African Beauty in 1948: Women Straightening Their Hair | Vintage Fashions

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  • In this hair tutorial for African women from 1940, we see various techniques applied to straight out the lady's hair. Life before GHD hair straighteners sure was tough!
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  • @2kimani
    @2kimani 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5491

    I love that he says "Nature will always come out on top".

    • @illuminickiblanco
      @illuminickiblanco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Absolutely

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +505

      Love the serendipity of him being an accidental natural hair movement supporter

    • @ANGELSLVME
      @ANGELSLVME 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Kimani2 Coppin State C he got that right!, humidity is not our friend!!!!

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@ANGELSLVME No peace and love, humidity is our friend and so is nature. Our hair is best in its naturally coily state not contorted into some eurocentric ideal of beauty.
      As he said "Nature will always come out on top" 🔥

    • @angiesworld8038
      @angiesworld8038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah me too.

  • @gabriellejohnson3006
    @gabriellejohnson3006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5882

    the hot comb....my ears will never forget the heat.

    • @denysedenyse4070
      @denysedenyse4070 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Gabrielle Johnson
      I couldn't help but cringe at that part.

    • @jenwhite8832
      @jenwhite8832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Watching this video burned my ears and hit me in the head with a comb for complaining about it

    • @Tajha003
      @Tajha003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      You ain't lived until that hot grease burned your ears...Chile

    • @syrynaurora
      @syrynaurora 6 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      Flossy Childz and then they have the nerve to tell you “it’s just the heat- ain’t nothing burning you”

    • @honor21221able
      @honor21221able 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Yees everytime my grandmother pulled it out i covered my ears

  • @Ac-ty8wp
    @Ac-ty8wp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3789

    I love that he says kinks and curl pattern. He doesn't sound degrading or anything really, which is really nice

    • @bimirabu
      @bimirabu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      A c Just goes to show this definitely wasn’t filmed in my country 😂😂😂

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

      A c African hair has a "permanent wave". Much nicer than what I've heard people say about our hair in my lifetime!

    • @Ac-ty8wp
      @Ac-ty8wp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      @@Maki-00 I agree. He was respectful when describing our hair.

    • @Meem0moo
      @Meem0moo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Yea but it's because this is from the UK not America

    • @TM9_
      @TM9_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Yeah, he was very nice! Must’ve been from the UK or just literally anywhere other than the US😂😂😂😂

  • @vanessawhite8042
    @vanessawhite8042 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8095

    I think it is surprising that in 1948 they were talking about black hair care.

    • @Mikkaray014
      @Mikkaray014 8 ปีที่แล้ว +873

      Not everyone was racist in the back aswell. Racism still exists but its just not as extreme as it was.

    • @katyem.d.4181
      @katyem.d.4181 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1058

      +Vanessa White This is in the UK, not the United States...

    • @incoherentwailing8148
      @incoherentwailing8148 8 ปีที่แล้ว +736

      +Cassie Tad nah, they didnt have the years of slavery taken from them via battle, causing passive aggressive racism and entitlement.... The UK may not be the best butThe US is much more racist.... trust and believe

    • @TheFremenChick
      @TheFremenChick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Vanessa White Why?

    • @DestinedRed96
      @DestinedRed96 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I thought the same tbh

  • @rroman1988
    @rroman1988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +746

    "Curly or straight, nature comes out on top." Love that line, so true.

    • @randomuaena2859
      @randomuaena2859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yessss
      Totally agreed

    • @koni00004
      @koni00004 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nature 🔛🔝

  • @3SG413
    @3SG413 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3141

    This is really cool to see they acknowledged black hair and not in a rude type of way. I remember getting my hair hot combed it was so awful! I couldn't imagine doing that on a regular basis.

    • @badlandsghost
      @badlandsghost 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Nine in the Afternoon my grandma still hot Combs her hair 😭

    • @tinaloye2014
      @tinaloye2014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nine in the Afternoon this isn't real.

    • @CassiTheNerd
      @CassiTheNerd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Tina Loye - Hot combing? Yes, yes it is.

    • @tinaloye2014
      @tinaloye2014 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      CassiTheNerd I meant the year

    • @melaninqueen2413
      @melaninqueen2413 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I hate the hot comb, you have to be really still or else you'll get burned! Even if you are still, you still get burned. But I'm grateful that I don't live in those days!

  • @toi6158
    @toi6158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    Some people may never know the fear that a hot comb evokes. 2019, and I am still flinching.

    • @erehistruth2356
      @erehistruth2356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Amen.

    • @shanicesm6208
      @shanicesm6208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yes!! Either your ear or forehead is in danger! 😂

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I tensed up just watching this! Thank God my hair hasn't been straightened since the 90s!

    • @kiko485
      @kiko485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Toi Haynes I’ll take a hot comb over a perm or relaxer any day tbh.

