Valentine’s Vintage Hair Tutorial

Need a romantic vintage hairstyle? Follow these steps for a truly show stopping style inspired by the 1940s.

This style isn’t the easiest to master but if you can do a victory roll or French pleat then you have the skills needed for creating this beautiful style.

You will need: Hair comb, backcomb brush, lots of hair grips, hairspray.

Steps:

Step 1: Create a fringe section at the front of your head. Backcomb it a little at the roots to create some hold & height.

Step 2: Now curl the section with your preferred method.

Step 3: Pin the curls in place. You want to create a section of curls off to one side of your face, that frames it a little.

Step 4: Now create 2 sections at the back of your head with the rest of your hair. Try to get a neat, balanced parting down the middle.

Step 5: Taking the first section backcomb into the roots to help the section have some hold and structure.

Step 6: Splitting the section into 2 start with the bottom section and roll it onto a tight French Pleat style roll. Secure it in place with a fair few hair grips.

Step 7: Then roll the top section onto a slightly bigger pleat. Now join the 2 together and smooth them so they create one long pleat. Use hair grips to secure it all in place.

Step 8: Repeat with the other side.

Final look:

Model: Amy. Photographer: Jez Brown. Styling & hair: Sarah’s Doo-Wop Dos

And don’t worry if this hairstyle feels too complicated or you just don’t have the time, as you can simply grab one of my vintage style headbands or turbans for a quick vintage look!