Tools Used:
- Setting Hair Gel
- Spray Bottle
- Sectioning Tail comb
- Hair Grips
- Kirby Grips
- Curling Tongs
- Paddle Brush
Process of Creation: Pinched Finger Wave1. Fully saturate the hair with a mixture of water and setting hair gel.
2. Using your fingers and a fine tooth sectioning comb begin to smooth through a section of hair either towards or away from the face.
3. Taking your fingers hold them flat against the hair to secure it in place.
4. Begin to comb the hair in the same direction just underneath your fingers and push the hair upwards.
5. Replace your fingers onto the created ridge of the hair and then comb the hair underneath in the opposite direction away from your fingers, make sure the ridge remains secure.
6. Continue to use this technique in rows that go along the head making sure that they all sit in line with one another, it is easier to go along and then down rather than knitting the rows together.
7. If required you may also use a hair dryer or heated hood to set the hair so that the waves remain completely solid once the pins are removed.
8. Once fully set begin to remove the hair grips from the hair so that only the waves are left in place.
8. Once fully set begin to remove the hair grips from the hair so that only the waves are left in place.
1. Fully saturate the hair with a mixture of water and setting hair gel.
2. Comb through the hair to ensure that it is smooth and free from any tangles/knots.
3. Using your fingers and a fine tooth sectioning comb begin to smooth through a section of hair either towards or away from the face.
2. Comb through the hair to ensure that it is smooth and free from any tangles/knots.
3. Using your fingers and a fine tooth sectioning comb begin to smooth through a section of hair either towards or away from the face.
4. Place your fingers directly at the starting point to which you want the hair to go back on itself to form the wave.5. Keeping your finger placed there begin to comb the hair in the opposite direction.
6. Place your finger where you want the next wave to be and place a hair grip there.
7. Continue this technique down the rest of the hair to create a continuous wave.
8. Once again a hairdryer may be used to set the hair in place if using grips.
Process of Creation: Curling Iron Finger Wave:
1. Ensure the hair is fully dry and part where desired.
2. Divide the hair into a series of wide sections that have a fair 1 inch density of hair.
3. Begin to curl these sections downwards starting at the root/parting.
4. Continue to do this down the head in a straight line while making sure they are all of even proportion.
2. Divide the hair into a series of wide sections that have a fair 1 inch density of hair.
3. Begin to curl these sections downwards starting at the root/parting.
4. Continue to do this down the head in a straight line while making sure they are all of even proportion.
5. All the hair to fully cool and begin to brush through the curls with a large paddle brush in an over under motion to blend the wave.
6. To finish manipulate the front of the hair with a pin tail comb to deepen the effector creating a finger wave.
7. Set with hairspray/shine spray for effect.
Evaluation:
Finger waving is something that I have always aspired to learn within the field of hairstyling, that being said it is single handedly the hardest technique I have every tried to learn. The last two methods including the soft s-wave and the heated wand version were the more simple of the three techniques as the overall effect was more modern and subdued. In contrast was that of the first technique which demonstrated the traditional finger wave, this was easily the hardest thing ever attempted as it required multiple positioning and holding skills at the same time, while trying to comb and ridge the hair. Finger waving in the traditional sense is very much a skill to be admired by those who can achieve it flawlessly, especially as the process of them creating such a style is done so quickly. I however know that this is the result of much practice and will only be achieved the more I attempt to create the look myself. Finger waving is still a skill that I would like to have under my belt eventually as when done well it can completely transform a look to full vintage glamour, but also the techniques can be reworked into modern recreations. The first technique despite being so unsuccessful within my own attempt is defiantly the most beautiful, the classic construction depicts a timeless sense of hairstyling but also the craftsmanship and patience required to create the look has to be respected
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