Estella Hair Designs

I looked at various photo's on Pinterest for inspiration for my Estella hair. I focussed mainly on up do's that has plaits, twists, rolls and curls, as I wanted to create a soft, feminine look, as mentioned previously. http://www.pinterest.com/leesnyman/estella-inspiration/ 

I also decided to explore the key words "bent", "broken" and "survivor", but I found it really difficult to find hairstyles that expressed these keywords. http://www.pinterest.com/leesnyman/bent-and-broken-hair-inspiration/

I started to experiment on a dolls head, using a variety of techniques we had learned about Victorian hair, and some of the ones I saw on Pinterest.

Here are the looks I created:

Look 1

For this hairstyle I sectioned the hair into 3 sections. The front section I separeted into a middle parting, to give more of an aged look to Estella. I then rolled the middle section around a piece of wadding to give a little bit of height, before pulling the final section into a French Pleat, to add the Victorian element. I like the overall look of this hairstyle, it is not quite as soft as I would like it to be and I think the parting looks a little too harsh.

Look 2 

The second style is very similar to the first, but this time, I pulled the front section into a side parting, and to furthur soften the look, I pulled a few tendrils out at the sides of the head. Although I prefer this look, I think it is a little bit too youthful, and reminds me more of a wedding hairstyle. The middle section also looks a little bit too detached from the rest of the style, in both looks particularly in the profile shot.

Look 3

My final idea was to pull the hair into a bun at the base of the head, with two plaits pulled around from the front of the hair. I think this hairstyle is very pretty, but overall a little too basic, and it doesn't have enough of a Victorian feel to me.

For my final look, I would like to combine elements from Look 1 and Look 2. I will keep the middle parting, but soften it slightly by pulling some hair out on either side and curling them. I will also not be pulling the middle section down more, so that it blends into the hairstyle a lot more.