T HE A RT OF H IGHLIGHTING H AIR By Lacey Buchanan

P RESENTATION O VERVIEW Research Paper (Thesis and facts) Physical Project What was learned The success I had The challenges Mentor information Closing Statements

R ESEARCH P APER Thesis: The history of highlighting and coloring hair dates back as far as ancient Egyptian times. For a person to get a complete understanding of the procedure of highlighting hair, it is necessary to be knowledgeable of the chemical makeup of hair, the steps to take in order to highlight someone’s hair and the reaction that the dye will have on a person's hair. For someone looking to pursue hair design as a career, it will be important to know the training and experience needed. Fun Fact 1: The porosity of ones hair will effect how long it will take for the hair dye to process before being removed. Fun Fact 2: Women in ancient European times would use hair color to indicate class in society.

M Y P HYSICAL P ROJECT I have spent 15 hours working with my mentor and on my own to complete this piece of my project. The first 3.5 hours was spent answering mentor questions and observing her interact in her shop. The next 5 hours was spent observing two full head highlights and gathering materials. After I received the mannequin I made it look pretty, which took an hour and a half. (Yes, an hour and a half) I took my mannequin head to my mentor and she trimmed the hair and showed me techniques on highlighting. This took 2 hours. I went home and practiced the techniques I was showed. This took 3 hours. I put those techniques to good use by actually applying bleach this time. This took 2.5 hours

W HAT I L EARNED Different techniques to highlight hair How far apart each foil should be How to foil hair to make it look professional (This was hard) How to check the porosity of hair

S UCCESSES Making the mannequin look as good as it did Finding a good mentor Completing a full head highlight on my own

C HALLENGES Finding time to meet with my mentor. Getting a mannequin head Making the foils as crisp as possible Changing my project slightly

M ENTOR R EFLECTION I found the perfect mentor! Her name is Tonya Green. She owns her own hair salon in Candler and has been doing hair for 23 years. She went to the Carolina School of Hair Design for 1 year.

C ONCLUSION Highlighting hair was a very fun thing to learn and do. I do not plan on continuing this as a profession but definitely as a hobby.

T HE A RT OF H IGHLIGHTING H AIR By Lacey Buchanan