    • @theofficialcrownoftresseso4759
      @theofficialcrownoftresseso4759 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha

  • @zma6779
    @zma6779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    'They're born with a permanent wave' this is a cute way of describing natural hair awwww

  • @alexandertowery7890
    @alexandertowery7890 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4060

    Only in the UK would a video from this time actually show two beautiful black women doing natural hair. And using the proper term "Kinky" instead of "Nappy".

    • @elmaradray9756
      @elmaradray9756 7 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Alexander Towery nappy? What an odd way to describe hair

    • @tullerules5516
      @tullerules5516 7 ปีที่แล้ว +394

      Elmara Dray Yep. It's a very hurtful word thrown around at black hair.

    • @borninthewronggeneration390
      @borninthewronggeneration390 7 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Alexander Towery. Is nappy a term americans use? Ive never heard it here in the uk

    • @jamiecorrales8300
      @jamiecorrales8300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      born in the wrong generation well not for hair but for taking actually naps.

    • @thesilentdiva
      @thesilentdiva 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Actually a lot of blks in the usa have embraced the word Nappy as a way to describe our texture

  • @LilLilacc
    @LilLilacc 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2102

    "Do they like it? They're women aren't they?" Cracked me up.

    • @MissAprilCakes
      @MissAprilCakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      49jubilee: Rite, I ded LoL’d wen I herd this, hilarious

    • @Lynn-ip9sh
      @Lynn-ip9sh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @49jubilee That's true. I have curly hair and went my whole life straightening it. My friends with straight hair who I desperately wanted to be like all wanted curly hair. Now I've let "nature come out on top" and let it my hair be as is.
      I receive more compliments on my hair now, then I did when it was straight. I guess we just need to accept nature and let our follicles do what they want, and are designed to do. Its the best for your health and well being. ❤️

    • @TedEhioghae
      @TedEhioghae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Lynn-ip9sh We just need to accept the way GOD created us because He knows what He was doing creating you like that in the first place.

    • @yaafowaa4149
      @yaafowaa4149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂

    • @Lynn-ip9sh
      @Lynn-ip9sh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TedEhioghae Exactly!❤️❤️❤️

  • @RoxiSmith
    @RoxiSmith 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3069

    I don't know her BUT That model is REALLY BEAUTIFUL and sweet smile. So does The Hairdresser is too!! :)

    • @freemindsloveforever
      @freemindsloveforever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Roxi Smith they deliberately chose a mixed race lady whilst discussing "African...black" how typical of the time and all

    • @freemindsloveforever
      @freemindsloveforever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Beth Smith anybody can have curly hair that's besides the point. I was referring to his constant reference to "black" And "African". They used a mixed race model as it was less "offensive" to portray in those times.

    • @lcoop5497
      @lcoop5497 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      freemindsloveforever Don't be so hurt, you've come a long way baby! In a short amount of time at that.

    • @freemindsloveforever
      @freemindsloveforever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      L Coop darling are you giving Oscar awards? Baby racism isn't dead and of course progress is continual. Stay dramatic sweety xx

    • @lcoop5497
      @lcoop5497 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      freemindsloveforever I was trying to give you a new perspective, if that's being dramatic...your life must be incredibly boring. Tired of negative Nancy's such as yourself. Suck it up and be happy for what ya got.

  • @CGPOPPOOP
    @CGPOPPOOP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2597

    I was genuinely surprised at the lack of racism in this clip for the time period then realized it's not from America so it makes sense.

  • @karadanielle2131
    @karadanielle2131 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1056

    "Secret oils" lol..
    Wow this is amazing footage. I love that hairstyle at the end.
    That being said though, I'm glad more of us black women are more accepting of our kinky / natural hair these days. Her hair was beautiful before and after in my opinion.

    • @milkyjoe906
      @milkyjoe906 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I agree. She looked beautiful thru out the whole video

    • @ronwilliams717
      @ronwilliams717 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      At that time it was some Vaseline or maybe some hair grease or pressing oil. that's what I remember. Dax, Madam C J Walker, Dixie Peach those were the secret oils I remember! lol

    • @RandeT73
      @RandeT73 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I prefer working on natural hair. To me its just easier. But that's me and my opinion. But I have friends who prefer relaxed hair.

    • @macaronicheese8721
      @macaronicheese8721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I love black women's hair, it's so gorgeous. I'm glad that people are embracing their natural hair too. I'm white but I have really curly hair and I used to dislike it and always straightened it but I gave up heat and I love my natural hair now

    • @dw1970
      @dw1970 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kara Electriclady
      Versatility is beautiful.

  • @pro_noir
    @pro_noir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    this is my first time in all my years ever seeing a hair tutorial for black women during this time! i wanna see more stuff like this about black people from back then. it’s so important to the culture.

