Post Your Retro/Vintage 'Dos!

[spirals]

I am into the 1940s lately and have been doing curler sets and wearing my grandma's scarves with rolled bangs, big pin curls, or victory rolls. I tried '30s finger waves today. They failed, so I went with the '40s again: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/14241165234781.jpg

[Arctic]

Lovely hairdo! I love vintage inspired styles!

[squirrrel]

Ooooh! Fab effect! :)

[spirals]

TY! I am loving roller sets. They last for days.

[momschicklets]

That's beautiful! I really love this look :)

[AZDesertRose]

I'll get my daughter to try victory rolls on my hair again. (It didn't look right the first time she tried it, but we can give it another shot.) If they work this time, I'll post a pic here. She can get her own hair to do victory rolls just fine; we're not sure why it failed on mine, LOL.

ETA: To the OP, your hair looks just beautiful!

[spirals]

Thank you! I have heard that teasing and hairspray help for victory rolls, but I know we don't all like to do so. I don't mind; I keep sort of a long middy cut and the front layers get trimmed often enough that it keeps damage at bay.

[spirals]

And an up-do: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/14238574301531.jpg

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Would the Southern Twist be a vintage updo? Say, somewhere from 1910 - 1930's? I don't know for sure, maybe someone can correct me on this, but it certainly has that kind of 'feel' to it to me...

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF8417.jpg

[CurlyCap]

From back when I used to dress up for work:

http://i.imgur.com/DZNbFRy.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/eLaPpbX.jpg?1

Long before LHC, but still. Mostly wet sets.

[AmberLouise]

Here are some victory rolls I did not too long ago.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/raingirlred/On%20a%20Roll/IMG_2643_zps20cd3a0a.jpg (http://s95.photobucket.com/user/raingirlred/media/On%20a%20Roll/IMG_2643_zps20cd3a0a.jpg.html)

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/raingirlred/On%20a%20Roll/IMG_2721-001_zps9ec37aeb.jpg (http://s95.photobucket.com/user/raingirlred/media/On%20a%20Roll/IMG_2721-001_zps9ec37aeb.jpg.html)

[Federica]

I jump in just to compliment you all, ladies.
You're all so beautiful in these pictures.

[texangrrl]

Ooh, I love all the pictures in this thread!!

[hippie girl]

Ooh, I love all the pictures in this thread!!

Me, too! Everyone looks super!
Great idea for a thread!

When I was younger I was mystified at vintage pictures and illustrations of updos.

Being fine and thin, there was no way I ever had enough hair to pull them off. I still don't, lol!

I could never figure out how people did them. I know now that everyones hair is very different, of course, but as a kid it was just amazed.

My hair was so straight it couldn't hold as set for more than an hour at best, too.
I tried, my mom tried, but it was always a fruitless effort, pretty much.
I can't imagine ever being able to pull off these styles if I had to.

These pictures are all very impressive to me!

Thanks for sharing them, Id love to see more!

[RedStripe]

These are great styles. I used to go out for swing dance a lot (still do once in a while) and I've never really come up with the right vintage style for my long all-one-length hair. I'll be watching this space for ideas!

[Arctic]

I love this thread!

Spirals, your second photo is extremely becoming on you!

Sarahlabyrinth it looks vintage enough for me, and very pretty at that!

CurlyCap I love those rolled up bangs!

AmberLouise wow! The victory rolls are perfect! And the betty bangs! Do you dress in rockabilly style by any change?



I have only couple of photos of mine, I usually go for vintage inspired rather than go all the way. These are several years old too, but I don't have any newer:

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc33/LingonberryMist/Hiukset/20100303046_muoks.jpg

You can see the updo from different angles in this blog post:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/entry.php?b=65845

[Breanna]

I've never tried a vintage 'do myself, but all of these look so pretty! Spirals and AmberLouise, that red lipstick looks amazing on you both.
I think I might have to look up some hairstyles to see what I could make work with my hair :)

[Neecola]

Wow, loving these pictures!! Spirals, how did you do the second picture you posted? Is it a bunch of pin curls in back?

[gwenalyn]

Does anyone have any tips for how to use rollers with layered hair? I can never seem to "wrap" the hair up around the rollers. (I have the same issue with sock buns :/)

[spirals]

Wow, loving these pictures!! Spirals, how did you do the second picture you posted? Is it a bunch of pin curls in back?

Let me think....I did 7 sponge curlers, 3 on each side (easier to sleep) and 1 kind of up top on the right, the wider side of my left-hand part. I did brush it out after taking them out, though I don't always. I put it up with a scrunchie and lots of good grips pins, just kind of pinning curls wherever. The bangs got that curve from 3 pin curls and lots of brushing out. I pinned the scarf in place with the clear good grips. I get those at Sally Beauty.

[Merlin]

Here are some victory rolls I did not too long ago.



OMG!!!! That is just tooo gorgeous.. Thud....

[sjlaurence]

Here are some victory rolls I did not too long ago.

Do you perhaps have a tutorial for your victory rolls? I seem to have two left hands and yours look perfect. :)

[Caraid♫]

Oh I love vintage styles! I have trouble making victory rolls etc, but I like making vintage inspired buns (like in my siggy where I'm wearing a vintage comb)

I also have this style I did a while back of a gibson tuck/roll
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12341&d=1407256253

this one is similar, but I was really trying to make it look like scarlet o'hara's hair from gone with the wind!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15983&d=1424350873

[Dona]

I'm going to follow this topic. Love all your 'do's, they really inspire me to try something like that!

[Neecola]

Let me think....I did 7 sponge curlers, 3 on each side (easier to sleep) and 1 kind of up top on the right, the wider side of my left-hand part. I did brush it out after taking them out, though I don't always. I put it up with a scrunchie and lots of good grips pins, just kind of pinning curls wherever. The bangs got that curve from 3 pin curls and lots of brushing out. I pinned the scarf in place with the clear good grips. I get those at Sally Beauty.

Thanks Spirals! I like the idea of putting the hair up in a scrunchie before pinning. I'll have to give that a go. It's a look that really suits you!

[AmberLouise]

Hey Sijlaurence, I just learned how to do them by watching youtube tutorials (there are a lot of victory roll tutorials on there). They take a lot of practice and don't always work out but you just have to keep at it.

[Selkie-]

Oh I love vintage styles! I have trouble making victory rolls etc, but I like making vintage inspired buns (like in my siggy where I'm wearing a vintage comb)

I also have this style I did a while back of a gibson tuck/roll
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12341&d=1407256253

this one is similar, but I was really trying to make it look like scarlet o'hara's hair from gone with the wind!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15983&d=1424350873

Wow, these updo's are just BEAUTIFUL! :thudpile:

Love the comb in the first picture too! :crush:

[pamrlyn]

AmberLouise - very retro & very beautiful!

[Five of Five]

Wow, all of you who have posted pictures look so pretty :crush:

Sadly I think I'll have to admire your photos from afar, as my own hair won't hold any kind of style to save its life!

[spirals]

You all look great. I am still working on finger waves. I just can't seem to get them right. Like victory rolls, they take practice.

[Arctic]

I'd love to make victory rolls, I find them very beautiful style, but alas I don't have enough hair for them I'll have to be content with a watered down versions, like in the photo I posted.

[sjlaurence]

Thanks, AmberLouise, maybe I just gave up too soon. :)

[spirals]

I finally figured out finger wave placement on my layered hair: https://s20.postimg.org/583hrd999/14246361301733.jpg

ETA: The back is just a low braided nautilus held with good grips. I probably should twist the sides back. Sorry the picture is so large! I don't know what's up with photobucket today.

[AZDesertRose]

Oh, that is too cool, spirals! Looking good!

[hananabread]

This is awhile ago when my hair was much shorter. Unfortunately some retro styles are not the same or authentic looking with longer hair! I am moving towards 1960s styles now which DH likes more anyways. I miss it though!
http://s3.postimg.org/oyt907om7/FB_IMG_1426105550426.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/oyt907om7/)

[Arctic]

spirals - Your fingerwaves turned out nicely! I should try to makes them again, too! Mine have never been so elaborate as yurs, though! Look at that curl by your ear!

hananabread - Great username! Your vintage style is a sucess, and you have dressed to the part too!

[hananabread]

Thanks Arctic!

[Caraid♫]

hananabread, your vintage 'do looks fantastic!!

[hananabread]

Has anyone here ever used a hair bump? I have been considering purchasing one for volume for vintage styles, but I am worried that it may not stay in place without a little bit of back combing. Giving up heat was not nearly as difficult for me as giving up teasing has been!

[hananabread]

Thank you Caraid!

[Arctic]

hananabread no I haven't tried one, and I fear I might not have enough hair to cover it. BUT I can warmly recommend a hair styling product called hair powder (sometimes texturizing powder), it's like teasing in a bottle without teasing or damage. Gives superb grip and volume! I have been praising it so much I'm afraid everybody is already tired to hear from it :D

[hananabread]

Oh wonderful! I think I actually have a sample size bottle of it somewhere in my bathroom! I have used it before but I didn't even think to use it for that purpose. Thank you so much Arctic!

[SarahKim]

Got one retro-ish 'do, too:
http://fs1.directupload.net/images/user/150306/temp/3t2ym3h3.jpg (http://www.directupload.net/file/u/52322/3t2ym3h3_jpg.htm)

[spirals]

So cute! I have trouble with victory rolls.

[hananabread]

Love it SarahKim!
I'm not sure if you do this already spirals, try putting the hair you are trying to roll into a pin curl a couple of hours before. I find it makes rolling much easier because your hair will already want to go in that direction.

[mermaid lullaby]

I had a dance not too long ago (20's theme) and I managed to do a Gibson tuck but I wish I could do the finger waves. Those Are magnificent!

[spirals]

Love it SarahKim!
I'm not sure if you do this already spirals, try putting the hair you are trying to roll into a pin curl a couple of hours before. I find it makes rolling much easier because your hair will already want to go in that direction.

