I set the hair in hot rollers in a basic bricklay pattern. The top above the eyebrows was set in small hot rollers for more curl on the ends. The back is set like the Pageboy in med/large rollers off-base to keep the curl down toward the nape of the neck.
The style itself was simple. Take out all the rollers and brush the sides a little. Pull the sides back with haircombs or barrettes like the Bang Wave style.
It is the front that my camera decided to go funky on me and it is hard to tell on that little screen until it is too late.
The top front section is sort of styled like the Pin-up. Instead of rolling the ends into the pompadour, let them hang out the side and use bobby pins to pin the curls in place to have a form like the inspiration picture.
I really need a new point and shoot camera. So I am sorry for the not so great pictures of this hairstyle. But it is a really simple style. I'll use elements of styles in the book to describe how I did it.
This was my inspiration. I loved the cute curls above the eyebrow.
Post Title → Book Signing hairstyle
Here is the hair length of the doll I am using. Its layers are a little longer on top, but the ends of the hair are fine.
I started with the side sections, curling the hair forward. When I want some kind of wave or texture all the way to the root to mimic the pin curls of the day I curl the hair in a different direction than the way I am going to direct later. I also roll the hair all the way to the scalp to curl as much of the shaft as possible.
I then pin up the side sections in dry pin curls. Use your own judgement on where you would like to place them. As always, use pomade to smooth fly-aways and give the hair shine.
I still have a section of hair at the front that is about 2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inch deep. I sectioned out a piece of hair that is about 3/4 inch wide and again curl it forward rolling all the way to scalp on-base. Please be sure to use a comb between the iron and your scalp. I should have done it here, but wasn't thinking because my mannequin head doesn't have nerves.
Comb or brush the hair gently back. Notice this is the opposite direction of which I curled it.
I then relaxed the hair piece and allowed it to lie down on the hair. Arrange it and move it to get the maximum wave out of it. And pomade will help accentuate the wave with shine.
The final pieces left, I curled to the right on-base.
I brushed these together and then teased them a little to help hold the hair together.
Then smooth the outer hair of the piece and arrange how you like so that the hair created a figure eight above the forehead.
Next comes the bottom section. The first thing to do is coat the ends in hairspray. This is where the asphyxiation comes in. Any girl who was born before 1980 probably remembers having a hairstyle that involved coating the hair in spray and then curling it with a hot curling iron. When the curling iron starts to sizzle, then you know you are doing it right. You create this crusted, rock hard curl.
You will need to roll the curling iron all the way up the base of the neck. When you release it, the weight will make it fall some.
For this mannequin, it took 4 curls to go all the way around the bottom. I would say that is the minimum. With thicker hair you will want to work in smaller sections.
If her hair were cut a little more diagonal at the front, I could have gotten more slant in the lower section. I also could have turned the curling iron at a little more diagonal, but otherwise, I like the way it turned out.
