Studio: Adding Accessories to Hair

Accessories can really change a whole hairstyle, whether it be a simple clip or a big head band.  In this weeks session, we were experimenting with different accessories and adding them to the same hairstyle.  The hairstyle we added to was a simple chignon.

Equipment needed:

- Pintail comb

- Sectioning clips

- Hair band

- Kirby grips

Simple chignon.

- Hair pins

- Accessories

How to create a Chignon:

- Begin by sectioning the front of the hair from behind the ears and separate the front sections of hair with sectioning clips.

- With the back section of hair, tie it into a low ponytail at the nape of the neck.

- Slightly backcomb the top side of the ponytail to half way down.

- Roll the ends of the ponytail around your fingers and continue to roll the ponytail up to the hairband and secure with a kirby grip at each side of the roll.

- Using your pintail comb, or hair pins, stretch the hair over each side to join the head and pin each side to create the shape.

- With the front sections, bring them back and wrap around the chignon.

NOTE: you can plait or twist the hair to give more decoration.

- Decorate!

Simple black lace added onto the chignon.

Decorative hair pins added to the top of the chignon.

A necklace placed over the chignon.

A shell necklace added around the chignon.

String of sequins placed down the parting and around the chignon.

A simple hat with netting placed on the side of the head.

Evaluation:

I enjoyed this task and feel that I executed it well.  I had never attempted a chignon before, so was keen to learn this new skill.  I found that it was a fairly simple hairstyle to create, but there are so many different ways to decorate it and make it look different.  It was fun to see how the different accessories changed the overall look of the hairstyle and I think that the decorative clips did this best.  This is because they were such a simple accessory, but they gave the hairstyle a much more elegant feel.