Before I get started tomorrow with how I set my own hair, I wanted to talk a little bit about what inspires me when it comes to hair. See, I have very straight thin hair that hates to curl. Which is really annoying when it comes to vintage hairstyles because they pretty much all start with curls. The other problem I have is, I work out at the gym every morning, so I cant wet set my hair and have it dry overnight because it just gets sweaty in the morning. So I hot set my hair using a setting lotion and lots of hairspray.
(via my vintage vogue)
Due to the fact I will never have a lot of curl, or a lot of volume, I tend to do a more 50's or even 60's look, as opposed to a 40's look. I adore pin curls and victory rolls, but I just haven't figured out how to achieve it with my thin hair. I will be showing you how I do a faux 40's look that is super easy, so look for it later on this week.
(via beauty is a thing of the past)
I am always looking to create a vintage do fast, so this week I will be focusing on how to 'quickly' set your hair in different styles. The set that takes the longest for me is around 10 minutes to put the hair in curlers, and then 30 minutes to let it cool. The shortest is a 2 minute or less chignon.
Now that you have seen some of my inspirations, who or what are your inspirations when it comes to hair? Also, do you have any hair tips for me when it comes to a fast coiffure?
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Beautiful pictures! I loved Barbara Stanwyck's hair in "Baby Face" as well as Rita Hayworth. My hair doesn't curl well either so it will be fun to see what I can pull off. I'm excited to see more!
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ReplyDeleteI'm fond of using a rat to roll up the back of my hair when I am pressed for time or my hair is not behaving--it takes just a few minutes to pin up but looks like a much more complicated style.
I cant't ell you how excited I am to see these posts you are going to do. I, too, have thin, straight hair, and have the same problems you have expressed, but would so love to make my hair more lovely, retro-style. Thank you for taking te time to do these posts. I always read even if I don't post a comment.
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I have thin fine hair that will not hold a curl. I can spend HOURS in hot rollers only to have my hair FLAT in minutes. I have to admit I don't use a lot of product and that may well be my problem. I usually just try to work a pageboy look with a side part and a easy flip or curl-under with a blow dryer. And there's always the pony tail...sigh.
ReplyDeleteI usually do braids or something like that when I want a 'fast' hairdo. My inspirations are all of the ones I haven't enough patience to achieve like the gorgeous Betty Grable and the like - all of those rolls going every which way and her most famous up-do, of course.
ReplyDeleteI have found lately, though, that my heart skips a beat whenever I see a 40s lady with longer than usual hair like Rita Hayworth in Gilda, Veronica Lake in, well, anything, or Ava Gardner in The Killers. I think it's because my hair is quite long at the moment!
-Andi x
By any chance are you also in the area of the 1930s? I mean, I love the 1940s hair styles of a lot of women, but I would just die to perfectly do finger waves and such types of curls from then, plus, they seemed to not have as much volume as the '40s. However, I have very, very long, and thinning hair, meaning, it is loose at the roots, and very easily falls out. Is there any hope of my pulling off any vintage hair styles from those two decades?
ReplyDeleteI have naturally curly hair which too can be a problem!
ReplyDeleteI find adding a few extension rows always helps!I do them myself and you can treat it as often as you please because it wont damage youre own. it also adds that volume and lush elegant bounce.
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