Corset braid
I created a corset braid by separating the hair in to two sides, I did two Swedish braids going down the sides of the head starting at the front on the hair line and ending at the bottom of the hair. I made sure these were really neat and tight and I tied them at the bottom of the hair with an elastic band. I then got some ribbon and threaded it through parts of the hair starting on the top of the head just above the crown, I worked all the way down where the braids came off the head. I took both braids and used an elastic band to bring them both together in the nap of the neck, and un tied the bands at the bottom of the plaits. With the spare ribbon I have I wrapped it around the elastic band and tied in a bow.
Forehead raid
To create a forehead braid, I firstly brushed all the hair over to one side of the head, smoothing the hair out to try make it flatter, as the hair was dried to go down wards, it lifts off the head when brushed the opposite way. I started my braid by adding hair in to the braid but only adding the hair from the side where the hair would come from. one side of the braid will have hair coming forward and one side of the braid will be sitting on a slope going across the face. The more of the braid you do, angle it more down the face moving the clients head or moving yourself more round to the front of the client. I then added in a thin ribbon to the braid, I think this gave it a nice modern look having a little colour flowing through the hair but not too much.
Reflection
I really like how the corset braid came out, I was very pleased with the Swedish braids as it was my first attempt at doing one. I enjoyed creating this look and incorporating ribbons in to the hair for decoration. It was a very modern twist on how children could have worn their hair in the Elizabethan era.
The only thing I didn't like about doing this hair style is the Swedish braids can get a bit complicated when you take a section the wrong way round the hair it can mess the whole braid up and you have to try fix it without loosening up the rest of the braid.
Overall, I really liked how this look came out and I would definitely recreate it again and again adding different types of ribbons and decorations for a variety of looks.
I really enjoyed creating the forehead braid too, this was also the first tie I have created this look and I was very pleased with the outcome. It a very fashion forward look being created a lot in photoshoots. I liked how the ribbon gave the hair a little edge and colour too, adding a little glam in to the hair style.
I didn't like how difficult it was at first to get the braid going, as the hair is growing and laying in one direction I was trying to pull it on the opposite so this proved a little difficult as first but once I had got going it got easier.
I really liked creating this look and I would definitely wear it on myself too! I feel it gives a quirky look to a style but it also creates that sharp braid 'hair line' going across the face, like the Elizabethans had - a strong hair line.
Overall, I loved creating these looks, I have never tried or attempted to create these looks as I have not ever heard of a corset braid or thought to being a braid across the forehead before. But I really liked both of these looks I think they would suit all most any one and they are both relatively easy to create too.
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