50's Housewife pin curls with a wand?!

No, you did not miss read the title, there is a way to do the perfect 50's housewife hair with a curling wand! Which if I have any 'I Love Lucy' fans i think this is exactly what her hair looks like when its not pulled back in a bun. If you want a looser (more 40's) effect, see my last post. Now the reason I decided to use a curling wand is because I personally don't like using traditional curling iron because I find it takes too much time. As with a curling wand the process goes faster. With this, you will need a Curling Wand which is an inch in diameter (mine slightly slopes smaller, but you can use any kind), curl setting spray, hairspray (if your hair looses curl easily), lots of bobby pins, and a hairbrush (it can be any old hairbrush).

First, make sure your hair is completely dry, then spray it slightly with a curl setting spray to help hold the curls but not make them stiff. Then make sure your curling wand is plugged in and ready!

Second, brush your hair out once it doesn't feel slightly damp anymore. The you can begin curling it with the wand, when doing it you will go in alternating patterns. I start with the very top part of my hair for the first layer and I curl it under towards my face. Once you finish the first top layer of your hair all in the same direction going towards your face. Each curl you do, as soon as you curl it pin it up with a single bobby pin (it may be hot so be careful if you have sensitive skin).

Third, now go on the layer underneath the one you just pinned up and start curling that layer away from your face. With these ones to the same thing after you curl each individual curl, pin it up with a bobby pin.

Fourth, now you should be on the last major layer, on this layer you are going to curl as you did on the first layer, towards your face. Then pin up each curl after you'd curled it. The rest smaller bits of hair you may have left can be curled in any direction of your choosing.

Fifth, spray over the set pinned curls with the curl setting spray. As you let these curls set do something to preoccupy your time, I do my make up in this time. Once you've let the curls sit for a little while (for about 15 minutes) take out all the bobby pins but do not mess with the curls until they're all taken out.

Sixth, when all the bobby pins are out of your hair spray your hair lightly with your curl setting spray one last time. Then, run your fingers in your hair to break up the curls. Be warned it will look like a poofy 80's mess at first, but don't worry!

Seventh, take your hair brush and begin to brush out the curls, then keep brushing but use your hand along side the brush to give a non-frizzy and together took. And with that your hair should be complete! You can of course give it a good spray of hairspray if your hair type calls for it as a way to keep your curls all day.


I hope you all enjoyed and can find use of this! Comment and let me know what you are interested in seeing here on my blog!

xoxo,
Kitty

Salutations Friends

Hello!
Welcome to my new and hopefully successful blog all about my vintage fashion escapades. But first I feel a little introduction is in order, you can call me Kitty and I am passionate about a lot of things! I am a die hard Old Hollywood addict and currently run the instagram account @oldhollywoodqueens! I am beyond in love with Marlon Brando (pretty sure he's the most perfect man to ever walk this earth). I resemble the lovely and beautiful Jean Simmons, which in my opinion is one of the best actresses of the Golden Era. I am very much an old soul through the music I listen to, to the clothes I wear, and the movies I watch. I very much enjoy going to thrift shops and antique malls, I am a grand huntress when it comes to vintage finds. I will soon begin to sew my own vintage clothes and take on the full embodiment of a woman from the 1950's; I am beyond excited to take you on the adventure with me and I hope to inspire others to take on a life of vintage fashion. I say this because for the longest time I had been too afraid to except my dream of wearing all vintage wear, but I didn't want my family, friends, and boys to view me as weirder than I already am. But the thing that matters most is to be happy, if those people don't accept you how ever you come then they don't deserve to know how amazing you are. So accept your uniqueness because it helps you stand out and be your own person.
Make sure to smile & have a golden day Kitty Cats!

xoxo,
Kitty

p.s. photos & give-aways are to come!