While at first you may not immediately think that vintage hairstyles are exactly "art." Well, after you have a good look at them, you'll understand. They take lots of prep work, time, and skill. You have to have an understanding of how to sculpt and work with hair, mainly rolling pieces of hair into cute little rolls.
A little background information on these styles. The styles I deal with mainly are from the 1940s and the 1950s. Sometimes I do a little 1960s teasing beehive attempts, but not usually. I try to stick with the rolls and sophistication of the 40s and 50s. Women never left their house with a bandana on or with their hair in a mess. Besides for being a good housewife, women spent much of their time looking their best. If they didn't look their best, they were not showing that they are great women. Weird right? Today, girls go out in sweatpants, no make up and unbrushed hair. It's a trend. Back then, they would have been scoffed at. Women always dolled themselves up and kept themselves looking nice for their men. Hair styled? check. Dress, skirt, nice capris? check. Lipstick? check. Full makeup? check. Heels? double check.
Here are a few examples of the styles that I have done with my hair. I try to just be creative and do a bunch of rolls.
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| These are various rolls, including a victory roll. |
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| Victory rolls and top roll |
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| Random |
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| Victory rolls and a pincurl |
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| Side faux bang |
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| Victory rolls, pincurl |
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| Faux bang |
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| Center roll |
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| Pompadour |
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| Pompadour with a teased mini-hive. |
Want to try these things yourself? They are hard, but I learned through experimentation and internet tutorials. I promise, internet tutorials will be your best friend when learning vintage hair styling, or really any art. They are super helpful. Things you will need to do vintage hairstyling: Hot rollers ( I tend to use my straightening iron to curl my hair, but trust me, hot rollers are the best), a teasing comb, flexible hold hairspray and a strong hold (I like to use AquaNet), bobby pins in your hair color, patience, pomade or gel, and of course, a flower.
These are some that I really liked to learn from:
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