Styling the Heart Shaped 1940s Hair Silhouette
February 21, 2018
When I teach, I am always bringing up silhouette. It is a very important part of capturing the right era for a vintage hairstyle. Silhouette is the outer line of
28 Pictures of Vintage Hair Snoods (that will make you want to wear a snood tomorrow)
December 5, 2017
Snoods, in the form of knitted or crocheted hairnets, have been around since…well…a long time. Hairnets date back to the 11th century, but they were widely worn during the Middle
The Cordelia hairstyle! Learn vintage waves with this video tutorial.
November 16, 2017
Cordelia means heart. I named the vintage curl hairstyle Cordelia for a few reasons. It’s symmetry and silhouette remind me of the shape of the top of a heart. I
Harmonizing Lipstick and Nail Polish Color
July 31, 2017
I’m in a colorful mood today. Summer is sticking around and before Fall takes root, I thought we should celebrate bright summer colors a little longer. Did you know, makeup
Demystifying Pin Curls – A Simple Tutorial
July 24, 2017
Girls using today’s modern tools and techniques to create their vintage hairstyles may get a different look from the old glamorous images of women in the early 20th Century. It
Vintage wet set with the Primrose pin curl set!
July 10, 2017
The pin curl set I have named Primrose uses the basic fundamentals of pin curling and the wet set to style this beautiful classic vintage hairstyle. This hair design can
Techniques for a 1940s Continuous Roll Hairstyle
February 23, 2017
The continuous roll was a hairstyle popular in the 1940s. The illustration below refers to the continuous roll as a chevron style. The concept is the appearance of an element that
Vintage Updo for the holidays or New Year’s Eve!
December 23, 2016
We all deserve to give ourselves a little extra beauty attention at the holidays by doing a vintage updo for parties like Christmas and New Year’s Eve… A lot of
The newest free vintage hairstyle tutorial exclusively for newsletter followers
September 23, 2016
If you haven’t already signed up to receive the VintageHairstyling.com email newsletter, I am here to entice you with another reason to do so. I just finished this new tutorial
1940s Vintage Nails – The polish, the shape, and more
June 15, 2016
How much can you really say about 1940s nail polish and shape? It turns out… quite a lot. As I dug into my magazines, I found more than I expected.