That's a good idea. If I know the night before that I want them, I can pin curl overnight.

mermaid lullaby, if you have any wave at all, you can comb your hair back, then take the heel of your hand and push forward from the crown. Any waves you have will bump up and you can use them as a guide. Otherwise, starting with really wet hair helps you to force the waves in. I sleep with the clips in or blowdry if I do it the day of. I'm ok with blowdrying the front of my hair because it gets cut regularly.

[Arctic]

Anyone tried brushing out the curls for the vintage look? Do you find it damaging? Does it work for only pincurls, or could it be used for other heatless (or heatstyled) curls? What kind of brush is best? Any tips? I'm a noob on this styling method. :) I know you are supposed to brush against your hand and that it looks frizzy first before the pattern emerges. That's about it :)

[SarahKim]

Thank you! :D

Spirals, did you try faux victory rolls?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSBWHWO4s0

[spirals]

My victory rolls usually are faux. Lately, though, I've been doing finger waves nearly every day. I'm really into the '20s and '30s at the moment, even looking to make some '30s house dresses for summer.

[tiny squirrel]

I LOVE brushing out curls for that real vintage look! Brushing through the curls disappears the ringlets and brings all the curls together so you get really big, really soft looking all over curl. It also really helps with grip for victory rolls/barrel rolls. I general comb through carefully with a wide tooth comb first and then brush through with my tangle teaser. I don't use hair spray until I've completed my whole style and even then only just a touch.

Brushed out pin curls were my favorite around BSL-MBL, but I recently tried it with almost BCL and my curls fell quite quickly. One of these days I plan to experiment with pin curling just the bottom half of my hair somehow. There's just too much length and in my experience vintage styles more diffcult with waist and beyond hair.

Things you'll want to watch out for:
Inserting and removing bobby pins- do so slowly and carefully so you're not ripping individual strands of hair
make SURE your curls are all completely dry and (if you blow dry them) cool.

This is the best photo I can find of brushed out curls. Anyone else brush out their curls?

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5425&d=1374603647

[Arctic]

tiny squirrel thanks for answering my questions!

Excellent point to detangle first, the tutorials I've seen often make me cringe when bush through the tangly mass with round brush.

I'll have to try proper pin curls some time soon. Thanks for all the tips!

Your photos look great: very neat pincurls and beautiful end results!

[spirals]

Even if I'm not doing a vintage style I brush mine out. I detangle, brush with a plastic brush, and then BBB. I spray the boar bristles lightly with oil first. I like my natural curls, but prefer a wavy look. It looks longer, too, which is a bonus.

[gwenalyn]

When I used to do headband curls a lot (before they stopped working, sigh), sometimes I would brush out the curls. It worked quite well, for a softer vintage-y look. It looked particularly good when I did big, brushed out headband curls for my femme fatale Halloween costume.

[spirals]

'20s faux bob with finger waves: https://s20.postimg.org/oegoujpr1/1424741358241.1.jpg I don't even know how I did it.

[tiny squirrel]

spirals, that is classically gorgeous!

[Peggy E.]

OMG!!!! That is just tooo gorgeous.. Thud....

Double the "Thud"...!!!

[spirals]

Thank you! I wish I could remember how I pinned the back. I do know that it was some kind of bun on top of the hair, actually. I guess Lady Edith's style is the most similar to what I did. I just have to play with it. I got some roller pins last night because my hair laughs at bob pins and good grips don't grip my scalp hair.

OK, so I know I'm totally photobombing my own thread, but I can't help it; I'm just so excited about vintage styles now. Here's what I did today after a set using wave clips, pin curls, and sponge rollers:

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/1426882261113.3.jpg

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/1426882241256.1.jpg

I guess I was going for something one might have done as the '20s were beginning and the Edwardian era was fading.

[Nan-C]

Oh I love vintage styles! I have trouble making victory rolls etc, but I like making vintage inspired buns (like in my siggy where I'm wearing a vintage comb)

I also have this style I did a while back of a gibson tuck/roll
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12341&d=1407256253

this one is similar, but I was really trying to make it look like scarlet o'hara's hair from gone with the wind!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15983&d=1424350873


Caraid, I LOVE the look in your signature, can you tell me how you did it, or what it's called so that I can find a tutorial?

[Entangled]

Spirals, any tips for fingerwaving? I've tried before, but failed miserably. Your hair is done beautifully!

[Entangled]

Double post!
Oh well. I'm going to a twenties themed dance soon, so I'm searching for long hair examples or updos.

[spirals]

Entangled, since you have fairly straight hair, you'll do it differently than I do. (I follow my own wave pattern.) Here is a vid on how to do them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUt1vYaj38 I like that she does't do a curl set first, because that's extra work. For the sponge curlers I like to take the plastic pieces out and put each sponge in a knee-high stocking, roll up, and tie like a rag curl. I put a little claw clip on it to hold while I tie, and then slip the clip out. I did a curl set with 3/4" rollers the other night and got this without doing any finger waves: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/pincurlpillowcurlset.jpg Sorry for the blurrieness; I just snapped a pic really fast to send to a friend. Anyway, the wave came out of pincurls in the front. So that's an option. It's easy if you roll the hair on a lipgloss or some kind of tube, slip it off, lay it flat, and put a bobby pin on it. I can't do it on my finger.

For a twenties look I pin it into a very low bun or a faux bob. Here's another great '20s look that you could do on a simple roller set without the bother of making finger waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sNKYerUYo0 It reminds me of Gloria Swanson: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/46/55/45/465545d2151c6b93cd8a1d8643fe1c7d.jpg

[cat11]

Caraid, I LOVE the look in your signature, can you tell me how you did it, or what it's called so that I can find a tutorial?

I second this request!! I've been wondering this for awhile

[browneyedsusan]

I used to set pincurls fairly often when my hair was shorter.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3250/13035022513_8ff2447950_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/kRRU4t)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/kRRU4t) by
Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/people/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/13953253663_bb57228e4a_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ng15c2)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/ng15c2) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/people/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

[Yarrow]

Oh Spirals, your fingerwaves look so nice and sleek. Mine always end up frizzy. Do you use a special creme? Those metal clips are my nightmare, I just can't sleep with those on.
I have seen a tutorial to get non authentic fingerwaves by simply braiding the hair, but I seem to keep doing it wrong, because I don't get results.
Browneyedsusan your pin curls just look babely! Really nice, wish I had the skills.

[spirals]

Susan, those are the most gorgeous rolls I have ever seen! Wow!

Yarrow, I'm not sure what I did, but I probably used gel. The one I just ran out of had castor oil in it. I usually use an oil mist and hairspray after styling. If you can't do the clips, you can set pincurls in rows that alternate direction. The curls will interrupt each other, creating a wave. Think of what would happen if you curled one strand with a curling iron over, the next under, the next over, and so on.

[spirals]

Getting better at marcel waves: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/1436137489421.2.jpg

[Neecola]

How lovely spirals!

[browneyedsusan]

Thanks, Spirals, and Yarrow! I don't wear victory rolls regularly anymore-- the pincurl sets don't dry properly now that my hair is longer--, but am inclined to twist some up for military holidays: Veterans' Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, that sort of thing. Usually, I bun the back or wear it down, and the rolled front carries the look.

@ Spirals: your finger waves are to die for! Soooo classy! I've never been able to make those work.

@ Caraid: I put in a similiar request in another thread: share how you made your siggy roll?

[spirals]

Thanks, Susan! You really need both the pinchy wave clips and the alligator clips to make those, the ones that look like marcel waves. It does help to have natural wave. On the right side I can push it up and catch the waves with a clip, though that doesn't always work. On the left side I have to force the waves in. I use both gel and hairspray to hold those suckers.

[Kat]

this one is similar, but I was really trying to make it look like scarlet o'hara's hair from gone with the wind!


That is actually what I thought of when I saw the picture, and then I saw that you wrote this! (It is similar to what my past attempts at a Gibson tuck have come out like-- because I have way too much hair to just wrap it through a couple times and have it all be used up, but mine don't look that nice, in part 'cause my hair is stick-straight. I call it a "log bun."


I've been having a go at the "eternal roll" (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCwQFjAEahUKEwiX09Kq-oHHAhUHFJIKHchhBeM&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreelancersfashion.blogspot.com%2 F2011%2F02%2Fhairdos-7-eternal-roll.html&ei=t5-5VdebGoeoyATIw5WYDg&usg=AFQjCNHpWkiSYdb-vffxGCpvtR9_6YVF8w&sig2=KDA_oGfqmRvtWP8Y1rD8SQ) lately. But I'm trying to make it look less messy (esp. since my hair is so stringy, so it looks very piece-y at the rolled part, and not nice), and also trying to get used to the look, as it makes my head look twice as large and I feel like I look more like the Bride of Frankenstein than a nice Victorian/whatever girl (mine comes out bigger than hers in the link).

[Beatrixity]

I love this thread! I'm so glad it exists!

[RockyLvsAdrian]

Some of these are quite old and some are (quite obviously!) from a fun photo shoot thingy I did with a friend but it's pretty much how I do my hair most days - curls with rolls or, because I have the bangs for insta-retro, I'll just bung in a flower or 2!

Apologies for so many photos - I got a bit over excited finding a retro hair thread as it's a passion of mine!!

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z379/AdrianLovesRocky/010.jpg (http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/AdrianLovesRocky/media/010.jpg.html)
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z379/AdrianLovesRocky/sslaura_wm011.jpg (http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/AdrianLovesRocky/media/sslaura_wm011.jpg.html)
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z379/AdrianLovesRocky/Hair%20etc/051.jpg (http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/AdrianLovesRocky/media/Hair%20etc/051.jpg.html)
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z379/AdrianLovesRocky/Hair%20etc/054.jpg (http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/AdrianLovesRocky/media/Hair%20etc/054.jpg.html)

[RockyLvsAdrian]

With regards to brushing out curls, I'd very highly recommend looking up Lisa Freemont Street on Youtube. She does amazing vintage hair tutorials with a really in depth tutorial on how to set pincurls and how to brush out properly.

