Studio Sessions: Bobs and Finger Waves

Tools Needed:

Bobbed/ Long Haired Model

Tongs

Paddle Brush

Pintail Comb

Bobby Pins

Heat Protectant

Texturising Spray

Vitapointe Leave in Conditioner

Shine Spray

1. Start off by sitting your model down, then thoroughly brush through their hair with the paddle brush, making sure there are no knots.  It is preferable that your model's hair isn't freshly washed as this will make the hair easier to work with.  However if not, this is where the texturising spray will come in to good use.  While you are brushing the hair, pre heat your curling tongs, a good temperature is around 23.

2. Once brushed through, create a very deep side parting, the parting should be in line with the arch of the brow.  Separate the hair at the front of the head, and the hair towards the back.  We will start to work with the hair at the front, so pin the hair at the back of the head out the way. 

3. The next step is to curl the front sections of your hair, you want the curls to fall forwards, so that the hair will sit nicely around the face. Take a small section of hair and spray with a small amount of heat protectant.  If your client has long hair, wrap the end around the tong so it is neatly in the barrel, laying flat.  Turn your tong towards the head, getting as close to the root as possible, if you are unsure of how close to get to your sitters head, place a comb at the root and rest your tong against that.  Hold the hair around the tongs for around 12 seconds, although if the hair is thick you may want to curl for a little longer, remove the tongs and secure with a sectioning clip to ensure there will be no bumps in the hair.

4. Repeat this process on both sides of the front sections.

5. After this, start to curl the back section.  Start from the bottom of the head, these curls can be tonged in different directions to give volume and definition.  Follow this process, working upwards, still making sure that your sections are small and even and that you are cold setting your girls each time.

6. Once all the hair is curled, leave to set for 5-10 minutes, longer if you have time.  Remove all the clips and then brush through the hair very gently.  The best type of brush to use for this step is a Mason and Pearson, it has particularly soft bristles that will not pull the curl out the hair.  Once brushed through, use a small amount of vitapointe leave in conditioner and work this through the hair with your hands.

7. Loosely gather your hair into a low ponytail and secure it with a scrunchy, again leaving the front sections untouched.  Pull this scrunchy down toward the end of the ponytail until you can loop the hair under. This gives the faux bob plenty of volume.  Roll the hair up and secure the hair with bobby pins and apply hairspray for a secure hold.  You can pull small sections of hair from the crown on the head to cover the looped hair, this hair will be curled, creating a realistic look.

8. To style the front of the hair, take the bigger section, pull down and let it naturally frame the face.  For the smaller section, pin this back.  Some people suit the hair pinned more tightly against the head,  others suit more volume.

9. To finish the style, spritz the hair with some hairspray.