unravels it has the waves of the twist. 

1. Finally the last hairstyle we did was a loose chignon. I put the hair up in a mid/low ponytail and making sure the hair isn't completely scraped back as I don't want a tight hairstyle as its a loose look. 
2. Once the hair was in a pony tail I twisted the hair up on itself and started gripping it into place in different areas under the chignon to make sure it was nice and secure. 
3. If you want to finish the look off you could add some hair accessories such as flowers.

Final Evaluation

Overall I feel the technique learnt in this technical lesson is very useful and shows multiple ways of creating beach hair weather its scrunching it up in the diffuser all over, curling the hair loosely in large sections or twisting the hair and using the straighteners over the top. I personally liked washing the hair, applying the products and using a diffuser then adding a few curls in myself if needed to be just to give it more body and waves. I think the twisting technique does work however when using the straighteners over the twist it flattens the natural body we give to the hair so when its done it is wavy however doesn't have a much volume its slightly flatter. The chignon worked well however possibly some loose curls would add to the style and then and accessory in the hair would work well. I really enjoyed creating theses styles and learning when to apply the mousse and what sea salt spray can be used for and again using a diffuser on a hairdryer as people tend not to use them as much these days however this is the second time I have used one and it came out well.

Health and Safety:

• keep work station tidy
• do not run in the studio
• keep bags and coats away in case of a hazard
• be careful of trailing cables
• be careful around hot equipment and turn them off straight after use

BEACH HAIR 

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Photography Technical File- Whiteout and Gel lighting

 WHITEOUT 

Equipment:

• Camera 550d 
• stands, lights and soft box, beauty dish 
• sync lead 
• tether lead 
• light meter 
• 50mm lense 
• Hot shoe adapter

We started off with trying out creating a whiteout which consists of two camera facing a white back drop. The light over exposes slightly to create an extremely white back ground. You don't want the lighting behind the model to be too over exposed otherwise it can start making the outline of the model disappear. We pulled down the white backdrop and set up to lights facing the backdrop using beauty dishes, we set up one camera facing the model to light up the front of the face. We set the camera to ISO 100, shutter speed 1/125 and the we tested the light meter on the model and changed the F stop to the same as the light meter. We then put the hot shoe adapter on the camera and plugged in the tether cable to allow the photos to come up on the computer. The photo below  is the outcome of trying a whiteout, I think the photo came out really clear and as you can see the back drop is definitely white. We also tried a 50mm lense however with this lense there is no zoom so you have to physically move yourself closer and further away from the model.

GEL LIGHTING 

It was our first time ever trying out gel lighting so with this experiment we tried out placing the lights in different positions and the effect it gave and the colours it would produce. We got given a box of different colour gels and got to choose which colour/colours we wanted. You can work with just one colour if you want however we decided to go for a combination of two colours to be able to let the colours mix. 

Firstly we tried a white background and we used the colour red over the light and placed it behind the model and as you can see the red is pushing through the hair and lighting up the outline of the head, in front but off to the side we had a blue gel light which gave it a light tint 

We then went over to the light with the blue sheet and we placed another blue sheet over the top to make the blue more prominent and then centered the light behind the head more so it bursts out the edges of the head. 

Finally we went for something a little darker so we turned off the lights in the studio and changed the backdrop, we kept the blue light off the side and red behind and then we also tried both lights behind so the red and blue light behind the model. I love the last photo as we caught a burst of light in the camera and think it makes the photo look very dreamy and beautiful. We tried to center the light behind the model to make sure you couldn't it but only the beams of colour through the hair and outlining the model. The colours beaming through and tinting the model creates a surreal feel and a seductive tone. 

The lesson definitely helped me with my photography skills and experimenting with different lighting and colours and also keeping my knowledge up with the camera and what setting to use for different shoots. This year is the first year we've started using a light meter and how it can correspond with the cameras shutter speed to make sure its the correct lighting, depending on how in focus the image is once you check it you might need to change the shutter speed to higher and test it. I definitely feel more confident with the camera now and each lesson I learn more and more and feel more confident.

 GEL LIGHTING 

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Gel lighting can be placed anyway in position to the model to create the effect you want. The lighting can be lite with a tint of a colour and a white background or it can be harsh lighting and dark like the images above for example. The third photo is very dark and the colours are harsh and close to the model, I can see three colours in the photo, yellow/orange on the left side, blue more on the right side hitting the models left eye and then far over is a dash or red down the ear and side of the neck. It is all dependent on the placement of the lights and the colours being used.

Chanels Price Point

PRICE POINT

If you’ve bought a Chanel Classic Bag early on and you are aware of the current prices, then I have to say: ‘you deserve that smile on your face’. The higher the prices go, the more you fall in love. But have you ever wondered, how much your Chanel Classic Bag cost last year, five years or ten years ago? Price increases can be frustrating, especially for those who are saving money, chasing their dream bag and trying to keep up with the price. Each price increase must feel like a ‘nightmare’.

But price increases can work for you, those who are smart enough to invest in 2008 have seen the prices go up as fast as a rollercoaster goes down – since 2008, the prices have increased with more than $2,000 USD. Investing in a Chanel Classic Bag is safer than investing in the stock market as Chanel bags will only go up in prices and never go down, regardless of the economy.

