SO... A vintage girl coming to the rescue as much as she can! Your set was good, but you might have made sections a bit to small or you rolled your hair too tightly around the foam. I have also noticed that with longer hair, only the last third of the hair should be dampened otherwise comes in the frizziness! You can roll your curls less tight to your head, it will also help with the frizziness, and still gives an authentic vintage look: one celebrity of the 40s, Veronica Lake, had long hair and didn't curl it all the way. You are SO brave for having brushed your hair that long! By the way, when your curls are this tight, brush them a bit and then dampen them slightly (very slightly, not even actually wet) with a spray, it will loosen them up. If you do not have pomade, I personally use either man's wax, as you did, or some nivea cream, especially on the ends. Hope it helped a bit! ^^ Don't get discouraged ;)
I usually do my hair in foam rollers but I let my hair get almost dry, I have washed and conditioned it well beforehand, and do not put any setting jell in. With my hair almost dry then it doesn't take as mush drying time, you can take out one curler to see if it is dry and if it is take out the rest, if it is still wet put curler back in and use blow dryer, wait a while and take out when dry.
Hannah Obsiye Hi! I don't know if you were asking me the question, but I might try to answer it... A setting lotion is a hair product that has gotten out of use quite a bit but which is still made. It gives your curls a longer hold, especially if you have very straight hair. I personally do not use any, my hair is naturally wavy and quite short (collarbone length), and simple water really does its job. I can't really recommand any, I just make sure to hairspray well once my brush out is done. If you want, you can make your own setting lotion by diluting sugar in water (1/3 sugar, 2/3 water), as they did in the good ol'days ;) It works very very well for no money, and you can find recipes on TH-cam. Be careful though, setting lotions tend to make the hair crispy, as if you had hairsprayed it too much! XO
Another thing is the roller size. She used quite small rollers with small sections. When I had lengthy hair, I'd use the 1 1/3 inch size foam rollers on medium sized sections, then slept in said rollers overnight so as not to need a setting lotion. I never 'brushed' the curls out, but used an afro comb instead of fingers to get the little snags out, then fingers and finally a wide-tooth comb with just a tiny bit of smoothing serum to get rid of any frizz.
I used these rollers all through High school back in the 70's. I actually used roller papers at the ends of my hair when rolling. And as I have totally straight hair I used a setting gel. Depending on the look I wanted is how I would brush it out ? To say the least everyone wanted to know what I used to get the curls I had.. There are different size rollers I always used the smallest so I had massive curls that I would separate out individually. I long since stopped using them but switched to pin curls and no setting gel which produces a softer curl !
My gran was a hairdresser in the 40s-80s and she said 1.) this wasn't an everyday thing -- her clients came in for a wash and set once per week and then didn't wash their hair for a week. 2.) the first day's hair was always curlier and "bigger" on the first day and women would tie it back with a scarf to cover it until it relaxed a bit as they wore it. 3.) your sections were too small 4.) no setting lotion with the water, spray it with hairspray till you get your own personal ozone layer hole following you around to hold the style. 5.) use water to mist the hair during the brush out to relax the curls a bit.
@FlyingMonkies325 I always thought they wore scarves when the curls were days old and relaxed but it never occured to me they hid their extra tight fresh set.
You need to boar bristle brush daily (100 strokes a night) to distribute natural oils Hair product where not used like today so hair was never quite as clean or as striped bear of oils Fingers where used as a guide to form the ripples rather than waves Pomade was used a lot and later hair spray to hold the ripples
@@louisejeffries7155 you can thankfully get vegan/cruelty free bristle brushes now. And I’ve read that there’s lots of old recipes women used as setting lotions. I’m doing more research so I can get past the fluffy frizzy brush out nightmare.
this made me realise the age old excuse of 'i cant come out on saturday, im doing my hair. yeah all day.' was actually 100% valid and totally accurate.
Lol that's exactly where it came from! Ladies of that era set out a day or night to wash and pin their hair. "I can't, I gotta wash my hair" haha I've used this line plenty of times. It's true!
I had to use that excuse last night. I’m pretty sure he thought I was making silly excuses but my set was just really wet and wouldn’t be dry until next afternoon!