  • @skeptical_citizen
    @skeptical_citizen 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1088

    the model is really beautiful

    • @PureBabymusic
      @PureBabymusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She really is beautiful

    • @Buttergirla
      @Buttergirla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No she not

    • @lilredrh4273
      @lilredrh4273 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sabiha Sungur They're both BEAUTIFUL 😍

    • @cuteONE22
      @cuteONE22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes very beautiful and her hair is so thick. I would kill to get that much of hair :'(

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SkittleBlitz It looks good if styled correctly but is probably a pain to deal with.

  • @tigereule
    @tigereule 11 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    I find this refreshingly none racist for its time and age.
    it is: "another crazy thing women do" instead of " an exotic thing africans do"
    and women off all times and colorings do crazy things because they think they aren't pretty the way they are.
    lesson learnt :-D

    • @jquiet6487
      @jquiet6487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @SkittleBlitz yes, but dont get it wrong. Racism is still prevalent here in the uk.

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      SkittleBlitz Just because they made a video on black women’s hair doesn’t mean they’re not racist.

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ashleyk8406 yes! The original sin of racism. Nobody is exempt. Honestly, this is all so like Catholicism it’s mad, down to the puritanical belief that only they are right and they are such good people. Hmm

    • @jquiet6487
      @jquiet6487 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Marie Mercer lmao 🤣 okay Marie 👌

  • @rosegoldbb
    @rosegoldbb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    If the hair gets wet lol
    He didn’t say nothing wrong in this video 🙃

    • @cupcakes7015
      @cupcakes7015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      rosegoldbb
      Right
      4/5/2020

    • @rosegoldbb
      @rosegoldbb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      11STARFIRE they truly were I appreciate respect for all races for some reason when it’s regarding blacks it’s really sensitive and scrutinized for everything lil thing sometimes we can get a little more lighthearted and laugh educate those who don’t understand u or where u coming from

    • @gyptianskin
      @gyptianskin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He didn’t acknowledge that this was a style popularized by black Americans.

    • @notmeeehehe
      @notmeeehehe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      chgosyndicate for the 1940's that's about as progressive as a white man is gonna get, cut him some slack lmao

    • @pagethreemodel
      @pagethreemodel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gyptianskin not everything is about you all. And fyi, these styles were imitations of how ww were doing their hair. You did it assimilate. You didn't invent these hair styles af all. 🙄🙄

  • @HewanYitagesu
    @HewanYitagesu 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1530

    I like how he says 'here' haha "hayeree'

    • @Engelbird
      @Engelbird 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Eve Yitagesu - actually sounds more like "yeah". it's called received pronunciation. cut-glass.

    • @brijohnson9091
      @brijohnson9091 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      First thing I noticed about the video.😂😂

    • @alannakealy04
      @alannakealy04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eve Yitagesu my friend still talks like that lol

    • @Dietxcokex00
      @Dietxcokex00 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I Wish People still talked like that haha 😅

    • @sweetpeach3293
      @sweetpeach3293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It seemed like all narrators sounded the same back then to me.

  • @Taco.Bell.regrets.at.midnight
    @Taco.Bell.regrets.at.midnight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    "Do they like it? They're women, aren't they?" I fucking died LOL

  • @afrocentrkgypsy
    @afrocentrkgypsy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    This is basically a 1948 version of the silk press videos we watch today. The techniques have a lot of similarities.

  • @terrywestbrook-lienert2296
    @terrywestbrook-lienert2296 8 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    She has a very healthy head of hair. I love it.

    • @kerstiesweeney
      @kerstiesweeney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @WARRIOR4YAH I see a ton of compliments about the model...

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It looks damaged in the beginning honestly.

    • @Tomi_janet15
      @Tomi_janet15 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😍

  • @eyecandyzz
    @eyecandyzz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    The smell of burned hair in the kitchen takes me back.

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      eyecandyzz I just tense up thinking about my burnt ears! 😱

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ew lol

    • @christinaheuer7169
      @christinaheuer7169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Burned ears, burnt areas around the forehead and neck..... yeah.... I won’t do that to kids. I’ll let them keep it natural. 😉

    • @liyataylor7389
      @liyataylor7389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I smell the burnt skin and sulfur8 and doogroo grease mix ToT

  • @MrsYummyDOASFBAEVR
    @MrsYummyDOASFBAEVR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    _"A number of secret oils"_
    😂😂 that part took me out.

  • @ieatemos
    @ieatemos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +871

    "But do they like it? They're women aren't they?" haha I love it.

    • @fozzybear7526
      @fozzybear7526 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      iEatEmos I know I thought that was adorable

    • @lala-cp5ct
      @lala-cp5ct 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont get it. Is he saying they do or they don't

    • @Xxsorafan
      @Xxsorafan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bonbon Bonbon they don’t. Basically it’s the whole, women with curly hair want straight. And women with straight hair want it curly.

    • @lala-cp5ct
      @lala-cp5ct 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bethany Monges ohh I used to want my hair Straight when I was younger, but now I love me hair.