Just looked back through every post and twit twoo ladies! You're a mighty gorgeous bunch! X

[RavenRose]

Rocky those are gorgeous!

Here are a couple of my attempts from a few months ago-
http://s221.photobucket.com/user/paganrosemama/media/FB_IMG_13765116894261196.jpg.html
http://s221.photobucket.com/user/paganrosemama/media/20141221_131638.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6

Both are overnight wet sets with plenty of setting lotion, and barely brushing out the curls- otherwise I loose the curl easily.
With wet sets I get curls to last all the first day and waves the second. Sometimes if I repin the curls at night I will actually get a second day of loose curls.

[spirals]

Very nice, everyone. I admit I haven't had the energy to do anything outside of a bun with a stick. I don't know what's wrong with me.

[kidso]

Rocky, your 2nd picture with the net and polka dots is the definition of vintage to me! Very nicely done.

[Neecola]

Beautiful styles, Rocky & Raven! Thanks for mentioning Lisa Freemont's YT videos; I'm checking them out now for tips.

[RavenRose]

A vintage vanity and Cherry Dollface are also a couple of youtube channels that can be very helpful for pincurls/vintage styles.

[spirals]

I like Vintage Vanity because she has a great personality.

[CaranDulin]

Not a hair pic necessarily, but thought you guys might enjoy this. My hubby and I decided to have a 50's-inspired wedding.
This is what I wore. c: I have pin curls all around my head!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18326&d=1438841436

[spirals]

It looks great! I want a '30s wedding.

[Neecola]

Oh how pretty, carandulin!

[spirals]

Inspired by The Notebook: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/1440905960158.5%20-%20Edited.jpg

[allierat]

A vintage vanity and Cherry Dollface are also a couple of youtube channels that can be very helpful for pincurls/vintage styles.

I follow both of those along with Lisa Freemondstreet, they're all fab. I find cherry is very good at using modern tools to do vintage styles and the other two tend to use more traditional styling.
I love this thread, some lovely pictures!
It's not the best picture but I quite like doing vintage waves/curls :)
http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag303/allie3rat/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/allie3rat/media/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg.html)

[snowbear1005]

I love this thread!! Pics are all great. I would love to do a vintage style pic, but I don't know where to start. :(

[DollyDagger]

I follow both of those along with Lisa Freemondstreet, they're all fab. I find cherry is very good at using modern tools to do vintage styles and the other two tend to use more traditional styling.
I love this thread, some lovely pictures!
It's not the best picture but I quite like doing vintage waves/curls :)
http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag303/allie3rat/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/allie3rat/media/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg.html)
minus the nose ring this picture looks authentically retro..great eyebrows and makeup! and hair!!!!!!!

[allierat]

minus the nose ring this picture looks authentically retro..great eyebrows and makeup! and hair!!!!!!!

Thank you, reading that made my day :D

[DollyDagger]

I am glad :)

[lapushka]

I follow both of those along with Lisa Freemondstreet, they're all fab. I find cherry is very good at using modern tools to do vintage styles and the other two tend to use more traditional styling.
I love this thread, some lovely pictures!
It's not the best picture but I quite like doing vintage waves/curls :)
http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag303/allie3rat/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/allie3rat/media/1966703_10151881987736400_976911062_n_zpsz1k2g0pq. jpg.html)

That is really awesome. Well done! :)

[browneyedsusan]

My hair came out nicer than usual today, so I'm sharing.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5682/21752440170_617b7d1ed8.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/z9bWBU)2015-10-04_10-46-36 (https://flic.kr/p/z9bWBU) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62007100@N08/), on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/21752675348_ff558b08f5_m.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/z9d9wG)2015-10-04_10-46-50 (https://flic.kr/p/z9d9wG) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

A couple of rolls on the top, and a log roll in the back. I stuck in the yarn leaves for fun. :)

[Lisa Long4Life]

Oh I love vintage styles! I have trouble making victory rolls etc, but I like making vintage inspired buns (like in my siggy where I'm wearing a vintage comb)

I also have this style I did a while back of a gibson tuck/roll
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12341&d=1407256253

this one is similar, but I was really trying to make it look like scarlet o'hara's hair from gone with the wind!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15983&d=1424350873

I love these :D

[Lisa Long4Life]

Not a hair pic necessarily, but thought you guys might enjoy this. My hubby and I decided to have a 50's-inspired wedding.
This is what I wore. c: I have pin curls all around my head!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18326&d=1438841436

Stunning :D I'd like a 50's/vintage wedding, but I've been waiting 2 years for him to propose :p

[Lisa Long4Life]

Back in July, we went to a 40s event at the local restored steam railway. I had victory rolls and attempted a kind of roll at the back.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11059889_10153024570528435_2530521157179953874_n.j pg?oh=339cf720aaaff347e307f55aebe085ee&oe=568F92B4

[hanne jensen]

I just read this entire thread and all of the updos are just beautiful.

[spirals]

Back in July, we went to a 40s event at the local restored steam railway. I had victory rolls and attempted a kind of roll at the back.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11059889_10153024570528435_2530521157179953874_n.j pg?oh=339cf720aaaff347e307f55aebe085ee&oe=568F92B4

That dress is amazing.

[Lisa Long4Life]

Thanks, it's from https://theseamstressofbloomsbury.co.uk

They use original 40s patterns and afaik the fabrics are 40s too

[spirals]

I've been under the impression that no one had long hair or did not wear it below shoulder during the Golden Era. I've searched for " '30s braided hairstyles" and " '40s braided updo" and such and never really found anything. Then I entered the simple " '30s braids" and got a jackpot. Here's one: http://40.media.tumblr.com/c827d2630d15db8febf8165484620ace/tumblr_nzr3ftmxDf1rfw2x6o1_400.jpg

I realize they're probably teens, but I know I've seen one picture of a lady in her 30s with a long braid, and that picture was from 1940-something. Not everyone succumbed to the bob!

[Neecola]

Great pic!!

[spirals]

Decided to go '20s at a dinner. Me on the left. I did hair on both of us and she put my headband on. It's actually a necklace. I just kind of told her how to do her makeup because I was busy fixing my hair and she did a fantastic job of it, better than mine by far. I didn't even explain it that well. Anyway, she has a bob and mine is an L-infinity in the back.

https://s20.postimg.org/6poy2xdzx/flappergirls.jpg

[Neecola]

You both look great!

Since you started this thread, I've been doing a bit of a marcel type wave using clips when my curls flatten as I get close to wash day. It's an easy way to add interest up front for updos.

[KingPrawn]

I am so very jealous! I would love to be able to do these kinds of styles. I don't know if I just don't have the patience or if I lack the skill!

[spirals]

You both look great!

Since you started this thread, I've been doing a bit of a marcel type wave using clips when my curls flatten as I get close to wash day. It's an easy way to add interest up front for updos.

What's weird about this time is that mine turned out better than if I'd used clips. They simply weren't available, as they were on Friend's head. So I used my Caruso rollers--medium, I think--and rolled them in the same direction (from part toward ear), but with the tail either winding toward my face or toward the back of my head, the way clockwise and counter-clockwise pin curls work. I alternated them to create a wave. All I had to do was brush it out.

[spirals]

I am so very jealous! I would love to be able to do these kinds of styles. I don't know if I just don't have the patience or if I lack the skill!

There's a completely self-taught lady on youtube called Lisa Freemont Street. I learned it all from her and A Vintage Vanity. I believe you can do it! The big part of it is learning rolling patterns. Most of the stuff I do is essentially foam rollers (overnight set or the Caruso steam setter). I can do pin curls, but I don't because it's just so difficult with carpal tunnel. So I fall back on the spongies. The basic method is just rolling the front and perimeter of your hair because you want a flat crown for anything from '20s-'40s.

[Neecola]

Hmmmm, I have a Caruso set ... experimenting is in order I think!

[spirals]

I did this today (length is in small/medium curls from an overnight set):

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/IMG_20160427_212305.jpg

I know it's a weird angle. I was trying to get the lighting right so the detail would show.

[cailinbee]

Ohhhhh, I have wondered if there was a thread for this! I love vintage 'dos although I'm giving myself a hiatus because they require so much hairspray and teasing...

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pJjNrZOSQyo/VtNOBQvBJfI/AAAAAAAAF0k/-PmBiHHIC-A/s1600/DSC_0720.jpg

[cailinbee]

Oy, I seriously need to remember to size my images down...also, I'm just sort of popping in to say hello so she may have already been mentioned, but I love Cherry Dollface's videos on YouTube!

[spirals]

I like '20s and '30s styles, which don't require teasing or hairspray. Maybe give those a try? I did use hairspray on my big pin curls today, though, as it was really windy.

[cailinbee]

Just went back through the thread to make sure I was following the conversation properly. Spirals, I *love* your styles!


I like '20s and '30s styles, which don't require teasing or hairspray. Maybe give those a try? I did use hairspray on my big pin curls today, though, as it was really windy.

I'm going to look into those more! I haven't had much luck with typical pincurls and finger waves, mainly because my hair is so fine and malleable that it almost holds shapes and kinks too much, if that makes sense. It seems like you have naturally wavy/curly hair to work with, how to you like it for vintage styling?

[spirals]

I prefer created curls to my own. I guess they look authentic. My hair is kind of coarse so I have trouble getting it on the curler but it really takes a set well, even without setting lotion. I guess that's the natural curl? If it's humid it will revert to my natural texture, though. :(

[spirals]

Another '30s/'40s: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/IMG_20160501_093348%20-%20Edited.jpg

[moontree]

Lovely style, spirals!