Thinking that my grandmother used to do this weekly.... wow. I have never met her, but my father always told me that she would wash her hair every saturday night, curl it (like you did) and brush it out in the very early sunday morning, while the Kids were allowed to sleep in. She also had a special setting lotion (or cream, my dad didn't remember) that would make her hair stay like that for the whole week. It took her HOURS to curl and brush out, because she had super thick hair (a trait which I sadly did not inherit). She must have had arms of steel xD
Autumn's Life i think the feeling of greasiness and dirtyness comes from touching the hair a lot and changing the hair style often (a ponytail now, a bun later, loose hair tomorrow etc) if you notice, women during that era practically never touch their hair except in the evening before going to bed, plus your hair adjusts to not being washed often so it doesn't produce too much oils xx
Nevermind Nevermind Back then everyone washed their hair about once a week or less so having greasy hair didn't stand out because it was normal to have. Its kind of like deodorant, before everyone started using it, everyone smelt the way they did so nobody really noticed. 😊 Plus alot of the hairstyles actually worked better on dirty hair and shiny hair was seen as a sign of health and youthfulness.
Autumn's Life Hello, I actually saw a video (I cannot remember what channel) about how women cared for their hair back then. Because of how curly their hair was the oil did not travel down the hair shaft so quickly, therefore the hair stayed relatively clean. They would clean their hair between the once-a-week shampoo and curl routine by brushing every night with a boar bristle brush to remove dust and to distribute the oils. Then they’d wear a hair net or satin sleep cap to preserve the curls as much as possible.
Autumn's Life Also, women did not work out like they do today so they didn’t have to worry about sweaty hair. If they were cleaning and indeed working up a sweat they would tie up a kerchief, just like Rosie the Riveter and Lucy on the I Love Lucy show. Wow, what a world away that time period was! When straight hair became the rage in the sixties that’s when women started shampooing more often. Okay, have I bored you yet? 😄
Haven't read the replies, so someone may have already said this. I slept in these sponge rollers in the early 1960's. It helps if you hair isn't so long, and if the ends of your hair are cut straight across...."blunt cut". The ends won't be frizzy and straggly. All that brushing is sooo hard on your hair!! It will cause breakage. If you do this sponge roller style again, use a 3 inch wide plastic pick to first comb the hair out. It separates and smooths the hair in about 5 minutes! Then, gently brush your hair with a big, plastic, rubber tipped brush. Roll the hair over your hand at the ends of your hair. You can shape your hair into waves, and the bottom ends will be rolled under kind of like a "Page Boy" hair style. Check pics of Lauren Bacall. Wow! What a gorgeous, movie star! Have fun!
Oh Lucy! Definitely larger rollers or smaller sections, you could also try setting with pure water, rather than adding setting lotion. Please don't give up - but it definitely shouldn't take you more than 30 mins to brush out!
Linnea Barzen the section should mirror the size of the roller, too much hair will prevent it from drying properly as the air can't circulate through to the inner part. Curling too tight will prevent drying too. Although if you have rollers that are too small and need a looser curl bigger sections will achieve that. Not recommended for fine hair as it doesn't hold curl very well and tighter curls will help. I personally don't use foam rollers as I need tight curls for it to hold and they tend to not dry. I use the brush rollers (taking the brushes out to prevent frizziness) so I can go for a smaller size but still have them dry. They're hard so they're uncomfortable to sleep on so I do it in the morning and use a drier hood
I will tell you the number one thing that was working against you here was your brush. A boar bristle brush is for smoothing. You need something like a Denman or something similar that has very stiff plastic bristles that will break up the curl and allow it to be worked. I have a pinup photography business that I do hair and makeup on my clients so I've been doing this for quite some time! Really, even though your curls were vert tight, they still can be formed and worked with the right brush. I use my Denman first to do the brush out and wave forming, then I use my boar bristle brush to smooth the top of the head for that sleek classic 40's look on top. I hope that helped!
but you don't need to brush any longer!!! it looks absolutely beautiful with this curly longish bob, makes me wanna ration sugar!! definitely not a disaster at all in my opinion haha
I never knew I had to brush out my hair after doing rollers to get this style. Makes so much sense now. So many opportunities to have cute vintage hairstyles wasted just because I did not know this one "simple" step.
