Create Hairstyles From The 30s

You can replicate 1930's hairstyles with the proper knowledge.

Women in the 1930s made a shift from the boyish looks of the 1920s to tailored dresses that emphasized a soft appearance and exposure of the smaller waist lines women have. Hairstyles changed with the times as well. 1930s hairstyles were held close to the head with deep-set finger waves. Some women parted their hair in the center and curls became more prominent. Curls in the hair were placed firmly and close to the head. All of these different hairstyles were meant to accommodate the popular hats of the day. Two popular looks in the 1930s were loose pin curls and finger waves.

Instructions

Create Loose Pin Curls

1. Dampen your hair and comb out any tangles. Part your hair on a side or right down the middle. Create sections of your hair that are one inch in width, and insert wave-setting clips to keep the hair separate.

2. Take one of the one-inch sections of hair and wrap it around your index finger in a tight circle. Slowly pull the wrapped hair off your finger and pin the hair to your head in the circular formation with bobby pins. If you want to have extra stiff curls after you are done, spread rub-setting lotion throughout your hair before you wrap the one inch sections of hair around your finger.

3. Repeat this process for all of the one-inch sections of hair you have divided until you have gone all the way around your head. After your hair has dried, remove the bobby pins.

Finger Waves

4. Dampen your hair to the point where it is wet, but not dripping off the ends. Comb out any tangles and part your hair either down the middle or on a side. Rub setting lotion throughout your hair and divide your hair into one-inch sections. Insert wave-setting clips to keep the sections separate.

5. Put your index finger approximately one-fourth from the top of your head against the front of one of the one-inch sections of hair. While you are holding this section of hair with your hand, use a comb to gently pull the hair down past your finger to create a curved look to the hair. Hold the waived hair in place with a wave-setting clip.

6. Move your finger down to approximately the middle of the same one-inch section of hair you just put a wave-setting clip in. Create another curved look by pulling the hair in the opposite direction of the curve at the top portion of the hair. Hold this second curve in place with another setting clip.

7. Work down the remaining half of this one-inch section of hair, repeating the same steps until you have four curves. You can curve the remaining hair sections in the same manner until your hair is completely styled.

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