lesson 2 - hair - French Pleat

French Pleat

Lesson 2 - Current Trends Hair 

For our second lesson of term 2, current trends hair, we were once again looking at plaiting and braiding with particular focus on a French Pleat. This a very formal hair style, simple and easy but effective. Emma demonstrated the different ways of doing it and then we went on to try ourselves. Unfortunately i do not have any pictures of the look i did myself but do have some pictures of the demo that emma did. 

(Photos - Aimee Topham,   Hair by Emma Croombes)

I started by sectioning a horseshoe type section to the front of the head and then clipping this out of the way with a sectioning clip. I then took hair from the left hand side, brushing it smooth and pulling round the head making sure it was flat and there were no bumps. I then clipped this in the middle of the head using the cross gripping technique all the way from the bottom to the top making sure it was fully clipped and anchored in, not loosing and tension or becoming loose and untidy. Then taking the other side of the hair i brushed this back in the same way as i did the right hand side, this time however i back combed the inner side of the section to give it more volume and more hold when creating the twist. Once i had back combed the hair i smoothed out the outer side of the section and brought it round and twisted it so it curled in on itself. I made sure this curl was loose and big and not tight to the head, otherwise you wouldnt get the height and volume that you want. I clipped this in place making sure it was tight to the head and well secured. Then using the front section of the hair, i brought this round over the pleat onto the top and created a nice curl on top to finish the look. I then hairsprayed any stray and loose hairs into place to refine it.


I found it quite difficult to do this hairstyle as I am not particularly good at hair. I managed to get the first few steps done to what I think is a quite good standard, but then was unable to actually roll and finish the pleat. This is something that I will continue to practice so that I can eventually do it properly. 

Health and Safety

1. Make sure all my equipment and brushes are cleaned properly so as not the spread anything from one client to another. 

2. Make sure that my pin tail comb is safely down or tucked into my palm whilst not being used so as not to accidently stab myself or others.

3. Make sure my hands are washed and clean before starting the look.

4. Make sure my hair is away from my face.

5. Make sure I dont have any excessive jewellery on that could catch, cut or scratch my model.

6. Make sure all my products are layed out properly and neatly so as not to cause a hazard.

7. Ensure there is nothing on the floor that can be tripped or fallen over and all bags and coats are away.

8. Make sure I am wearing shoes with a closed toe so as if anything is dropped it doesn't cause damage to the toes.