As a hairdresser, I would recommend the following: 1. Begin your set with near dry hair 2. Use larger rollers 3. Roll each section as a flat "ribbon" as opposed to twisting as you roll. 4. During the brush out, once formed, use slide clips to pin and define the waves at the front of your head, then hair spray in place.
1. The set of rolling is the important thing. You have to roll it so as you would style it. If you want your style to a side you have to role it so. 2. The set of each roller has to be max. so big as the roller 3. At first spray water on the hair, make sure it nicely wet. Than use the setting lotion by it own. Comb it than make sure all of the product it all over the part of your hair. Than role but not tide. The sponge has to be in a regular fit. 4. Begin from the end of the hair an roll it up to the skin. 5. Use a silky net to it over your head if all rollers are in. That give you some good feeling and and the rollers be in position. 6. Put the curls so out how you want to style it. Brush it out, in the way you want to style. German hairdresser here hope you will get this at the next try. And i promise you getting it well done Greetings from Germany
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but endpapers! Endpapers will save your hair from getting tangled in your curlers. You can get them at a beauty supply shop cheaply.
I'm lost. What was she trying to achieve? She had a perfectly nice Jean Harlow thing going on there but she seemed to hate it. I don't understand why. 🤷🏽♀️
I'm not an expert on this, but I can see why she would dislike the stray curl that didn't combine with the rest of the hair. There were also some frizzy parts that still needed to be brushed out.
@@Lilithly I saw that stray curl, and all I could think was, "Bish, bobby-pin that shiz up and out of sight, as they would have at the time, and just move on with your day."
The hair is supposed to combine and look like a water slide that has lots of hills in it. From left to right at the back, the hair will look like curves shelves on top of each other. It’s magical
amelia greg the hair is not supposed to combine, its supposed to have slight frizzy pieces out. Look at any vintage photo of a woman with this hairstyle and they all had some frizzy free flying pieces. I also dont understand what she exactly expected from this look. The look she got was exactly how it looked back in the day... it’ll never look perfectly neatly coiled and frizz free unless you get some sort of keratin or straightening treatment. which most women did not do back then!
Oh man, as a hairdresser I would LOVE to take a crack at doing your hair. I had to do a wet set to pass my licencing exam and haven't done one since, I wish clients asked for vintage styles, they are fun to do!
Aww.. see I'm always afraid to ask for them because every hair dresser I've been to has just been SO modern and SO in tune with modern trends that they look at me like a small orphaned child, a pity on their eyes on the fact they don't know Jack about vintage styling and that I know more about it then them, even though I'm going to them for styling help.
Make your sections larger. It should be easier for them to blend. A lot of the other vintage vloggers I follow say your sections should be about as much hair as fits into one square inch of scalp. Also cover your hair with a scarf next time, it should tame the frizz.
I think its adorable even half way through it looked beautiful! But the self doubt was too much. Just enjoy the journey, make it work for you or work it! You're so pretty too.
Hey I have a tip for you ! i actually use this method for about 5 years now. And I have a bit of experience that I want to share. First i put them overnight and the curls lasts for 4-5 days. I do them whether my hair is wet only with water or after I straighten it (especially my roots) and with the heat or the water they last that much . I don't tight them a lot and i start from about my neck and not near my scalp so that they are less tighter and more comfortable at night ( i barely feel them when I sleep). Plus i prefer to have a result of natural curls that are exactly the same as the ones with the curl heater but without heat. Plus by this method my hair stays long and doesn't look shorter (which I hate to obtain when I curl my hair). I hope I helped
These are the kind of rollers my mother put in my hair when I was little. Usually was done the night before school picture day or some other special occasion. Yes, I had to sleep with them in my hair.
Women back in the day wouldn't do this everyday, they would do this, then the style would stay for a few days, so they would make it work along side doing other things they needed to do. Also, you may need to use bigger curlers.