    • @donttalktomeyoureannoying8736
      @donttalktomeyoureannoying8736 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol it’s so true though 😂

  • @angel3702
    @angel3702 8 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    i thought it was funny how the narrator kind of made the comment about their hair already being curly and how most women wanted it so. he just seemed so confused lol xD

    • @iamSketchH
      @iamSketchH 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Just like the old proverb. The grass is always greener. Those with straight hair want curly, those with curly hair want straight. XD

    • @kierieburton6779
      @kierieburton6779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      But the woman's hair wasn't curly. It was kinky. She'd possibly already damaged her natural hair texture from using methods like this. The process was used to smooth out the texture of each hair strand. Then bigger curls were added after to create similar styles to what she ended up with. Basically black women did this to fit in and appear more acceptable to white people. Women still alter their hair for the sane reasons. More so in the USA. In some work places it's unacceptable to wear your hair in a natural afro. Glad I live in the UK. And so grateful for the natural hair movement! 💕

    • @_celestial_8752
      @_celestial_8752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Kierie Burton if they view black textured hair as curly also let them because to me that’s what it should be just because they’re tighter doesn’t remove them
      From the curl category. Calling them anything other than curls because they’re “too tight” is over absurd

  • @lifewithoutstress2684
    @lifewithoutstress2684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He spoke in such eloquence. He compared how women with different hair types wanted the opposite of what their natural hair was without sounding too iffy.

    • @itsliveagain2524
      @itsliveagain2524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And they showed light skin mixed looking women as the beauty example without being..iffy.😆

  • @janyleaves
    @janyleaves 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I gasped when the hairdresser tucked away her hair (0:50) as if he was opening a thick theatre curtain and her face was shown for the first time! Her face looks so fresh and her smile is so beautiful it really touched my heart. This moment felt so magical.

    • @Beingme111
      @Beingme111 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Janes Blue the hair dresser is female.

  • @iwanttosurvive3992
    @iwanttosurvive3992 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    What a beautiful girl in the chair. The beauty of 1940s women is so underrated and beautifully understated.

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I Want To Survive They were classy and didn't look like tacky hoes like some women today!

  • @ChelseaNeKole93
    @ChelseaNeKole93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    "If the hair get's wet or steamed up it naturally un-straightens itself" 😂😂 the narrator sounds like he's shocked and fascinated about black hair as he's reading the paper

  • @TULIP.1689
    @TULIP.1689 8 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    My mother did my hair exactly like this in the 90s! Yes it took forever. Yes there is a chance of the comb burning your ears:(

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      and as soon as you get out of the house and its raining

    • @2kimani
      @2kimani 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am almost 50 yo and I will never forget when my mother took me to a beauty school where the student dropped the straightening comb on my neck. I was ten and from that day on did my own hair...

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hon.. you mean burning hot ? u surious ?

    • @feleciagrasty3880
      @feleciagrasty3880 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      HerMajestyBarebone Me too!

    • @AuthorLHollingsworth
      @AuthorLHollingsworth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. Nostalgia.

  • @azabujuban-hito8085
    @azabujuban-hito8085 7 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    im suspicious of that "secret oil".

    • @Kubulek17
      @Kubulek17 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Sumida Ryogoku Probably just plain old grease

    • @ladya1953
      @ladya1953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Look up an oil blend called "Best of Africa" brand, I believe it's called.

    • @kellygoodman6167
      @kellygoodman6167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sumida Ryogoku that's a good oil.

    • @azabujuban-hito8085
      @azabujuban-hito8085 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kelly Goodman prob'ly a snake oil !

    • @skipperallen9872
      @skipperallen9872 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha ha ha ...right you had me laughing so hard!!!

  • @VeronicAM313
    @VeronicAM313 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I just got a flashback of my childhood when I saw that straightening comb. And then when the I moved out of pain, I'd get a ,"It's just the grease melting." or "It's just the heat that made you jump."

  • @fallingnutria89fletcher79
    @fallingnutria89fletcher79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Different hair textures I know. But my mum used to iron her hair. With an actual iron.... she'd lie down with her hair on a board and get my aunty to iron it straight. Thank God technology has moved forward

    • @ineedhoez
      @ineedhoez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I iron my hair extensions.

    • @Maki-00
      @Maki-00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fallingnutria89 Fletcher I'm black, but I have white step cousins. They did the same back in the 70s!

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lolll

    • @moononthewindynight27
      @moononthewindynight27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to do that with my friend before I got money for a normal iron lol

    • @ashleyk8406
      @ashleyk8406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MoonOnTheWindyNight Did it ruin your hair or was it fine?

  • @crjoki1
    @crjoki1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Did he say....
    "Do they like it? They're women aren't they"
    Soooo...no.. of course not!
    We can never be satisfied 😂😂😂

    • @AM-vw7dg
      @AM-vw7dg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, no mater what ethnic group or time frame, we women can never be satisfied 🤣

  • @cheesecake134
    @cheesecake134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She could walk out of the salon with the look at 1:10 and walk right into Coachella now.

