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Vintage hair / curling tips!

  • 24-08-2011 6:00pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Seraphina


    Hi guys

    I've recently started attempting to do my own hair 'vintage', after admiring this kind of hairstyle for a while.

    I have very thin / straight / flat hair / flyaway, so these kinds of styles are quite tricky for me, but when I get them right they give my hair some much needed volume and shape. However, because I had for so long abandoned hope that my hair would ever do what I want it to, I'm a bit lacking in the skills / accoutrements needed for it.

    I'm intending to buy some curlers soon, as I've never been to eager to wave those incredibly hot curling irons near my face. My hair is so fine I *really* don't want to risk damaging it and making it worse. I'm hoping to get some tips on buying some reasonably priced, but good quality curlers. What to look out for and what to avoid? It all looks the same to me and I've no desire to waste what little money I have on a product that's no good for me.

    Has anyone got any tips for a first time curler? I've googled, but a lot of the sites either have really basic information, which I understand but struggle to implement, or are just hawking 'wonder' products which I have no interest in.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭Jocasta


    I got a set of babyliss heated rollers and find them good, but it did take a bit of getting used to how to roll them etc. so as i wouldn't end up just looking like a poodle!

    You could also try rag curling your hair as women used to do back in the day. That way you wouldn't have to worry about heat damage, and it costs pretty much zero. Good little explanation on how to do them here: http://vixenvintage.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-do-rag-curls.html


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭Twee.


    Good tips for the rollers here by Pixiwoo in a Veronica Lake tutorial.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Seraphina


    Both really helpful links, thanks!
    I might try the rag curling before I invest in rollers, though I think I will have to buy a few small non-heated curlers to get the more precise shape I want for some of the styles I've been trying to do.


  • Posts: 0 Hazel Chubby Tv


    Is it possible to do this kind of style on a long bob or does it look stupid? My hair is taking foreeever to get to shoulder length and I'm so bored with it now. :(


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