My third practice of Dil's design

I crimped all of Dil's hair to add volume and texture, and this time rolled a hair rat in hair, pinning it on top of her head, rather than just placing it there. This gave held more securely and made it easier to hide, although it still was not a black hair rat, which we will use for the assessment, meaning it still showed through a bit. Dil decided she didn't like the zigzag sections from our last practice so we went back to simply crimping the whole front section. I backcombed it, pulled it over the hair rat and pinned it into place at the back, hiding the pins underneath a top section which hung in the middle. I used a pintail comb to pull out parts that looked a little flat, making the shape more round. In hindsight, more backcombing would have made this part easier to mould. I used hairspray to stick down flyaway hairs, tied the lower section into a side ponytail and then placed a golden plait around Dil's hairline, tying the ends around the ponytail to hide the elastic. Dil decided not to use a ribbon, and to place the plait instead further forward so that it did not squash the mound of hair. Finally, I experimented with the loose tendrils in front of Dil's ears, using tongs to curl one side and wrapping the hair around a pintail comb and heating it up to create a really tight coil on the other side. Dil wants something in between these two, so I will most likely use thinner tongs. The back of the head was slightly messy this time, but I think when I use the proper hair rat, which will be larger, the back will be easier to pin into place neatly. Other than that, Dil as happy with the height and shape, and was pleased with the look I created.