  • @vanw1504
    @vanw1504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I just had a flash of getting my hair straightened by Ms. Bea as she drank Jim Beam from a plastic cup! 🥺

  • @reinal7896
    @reinal7896 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    She is so beautiful. Seems women had such a classic/timeless look about them. I miss the no surgery/ no extreme makeup days :(

    • @GingerBun
      @GingerBun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      they had surgery and extreme makeup back then too

  • @AbsoluteMdot
    @AbsoluteMdot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I do not miss hot combs one bit. I can feel my ear burn just by watching this.

    • @barbarabutterfield2679
      @barbarabutterfield2679 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AbsoluteMdot my mom:. hold you ear down please😂

    • @AbsoluteMdot
      @AbsoluteMdot 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL!!! Right!!!!!!!!

    • @lvincent7493
      @lvincent7493 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let us not forget the forehead.

  • @abiola33
    @abiola33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The description commentary was perfect and non-discriminatory. Like that a lot!

    • @Alaois
      @Alaois 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Britain there wasn't any reason to be discriminatory.

    • @itsliveagain2524
      @itsliveagain2524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Alaois I guess they why they had light skin women to represent Beauty. That's not discriminatory at all 😁🤣

  • @lifeafterwar
    @lifeafterwar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm getting "hold ya ear" flashbacks

  • @MsSmith-sl6ou
    @MsSmith-sl6ou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    My auntie says... "It's the grease, not me...everytime she burned my scalp..or my ear.

  • @Xtheearthchildx
    @Xtheearthchildx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “They born with a permanent wave, but do they like it? They’re women, aren’t they?”
    Hilarious

  • @nieceypiecey100
    @nieceypiecey100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Yup. Hated this process. Remember my mother use to say when she taught me, “you gotta use the back of the comb!” Lol glad to see she knew the tricks

    • @noxiouschocolate9644
      @noxiouschocolate9644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Out of curiosity, did that reduce the chance of burning your scalp or not?

  • @katbrax8622
    @katbrax8622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This vlog brought back childhood memories of getting our hair washed and pressed on Saturday night for church on Sunday and easy styles during the week.

  • @dearbhlaryan
    @dearbhlaryan 11 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    They're from Britain so they're not African American and people in Britain don't really say African British!

    • @linkin5961
      @linkin5961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same in America. African American was a term that came about in the 2000s. It was black man or woman before that.

    • @clintrovertqueen2624
      @clintrovertqueen2624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Ash M
      🤔how old are you?

    • @Taradise85
      @Taradise85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@linkin5961 lol what!!!! Hahaha 2000s ?? LMAO how old r hunny!?

    • @dcaramelone
      @dcaramelone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@linkin5961 you're right Ash. I became aware of that term in 2000 when a black group advised they didnt want to be called black americans. Now they call everyone African American even if you aren't from America. Which kind of silly. Lol

    • @ln2559
      @ln2559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He was referring to her HERITAGE!

  • @mcgde0
    @mcgde0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wow seeing things like this is amazing. Her hair is so healthy and shiny.

  • @cassk3364
    @cassk3364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can we take a second to appreciate how DROP DEAD GORGEOUS THAT HAIR MODEL IS!?

  • @Naomi-gr7fm
    @Naomi-gr7fm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    "A number of secret oils" 💀

  • @tatriceshipp9139
    @tatriceshipp9139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Black women have always been resourceful,talented and beautiful.

    • @falicianarine
      @falicianarine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Girll ....they can put a braid in your hair that will last through anything!!!

    • @eccremocarpusscaber5159
      @eccremocarpusscaber5159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So have everyone else too. Or is that the wrong thing to say? What makes black people better than others? Isn’t it their skin? How would that work. Racism racism racism something something.

    • @koni00004
      @koni00004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eccremocarpusscaber5159 wow you sound really mad😏.

  • @linelespaper
    @linelespaper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I still use my grandmas hot comb lol

    • @BlackGirlLovesAnime6
      @BlackGirlLovesAnime6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      a marie what brand is it because they dont make hot combs like they used to.

    • @diociharesibelli2547
      @diociharesibelli2547 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love y'alls natural hair

  • @TheVintageCurls
    @TheVintageCurls 11 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    i agree. im a natural--been natural all my life---yet i have no problem with women perming/straightening their hair.

  • @cutiehaiti
    @cutiehaiti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is hilarious 😆 who would've thought there was tutorials out there back then

  • @loviemonroe21
    @loviemonroe21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did anyone else flinch when she brought out the hot comb? My ears still feel the heat

  • @missSydneyP
    @missSydneyP 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The hairstyle she has at the end is beautiful!