[spirals]

Lovely style, spirals!Thanks! It was more comfortable to sleep in than usual: the lengths were in twin rope braids with long tails set on sponge rag curlers. That made the brush-out easier, too. The hard part was getting the pin curls to sit right. It took 3 tries to get it right. I think it's because I pulled a lot of hair into that feature; they were too thick.

[enting]

I was just looking at '20s hairstyles online today, as I am invited to a 1920's themed party. These two images jumped out at me as being wonderful ideas for how to dress long hair for the era. (Warning, pictures are large) (Can I paste the links directly? Do the posting rules allow that?)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b2/06/d8/b206d8ff3c583d2cc9f5824ee5455fb0.jpg
and
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ac/5b/8a/ac5b8a48a80417b7e3ddd24822e777f4.jpg

[cailinbee]

I was just looking at '20s hairstyles online today, as I am invited to a 1920's themed party. These two images jumped out at me as being wonderful ideas for how to dress long hair for the era. (Warning, pictures are large) (Can I paste the links directly? Do the posting rules allow that?)


Those are beautiful. I'm going to use those as inspiration; I have my own 1920s/1930s themed event to go to this month! I bet they can be done without heat styling (pin curls maybe?)

[enting]

Aren't they just? :)
Seems to me that heatless curls should work. I suppose how long they stay would depend on how well your hair takes a curl :) The first one looks like the hair is divided and then simply coiled and coiled around, only instead of pinning the hair in a circle like a cinnabun, it's coiled back and forth, like a supercoil, I think.

[spirals]

Pin curls are hard to do on long hair. I'd use sponge curlers, the 1/2" or 3/4" ones. After you take the curlers out you can mold the waves up top with duckbill clips. (Brush the curls out and the wave pattern will appear.) Just leave the clips in for 20 minutes or so. Hairspray it while the clips are in if you want.

Here's a '20s style that looks modern (or '70s, even--there was a '20s/'30s revival in the early '70s): http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/images/polanegri-chignon.jpg

You wouldn't even have to bother curling it for this: https://fascinationstreetvintage.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/03.jpg?w=736

For this just make finger waves with the clips and do a low bun: http://images.fandango.com/images/fandangoblog/LilyAbbey923F.jpg

Pretty much any low bun that covers the ears paired with the right makeup will work: http://images.delcampe.com/img_large/auction/000/131/261/949_001.jpg

That's the actress Ann Harding and she had at least waist-length hair: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/73/6e/4a/736e4a50422125ad58b0448f3c526611.jpg

[browneyedsusan]

for fun:

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7268/27378726182_38dba9122c_m.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HHn8r9)0 (https://flic.kr/p/HHn8r9) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7621/27201119210_606cd1d633_m.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HrER4Y)0 (https://flic.kr/p/HrER4Y) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7377/26868743104_936a709164_m.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/GWikes)2016-06-05_10-32-48 (https://flic.kr/p/GWikes) by Mom and wife (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62007100@N08/), on Flickr

It would've looked cooler without the stick and with more pincurls in the back, but I couldn't be bothered! :) (My hair is straight and slippy. Pins don't work very well. I teased and sprayed the front section, then rolled, put in 2 pins, and sprayed some more. It would never stay, otherwise.)
It's a pha bun base, with the tail sticking out. I made a pincurl from the tail, and amazingly, both pins were sort of hidden and held! Stuck in the flower clip because I wanted to. :wigtongue

[Arctic]

Wow Susan, I love those! I wish I'd had dense enough hair for rolling the front sections. Ah well, I will just admire those rolls on you and on others! The back looks marvelous too!

[Kiiruna]

I just love this thread!

Here's my frizzy fluffy length-eating pin curls:

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_28292_zpsstxawdf8.jpg~original

My pin curling skills still need a lot of improving, but I'm getting there :D Before this I've always used sponge curlers but they're just so uncomfortable to sleep with.

[browneyedsusan]

Density has nothing to do with it. It's the teasing that's the money-maker! I don't tease it very often, and am careful when I take it out. :)

[Arctic]

Density has nothing to do with it. It's the teasing that's the money-maker! I don't tease it very often, and am careful when I take it out. :) AAh, that's the secret! I'm not gainst occasional teasing either, maybe I will try victory rolls one of these days again.


Kiiruna this could be from 1940s - not sure if the hair style is historically accurate to fourties (all I know that it's very nice vintage-y look! I'm not very good telling which vintage decade had which hair styles) but what I meant is the composition, tones and pose. :thumbsup:

[spirals]

It looks very late '40s/early '50s to me. So does your outfit. Love that you shot it in black and white.

[cailinbee]

*gasp* So, so beautiful Kiiruna!

[lulikrueger]

I just love this thread!

Here's my frizzy fluffy length-eating pin curls:

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_28292_zpsstxawdf8.jpg~original

My pin curling skills still need a lot of improving, but I'm getting there :D Before this I've always used sponge curlers but they're just so uncomfortable to sleep with.

Your hair looks beautiful in those curls! My hair never stays like that, the curls drop after a few minutes, so I kind of gave up on actual curls and accepted the waves that take their place.
You also have a gorgeous face and you look like a real pin-up in that pic!

[lulikrueger]

I've posted these before on another thread but they're the only ones I have right now.
They're from last week or the one before that, I slept with velcro rollers and brushed them out, making a C in the air with the brush, and they ate up a lot of length. They turned out really fluffy and soft, but we're in the middle of fall here, which basically means the weather is a surprise for about 3 or 4 months, so the winds just tore it apart.
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13335292_250438618657858_418067547_n.jpg?oh=c61961 e2134fb54dff99fa9fb42da719&oe=575959FC

https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13318640_250438635324523_1652109403_n.jpg?oh=2c235 6617793e4f5e662b89eb9549eef&oe=5759288E

[shrinkingviolet]

I've posted these before on another thread but they're the only ones I have right now.
They're from last week or the one before that, I slept with velcro rollers and brushed them out, making a C in the air with the brush, and they ate up a lot of length. They turned out really fluffy and soft, but we're in the middle of fall here, which basically means the weather is a surprise for about 3 or 4 months, so the winds just tore it apart.
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13335292_250438618657858_418067547_n.jpg?oh=c61961 e2134fb54dff99fa9fb42da719&oe=575959FC

https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13318640_250438635324523_1652109403_n.jpg?oh=2c235 6617793e4f5e662b89eb9549eef&oe=5759288E

This is lovely. Very authentic

[Yarrow]

lulikrueger, so pretty !What do mean with making a c in the air with the brush? Is that a special brush out technique?




My pin curling skills still need a lot of improving, but I'm getting there :D Before this I've always used sponge curlers but they're just so uncomfortable to sleep with.
Your curls look really nice. I saw this tutorial on YouTube where this girl rolled her hair on curlers, then slid the curlers out sideways and then tied the curl with a rag. Kind of like a barrel curl just with rags or strings instead of pins. I ve been trying it, it's not that easy for me but it's really nice for sleeping. I wish I would have favourited the tutorial though. I just can't find it again.

[lulikrueger]

Thank you, shrinkingviolet! I did the standard pin up pin curl pattern, like this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/3e/8d/48/3e8d48bc38f5c419716b6bfa876caa81.jpg


Yarrow, it's a way to make the curls align better and form prettier, integrated waves! I'll brush in an inward C motion on each side so they'll curl to the "inside". It's kind of hard to explain but it's really simple and makes up for the sleekest result.

[Kiiruna]

Thanks, girls! Happy to hear that it looks authentic :)
lulikrueger oh my, what hair you have there! Beautiful, smooth soft wurls! Thanks for that curl pattern pic, it's very useful.

[Kiiruna]

My third pin curl set:

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_2968_zpshwbz47mg.jpg~original

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_2911_zpsv6xnsap0.jpg~original

+ one blooper in colour
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_2953_zpsxspw10eq.jpg~original

Not as frizzy as previous one, but no amount of vigorous brushing can't turn those curls to waves.

[browneyedsusan]

Kiiruna: Nice job with the set! (I liked the first one too, but didn't comment. :) )

I stopped pincurl setting my hair around BSL because it go to be too much trouble. My straight hair fought it: the ends wanted to pop out of the roll. I have some fuzzy pics in my album of when I used to do it! I never used a set pattern, just pinned them up on top of each other, slept in it, and brushed them around my hand in the morning. They always came out nice. :)

Now, I favor Torrin Paige's "breaker bun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9uWC5zQ8NQ)" variation. She leaves a front section out, for a victory roll, bumper bangs, suicide roll, whatever; buns the back with the tail out, and uses the tail to make a few rolls around the bun. It probably isn't super authentic, but has a retro look that I like. :)

FWIW: I have about half the volume of Torrin's hair, so I tease the front section. That girl has a lot of hair!

[Iku-Turso]

Kiiruna, loving your hair and look in these photos! :heart:

[spirals]

lulikrueger, so pretty !What do mean with making a c in the air with the brush? Is that a special brush out technique?


Your curls look really nice. I saw this tutorial on YouTube where this girl rolled her hair on curlers, then slid the curlers out sideways and then tied the curl with a rag. Kind of like a barrel curl just with rags or strings instead of pins. I ve been trying it, it's not that easy for me but it's really nice for sleeping. I wish I would have favourited the tutorial though. I just can't find it again.

It might've been the Long Haired Flapper.

[cuddledumplin]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/cuddledumplin/DSCF1371_zpszhiniukz.jpg
One-sided roll.

[cuddledumplin]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/cuddledumplin/DSCF1371_zpsctuy6i2u.jpg

One-sided roll.

[spirals]

Adorable! I guess it's '40s?

[spirals]

I just wanted to throw out a little challenge: a '60s bouffant. I know it's possible without a lot of teasing. It could be a ponytail or french seam or whatever, as long as there's volume at the crown. I am going to try to do it sometime this week, depending on my scalp's needs, as I can't do it on freshly-washed, curly hair. Let's see what we can do!

