Hi! Last week I posted about 1912 hairstyles, showing a handful of reference images to inspire some hair adventures.
Then it was time to experiment. I have pretty short hair - not even chin length, and all choppy and layered all over - so this tutorial is geared towards ladies with short hair, but these techniques can also be used for ladies of long locks, or on wigs.
What You Will Need:
Optional Things You Might Want to Use:
- Curlers/Rollers - hot, foam, velcro, curling iron, your choice
- Curl setting lotion, creme, or gel
- Pomade - I like Fx Molding Wax
- Osis Dust It Hair Powder
Okay, let's start...
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curl your hair - this hasn't been brushed out yet |
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FLUFF - a bristle brush is the tool for fluffy curls |
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Brushed and smoothed curls - back of hair pulled into a ponytail |
For girls using hair pieces, tie the back of your own hair back in a tiny ponytail. If you can't get it into a ponytail, pin it up off your neck.
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Hair rat pinned above the ponytail, to add volume |
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Hair piece, removed from the clip |
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Hair piece pinned atop the head, divided into 3 sections |
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random note - my real hair doesn't match the hairpiece...yet...I've been lazy about coloring. |
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flat clip at the base of the neck |
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roll the back hair section upwards. |
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loop the side sections up to the back, loosely. |
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Pin some of your own hair back, to blend |
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Tie your silk scarf, bandeau, or headband decoration over the join between your own hair and the hair piece. There are lots of ways to tie the bandeau scarf - large bow at the base of the neck, on the side of the head, long tails, etc. - be creative. :-)
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The bandeau hides the line between the hair piece and your own hair |
Here are some other styles I tried out, using the hair piece:
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My own hair wasn't curled here, and the hair piece is attached to the back of the head and twirled into a bun. |
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An earlier style, with a pomp in front. The pom was created using a long hair rat, and the hair piece is attached to the upper back of the head and twirled into buns. |
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A Gibson tuck similar to the one in this tutorial, but the front of the hair is looser/straighter. |
Wow, that looks so much easier than I thought it would be! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat's neat! I also love your brushed-out curly-hair look--it's great for a 20s do!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excellent tutorial! You make it look so easy. Question: how do you choose an appropriate scarf for a 1912 look? What criteria should be considered?
ReplyDeleteCation - the first thing to do when choosing a scarf is to think about the popular trends of the time. For 1912, Japonisme was super in, so something with a Japanese print would be super en vogue. Greek and Roman motifs - think laurels - were also huge. Any silk scarf that is not too long would work, too. Also, anything with beads, particularly heavy beading, would be popular as well.
DeleteVery, very cute! I love the one with the long rat.
ReplyDeleteha I was just looking for hairstyle ideas, I have slightly curly waist deep red hair that can have attitude!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
Cate
These look awesome! Very similar to how I had my hair at my wedding which was set in 1910 :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this tutorial made sense. Anon, you are lucky to have such hair, and you will find this style super easy. :-)
ReplyDeletegreat tutorial. are you going to dye the hairpiece to match your own pretty red. i wish more folks would carry hairpieces in red (and a bigger selection of red),
ReplyDeleteThe hair piece is synthetic, but I really like the colors of it. I think I might dye my hair more to match it, more brown, a little less red this time.
DeleteWish I could find such a straightforward set of instructions for something from the 1880s. I just don't have enough hair to do those updos!
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