LEVEL: BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE

DATES: October, November 2025 & 2026 dates (click here for dates & fees). We also offer bespoke training tailored to your needs. Can’t find a date that suits you? Get in touch — we’ll make it work.

Learn from our expert hair educators and designers how to master elegant era-specific looks and create authentic, polished looks for stage, screen and events. Whether it’s pin curls from the '20s or victory rolls of the '40s, this workshop helps you adapt your skills to suit any brief - using pro tools and techniques!

TOPICS:

• Top Techniques: Master waves, curls, winding and shaping to style like a pro

• Work with diverse hair textures: and products to create stylised and historically accurate looks

• Tools of the Trade: Explore a variety of heat-styling methods to achieve those iconic looks

• Research & Prep: Learn how to craft hairstyles ‘that meet the brief’ every time

• Create a Look-book: Build a collection of styles inspired by period drama and photography

• A Century of Style: Delve into iconic hairstyles, from everyday trends to Hollywood’s finest

• Shortcuts and Pro Tips: Discover how the pro’s work for speed, efficiency and longevity.

• The Styling Game: practical tips to boost your speed and confidence

FORMAT:

• Expert instruction and demonstrations from leading industry artists

• Small and friendly practical workshop sessions

• Group discussions with image analysis, to help you develop a more critical eye

• Mentoring feedback and guidance that is tailored to your needs

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• A range of learned techniques to last a lifetime

• A better understanding of what, why, when and how each product and tool works best for you

• Confidence in your craft, skills and creativity

AMANDA ROCHELLE

Amanda is an established hair and make-up designer with over 25 years of experience in TV, TVC, Film, Live Event & Photographic make-up. For the past 17 years she has also been an educator and mentor to students and trainees alike.

Amanda says “having a broad range of technical skills and a thorough working knowledge of period styling is an essential part of being a good Hair and `Make-up Artist. Recreating an era specific look with speed and accuracy can only be achieved if you know what you are doing, and how best to get it done quickly”.