[browneyedsusan]

If I remember, I'll try a beehive for church. (I'm away for the upcoming weekend, but should be able to take a crack at it next time!)

[spirals]

I apologize: I threw out the bouffant challenge and promptly forgot about it in the midst of some health problems. I'm having an easier time and I have tomorrow off so I will have time to set and style it. I will look fab for the grocery store!

[vintagelovely]

I apologize: I threw out the bouffant challenge and promptly forgot about it in the midst of some health problems. I'm having an easier time and I have tomorrow off so I will have time to set and style it. I will look fab for the grocery store!

There's a great tutorial by Vintagious on youtube on how to do a beehive without backcombing, if you're still looking for a good technique! The result looks really nice and smooth, too. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywLpGV4JYU8

[spirals]

Thanks! I'm about to take a shower and then I'll set it on large Caruso rollers. I'll post pics later.

ETA: OK, I give up. Challenge withdrawn because it is way too humid to be trying this as a curly. I think styles like this are better for winter, at least in my state.

[spirals]

I just wanted to post this here to remind myself that vintage hair doesn't always have to be so "done": https://mugshotsandmiscellaneous.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/a-lovely-face/#more-397 Lots of times when I'm rushed I have a hint of wave like that (come by it naturally if I comb out my curls) and a simple bun. I really like that look as much as more defined finger waves. This lady is very, very pretty. Love the shape of her eyes and lips.

[Neecola]

That is a really cool pic!

[Kiiruna]

Yeah, everyday women didn't always have time to set up polished smooth pin curl sets - most of the authentic vintage hairstyles are frizzy and almost a little bit wild looking :D
My hair and vintage styles don't do very well together... my hair likes to lay flat rather than go poof, and curls like to just... slip away and die.

edit: found this beautiful video that shows how "real women" looked like in the past. https://youtu.be/t__RhUyZMDM
One thing that bugs me in the vintage/pin-up -scene are people who are saying things like "I wish I lived back then" and "I was born in the wrong decade", because all they're seeing are the glamorous Hollywood ladies. The truth is, of course, that life back then was not all style and glamour.

[vintagelovely]

Yeah, everyday women didn't always have time to set up polished smooth pin curl sets - most of the authentic vintage hairstyles are frizzy and almost a little bit wild looking :D
My hair and vintage styles don't do very well together... my hair likes to lay flat rather than go poof, and curls like to just... slip away and die.

edit: found this beautiful video that shows how "real women" looked like in the past. https://youtu.be/t__RhUyZMDM
One thing that bugs me in the vintage/pin-up -scene are people who are saying things like "I wish I lived back then" and "I was born in the wrong decade", because all they're seeing are the glamorous Hollywood ladies. The truth is, of course, that life back then was not all style and glamour.

Definitely some good points here! I think often when people say "I was born in the wrong decade" it's just because they're looking at one narrow aspect of that era (eg. the fashion of movie stars, like you said).

Also as someone heavily into vintage stuff (if you couldn't already tell, haha), I'd say there's quite a divide growing between "vintage" and "pin up". I'd say people in the pin up scene are much more into the polished, glamorous movie star aesthetic.

Lastly, there are so many different vintage hairstyles - from gibson girl roles to finger waves. I bet there's some vintage style out there that would co-operate with your hair! :D

[pipers_river]

Loving all of the hair pics! So many gorgeous 'dos.

I really enjoy vintage hair. I love playing around with 40s and 50s hair most of the time, but also wanna get into Edwardian hairstyles as my hair grows.
My hair is getting too long for pin curls/sponge curls now so I've switched to rag curls.

Here are two of my fave looks from last year. Both were done with pin-curled hair.

http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/pipers_river/Hair/Photo%20on%2016-03-15%20at%205.44%20PM%203_zpsbfqlqqak.jpg

http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/pipers_river/Hair/Photo%20on%204-03-15%20at%205.23%20PM%202_zpsrnrkb1ga.jpg

If you need a tutorial for sponge rollers - http://bygumbygolly.com/2011/09/how-i-do-late-30searly-40s-sponge/
- http://bygumbygolly.com/2013/08/fast-basic-roller-set-everyday-vintage-hair/

Or Pin curls - http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2012/12/vintage-beauty-how-to-do-pin-curls.html
- http://www.vavoomvintage.net/2010/08/tutorial-basic-pin-curls.html
- https://avastrange.com/2012/07/15/pin-curls-for-dummies/

There are plenty of different setting patterns for curls out there on the internet if you want some different looks too. :)

[going gray]

OH WOW! All these photos are absolutely gorgeous, you ladies are SO talented!

[Lisa Long4Life]

I tried to recreate the original Veronica Lake victory rolls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMcSNAUzDIk but without curling my hair beforehand (it takes me 2 hours to curl).

Obviously, I failed :( Was not a happy bunny that day, I had everything else right and it was a '40s event on the steam railway.

[Greenfire]

I'll play! I love vintage everything! Lottabody is the bomb for pincurls! My sets can last almost a week!

https://i.imgsafe.org/1b38bf40d5.jpg

Here's a standard pincurl setting pattern brushed out, forward. My hair is a U shape, (I'm growing out from a long middy) so it still looks nice in these styles, though it's much longer in the back than it would have been traditionally! This setting pattern is one listed for "young girls!"

[Greenfire]

This is an attempt at Victory rolls without teasing! I'm working on them, but they seem to turn out better if I tease a little first. https://i.imgsafe.org/1b48c0f612.jpg

[Greenfire]

And this is a Lauren Bacall setting pattern, with a brush out. I tried a filter on this pic, was told I should go red, and was playing with it!https://i.imgsafe.org/1b5bec2e0b.jpg

[vintagelovely]

Greenfire, your hair is gorgeous! You actually look a lot like Lauren Bacall. :D

[Greenfire]

thankyou for the sweet compliment!

[pipers_river]

I tried to recreate the original Veronica Lake victory rolls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMcSNAUzDIk but without curling my hair beforehand (it takes me 2 hours to curl).

Obviously, I failed :( Was not a happy bunny that day, I had everything else right and it was a '40s event on the steam railway.

It's such a lovely hairstyle. There's another video without the timestamp on it up on youtube. Hair Style For Safety WWII (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgpvKXLTwr8)

Greenfire I'm loving your pincurls sets!!!

[spirals]

They kind of look like victory rolls but they are actually pin curls supported by side hair that's been pulled back and bumped with combs. It's a workaround for collarbone length bangs. Please excuse the frizz and flyaways; curly hair, *sigh*.

Clickable thumbnail: https://s20.postimg.org/51aehaemx/pincurls.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/51aehaemx/)

[bparnell75]

hananabread no I haven't tried one, and I fear I might not have enough hair to cover it. BUT I can warmly recommend a hair styling product called hair powder (sometimes texturizing powder), it's like teasing in a bottle without teasing or damage. Gives superb grip and volume! I have been praising it so much I'm afraid everybody is already tired to hear from it :D

sorry I have missed out on this product. Can you fill me in Please?

[Arctic]

sorry I have missed out on this product. Can you fill me in Please?

I's like dry shampoo on steroids, or back combing in a container. It's a powder (made of silica silylate) that gives the hair lot of texture which makes it easy to get volume and staying power. I'm not going to lie, it doesn't leave hair feeling good to the touch (one can hardly run their fingers through the hair when using it).

I wrote my post you quoted long ago when I had recently discovered the product and was excited. Since then my enthusiasm has wained. Mostly due to the feel it gives (temporarily) to my hair and I also worry (like a true LHC champ) whether the silica silylate will erode hair cuticle over time. MInd you I have never seen anyone say this stuff would have damaged their hair, I am just overly protective. I still use it from time to time, for special occasions mostly. It might tell you how rarely I use it, that I have had the same small shaper jar for couple of years already and I think it will last me a good 3 more years at this speed.

[spidermom]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/spidermom/d477c925-18f4-470b-8b05-f94c66d38d14_zpsxzby1fsw.jpg (http://s25.photobucket.com/user/spidermom/media/d477c925-18f4-470b-8b05-f94c66d38d14_zpsxzby1fsw.jpg.html)

Don't remember if I shared this before; excuse repeat if I did.

[spirals]

You didn't and I love it! I almost wish mine was short enough for that. Bought a hair flower yesterday; maybe will wear it tomorrow.

[spirals]

Roller set that relaxed a bit: https://s20.postimg.org/fcajczuzh/30srollerset_-_Edited.jpg

I guess mid-1930s?

[WildandSeawhite]

I love vintage hair! Everyone has such gorgeous photos! :heartbeat

I don't have any decent photos from when I used to attempt victory rolls, but I found a photo from when I had betty bangs and red hair, if that counts.

http://imageshack.com/a/img922/4070/m05Bkx.jpg

[spirals]

So cute! I can't do Bettie bangs easily.

[Lady Stardust]

I used to do wet roller sets when I had shoulder length hair, I'd brush it out to Marilyn Monroe-see waves and clip it back with flower clips. I had to clip it because it was so voluminous, and I could make my fringe go vertical and turn it into a quiff :-) My hair is naturally flat and fine and I thought it wouldn't hold a curl, but a wet set transformed it and would last until I washed it again.

I used a book called Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells, it has very clear explanations of how to do roller sets and pin curls, and gives a variety of styles to try from the 1920s to 1960s. I only ever attempted one or two hairstyles from the book because my hair wasn't long enough for the others but found it a great resource.

[Groovy Granny]

Somehow I have never seen this thread??

What gorgeous looks you all have...it brings back memories of the women in my family when I was younger :love:

[Lisa Long4Life]

I used to do wet roller sets when I had shoulder length hair, I'd brush it out to Marilyn Monroe-see waves and clip it back with flower clips. I had to clip it because it was so voluminous, and I could make my fringe go vertical and turn it into a quiff :-) My hair is naturally flat and fine and I thought it wouldn't hold a curl, but a wet set transformed it and would last until I washed it again.