So how did the 2nd day turned out maybe big soft curls or waves happened????? I think the set was just fine,a bit tight but not bad at all.. Maybe you just wanted big waves, just try lager sections instead! At 12:03 you seriously had a nice Disco 70's Dianna Ross do and it was pretty cute!
It was completely straight the next day 😭 I ended up cycling through rain and dancing in a sweaty room that night, which was too much even for this monster curl set :P
Oh well at least your day-night seemed to improved on your mood and make it up to stressful brush out set! It is part of the experimentation and having hard ass straight hair (I understand) 👍
When I do a brush out I use these foam rollers, but I use larger ones than you have, and I do slightly larger pieces of hair that you did. I find that it's easier to brush out when I do that because there are fewer curls to combine and the curls aren't as tight. I also make my own setting solution by boiling flaxseeds, which makes your hair super shiny.
Yes. The water thickens a bit, and I usually add a couple of drops of an essential oil to make it smell nice when it's nearly finished boiling. Then I just use it as you would any other setting solution. My brush out can last for 3 days using it. Here's a recipe: www.care2.com/greenliving/flax-seeds-body-scrub-hair-gel.html
YES. As soon as she broke out the brush I was like "whaaaaaaaaaat???" But I guess it's just the 50's hairstyle. I say curl it and shake it out, and then rock the volume! hahaha I think I would die if I tried to brush my curls like that. So much pain.
That's what a retro brush out is ya'll. You brush it to get that soft curl look that is notably retro. I have curly hair too, AND I do brush outs...and I do pin curls, and I do something in between sometimes. :) Depends on the look you want.
I think the curls came out great, Lucy. I think that hairstyle let's you okay with a different length of hair. You can finally wear bobs! Maybe if you are looking for length, use bigger sections of hair and don't roll it all the way up. Maybe do like halfway or 3/4th near your roots. You will still get curls, but not so much brushing. And applying a light coat of oil towards the end before you set your hair is great too. I found that setting lotion makes the hair frizz a bit, oil will do the opposite. Setting lotion is similar to hair spray, it makes the curls last longer. I would love to see a rework video on with these rollers. Good luck!
I love love love your hair!!!! What could you possibly think failed? It’s beautiful, and even more so with the hair pomade. It looks like a vintage movie stars look, it’s worth the time it took! Prob didn’t need to brush it out so much!
Bigger rollers helps out a lot. Trust me, I have a vintage style and I do this every night to my hair. It takes a lot of patience, especially if you want that perfect 40s/50s style hair. Plus you need to use a pomade as well. It helps tame the frizz by ALOT and gives the hair it’s shape.
I'm always shocked at how gorgeous you are, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen from my perspective, I never knew how I really wanted to be like until I came across your channel. You are such a lovely person!
Oh my lord thank you so much for validating my struggles! I had this exact issue too, we have similar textured hair and I used tiny rollers too! Big mistake. The other big mistake is how we rolled it. If you have even a couple lumps in the strand as you're rolling it, that will be reflected in the brush out, resulting in more frizz. The key is to brush that hair smooth smooth smooth and keep it smooth while you roll. Which is kind of impossible to do on yourself. I recommend (for long long hair) using a 3/4" curling iron instead and you can achieve these results in about 45 min total time. Thank you for making me feel less alone in my roller hell!!
Do follow everyone else’s advice to get less tight curls but if they do end up that tight again you can either mist a TINY bit of water on your hair or using a hairdryer as you brush out, but that can make your curls fall if you’re not careful, but sometimes when it just doesn’t brush out (because 3 hours definitely isn’t normal) you gotta do what you gotta do. Also try it with just water and no setting lotion, I don’t think your hair needs it.
the rollers are too small, and you should take slightly larger sections. if the curls are still too tight, you can try lightly backcombing them. this also helps to combine the curls. i do this everyday, and it only takes me about 5 minutes to brush out, or 15 minutes if im trying to get them absolutely perfect. hope this helps!
When I was a kid we used sponge and brush rollers all the time. You can use a bonnet type hair dryer if you don’t want to sleep on them. Also we had several different sizes that gave different curls. I have straight hair and mine never curled as tight as yours and brushed out much looser. Looks pretty on you!
