THE DESIGN: Syling Waves

1930's Wave Style

CHARACTER: Starlet "Ginger"

GInger is a 19 year-old female recently cast in a Broadway show. The year is 1930. Ginger is a singer and dancer just starting off her career. She was born in Missouri to parents of Irish descent. She has a hard work ethic, and is well spoken. She likes to follow the latest fashions. She refrained from bobbing her hair in the 1920's in order to keep her hair able to be styled in different ways foro her career. RIght now she has her natural deep auburn color, but in the near future, she will move to Hollywood and go blonde.

DESIGN STATEMENT:

To emulate the style of the early 1930's, I will set a prominent wave in the front of the hair, and gather the length of the hair into a chinon of curls at the base of the neck. I will use a hairnet to keep the curls contained into a faux bob look.

RESEARCH

This is an image of 1920's waves with curls at the base of the neck. I like the liitle curl framing the face in front of the ear

This is an image of Ginger Rogers, who inspires this character, in 1930, before going blonde.

This is an image of a cinon of curls. I like the size and shape if these curls.

This is an image of actress BeBe Daniels. She has a similar round face shape to my model, and has waves and the little accent curls framing the face that I think would look good on my model.

This is an image of actress Faye Wray. SHe has a looser wave that also looks goos on her round face shape.

This is an image of my model Emily

MAKEUP, MATERIALS, AND TOOLS

Makeup:

MIdtone, highlight and shadow tone cream make-up
pink blush cream make-up
deep red lip liner
deep red lipstick
brown eyeliner
black mascara

Other Products:

wig conditioner with 2/3 water
hair spray
perm rods
medium rollers
t-pins

blocking nails
twill tape
wave clips
hair pins
bobby pins
hair net

Tools:

steamer
hair brush
rat tail comb

THE PROCESS

Wig Styling

Brush wig and trim fuzzy ends
Thin wig aroung the crown
Roll crown in small perm rollers, alternating over and under rows
Roll remaining hair in medium rollers
Steam rollers
Allow to dry
Remove rollers, hair spray
Brush through crown curls to find the wave
Tape and clip waves in place
Re-roll frizzy ends
Arrange pincurls around the face
Steam waves pin curls and new rollers
Re-move rollers, tapes and clips.
Hairspray
Arrange large curls in the back into a hairnet and pin in place.

Wig application

pin-curl hair and secure wig cap
Apply wig and pin in place with wig pins
Arrange pin curls along face
Hairspray

Make-up Look (optional)

Apply mid-tone, hightlight and shadow per basic ensembe look.
Apply soft pink cheek color.
Over draw cupids bow on lip with lip liner, and fill lip color.
Apply eyeliner and mascara.

Wig Before - front

Wig in rollers

Tape and lip waves

Re-roll of frizzy ends

Hair net

REFLECTION AND CRITIQUE

The styling process mostly went as planned. I needed to re-work waves and curls to battle a little frizz. I struggled with the waved not being as s-like as I would have liked. Overall I think it turned out much like the design, and I think it would read well for stage. The netted curls in the back were pulled up a little too tightly , and were kind of smashed. Keeping the net looser would have looked more like the drawing.

SCHEMATIC

PHOTO OF FINISHED PROJECT

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