I can throw ten reasons at those who are still waiting for the right moment, actually – today is the right moment, can you bare another price increase over a few months? Below are the  prices from 1955 to 2014 for the Chanel (reissue) 2.55 size 225.

2008-214 Price Change

How frequent does Chanel increase prices

It depends, from experience, they increase prices two or three times a year. Rarely do they increase one time . It usually happens in end of January or the first week of February, around the summer times and at the end of the year, in December. Chanel never give any warning, this will spoil the game, doesn’t. They never give the exact date or tell you when, even the information from your SA are just speculation.

Why Does Chanel Raise Prices?

One major cause is the inflation, basic economics – there is a high demand on quality raw materials, more demand means higher prices. If Chanel is paying a higher price for the lambskin leather, they will compensate the loss with your wallet.

Secondly, the cost of labor has gone up, your iconic Chanel bag is probably made in France, Italy or in rare occasion – Spain. We should be proud that their bags are still made in Europe, only then we can be certain of its quality.

Third reason is what I think, a marketing strategy. Price increases should drive customers way, but for Chanel, it works the opposite. The more we need to pay, the more we gossip and the circle of Chanel fans keeps getting bigger.

BEAUTY RANGING

MAKEUP 

• Foundation: £32-£42.50 
• Eye pencil: £17-£19 
• Mascara: £25 
• Eyeshadow: £23-£40 
• Lip liner: £17.50 
• Lip Gloss: £19-£26 
• Lipstick: £25-£26 
• Nails: £14-£25 
• Brushes: £19-£42

SKINCARE

• Cleanser, makeup remover and toner: £22-£110 
• Moisturisers: £30-£240 
• Complete anti-ageing: £69-£300 

WOMEN'S PERFUME

• £49-£96

https://www.bragmybag.com/chanel-price-increase-over-the-years/

Chanel Spring/Summer 2016 Haute Couture Show

SPRING/SUMMER 2016 | COUTURE 

CHANEL

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2016/couture/chanel

Karl Lagerfeld created his own perfect eco system this morning, transforming the Grand Palais into an energy efficient zone where a modernist wooden house was positioned in the middle of sprawling manicured lawn surrounded by trees and a lily pond. There were even swarms of midges circling which had show-goers speculating that Karl had even orchestrated that. Quite possibly. If you're wondering what saving energy has to do with a lavish production of this scale, and haute couture - a world where your own G4 is the preferred mode of transport - all I can offer is that these are clothes intended for a lifetime; the absolute antithesis of fast fashion.

It was a celebration of nature, which gave rise to a bucolic springtime wardrobe, comprising a lot of beige. “Gabrielle Chanel was the queen of beige,” declared Lagerfeld, whose palette ran from straw and sand to putty, taupe and hessian. The focus was on the Chanel suit, which featured neat fitted jackets with oval sleeves partnered with skirts of varying silhouettes, from strict and midi length pencils to full skirts and breezy, wide culottes.

Pleated dresses were feather fine, while even woolly, natural coloured tweed skirts – where fragments of shaved wood was woven in – looked lightweight, with hemlines splaying into full fringes. That nod to nature extended into night-time hours too, a dress had sleeves embroidered with feathered bees, others boasted wooden birds, and of course petal appliques abounded. But the most magnificent arrived with capes that were painted and embellished in twinkling rhinestones.

And so to the finishing touches: crystal dragonflies, bees, and other bugs posed as brooches, shoes took the shape of a satin two-tone ballet pump atop a cork wedge and waists were accessorised with a chicer version of a bum bag – Chanel called it a smartphone pouch, because even an eco-girl needs to stay connected. Oh, and a note on the timber set, the house promises to recycle it.

THE CATWALK

MAKE-UP & HAIR 

BACKSTAGE 

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Spring-Summer 2016 Haute Couture Show - CHANEL

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This years Haute Couture spring/summer 16 starred some beautiful neutral toned tweed suits and sparkling dresses. The 76 looks came out a large wooden box with doors and each model was kitted out with beautiful striking make-up, cat like eyes as the black liner lining over the top of the crease of the lid flicking out past the brow and a symmetrical line below the eye allowing the flicks to be parallel, the skin was flawless and slightly dewy and the lips kept natural. Makeup artist Tom Pecheux used elongated double strokes of liner to frame their eyes in seductive, feline fashion. The hair was super neat and sophisticated with the hair in a center parting or with a fringe and center parting and the back it slicked back and into a thick roll. Hairstylist Sam McKnight repeatedly compared the giant hair rolls models wore to croissants in his Instagram posts from the show. The hair inspiration was from the artist Picasso "The inspiration was a Picasso sculpture which Karl Lagerfeld showed me, with shaped hair in the back," McKnight tells Vogue UK. The whole look complimented every aspect of the styling from the hair to the make-up to the elegance throughout. The make-up is simple yet dramatic and the hair is sleek and sophisticated I think the look works really well together and could work very well in a editorial shoot and could bring elements of the haute couture spring/summer 2016 into one of my editorial shoots.

Instagram Images: sammcknight1

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