Early Victorian Hair

EQUIPMENT

Tail Comb

Small Curler

1.Part the hair in middle parting and section of back from front. 
2.Tie a mid to high ponytail.

3.Twist the 2 sections of ponytail around each other then twist around hair band and fasten with pins.

4.Curl the sides of the hair with the tong pointed towards the ceiling to make the desired curl.

5.Depending on the time of the era, loosen or leave the curls as they are.

In regards to what I have done here I feel I should make the curls start a little lower down and make them more Victorian by holding the piece of hair flat against the iron rather than wrapped up. There are some curls that I think really represent Victorian hair but some just don’t quite work. Also, as I was styling the hair my main objective was to create and early Victorian look but I then stupidly made the curls looser by touching them, causing them too not look as tight as they previously did.

The second look I did was basically the same in regards to bun at the back except this time the side parts were plaited into the bun, with the fake head having really short hair this was difficult to achieve but I tried. I much prefer the first look in the way it looks. It’s a lot more flattering to the face and doesn’t look as odd. As you can see I’ve tried to hide the plait into the back of the hair to make it a little less obvious.

Whilst back at my flat I decided to practice this style on a flat mate with much longer hair than the fake head which fit more with the idea of being Victorian as they never cut their hair. This was the result:

The bun came out a lot nice that the previous one as I had some hair left over to make a plait around the bun which made it more like the Apollo Bun. However, I didn't have the right tongs for the curls and found it difficult to create similar ones to the era, I also found it difficult to curl into the face with these curlers so the curls didn't turn out how I wanted them to. Overall the look was slightly more successful in regards to looking like a Victorian hairstyle.

This was the other design we had to do, due to the fact her her was long I was able to wrap the plait around the bun making it look like it does above, I personally think it looks really pretty and a lot like 1840's portraits that I've seen. On the other hand I really don't like the way the plait on the side of the head looks, I think it needs more shape to it to be successful.

These hairstyles were heavily inspired by this particular look that they created in the early Victorian era.

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