10th “thing” achieved: 20. Learn to do 40’s hair

I’ve always loved vintage style, and in particular I love the elegant hairstyles of the 1940’s with the Victory rolls and flawless looks.

I’ve had a vintage makeover before and loved it, but never managed to replicate the look for myself.  Natalie and I met Lucy at a Vintage fair last year and hired her to do our hair for a friend’s wedding, so when we decided to learn how to do it ourselves, she was our first choice.

Lucy offered us the choice of going to her place, or coming to us – we chose for her to come to us, and met on a Saturday morning. She supplied all of the equipment, although she also brought a shopping list so that we could go buy they stuff for ourselves afterwards. She demo’d it on a model head first, it took about 10 minutes and looked really easy so I thought this one would be a cinch!

We started by curling one side of our hair in sections, then backcombing it. We thought we looked like the Who’s out of The Grinch!

We then smoothed out the outside, and twisted into a roll. This was my absolute nemesis and I ended up getting quite emotional when I couldn’t do it! It turns out my brain is not able to reverse the images I see in a mirror so I kept twisting the hair the wrong way and I got more and more frustrated.

In the end I had to abandon it and start again on the other side, which was much better, then go back to the original side to make a second roll.   I finally managed to do something, it was quite messy but kind of in the right shape.

I went out and bought all the gear and then a few days later I had another go. It actually turned out alright!

Still need some practice, and when Natalie and I go to the Nostalgia festival next week we won’t have the luxury of curling tongs – but overall I feel like I might be able to pull it off without shaming myself!

I’d definitely recommend that if you fancy this, give Lucy a shout. She is absolutely brilliant, patient and encouraging, and she really knows her stuff. Or if you just want the ‘do without the hassle, get Lucy to do it for you, she is a hair genius!

Lucy’s contact details:
Website: Hair that Turns Heads