I used a book called Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells, it has very clear explanations of how to do roller sets and pin curls, and gives a variety of styles to try from the 1920s to 1960s. I only ever attempted one or two hairstyles from the book because my hair wasn't long enough for the others but found it a great resource.

I have that book :D

I've attempted a couple as well, I don't have the time or patience to practice. I'm not very skilled, especially when dealing with the back of my hair.
Also I need loads of rollers.

[spidermom]

You can cheat on the roller sets by putting a ponytail at the top of your head, then rolling the ends. Oh, and if you have the time and inclination, you can leave part of the top out of the ponytail and roll it separately. I always found rollers hard to sleep in, so this was my compromise. The results are similar.

I recently started a new job, and I've been putting my hair into a loose top ponytail at night and rolling the ends dry on sponge rollers (only 4-5 of them). Most of my hair is too short to go into a high ponytail, but it's wavy enough that when I take the top down, it all blends. What happens is that the top gets smoothed out and goes into a nice curve that blends with the natural waves below. It definitely gets a vintage vibe, similar to what I posted a page or 2 back. I really love it.

[spidermom]

Roller set that relaxed a bit: https://s20.postimg.org/fcajczuzh/30srollerset_-_Edited.jpg

I guess mid-1930s?

That's really pretty!

[Ligeia Noire]

Gorgeous and full curls!

[Serimel]

Stunning photos everyone, I love this thread!

[Lisa Long4Life]

You can cheat on the roller sets by putting a ponytail at the top of your head, then rolling the ends. Oh, and if you have the time and inclination, you can leave part of the top out of the ponytail and roll it separately. I always found rollers hard to sleep in, so this was my compromise. The results are similar.

I recently started a new job, and I've been putting my hair into a loose top ponytail at night and rolling the ends dry on sponge rollers (only 4-5 of them). Most of my hair is too short to go into a high ponytail, but it's wavy enough that when I take the top down, it all blends. What happens is that the top gets smoothed out and goes into a nice curve that blends with the natural waves below. It definitely gets a vintage vibe, similar to what I posted a page or 2 back. I really love it.

That's handy to know, I might give that a try. I've got heated rollers. One pack isn't enough but I have an older (Charles Worthington Big Hair?) pack that I take the smaller ones out of to go with my Babyliss Thermoceramic ones.
I did buy some sleep in ones but they're quite big so I think they will only make volume or a wave.

[Lisa Long4Life]

Roller set that relaxed a bit: https://s20.postimg.org/fcajczuzh/30srollerset_-_Edited.jpg

I guess mid-1930s?

Lovely, I could do curls like that but they would drop out within hours. :/

[spirals]

Clara Bow is my muse. My hair is clean and thus curly today, so I went for a faux bob. Please excuse my hair in the foreground of the mirror picture, and the line where the doors meet. Also the flash.

https://s20.postimg.org/6kq92a13t/clarabowback_-_Edited.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/6kq92a13t/)

That's my late grandma's scarf so at least one of my clothing items is actual vintage. Here's the side view: https://s20.postimg.org/mk8wltx5l/clarabow.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/mk8wltx5l/)


CB: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ba/1f/f7/ba1ff774d0f792fcde1a0537bf7a6342--flapper-style-s-style.jpg

[spirals]

Have I posted this one? https://s20.postimg.org/5e1sngwwt/pincurls.jpg

[TheCurlyMermaid]

I've got a ton I'd love to share as soon as I figure out how to attach images in these replies! :doh:

[spirals]

I like postimage.com It seems the easiest to use and doesn't crash as much as Image Shack or the others.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I've got a ton I'd love to share as soon as I figure out how to attach images in these replies! :doh:

Imgur is extremely easy to use.

[AZDesertRose]

I've got a ton I'd love to share as soon as I figure out how to attach images in these replies! :doh:

You have to have the photograph (or whatever type of image) hosted on a site like PostImage or Imgur. (I don't recommend Photobucket since they got greedy and decided to make people use their premium service [a.k.a. pay Photobucket] to be allowed to link to our own photos from a forum.)

Anyway, upload your photo to one of the hosting sites, and then when you're posting a comment, there is a series of icons above the comment posting field. One of the icons looks like a painting of a tree. Click on it, and it will give you a field in which to paste the link to your photo. (I haven't ever used Imgur, but with PostImage, click the "Share" button, and I find the "Direct Link" option works best; copy that link and paste it into the field that you get by clicking on the "painting of a tree" icon on the forum.)

Then click "OK." You should be good to go at that point.

I hope that helps! :flower:

[TheCurlyMermaid]

Thanks everyone! I'll try that tonight!

[TheCurlyMermaid]

Hope this works! Here's a set & pincurl style I did back in February for a short film shoot. I pinned my BSL length hair under to make my hair look shorter.
https://scontent.fdsa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24129962_1949621215064748_5400786381862791923_n.jp g?oh=e43546cdfa142c3dbf046d7238334668&oe=5ACF804F

Here's another from a couple of years before, same method:
https://scontent.fdsa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11403144_1132672410092970_4971473896029135357_n.jp g?oh=60a6771a8fd75285629e875aca0b6094&oe=5A8DFB95 https://scontent.fdsa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12301731_1211784445515099_1671297201908878642_n.jp g?oh=22e72221efc85a3d443e7d7781c246f1&oe=5A9ADEB8

aand last one for now, from Nov 2016:

https://scontent.fdsa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14632875_1469484463078428_6892511657117036100_n.jp g?oh=db3f7f9e489ef03f1937141086430d4b&oe=5A9AA7A6

[TheCurlyMermaid]

I used to do wet roller sets when I had shoulder length hair, I'd brush it out to Marilyn Monroe-see waves and clip it back with flower clips. I had to clip it because it was so voluminous, and I could make my fringe go vertical and turn it into a quiff :-) My hair is naturally flat and fine and I thought it wouldn't hold a curl, but a wet set transformed it and would last until I washed it again.

I used a book called Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells, it has very clear explanations of how to do roller sets and pin curls, and gives a variety of styles to try from the 1920s to 1960s. I only ever attempted one or two hairstyles from the book because my hair wasn't long enough for the others but found it a great resource.

I bought that book when I was 15! Loved it! My favorite vintage beauty book was Westmore Beauty Book -- "A Complete 1950s Guide to Vintage Makeup, Hairstyling and Beauty Techniques". Now I love both that and Dita Von Teese's book, "Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour". :o

[spirals]

I actually ran across a thread from here in doing a google search: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=15791&page=6

[ghanima]

just found this awesome thread!
The CurlyMermaid, beautiful hairstyles! you're very beautiful too!

[Lady Stardust]

I bought that book when I was 15! Loved it! My favorite vintage beauty book was Westmore Beauty Book -- "A Complete 1950s Guide to Vintage Makeup, Hairstyling and Beauty Techniques". Now I love both that and Dita Von Teese's book, "Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour". :o

I've had a look at those books on t'internet and they both look great! I'm not sure that I could do them justice though, I don't really do very made up looks, although I love the style.

[spirals]

OK, this is just plain hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIsdc5K80

[Kiiruna]

I have just given up with vintage updos :lol: Longish, slippery and straight hair just won't go together with them... even my bangs (about neck length) won't stay curled.

[TiffPhares]

OK, this is just plain hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIsdc5K80

That was such a fun video! I struggle with vintage styles because no amount of brushing tames the frizz. I've tried using my natural curls and also doing pin and roller sets. Breaks my heart because I LOVE vintage hair!

[spirals]

Cross-posted from the random thoughts thread because it should've gone here:

She nailed the '90s. :laugh: That's exactly what I looked like in college. https://youtu.be/-8esBopT3IQ

[lunasea]

That was interesting. She missed the boxer braids at the end though and she needed to actually iron her hair completely flat for the 70s.

[ReadingRenee]

Cross-posted from the random thoughts thread because it should've gone here:

She nailed the '90s. :laugh: That's exactly what I looked like in college. https://youtu.be/-8esBopT3IQ


I loved that video! Thanks for posting.

[BeverlyHills]

Love that video! So many pretty styles :D I *try* to do retro curls, but I don't know where to place the foam rollers for the best result. This is what I get when I just put them in wherever. I still like it, but I definitely am going to watch some youtube videos on how to place rollers, how to section the hair, which way to roll them etc.
https://i.imgur.com/H5L5hPnh.jpg

[moonshroomm]

OK, this is just plain hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIsdc5K80

I LOVE The Pinup Companion! She's a great channel if you like vintage style and makeup, and she's hilarious.

[Lady Stardust]

OK, this is just plain hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIsdc5K80


I LOVE The Pinup Companion! She's a great channel if you like vintage style and makeup, and she's hilarious.

Watching that video has cheered me up no end :) I haven’t done any roller sets recently but the video reminded me how long it took to get my hair to resemble something intentional! I could get amazing volume, which grew day by day, but I always spent at least 10 minutes laughing at how ridiculous my hair looked as I brushed it out and tried to work out what to do with it :)

I’m going to watch every one of her videos :)

[Kalamazoo]

Howdy!

I'm wondering why I can't see any pictures that other people are posting on this thread. Is it possible that I've turned off something on my phone that needs to be on?

[TatsuOni]

Howdy!

I'm wondering why I can't see any pictures that other people are posting on this thread. Is it possible that I've turned off something on my phone that needs to be on?

They're probably uploaded with photobucket and since they changed their therms from being free, to people having to pay if they wanted their pictures to be visible (new and old), you can no longer see them. There's hundreds of pictures on the forum that "disappeared" because of this.

[Kalamazoo]

Thanks TatsuOni. That explains it. And I did get a few photos to work in spite of everything, & then googled the mentioned hairstyles. So I'm getting some much-needed ideas. Thank you!

