Cute Neat ‘n’ Busy curler caddy holds all your curler needs
April 7, 2018
I work best when I am organized. The same goes for when I am doing my hair. Organization helps me stay focused on the task and keeps me from getting
Late Beatnik Cool (and their hairstyles) of the early 1960s
March 16, 2018
What hairstyle do you think of if I say “Picture a 1960 hairstyle”? I know that answer is giant. In all of the images in this blog post, these famous
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
Halloween Costume Idea for the Vintage Lifestyler
October 9, 2017
Every year I try to come up with ideas for Halloween costumes for those of us that love vintage and want to incorporate it into our costumes in creative ways.
6 ways to wear Tint-o-matic colorful bobby pins…even if your hair isn’t pink
August 22, 2017
Even with natural hair color, you can put colorful bobby pins to good use. You don’t have to have pink hair to wear pink bobby pins. Here are 6 ways
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
How to tutorial video: Upright Suicide Roll
March 10, 2017
The suicide roll is a modern pin-up look, but gets its inspiration from the 1940s victory roll. This is an upright version that lends itself to the feel of a
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
