Pin curls can give you a glamorous red carpet look with a vintage flair.
Pin curls are the basis for a wide variety of curly and wavy hairstyles. Made popular in the 1940s and '50s, pin curls are still worn today by famous stars like Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera. Use pin curls for a retro-chic look, for bouncy, long-lasting curls. You can pin the curls up as far ahead of time as you like, meaning you can even put them in the night before an important event and shake them out the next day for beautiful, voluptuous locks.
Instructions
1. Apply a generous amount of hair gel to damp hair. Make sure the hair is coated.
2. Part your hair at the desired part line. Every pin curl to the left of the part will be curled forward in a clockwise direction. Pin curls on the right side of the part will be rolled forward toward the face in a counterclockwise direction.
3. Carve out the first few base sections for your curls using the tail of your comb. Base sections should be approximately one inch square. For larger curls, carve out larger bases.
4. Hold the hair from one base section in your non-dominant hand, and with your comb in the dominant hand, press the hair from the base section between your thumb and the back of the comb, pulling away from the head. This will push the hair into a flat ribbon.
5. Roll the ribboned strand toward the scalp. Form a circle one inch in diameter, in a clockwise direction if working on the left side of the part and in a counterclockwise direction if working on the right. Adjust the diameter of the circle to correspond to the size of your base if you elected to make the base larger. Keep the size of the circle constant from the end of the hair up to the base. Do not tuck in the ends. If you handle the hair gently and ribbon the hair first, the ends should stay neatly curled on the top of the circle when you reach the scalp.
6. Insert a a double-pronged pin curl pin across one side of the circle. Placing the clip across both sides of the circle could result in a bend or dent in the resulting curl. Pin the curls firmly to prevent movement while drying, especially if leaving them in overnight.
7. Repeat Steps 4 through 6, carving out one-inch bases in rows from the front hairline to the nape of the neck.
8. Wrap the hair in a scarf or other smooth wrap once all the curls are pinned in place.
9. Allow the hair to dry completely before removing the wrap and pins. The easiest way to do this is simply to go to sleep with the curls wrapped. By morning your hair should be dry and ready to take down. If you don't have time to let your hair air-dry you can use a blow dryer with a diffuser attachment to distribute the heat evenly and avoid displacing any hair.
10. Take down the curls when dry and style with your fingers or a bristle brush. For separated individual curls put a little shine serum on your fingers and run them through each curl once, or shake your head out to loosen up the set. For a more uniformly shaped wave, brush through the curls with a boar bristle brush. The more your brush through the curls, the looser they will become.
11. Set the style with hairspray when you have achieved a look you are satisfied with. Your new pin curl style should stay in place and turn heads all night.
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