[Lady Stardust]

Love that video! So many pretty styles :D I *try* to do retro curls, but I don't know where to place the foam rollers for the best result. This is what I get when I just put them in wherever. I still like it, but I definitely am going to watch some youtube videos on how to place rollers, how to section the hair, which way to roll them etc.
https://i.imgur.com/H5L5hPnh.jpg

Your curls looks lovely! I mentioned a book upthread a bit, Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells. It has a section explaining how to place rollers in great detail. I don’t know if she does any videos but it would be worth giving Lauren Rennells a google, I think she has a blog, from memory.

I had a go at a Gibson Tuck today, inspired by The Pinup Companion’s video about styles for straight hair without roller setting. Here’s the video.
https://youtu.be/G1gPL1MLrWQ

My hair is pretty wimpy without roller setting, it compacts down and it’s only collarbone length at the moment, so there isn’t much to tuck! This was a real quick effort, it took about a minute! Please excuse the very non retro mini hair clips and lack of volume - but I’m pleased how it turned out.
https://imgur.com/a/tpZsnJ6

[ReadingRenee]

Your curls looks lovely! I mentioned a book upthread a bit, Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells. It has a section explaining how to place rollers in great detail. I don’t know if she does any videos but it would be worth giving Lauren Rennells a google, I think she has a blog, from memory.

I had a go at a Gibson Tuck today, inspired by The Pinup Companion’s video about styles for straight hair without roller setting. Here’s the video.
https://youtu.be/G1gPL1MLrWQ

My hair is pretty wimpy without roller setting, it compacts down and it’s only collarbone length at the moment, so there isn’t much to tuck! This was a real quick effort, it took about a minute! Please excuse the very non retro mini hair clips and lack of volume - but I’m pleased how it turned out.
https://imgur.com/a/tpZsnJ6


Oooh, that is really pretty Lady Stardust. I love the flowers in your hair too. :)

[Lady Stardust]

Oooh, that is really pretty Lady Stardust. I love the flowers in your hair too. :)

Thank you :) The flowers were to make up for the tiny roll, but they made it look instantly dressy! It’s nice to be able to do a hairstyle at last :)

[spirals]

I just wanted to post something for inspiration and proof that bobs were not the only style in the '20s. For your consideration, Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino's wife:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/0b/71/fc0b7128db28d050a7c2ba4195a1c2d6.jpg

Here she is in the "earphones" hairstyle: https://theartofdress.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/b31315da8b3d3f4597330b95994b3f73.jpg I am going to try this. I have tons of scarves that belonged to my late grandmother and I wear them frequently, but usually with a nautilus.

[TatsuOni]

I just wanted to post something for inspiration and proof that bobs were not the only style in the '20s. For your consideration, Natacha Rambova, Rudolph Valentino's wife:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/0b/71/fc0b7128db28d050a7c2ba4195a1c2d6.jpg

Here she is in the "earphones" hairstyle: https://theartofdress.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/b31315da8b3d3f4597330b95994b3f73.jpg I am going to try this. I have tons of scarves that belonged to my late grandmother and I wear them frequently, but usually with a nautilus.

Thanks for sharing! :)

[spirals]

Prepping for a date I don't have. #oldschoolskills

https://i.postimg.cc/VrN9bZ8R/IMG-20200816-163614893.jpg (https://postimg.cc/VrN9bZ8R)

https://i.postimg.cc/TpbVmWZZ/IMG-20200816-163608482.jpg (https://postimg.cc/TpbVmWZZ)

[Lady Stardust]

Lovely, Spirals! I’m looking forward to seeing how the waves turn out.

[luluj]

Your curls looks lovely! I mentioned a book upthread a bit, Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells. It has a section explaining how to place rollers in great detail. I don’t know if she does any videos but it would be worth giving Lauren Rennells a google, I think she has a blog, from memory.

I had a go at a Gibson Tuck today, inspired by The Pinup Companion’s video about styles for straight hair without roller setting. Here’s the video.
https://youtu.be/G1gPL1MLrWQ

My hair is pretty wimpy without roller setting, it compacts down and it’s only collarbone length at the moment, so there isn’t much to tuck! This was a real quick effort, it took about a minute! Please excuse the very non retro mini hair clips and lack of volume - but I’m pleased how it turned out.
https://imgur.com/a/tpZsnJ6

Oh, this is so, so pretty, Lady Stardust. The flowers look beautiful against your dark hair. You did a great job!

I love vintage hair, yet I somehow missed this thread. The Gibson Tuck is a favorite of mine. I will have to find the photo I have of a Gibson Tuck.

[luluj]

Prepping for a date I don't have. #oldschoolskills

https://i.postimg.cc/VrN9bZ8R/IMG-20200816-163614893.jpg (https://postimg.cc/VrN9bZ8R)

https://i.postimg.cc/TpbVmWZZ/IMG-20200816-163608482.jpg (https://postimg.cc/TpbVmWZZ)

This is going to be very pretty, spirals.

[luluj]

This is a photo of my hair in a Gibson Tuck. I have posted this before, quite some time ago. Just can't remember which thread. My hair wasn't very long at the time, maybe a little bit past shoulder. I think retro/vintage hair styles have always appealed to me. I only wish I had the beautiful flowers that Lady Stardust wore in her tuck.

https://i.imgur.com/0w6ajiA.jpg (https://lunapic.com)

[Lady Stardust]

Oh, this is so, so pretty, Lady Stardust. The flowers look beautiful against your dark hair. You did a great job!

I love vintage hair, yet I somehow missed this thread. The Gibson Tuck is a favorite of mine. I will have to find the photo I have of a Gibson Tuck.

Thank you :blossom: I think my hair was around collarbone length in that photo. I had only just started growing out the henna so my hair isn’t as dark anymore. I think the flowers were from Claire’s Accessories or Accessorize.


This is a photo of my hair in a Gibson Tuck. I have posted this before, quite some time ago. Just can't remember which thread. My hair wasn't very long at the time, maybe a little bit past shoulder. I think retro/vintage hair styles have always appealed to me. I only wish I had the beautiful flowers that Lady Stardust wore in her tuck.

https://i.imgur.com/0w6ajiA.jpg (https://lunapic.com)

Beautiful! So elegant :crush:

[spirals]

I've had much better results than this before.

https://i.postimg.cc/6p9LpY5N/IMG-20200816-181733338.jpg

[Lady Stardust]

I've had much better results than this before.

https://i.postimg.cc/6p9LpY5N/IMG-20200816-181733338.jpg

Beautiful!

[spirals]

Oh, thank you Lady Stardust! I'm sorry that I didn't see this in August. I found an interesting tutorial on finger waves (really, Marcelling). It is heat styling but I'm OK with it on occasion on the front of my hair because it gets cut semi-regularly. I could also do this with an overnight set. What matters is the twist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ex8YdzIxY0 The one thing I'd change is to do the curling and then put in the wave clips for a little bit. Here's another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qknrcMRqT7s I have that size iron and a 1/2" for the method in the first video. I'm excited about this but I need to get some more wave clips because half of mine oxidized.

[spirals]

This is what I want to do but I don't know how with TBL length. https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/sDGlYBq1cCLCuh2BKZ-GYMoX4qw/fit-in/2048xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2017/02/23/815/n/1922153/aeb1827f58af2b05bcc850.36839242_GettyImages-79929659_master/i/Andie-MacDowell-1993.jpg Or this: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mh_gPRq9P9U/W1dbLI2ZZdI/AAAAAAABgpo/eDr7HHA1nXkUy1nWSNWV6uzO_UXqXwF8gCLcBGAs/s1600/1920s%2BWomen%2527s%2BHairstyles%2B%252830%2529.jp g

[lilbee]

This is a photo of my hair in a Gibson Tuck. I have posted this before, quite some time ago. Just can't remember which thread. My hair wasn't very long at the time, maybe a little bit past shoulder. I think retro/vintage hair styles have always appealed to me. I only wish I had the beautiful flowers that Lady Stardust wore in her tuck.

https://i.imgur.com/0w6ajiA.jpg (https://lunapic.com)

Wohaaaa ! So elegant !! I love your floaty silvers making a soft lighter shade on the top ! :crush:

[AmaryllisRed]

This is what I want to do but I don't know how with TBL length. https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/sDGlYBq1cCLCuh2BKZ-GYMoX4qw/fit-in/2048xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2017/02/23/815/n/1922153/aeb1827f58af2b05bcc850.36839242_GettyImages-79929659_master/i/Andie-MacDowell-1993.jpg Or this: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mh_gPRq9P9U/W1dbLI2ZZdI/AAAAAAABgpo/eDr7HHA1nXkUy1nWSNWV6uzO_UXqXwF8gCLcBGAs/s1600/1920s%2BWomen%2527s%2BHairstyles%2B%252830%2529.jp g

What I would probably do is leave a one or two inch section out on either side and bun the rest. Then loosely take those sections and wrap them around the bun and pin them.
I have waves like that in the front of my hair naturally (and I'm guessing by your hair type that you do, too) but if I didn't or I wanted to change them, I might try wetting them, bobby pinning them into waves, and letting them dry to make them wavy.
Also I think finger waves was a style of the month. Might check there for inspiration.

[PeonyBlue]

Oooh! Thank you all for this thread! I’ve been getting into sewing vintage-styled clothing recently, and I need to start finding more hairstyles to match.



What I would probably do is leave a one or two inch section out on either side and bun the rest. Then loosely take those sections and wrap them around the bun and pin them.
I have waves like that in the front of my hair naturally (and I'm guessing by your hair type that you do, too) but if I didn't or I wanted to change them, I might try wetting them, bobby pinning them into waves, and letting them dry to make them wavy.
Also I think finger waves was a style of the month. Might check there for inspiration.

I was looking into trying that style and somewhere online I found instructions on it from an old magazine...pretty much that’s what they suggested. Many of the women of the time didn’t want to chop their long hair so they “faked” the new short wave look by loosely burning their hair and artfully finishing the front.

