50's hair

[Traveller]

I'm looking for a few tips of a hairdresser or someone who is handy with styling tresses. I have shoulder length, very fine hair, and am looking to get some 50's style waves in it (think Dita Von Teese but ginger ). I know the best way to do this is with rollers overnight or all day until I am ready to go out, but that is as far as I know. So I have a few questions.

1) Do I need all the same size rollers, or some large and some small?

2) If I need some smaller ones where on my head do I place these in relation to the large ones?

3) How many rollers do I need?

4) What products do I need to ensure the curls stay?

Thanking you kindly in advance

[Mum2Romone]

I'll ask my Nanna for you Ill call her tomorrow She does it perfectly ....

[NaeNae]

I use to use a variety of styling products, from extra strong hold mouse to a soft, strong hold hair spray. I'd touch up curls with a curling iron but I use to set my hair in pin curls as opposed to rollers. I always did my pin curls tight and brushed out and shaped curls to how I wanted them.

I'd go for a larger roller (but not huge) around the top of the hair near the face if you're wanting waves.

I'd also recommend just having a play and working out whats best for your own hair. Mine has a natural curl/wave to it and seems to set well and easily, my gf has dead straight hair which drops curls after an hour.

HTH somewhat

Nae x

[Traveller]

Thanks M2R I really want to ask my gran but she is hard of hearing so a phone call is too problematic

[Traveller]

Thanks Nae, my hair is very straight and tends to drop a curl quite quickly but if I rag it overnight and all day, plus use lots of hairspray, it will hold a tightish curl until the early hours. I might get a few different types of rollers and try to see what the effect is.

[NaeNae]

oh wanted to add, there are some really good tutorial type blogs for 50's hair styles, might need to search for Rockabilly, 50's hair styles, 40's hair styles etc.

I found a few good ones (now deleted of fmy computer sadly) for creating great bangs, pompadoors (sp?), page boy hair styles etc.

Nae x

[Emma09]

Is you are looking for waves rather than curls- I'd invest in a 3 barreled curler- think that's what they're called.

ETA- just looked at the pic- do you have a large curling wand?


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[LionsandBears]

There are instruction videos on youtube and other places like that. Are you after finger waves of curls like in my wedding photos (though that was more 40s)?

[toomanyshoes]

If you google super kawaii mama you'll find a blog with heaps and heaps and heaps of 40's/50's hair, make-up, styling tips and whatnot.

[Traveller]

Yes Tash, something like your wedding hair would be perfect

[toomanyshoes]

Meant to add that I'm pretty sure she did a thing on the best hair dressers for that type of style in Melbourne too.

[Traveller]

thanks TMS I will google her. It;s for a wedding in a couple of months so I have heaps of time to get it right but I was going to do a trial run this Saturday