Making Hard Cap Wigs - Part 4 - Curls

Hi, i'm emilian eminent, the maker of ina morata dolls. In this video we are finally going to complete the femme fatale style. Wig we've been working on last time. We finished the actual wig making and now it's time for the styling curling doll hair can be done in many different ways. Boil perming is my favorite method for artificial fibers like saran and synthetic materials hold the curls best over time. However, nowadays i use alpaca and mohair almost exclusively for my wigs and curling. These has to be done. Just like human hair, we will be using a hot glue gun as a miniature curling iron. Note that this method isn't safe for synthetic hair, as the heat might melt, it always test your fibers first, i start by shaping the strand that falls over her face by holding it against the curve of the nozzle for a few seconds and releasing repeating this from Opposite sides gives you a loose twenties finger wave. Look. Each fiber is different, so test it to see how long it takes until the hair holds the shape, pick out small strands and wrap them around the hot nozzle. This gives you corkscrew curls that will relax into nice. Pin curled vintage look be careful not to burn your fingers. I use a toothpick to hold the tips of the hair against the hot metal, see the difference in the curl styles for 50 style wig. You want to keep the top flat and sleek, except for the flourishes on the front, so i'm starting the curls quite low just below the ear level. You can curl long strands in parts starting from the middle and holding that against the heat, then moving down to wrap the rest of the hair. If you wrap the strand first towards the tip of the nozzle and then heading upwards again, the hair will be less likely to slip off. There are heat tools with non-tapering heads, but for these videos i want to use tools that are easily accessible to all clean. The nozzle regularly, especially if you're using hair products that make the metal sticky hair products meant for curling irons, do help setting the curls, but i like to sketch the shape on the clean hair first and then set it later because, as usual, i'm designing as i Go along if you have a clean plan of what to do, you can use the products from the start and save a lot of time. However, it is best to practice a bit on clean hair. If this is your first time doing this, as the curls add a lot of volume, this style looks best with naturally thinning tips like we created for this week, it's difficult to curl all the way to the end, because working in miniature is so different from human Hair, so i usually cut off the messy tips when i'm finished with the curling. Now it's just repetition so i'll skip ahead, as you can see, i've curled all the hair in front and back so now we have the foundation of the hairstyle built up, looks kind of 70s, but we'll fix that when setting the hairstyle i'm using a random brand Scentless hairspray meant for human hair note that human hair products can damage synthetic hair. So for that i just use a bit of silicone spray to add shine, reduce flyaway hairs and tangling. I use the heat to touch up the ends as the hairspray sets creating tight little burrows, the toothpick or similar tool helps you peel the curl of the nozzle without opening the curl or burning your fingertips. The size of the curl here is very much dictated by the tool, but luckily this is the size i want for this look. The curls are now set with spray and hard as a helmet remember to keep the nozzle clean i'll, add a bit of spray underneath the flat parts of the hair before combing them sleekly down and running the heat element over the hair. To set it i'm pushing down towards the neck, with the nuzzle to lower the point where the curls begin and holding the hair down, with my thumb as it sets and calls. This is better footage, so i'm actually going really slow with the heat element. I'Ve now wandered to the edge of the screen, but bear with me. I always seem to forget the camera. When i get to the detailed work here, i'm shaping the lock that runs down the side of her face. This is the focal point of the wig. So it's kind of more sculpting than curling starting to look good, but you can see the untiny thin tips of each lock here i will snip all of them off for more finished. Look. I still feel there's a bit too much volume, so i tie the elastic around the neck and will use the heat to convince the hair to stay flat. If you do not want to add hairspray, you can lightly miss some water on the area. I'M also retouching. Some curls this time using chopsticks, as i don't have the tips of the hair to hold on to anymore sure i could have stopped here, but i am a horrible perfectionist and can obsess over useless details infinitely. It'S fine to say that you're done here. It'S already a nice wake, but am i actually done nope? I insist impossible, and this is why everything takes ages. I know things would go faster and easier if i made the same wick or garment over and over again, but that would take all the fun and creativity out of work. I love figuring things out as i go along. Life is constant learning removing the elastic to see if the stylus set correctly. This time the back looks a bit untidy from being tied up, but you can use a toothbrush to smooth over the surface. I do not recommend a comb or brush at this point as there's way too much product in the hair. It would just undo all our hard work. It'S also to better to cut off flyaway hairs, as the set hairstyle could be ruined if you start pulling on those. What i'm spraying here is actually just clean water to relax the hairspray, so i can reset the hair again. I also have some hair gel on a toothbrush that i'm distributing into the wet hair to have a stronger hold. I'M not happy yet so back ghost elastic. Now i'm really gon na get finicky. I add water diluted, hair, gel extra some hole, so it's like glue to a strand and gather it into a pen curl over the ear. Then i use sewing pins to hold it in place while it dries. This is a handy technique for precise details. I add more gel and tie the hair in place with elastic if you're wondering what these bands are. They'Re leftover bits of string that hold the namorat the dolls together. I use the different color of elastics to match the skin tone of each style, while i'm waiting for the top to dry i'll, add a bit of gel to the bottom curls that don't seem to stay tightly curled enough. I'M also pinning these in place. You can set each curl like this or just use it for food focal details. The pinning is also a great way to shape sleek hairstyles like twenties finger waves, where the wet hair is completely permeated with hair, gel or varnish done kind of you could be done. I actually set and reset the hair a few times after this, but i'm not going to torture you with it. There'S nothing technically interesting about it. Just me being well me can't have a hair out of place literally. Instead, i'm going to reward you with the pictures of the finished wig on inna maratha elsan, one of my one-of-a-kind dolls. You can see that the wigs change shapes between the two photo shoots, because i still wasn't happy with it i'm impossible. If you want to turn this wig making series into a drinking game, it's just counter times, i say nozzle, it's become a word that sends us into complete hysterics while editing it's like my pokemon name, nuzzlenazzle muscle muscle nozzle, see you next time. Thank you for watching and please support me by subscribing and let me know in the comments what topic i should do. Next.