Hair Design
Step 1: Curl Your Hair
I curled my hair in order to have more voluminous hair. It also made the ends of my hair curled when my hair was pinned up and completely finished. I used the Remington Tstudio Salon Collection Pearl Digital Ceramic Curling Wand in the 1-1/2 inch size for bigger curls. I curled one inch sections for about 15 seconds each, ensuring my curls hold. After I finished curling my hair, I combed through it with a wider toothed comb, giving me even more volume and bouncy curls.
Step 2: Tease Middle Section of Hair
This only applies if your hair is usually middle parted. Since mine is, I teased the middle section of my hair so that there isn't a weird opening when I pin my hair up.
Step 3: Pin Hair Rat or Yarn Ball
I pinned a ball of yarn on the crown of my head as a volume base for my hair. You can also use a hair rat or wig put into a hair net. Make sure that whatever base you use, it matches your hair color. Since I was going to spray paint my hair white, I used a white ball of yarn. After your base is pinned, do a "shake test" to ensure that it won't be wobbly when walking around.
Step 4: Start Pinning Hair Over Base
I started by grabbing a section of hair and laying it flat in front of the yarn ball. I then pinned it to the very top of the base. I began in the front, working my way to the sides, then all the way to the back. In the back, I left some of my very bottom layers down and curled them again. This step is fairly easy, but will need some practice in order to ensure the base is completely or almost completely covered.
Step 5: Do a Double Check
After all the hair was pinned, I double checked that none of the base was showing by having someone look at the back for me. I also used a second mirror to cover up any yarn visible. Afterwards, I fixed up any loose or flyaway hair by re-pinning them.
Step 6: Apply Hair Spray
I used hair spray to make sure that my style would hold throughout the performance. I also applied it so that when I spray painted my hair white, I would be able to wash out the color easier.
Step 7: Spray Paint
When spray painting my hair, I made sure to wear a towel of some sort so my clothes wouldn't get stained. It is VERY important that you make sure not to spray in anyone's face because the fumes are very strong and make it hard to breath. I also advise spraying outside so there is not a mess.
Spray evenly on you hair so there aren't any blotches of dark hair. I made sure to also spray my roots and had a friend spray the back for me. After I was finished, I did one last double check to make sure all of my hair was painted evenly.
Spray evenly on you hair so there aren't any blotches of dark hair. I made sure to also spray my roots and had a friend spray the back for me. After I was finished, I did one last double check to make sure all of my hair was painted evenly.
Step 8: Hair Decorations (Optional)
18th century hair was often adorned with flowers, jewels, feathers or hats. I used two pearl hair pins on the side of my hair for decoration. Decorate it however you'd like!