  • @aharrcoop3
    @aharrcoop3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My grandma was a beautician and grandad a barber. We stayed hooked up, weekly! I can still see her putting that blue grease on the back of her hand as she parted and straitened my locks.

  • @keishiafells2927
    @keishiafells2927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Nature always seems to come out on top!!" Love it!! Beautiful model/client. Love the bantu knots as well. Very tongue and cheek video but also true.

  • @PandoraKyss
    @PandoraKyss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually learned how to use a hot comb. My best friend used to have her mother do her hair, but her visits were sporadic so we discussed my learning how to hot comb and even grease her scalp, and thus I was introduced to the beautiful world of black hair. I could never braid like her mother, though. She had magic fingers.

  • @Iyona96
    @Iyona96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    We as black women came a long way with hair care 😅

  • @palesafloret3707
    @palesafloret3707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That girls face like don't burn me with that hot comb. LOL. Brings me back. LOL

  • @daizym.8161
    @daizym.8161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So I'm latina and 12 years ago I was roommates with a friend who was a black woman. Our apartment had an electric stove and I remember the first time I saw a gold comb on the burner and just being so confused. I had never seen, or heard of a hot comb before. I was mesmerized by the process she would go through of straightening her hair with it.

  • @moonbearmama
    @moonbearmama 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Such beautiful women & those hair styles were really artistic!

  • @mdamerla3347
    @mdamerla3347 10 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    She's beautiful the model!

    • @Lysliveyourstyle
      @Lysliveyourstyle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello sharmeila!!!! It's me Dalini!!! Omgosh I've been trying to contact u for ages now!! It's your birthday today!! Txt me ASAP 647-625-0309 man I miss you Sooo much.

    • @babygirlrilakkuma7728
      @babygirlrilakkuma7728 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dalini Ramirez ....

    • @minyoongi878
      @minyoongi878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      divaquana I hope they did

    • @listen4511
      @listen4511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How did yalls friendship go

  • @chiannthomas8701
    @chiannthomas8701 10 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    2 hours? Child's play. It takes me three hours to straighten my hair!

    • @freemindsloveforever
      @freemindsloveforever 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chiann Thomas the greater the gain the more the pain! Your hair does look gorgeous on the profile pic..ive grown mine to almost waist length and yes styling takes a lot longer

    • @Indiegirl007
      @Indiegirl007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chiann Thomas Giiirl, tell the truth. Used to take me about 4.

    • @ronwilliams717
      @ronwilliams717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's because you have a lot more hair than the lady in this film. Remember they had it hard, no blow dryers to break the hair down and you had to comb it out and press every last piece. Also no flat iron to speed up the process either.

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why straighten your hair? Imagine white women trying to transform their hair into afros

    • @jimmiesmith5811
      @jimmiesmith5811 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @SkittleBlitz bo derrick wore braids in the movie 10

  • @amalakram8755
    @amalakram8755 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is much more respectful than I thought it would be

  • @kayj4657
    @kayj4657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved how he talked about how long it takes and how we section our hair....what a nice video

  • @AllyAlwaysBAwesome
    @AllyAlwaysBAwesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    born with a natural permanent wave I love that description!

  • @joymechell277
    @joymechell277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😩 chills just went down my spine when they got close to the ears and nape of her neck . Memories

  • @IlikepurpleXP
    @IlikepurpleXP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Really love the tone of this video, very refreshing to see this as an “alternate women’s beauty” video as opposed to “look at these different looking people doing different ‘unconventional’ things to their hair” like I would imagine a video from the 40s to do when talking about black beauty.

    • @francofan100
      @francofan100 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This was at the peak of the Windrush era. There would have been a huge drive to be accommodating. Also note that the hair is being done at the ‘London Colonies Club’, i.e., these ladies were British Subjects.

  • @bublycat
    @bublycat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Cute vintage hairdo!

  • @kikiwise89
    @kikiwise89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He said “they un-straighten themselves and back comes the kinks” 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @j.a.whittler6983
    @j.a.whittler6983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If done correctly, there is not a thing wrong with getting your hair hot combed/ pressed. A person just needs to keep it conditioned and trimmed just like when they have a chemical relaxer in their hair. The heat(of the hot comb) needs to be tested be certained that it doesn't scorch or burn the hair. Generally, the hair comes out to be quite beautiful. Remember to use light oils or hairdressing pomades / oils to keep the hair from becoming greasy and with heavy build-up on the scalp and pores. You can achieve the same results as with a flat iron.

    • @kitkatt430
      @kitkatt430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the same thing as getting your hair silk pressed...

    • @j.a.whittler6983
      @j.a.whittler6983 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kitkatt430 it truly is like a silk press if done by a real professional stylist.

    • @andreacoleman1782
      @andreacoleman1782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I need some Royal Crown

    • @j.a.whittler6983
      @j.a.whittler6983 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andreacoleman1782 now that is a old school hair oil. I remember that being used by my mom in the 70s. Nostalgia. Lol...