If I can find the article again I’ll link it.

[spirals]

What I would probably do is leave a one or two inch section out on either side and bun the rest. Then loosely take those sections and wrap them around the bun and pin them. My hair will wave if not too far out from a wash. I'm a 3A. I need to work on figuring how to bun it really flat and how to secure heavy hair.

[PeonyBlue]

My hair will wave if not too far out from a wash. I'm a 3A. I need to work on figuring how to bun it really flat and how to secure heavy hair.

I recently found this blog with instructions for what they call a “nervous bob”. They might not have your thickness of hair, but it might give you a start. I also haven’t checked out the links at the end of their blog - you might find something useful there. https://historyboots.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/beyond-the-bob-1920s-hairstyles-for-the-rapunzels-among-us/

This is what I do to sit under a cloche type hat - it’s my version of a Gibson tuck:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50676643873_8694b96c40.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kd83Fc)1930s Hat Hair (https://flic.kr/p/2kd83Fc) by Yesterday- Today (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191184884@N02/), on Flickr

[spirals]

That's cute. :) Yeah, my probem is definitely having thick hair.

[luluj]

Wohaaaa ! So elegant !! I love your floaty silvers making a soft lighter shade on the top ! :crush:

Thank-you so very much, lilbee. :flowers:

[spirals]

I decided to experiment with a 1/3" curling iron for '30s waves. The color is really off, very blued out. I think that's my makeup light. I used to get this look or similar with rollers or clips.

right side: https://i.postimg.cc/SjYKzW7f/right-side.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SjYKzW7f)
left side: https://i.postimg.cc/xcr1Gc6D/left-side.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xcr1Gc6D)

[Lady Stardust]

That’s lovely spirals, you got the look down very well!

[spirals]

Thank you! It has lasted overnight. I don't know if I want to heat style all the time but I think I may be able to do this with Caruso rollers and the steam is less damaging. If I leave them in for at least 20 minutes, I get a good set.

[bparnell75]

My faux gibson girl
https://live.staticflickr.com/4655/40101637171_d87ea4f0c6_w.jpg

[MadelineMomo]

My faux gibson girl
https://live.staticflickr.com/4655/40101637171_d87ea4f0c6_w.jpg

How did you do that? Is there an overhand knot or something?

[PeonyBlue]

My faux gibson girl
https://live.staticflickr.com/4655/40101637171_d87ea4f0c6_w.jpg

That is such a gorgeous “swoosh”!

I keep meaning to try something Gibson-girl-ish, and you’ve nailed it!


Love the 30s waves too, Spirals!

[spirals]

My faux gibson girl
https://live.staticflickr.com/4655/40101637171_d87ea4f0c6_w.jpg

That's cool. I'm trying to figure out what kind of bun that is.

Thanks, PeonyBlue :)

[spirals]

I was mostly thinking more in the past, but I guess bangs from the early '80s are vintage. https://i.postimg.cc/bZNbQQPX/80s-bangs.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bZNbQQPX)

[Jools69]

I was mostly thinking more in the past, but I guess bangs from the early '80s are vintage. https://i.postimg.cc/bZNbQQPX/80s-bangs.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bZNbQQPX)
Lovely. I recall the bangs of the 80s: blow drying and teasing it up in the air. Unfortunately, doesn’t go well with a high forehead!:oops:

[spirals]

Thank you. I like that the bangs of the early part of the '80s sat low. The high ones don't look good on me either. This look only seems to happen on washday when they have more volume. I brush them to the left and let them dry and they make a huge wave. I then brush them to the right and pin down the part that sticks up too much. By the time I get several days out from a wash, they're relatively straight and don't lay like this.

[Alexandrina]

Thank you. I like that the bangs of the early part of the '80s sat low. The high ones don't look good on me either. This look only seems to happen on washday when they have more volume. I brush them to the left and let them dry and they make a huge wave. I then brush them to the right and pin down the part that sticks up too much. By the time I get several days out from a wash, they're relatively straight and don't lay like this.

Bangs are so fun! Do you think if I got clip on ones I could make them wave like that

[bparnell75]

Todays retro hair style. My bun s really small since I cut back to tailbone
These buns are usually a Spock Wrap [no thumb involved]
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51274540826_c04426b12f_z.jpg

[spirals]

I don't think I've ever done the Spock. huh; thought I had.

[spirals]

Bangs are so fun! Do you think if I got clip on ones I could make them wave like that

Wow, this was last year but I can answer. If you mean the '80s bangs, I think I did use a curling iron or steam curlers and I think the way to do it is to roll sideways or up, maybe diagonally up. It takes some wrangling to do it. Even with some wave/curl, I still have to work on them to get them to do that. Hairspray is a wonderful thing. ��
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Some of the hair is on point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Xbh1f7-Tg It's a whole channel.

[spirals]

This is neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srxxaGS-728

[spirals]

I have been wearing it down for the last 4 or 5 months, just free '90s style, I guess. It's hot; I want to go back to buns. What I'm looking for is a close-to-the-head wave in front with volume at the crown and I don't mind frizz. These exemplify that:

https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actresses-Betty-Blythe-and-Eleanor-Boardman.jpg (on the right)
https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actresses-Mabel-Ballin-and-Madge-Bellamy.jpg (again on the right)

I just found a bunch of pictures of a style that kind of reminds me of the Flinstones' dinosaur ribs https://bp-forum.s3.amazonaws.com/monthly_2019_02/IMG_2044.JPG.0923ee77fcc291f4803888d4117a1b6c.JPG They all involve curving the hair up and over the crown forward toward the face and pinning somehow:

https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Real-vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actress-Nita-Naldi.jpg
https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actresses-Martha-Mansfield-and-Patsy-Ruth-Miller-1.jpg
https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Vintage-actress-Vivian-Martin-in-1920.jpg
https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Before-and-after-classic-1920s-bob-hair-cut.jpg

Here's one where the ends aren't rolled or pinned down as much: https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Real-vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actress-Leila-Hymans.jpg

This is most typical of what I try to do, a lower bun: https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Real-vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actress-Lucy-Cotton.jpg I like it, but higher up on my head is just more practical.

I'm not sure I could use a fork for any unless I started with some kind of peacock twist thing. Or maybe it could be decorative, the way they used Spanish combs. Anyway, thought I'd share some ideas for the '20s. My summer wardrobe is basically all beach pajamas at this point. I work at home so my leaving the house clothes are very casual. Putting it up in some kind of bun with a scarf seems appropriate.

[Kat]

Part of the reason I grew my hair is because I wanted to wear it hippie-long. Except my hair doesn't look nice and cute down (it looks thin and stringy and kind of gross), and I can't stand having it down. Oh well...

[spirals]

I bet you're more critical of it than we are. It's very human. *hugs* But the great thing about long hair is if we don't like it that day, we can put it up. That was always the point for me: interesting up-dos or braids.

[spirals]

I just remembered this existed and I went to look it up. Putting it here in case anyone wants to try it. When I do a low bun, the sides of my hair never look right and this might look good. I haven't done it yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km8pCZkZOtg&list=RDCMUCRVKJ_2m3VasHy4ooRyeGaA&index=2
Also this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tve13z0p9c

[spirals]

Some of these are more in line with movies or what younger people would wear but I do like that she put all the styles in one video. She's a whiz with hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbqw27lfEQ

[WednesdayAddams]

I am into the 1940s lately and have been doing curler sets and wearing my grandma's scarves with rolled bangs, big pin curls, or victory rolls. I tried '30s finger waves today. They failed, so I went with the '40s again: http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt170/naturallyfrizzy/14241165234781.jpg

Oh my gosh your hair. Gorgeous! You have my dream hair.

[spirals]

Oh, goodness; I wasn't expecting this. Thank you!

[spirals]

Yeah, everyday women didn't always have time to set up polished smooth pin curl sets - most of the authentic vintage hairstyles are frizzy and almost a little bit wild looking :D
My hair and vintage styles don't do very well together... my hair likes to lay flat rather than go poof, and curls like to just... slip away and die.

edit: found this beautiful video that shows how "real women" looked like in the past. https://youtu.be/t__RhUyZMDM
One thing that bugs me in the vintage/pin-up -scene are people who are saying things like "I wish I lived back then" and "I was born in the wrong decade", because all they're seeing are the glamorous Hollywood ladies. The truth is, of course, that life back then was not all style and glamour.

I just watched it again and it made me cry.

[WednesdayAddams]

Part of the reason I grew my hair is because I wanted to wear it hippie-long. Except my hair doesn't look nice and cute down (it looks thin and stringy and kind of gross), and I can't stand having it down. Oh well...

How about half-ups?

[spirals]

I miss my Caruso hairsetter. The steam producing apparatus stopped working. I want to do a '40s style today.

[Kat]

ETA: Wrong thread! Sorry. :)

[spirals]

Here's some inspiration: https://retro-vintage-photography.blogspot.com/2010/12/jeanette-harding-in-palm-beach-florida.html

[TatsuOni]

Here's some inspiration: https://retro-vintage-photography.blogspot.com/2010/12/jeanette-harding-in-palm-beach-florida.html

Thanks for posting! :)

[Wildcat Diva]

I don’t have any pics but I just learned how to do bumper bangs with a donut that I cut apart and some bobby pins.
Like this tutorial:


https://youtu.be/uQXAR_WTxpA

[Alexandrina]

I don’t have any pics but I just learned how to do bumper bangs with a donut that I cut apart and some bobby pins.
Like this tutorial:


https://youtu.be/uQXAR_WTxpA

bumper bangs! how fun, I never knew the term for these

[spirals]

If only I had the patience to do waves anymore...

https://i.postimg.cc/9rxXDPyq/Real-vintage-1920s-hairstyles-for-women-actress-Nita-Naldi.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9rxXDPyq)