Wow! Those curls were proper ringlets. I'm impressed you managed to keep going for so long, I think my arms would have fallen off after an hour 😆 Love the shape you achieved at the back, and the kiss-curl is adorable xx
Used these for years when I was younger! For us long-haired ladies to avoid losing and ripping hair on the foam, use endpapers--good old strips of tissue paper work great! 😊
The look is lovely. A few bobby-pins here and there to tuck the strays and I think you're close. I love the minimal makeup with red lips...very vintage. Thanks for all of the hard work.
Oh the memories! I used to want curly hair so much. I still want curly hair. But my mother would put my hair up in those foam curlers all the time and I would sleep in them. They weren't too bad to sleep in. You might want to try curling not quite so tightly and maybe not quite to your scalp, and then taking them out should be less of a struggle. Over time you will pull less hair. I never tried a 1940s style brush out with this curling method, but I did get some nice curls that lasted for days, and I have fine hair that doesn't tend to hold curl very well. I had a combination of those smaller curls and larger ones. I think I still have the curlers somewhere. I should pull them out and use them again!
Also, seems like the rollers were small. Take more hair into the rollers, it didn't turn out so bad as you think! Just remember when using sponge rollers the tighter you roll the tighter and kinker your hair will be. When you use pomade or wax put a small amount in the palm of your hand and rub together with other hand ~ then rub your hands through the hair. Not individual pieces. Hope this helps! 💕
When I was a child, my mom did my hair for Sunday. She used brush rollers than switched to foam in later years. The smaller curlers were for around the face for shorter hair, larger curlers for top and back, small again for underneath. It gave lift and height. Very long hair was almost dry at the ends, large large rollers. She grew up in the forties and fifties. Also used dipping do, and hair spray. In the 70s, I used small tomato juice cans and larger frozen juice cans to curl long hair for beautiful waves.
I‘m completely fascinated by your results because my hair is the opposite - if I actually manage any curl, it will disappear if you look at it the wrong way xD Your hair looks great, even if you planned something else. How many rollers did you use in the end and what diameter do these have? After watching the video, I realize that ten bigger rollers on my hiplength hair was a quite pathetic try 🙈
If you're looking for bigger, softer curls you might try larger rollers or just a little more hair in each curl. To be honest, I actually think it turned out pretty good! The overall shape is nice and very old-fashioned looking and is very becoming! I think the experiment was more successful than you're giving yourself credit for but, remember, repetition is key! We sometimes fix things we don't like about our sets by try-trying again. :)
These curls look so nice, I really want to try this hairstyle I'm just scared that my hair might get damaged from all the brushing 😥 You're gorgeous by the way
In the mid-20th century, one used end papers when rolling one's hair onto curlers. When, in the 1960s, long straight hair parted in the middle became a popular hairdo, we used Campbell's soup cans as rollers. Those of us who lived in high humidity areas and who had naturally curly hair used a product called "Curl Free" (essentially permanent wave solution that was combed straight through our hair instead of wound around bobby pins or curlers) and we spent hours ironing our hair straight with a dry iron (steam only made curly hair frizzy) and sometimes some help from our mothers.
I have multi sized rollers so I do bigger on the bottom and smaller on top. I always find they set better if you do wrap your head in a scarf to raise the temperature a bit and always let them cool down before removing them. And I would recommend wrapping from the bottom of your hair first so the stay tighter and don't slip from your head. I do these foam rollers at least 2 a week so I do no heat on my hair ever.
This was so fun to watch. I'm 32 and my mom would use these on my hair when I was little. Those ringlets will stay for a few days. Definitely try larger rollers and don't wrap them so tight. You also don't really need anything other than wet hair when you put the rollers in. This will help with your brush out. 😀
Doing waves like that requires insane precision. Making sure each section doesn’t over load the curler, make sure all the curls are in the same direction, and clean and precise sectioning. Also bridge clips help keep your ridges
I’ve done many sets before, and I think one of the issues here was that you made them all go in the same direction! For the look you were trying to achieve (where all the curls form into one shape) you would need to have them going in alternating directions. Hope that helps a bit! I still think your end result looked pretty!