    • @andreacoleman1782
      @andreacoleman1782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember my grandmother used Crisco cooking oil and my sisters and I hair was beautiful.

  • @samanthagarrett9411
    @samanthagarrett9411 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I had a friend in 3rd grade who had her hair straighten in the kitchen. Her mom had a hot comb, like the one in the video, on the stove over the flames and used Vaseline to "protect" her hair.

  • @itssj974
    @itssj974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Secret oils" had me laughing at the innocence. Like sir, it was probably just olive oil.

  • @dinobird64
    @dinobird64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We may not see it at the time, but progress keeps happening. This was progressive at the time for just recognizing African hair. In 50 years we will have the same reaction today. We are not here without then.

  • @melbae.1124
    @melbae.1124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That girl reminds me of myself. I spent my life trying to have straight hair before I found I suffer from alopecia. And now I would give anything to have some hair at all!!!

  • @nirvana1278
    @nirvana1278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really wanted to see how the bottom is done 😞 looks so beautiful and satisfying!

  • @apolloniaapollonia2744
    @apolloniaapollonia2744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is how my mother did my hair and it laid right for a week, but I also suffer from PTSD to this day😂😂😂

  • @GGiblet
    @GGiblet 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    when my mother was a girl this was the way it was done
    but do your hair anyway *you* like! curly, straight...anything goes~~^^
    be your own beautiful creation & live out loud

    • @fantasticmrfox7497
      @fantasticmrfox7497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like that! It's your hair after all. Same way you can tattoo your skin, if that's what you like. People have unnecessary strong views about minor issues. Whereas, I would be more worried about issues around such as "war all over every continent", child poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, repairing the ozone layer, increasing community conscience, understanding and treating mental illness, eradicating pandemics, etc. and worry about those who may think that reducing the world population is the solution.

  • @shaynamonique1906
    @shaynamonique1906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The hot comb steam, the pops in the back of my neck and flinching. I miss my grandma but lords knows i dont miss that part.😔😀

  • @DarksideBallerina
    @DarksideBallerina 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I started sweating and holding my ears the moment I saw that hot comb...

  • @karenmurray4608
    @karenmurray4608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I experienced the pressing comb process when I was younger. Such memories.

  • @janedoe805
    @janedoe805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my goodness, the model is so beautiful and I’m loving that adorable hair style she’s sporting! 😍

  • @user-kd8hq9wp3h
    @user-kd8hq9wp3h 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    IM A HAIRSTYLIST LICENSED SINCE 2007 I LOVE WATCHING THESE OLD VIDEOS MY GRANDMOTHERS PROBABLY WORE THOSE STYLES 😍👍🏽

  • @Vixen781
    @Vixen781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still use a hot comb to straighten my hair, cant get used to the flat iron. Still pin curl or bantu knot my hair for curls. Nice video brought me back to when my mom did hair back in the day. Positive video.

  • @sylview3808
    @sylview3808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my brought back memories💟. Had my hair done like this as a child by my mother first(my mother had been taught by her hairdresser cousin), then later hairdressers who had been properly trained in the hotcomb technique. Hair would be so straight and silky and actually last a good while even in humid weather. In fact when chemical perms were so popular, I still was having my hair hotcombed and people thought it was permed because it held up so well. Just loved it and miss it now. Since chemical perms are extremely irritating too my scalp I wear my hair natural or I have to hotcomb my own hair now since very few beauticians do this anymore.

  • @xeepk3
    @xeepk3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    gorgeous model!

  • @feverspell
    @feverspell 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    For anyone shocked at how long it took for the hairdresser to straighten her client's hair, I'm white and it takes me the same length of time to straighten *my* hair. I have to blow dry it mostly straight first, then take the flat iron to individual sections afterward. It's a complete pain in the ass, but my hair is so thick and wavy it would look awful if I didn't.

    • @Engelbird
      @Engelbird 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      feverspell - tip: let it air dry overnight first. it'll turn out smoother and with more body if you straighten it from its natural curled state, than if you flat iron it AFTER blowdrying - which stretches and weakens the hair shaft.

  • @purplelove010
    @purplelove010 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My hair is natural. But I don't wear it in an afro because it's hard for me to style it (I'm not much of a hair stylist at all) & it just doesn't look right on me so I get my hair straighten every time I wash it. To prevent heat damage I use heat protector serum every time I get ready to straighten my hair. I even use an an anti-frizz serum to keep it from frizzing & it works. Also to prevent heat damage I don't use the flat iron that much. I wrap it every night to keep it in style & if I want some curls instead of using the flat iron I put rollers in my hair sometimes at night. I wasn't raised up with natural hair, I had relaxers in my child years & finally gave it up in 2011. I haven't had a relaxer since June of 2011. I have been natural for 2 years now & counting. Straight hair is all I know so... I have to get it straighten to make it easier on myself. Straight hair is easy for me to manage because I can style it easier.

