Wig Application

Depending on the size and the style of the wig the preparation varies.

-Hair Wraps: Smooth and flat wigs 

-Flat Plaits ( french plaits): Smooth wigs with less movement involved. 

-Flat Pin Curls: Voluminous wigs, very secure! fine for theatre in film can sometimes see the bumps. 

-Inverted Plaits: very secure, for large sculptured wigs. 

Prepare the hair to represent the style of the wig that will sit on top, for example: if the wig is a 20's bob and finger wave pin curl the bottom section so the wig sits out and wrap the top section. 

Make sure you create hair charts that show how you will do the wig preparation.

Adapt the preparation depending on the wig style, hair type, security, quick changes and what they are actually doing. 

With the stocking cap make sure it matches the root of the wig you will be using! 

Pins/Grips/Geishas 

Pins need to be hidden and taken out after stocking cap applied as not to create bumps. 

Mat pins should be used so that they are hidden also.

-Preparation: Mat flat grips 

-Wig cap- fine wig pins. 

-Wig to the head- Wiggly larger pins 

-Big Wigs & Hair preparation: Geisha pins. 

Avoid pins with bobbled ends as these won't go though the wig cap and don't use thick pins around the edges as these show. 

Hairlines

-Tailor made wigs: fully cover the head 

-Half hair: own hair 

-Hard edge wigs: use own hair 

can always use a paint or illustrator pen to blend in the hair to the wig. 

Pin Directions 

Hair Wrap 

Step 1: section the hair from behind the ears so just the back is sectioned off begin to section pull and wrap the hair around the head. 

Step 2: Repeat this over and over pulling tight until whole head is done, can use water to hold hair into place. Think about the parting of the wig always put the wig on an measure the parting match the hair wrap to the same as the parting this will allow the wig to sit properly.

Step 3: using a wire hair tooth brush and hair spray make sure all loose hairs are brushed and tucked back. Contain it!- Wig cap pull over the head getting the model to help and pull right over can then adjust the cap to the place you need it. 

Step 4: using fine pins, pin the cap into place to make sure it dose not slip pin horizontally in the opposite direction. across the head. 

Step 5: Wig application hold the parts of the wig that go over the ears and pull over, create anchor points with larger wiggly pins and pin horizontally into place making sure you pin into a pin thats already there to give security. 

Half Wig Preparation 

Step 1: section the middle part of the hair where the wig will sit, get someone to hold this out the way and pin curl the surrounding hair out of the way.

Step 2: Creating inverted plaits, plait the middle section of hair around the head into a circle. pin this into place securely. 

Step 3: apply wig cap and pin into place , pinning out the way any excess material, apply the wig and pin into place again using the plait and pins as an anchor point. 

Step 4: either having the hair styled already of styling the hair incorporate the models hair into the wig and create a style making sure all the edges are covered.