I have no idea why I'm watching this, I have naturally curly hair. But it showed up on my recommendations and I clicked. First time I watch a video of yours and this was awesome!! I think you just need larger rollers, or bigger sections but the end result was beautiful and suits you so well. New subscriber!
My mom used to do my hair in those when I was little. I still have a huge bag full of them lol. My favorite thing my mom would do is put my hair in a high ponytail and put the sponge curlers in that. I have naturally curly hair, so the curls really stayed, without all the crazy frizz, then we'd just pull them apart with our fingers
When my mom & sisters used sponge rollers in the 1960s they matched the size of the roller to the length of their hair & the type of curl they wanted. The longer the hair, the larger the roller. The shorter the hair, the smaller the roller. If they wanted tight curls they used smaller rollers, but if they wanted a loose waves they used large rollers. I remember that we had curlers & rollers of every size in what I'll our "hair supplies stash. :)"
i used these rollers on the day of my grandmas funeral, she always used foam rollers and in her honour i did a style using them. I had masses of curls with them lasted a few days too they got more loose and lasted longer than heat curls. I love these vintage classics
When I was young we used "Brush" rollers with pins! They are awful to sleep in but give you the waves you're looking for. We never used any setting gel either. Washed hair once a week & rolled it after towel drying.
This may help: try rolling one section in one direction (to the left for instance) then the next section the opposite direction (to the right) and continue like that until youre done! This should help with your "individual curls" situation & help to create the S-wave I think youre going for... Maybe, it's worth a try!!! Either way I think you looked FABULOUS!!! Good job girl!!!
Roll under rather than over. just a small tip used these when I was younger. Bigger ones will be more like looser waves. If you need to go out then cover with a headscarf. And dealing with curly hair use the really extra wide tooth combs or using your fingers to comb it out.
I think your sections were too small, an you couldn't combine them the way you wanted because of that. I'm curious to what is your goal, because a wavy/curly hair is not fully combined, yours looked pretty natural in the video, quite pretty :) good luck, keep on trying!
One suggestion when using sponge rollers, wrap with rolling papers to protect the hair from getting caught in the sponge. Some people put the paper on the roller first, others wrap the end of the hair with the paper then roll. It works! Also you don't have hair loss.
Jessica what's-her-name with the red hair did a good tutorial in her pageboy tutorial. She dipped the rollers in a solution of water and the setting lotion and it worked well.
your hair looks just fine I used sponge rollers for years as well as spoolies and bobby pins for pin curls. Just leave it alone and enjoy it, it is fun. I was born in 1951 so did do and use all those things
I have seen many of your great videos and liked this one too, you didn’t do much wrong as I can see apart from roller size! If you wanted a tight permed look it worked great. But I would choose much larger rollers for your length of hair, not brushing so harshly or you end up with giant electric frizz and any dab of moisturiser preferably hand cream to pull through the ends. As an old hairdresser that did wet sets every day and all day in the mid 70s I thought you made great strides x
I flat pincurl my hair almost every night using pincurl clips to hold in place, and have lately been using 1 finger to pincurl instead of two. It gives a much tighter curl, which I like 'cause my hair is well past shoulder length. 😊
My mom did that for my hair a few times, only instead of foam rollers, she used the brush rollers and plastic pins to hold them in place. PAINFUL to sleep on, and my hair usually tangled into at least three of the rollers. However, when she used foam rollers, for the brush out, she not only brushed the top of my hair, from the crown to the ends, she had me bend over and brushed each section curled from the nape to the ends on the underside as well
I relate to this sooooo much. I've been trying to get a wet set to stick for weeks. I've tried 4 setting products and I got a mod midi to make it even more prone to staying and falling where I want it. Thank god it's halloween and goodwill has some great vintage inspired clothes to make up for my lack of hair skills.
Try using perm papers on the ends of your hair as you roll around the curler to keep the tangles to a minimum when unrolling your curls. Also, do not roll the ends so tightly that the foam squishes. That way the bottom of your hair isn't curled so small and your hair might smooth out more evenly when you brush out your set. The point to the foam is/was so you could sleep on your set. By the way, I love the result you got from this experiment. It turned out beautiful!
