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coscass
July 23rd, 2010, 01:41 AM
Since I cut my hair I've been having an urge to do finger waves. So I did. They turned out okay, but I simply CANNOT fingerwave the back of my head, and no one else in my house knows how to do them. So I was thinking about trying a fingerwave updo combo, and so naturally I came to you guys. I'm looking for styles from the 1920s and 1930s for BSL hair. I wanted to a sausage bun at the nape of my neck, but the back of my head isn't curled so that really wouldn't work. Any ideas? Maybe a french twist? That might look too busy.
julliams
July 23rd, 2010, 02:21 AM
Ok, I'm a bit of a dunce here - what are fingerwaves? Are you just twirling your hair around your fingers and making ringlets?
kikuko
July 23rd, 2010, 04:02 AM
There's a youtube tutorial on finger waves with a Gibson tuck. http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=m5wPoN8uWCA&videos=gFRE4j5etQo (http://www.youtube.com/watch#%21v=m5wPoN8uWCA&videos=gFRE4j5etQo) Depending on how long your hair is, the Gibson tuck might not work for you but I think I saw a mock version in the articles on hairstyle.
coscass
July 23rd, 2010, 12:46 PM
There's a youtube tutorial on finger waves with a Gibson tuck. http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=m5wPoN8uWCA&videos=gFRE4j5etQo (http://www.youtube.com/watch#%21v=m5wPoN8uWCA&videos=gFRE4j5etQo) Depending on how long your hair is, the Gibson tuck might not work for you but I think I saw a mock version in the articles on hairstyle.

I tried this and so far I really like it. I think it might look strange with the back of my head being pretty much straight though. Maybe I could make the Gibson tuck up higher and that would help to hide it. But overall that's exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
coscass
July 23rd, 2010, 12:53 PM
Ok, I'm a bit of a dunce here - what are fingerwaves? Are you just twirling your hair around your fingers and making ringlets?Google Image doesn't seem to be in a good mood today so it's not letting me use images, but think Roxie Hart from Chicago.
Magdalene
July 23rd, 2010, 01:26 PM
Google image search Myrna Loy. She had very long hair she wore in a very flat, almost invisible bun with fingerwaves.