Creating an Early Victorian Hairstyle

In class we practised an early Victorian hairstyle. This included a definite centre parting, weight by the cheeks with the hair curled in front sweeping back into a mid to high bun.

Needed;

Tail comb
Hair band
Clips
Curling Tong

Method;

Step one:
Brush through the hair creating a centre parting. Part the hair again behind each ear.

Step 2;

Pull the back section of the hair back into a sleek mid-high bun. secure with pins.

Step 3;

Let the front sections down and curl towards the face, make sure your curling tong is thin. In this session my tong was a lot thicker than I would have liked.

Hold the tong vertical wrapping the hair around it from the very bottom. Tucking the ends in with your tail comb to make sure the ends don't kink.

Step 4:

complete this on both sides and the hairstyle is complete.

At home I was able to practise a second early Victorian hairstyle. This one included a plait which looped around the ear rather than curls. Just like the one shown below.

Complete all the previous sectioning step but instead of curling the hair, plait the hair bringing it slightly forward onto the cheek.

Loop the hair around the ear and connect to the bun.