one thing i enjoy about The Online Edition is the space that it allows me to explore the theme. sometimes, thirteen posts are a little too much, at other moments, it's too little. i think, for this week, it would be just nice. for this vintage week, i'll be doing head-to-toe coverage, starting with our crown of glory. so what's hot and contemporary yet a fad from the past for ladies' hairstyles? here are five for reference.
1) finger waves
finger waves are alternating waves which give you the authentic 1920’s flapper look. the trick to a good finger wave is to wash the hair. while the hair is still wet apply throughout the hair a good wet setting or stronghold gel. then part the hair for the look you want. the traditional side part is either on your left or your right side.
on the side of the part, you put two fingers down with the palm resting on the back of the head (the crown). you then get the comb and line it up to your fingers, and push forward with the comb and start alternating the waves by going back on forth with the comb on the side of the head.
2) pin curls
pin curls are the same thing as a finger wave. however, instead of waving with gel, you grab the hair with your two fingers and wrap your hair around your finger as if it were a ribbon. then when your hair is close to your scalp you clip it with a small hair clip, or bobby pin. then you alternate the pattern clockwise and counter-clockwise around your head.
3) wet sets
back in the day people took their time to look good and took pride in taking their time. now with today’s modern lifestyles wet sets really almost disappeared. a wetset will last until you wash your hair. wetsets are important because it is a building block to a lot of vintage retro style. the key to a good wetset is shampoo your hair and distribute setting lotion through-out the hair. you then get the size of roller that you want to use. the size depends on the look you want to go far. the smaller the roller the more volume and curl and the larger the roller the less volume and less curl.
set your hair with the rollers and go underneath a hooded dryer until hair is thoroughly dry then you take down the hair and style as desired. the reason why this lasts so long is because when you wet your hair you are breaking down hydrogen bonds and you are now reforming them with heat which your style last longer.
4) blow-dry sets
the blow dry set is the same as a wetset but you use a blow dryer, a round brush and hair clips. instead of using rollers you wrap your hair around the round brush to blow dry your hair. a blow dry set will give a nice retro look but its temporary. if you just want a quick style this will be your best option. a blow dry set will give you big sexy glamorous hair.
5) victory rolls
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a victory roll was really popular in the late 1930’s and in the 1940’s. the trick to a good victory roll is to part your hair in the middle, then you diagonally part your hair from your ear to the middle of your center part. take that hair and back comb towards your scalp (backcombing is key to firm roll) then you are going to take your brush and smooth the front of the piece of hair. then, take that piece of hair and roll it inwards towards the scalp and pin it with a bobby pin.
have a blast going back to the past!
fash'on... BAM!
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