My first practice of Dil's final design

Edging nearer towards assessment day, I recreated Dil's design for practice. I crimped all of her hair, split it into top and bottom sections, and then backcombed the whole upper section. I then pinned a hair rat on top of her head and lay the hair back over it, pinning it into place at the back, and adjusting it with a pintail comb to make it more rounded. I loosely tied the lower section into a ponytail down the side. For the final assessment I will add ribbon or lace across the front of Dil's head, and tied around the side ponytail, draping down the length of the hair. Lastly, I crimped the loose tendrils in front of Dil's ears by wrapping them in a figure-of-eight way around a pin and clamping it between straighteners. On the left side of her head I combed this part out less, leaving a more zigzag effect, which we both preferred. 

I was happy with how I did Dil's hair, although next time I will place the hair rat a little further forward, to create more height on top of her head and make it more rounded, like her design. However, I initially felt quite anxious about creating this look as I felt it looked quite difficult, considering my skill level and lack of background in hair; so I think I did a good job.