BASICS Test Out!

BASICS Test Out is our final practical exam before our mad skillz are unleashed on innocent human beings.  One day is mannequin work and one is on a live model (usually a friend or family member).  My long-time friend Katie was nice enough to be my first model.

Katie wanted a perm, but first her hair needed to be cut.  She had a ridiculous amount of fine silky almost black hair that fell below her shoulders.  I cut her hair to about 5 inches in the back and angled it forward in the front into a diagonal forward, keeping as much length as possible.  The whole thing was cut at 0 degree elevation.  Looking back, I wish I had gone with my instinct to cut it at closer to 90 degree elevation.  The 0 degree elevation gives a triangular shape to her hair when we really wanted a rounder shape.  Anyway, I wrapped her perm in the gemini style and used a perming solution with ammonium thioglycolate.  Naturally, the whole thing smelled like a catbox until we were done.  The photo was taken right after the perm was dry, no products or styling.  I'll post another photo once the cut is corrected and her hair is styled.

Thanks, Katie, you are awesome!!