    • @GEhotpants101
      @GEhotpants101 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do you know how much money I'd pay to have an afro? I have hair so thick and heavy, the only way for me to have any style besides just throwing it in a ponytail is with more hairspray than is healthy-- or even remotely attractive. I've been obsessed since the time my mom let me watch Hair with her, and I saw the Age of Aquarius right in the opening, and she had all those flowers in her hair, and I just thought she was the prettiest woman I'd ever seen in my life with the best hair ever. I literally got mad at my mom when she told me my hair would never grow like that. XD
      I'd probably look completely stupid with one anyway, but that little girl inside me never quite stopped throwing a fit that I couldn't have that hair. lol

    • @purplelove010
      @purplelove010 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      GEhotpants101 Well we all want what we can't have!

    • @B3autifulFreeSpirit
      @B3autifulFreeSpirit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do braid outs , flexi rod sets etc look it up on youtube

    • @purplelove010
      @purplelove010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@B3autifulFreeSpirit well this comment was 4 years ago now I know what to do with my hair now. I won't be using that flat iron as often as I used to.

  • @SkyeBlueToo
    @SkyeBlueToo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Secret oils, lol.
    And ohhhhh yes I remember the hot comb, followed by the barrel iron for shirley temple curls. I love vintage hair styles of all cultures because they were so ornate and beautiful.

  • @themadhatter1184
    @themadhatter1184 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i'm a boy and ive always wanted to know how they did those ladies hair styles then

  • @maiz3558
    @maiz3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I see people in the comments commenting like the UK didn’t have and still had race problems 😔

    • @Alaois
      @Alaois 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to the extent of the US and that's a fact. There was always less than 1 million black people in the UK at that time and they were all in London. It's unarguable.

    • @RainyRunningRiver
      @RainyRunningRiver 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun fact- the Islamic slave trade is still a thing happening in Africa, Middle east, and parts of Asia.

  • @purple_tokki
    @purple_tokki 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    My aunt still uses a hot comb, she used it on me once (which wasn't really necessary since i'm only 1/4 black) and burned the shit outta my ear😂 but when we visit her and see that hot comb on the stove in the morning we know she gonna leave the house dressed to impress

    • @duhno5174
      @duhno5174 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mmmmpaARDONN? Heuheu

    • @purple_tokki
      @purple_tokki 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Duh No Ahh ExcuseMEeeee

    • @trnigyul
      @trnigyul 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Its not necessary to use it on any one whether 1/4 black or "whole black", there are white chics who used it too.

    • @lorenamontibeller3519
      @lorenamontibeller3519 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      trinigyul Excuse me. What it means?

    • @jalo7289
      @jalo7289 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why? you already have straight hair

  • @marybeth406
    @marybeth406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “But do they like it? They’re women aren’t they?” As funny as that is it was quite a bit more complicated than that in 1948. And it can still be complicated now.

    • @benlucas3625
      @benlucas3625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why wouldn't it be complicated? They're women aren't they? ;)

    • @cantocant2346
      @cantocant2346 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a joke about ALL women.

  • @KCSimsStarter
    @KCSimsStarter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The commentary was excellent....

  • @kt47793
    @kt47793 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Personally I love the natural curls black men and ladies have I think a well maintained fro is beautiful I'm actually jealous of natural curls I'd love them but unfortunately I'm cursed with straight hair that has a very annoying kink in the middle back in the late 80s I had perms done they ruined my hair but at least I had curls now I only curl my hair if I'm going somewhere In the evening because it takes to long to do otherwise

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daise, wait you have adult memories that span over 3 decades ? damn girl

    • @rosses7904
      @rosses7904 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can I have your curse?

    • @Engelbird
      @Engelbird 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i wish we'd have had flat irons in the 80's. high school might have been a lot less hellish for me.

  • @bellarene7228
    @bellarene7228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This takes me back to my younger years when non-black people would ask me ”Do you comb your scalp with the hot comb?” Lol!!! Nonetheless, this is such an amazing short.💜

    • @dodisrestorationandrepair6339
      @dodisrestorationandrepair6339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Be patient with them, dear. They don't know! At least they're willing to ask, to understand a different culture. Actually, it's amazing that they are curious and wanting to know. Each culture has its own beauty secrets, as you know.

    • @bellarene7228
      @bellarene7228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dodi's Restoration and Repair Yes, you are so right.

  • @julia-qm2td
    @julia-qm2td 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this. The way they were educated in black hair and how they knew it would reverse back to kinks if the hair got moist lmao

  • @ClubMacquarie
    @ClubMacquarie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "And now for an eye-opener on HAR"

  • @seatedcovers4034
    @seatedcovers4034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He actually did a decent job narrating! I felt some type of way when he said "they are women aren't they?" Lol Touché sir

  • @te9452
    @te9452 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would've been flinching and squirming at every pass...like how is she so calm.