Not sure if it was suggested but if you use end paper at the ends of your hair before you roll it up you would avoid tangling your hair in the sponge rollers and it won’t be frizzy
As someone with naturally curly hair, who has tried every product I can get my hands on, and had my hair do everything curls should and shouldn't do, I think that the setting lotion you used at the beginning was too strong. If you use something with less hold to begin with, like a light mousse, it will be easier to brush out and disturb the curl pattern later.
I used to sleep on these rollers back in the mid 80s when BIG hair was in style. My hair was your length so I didn't roll it all the way to my head. I just rolled them up to about the bottom of my ear lobe. Plus...NEVER brush the curls after you remove the rollers. Just finger brush the curls. I would roll my hair on Sunday night and my curls would be good for about 3 or 4 days. Every day they would be a little more loose and look more "casual". So glad the 80s hair isn't in style now. It was a lot of work (plus the ozone took lots of hits) lol
If you are worried about hair loss from the taking the rollers out you should start brushing from the ends instead of ripping through all of it at once.... you can hear her hair breaking... the cosmetologist in me is crying
Have you tried doing some type of Marcel wave or edwardian updo with this type of curls? I believe it would give you a good basis to help it look the way it should, as I believe the perm they would use as a structure looked a bit like that
I think it came out beautiful! The end result was to be expected. That's exactly what you get with those sponge rollers. I'm not sure what you were going for, but that's what we got back then. Don't be so critical. It was perfect! 😉❤️
my hair is a bit different, very thick and naturally 3c 4a, but when i roller set my hair, i find that it's best to use a wide tooth comb for this. you can get the curls to sit together better without disturbing the curl pattern too much.You need to almost back comb in order to get perfectly aligned ridges in your curls, creating a nice silhouette . I use brushes but only for the crown of my head to smooth own the volume at the top
I thought it looked great at 13:34, but if you're trying for a 1950's style it was closer when you finished. I was born in 1953 and my Mom used to set my hair on sponge rollers at night. I don't remember the brush out taking long at all, but I don't know what the difference is. I think my Mom set my hair with plain water, but I'm not certain. Anyway, great video! Blessings!!!!
My hair is this length & I frequently use foam rollers. Try bigger ones or more hair in each one. If you roll them away from your face it gives them more lift. I start @ the top of my head & roll back from there down the middle then away from my face on each side. Then once I take them out the next day I hair spray them gently then just use my fingers to separate & tame them. Hairclips can help section or part in different fun ways too add something to the style
I don't remember how I got here, but my hair grows four times bigger if I do this 😂. It's probably my favorite part of wash day once a week is the combing out part (I haven't used a brush in over a year now). Those rollers I've tried but they don't work for me, and I have curly hair! Lol they just give me weird straight bits. I would actually keep rolling the same way you did because my hair is long too, and the ends will get tucked into the rest to keep them from getting a weird kink. OH! I wanted to edit that a "pomade" is literally just a moisturizer (I have a few that are made by Shea Moisture) and you wouldn't need much if any for your hair type until the day of on dry hair.
This gives me so much hope, I've always wanted to go vintage style, I already only wash my hair once a week because it just doesn't get oily since I switched up my shampoo and conditioner to avoid sulfates and silicones, so this would be a perfect kind of hair lifestyle but my hair is suer long, longer than yours even and Ive always worried I'd have to go get a short, middi cut to get it to look nice in a vintage brush out, but honestly, this does give me so much hope. Now to see if my hair can hold a curl XD
When I use foam rollers I learned to alternate directions and then use either a wide tooth comb or just my fingers to loosen them. My hair is really fine but there’s a lot so if I don’t do it in a certain way I end up looking like Groucho Marx
it was common in the 60s for women who had some social event Sat night or Sunday morning for them to have rollers in their hair and put a scarf over them ( like that covered anything) and do their shopping etc.during the day.
A few little suggestions..... make sure your hair is damp when applying the curlers. Next when you curl your hair on the rollers start at the end of the hair and roll the hair toward the scalp. This will keep curls from tangling. Finally, there are different sizes of these curlers. Using the larger curlers will not make your curls so tight and therefore not take so long to brush out. Have you tried the electric curlers yet? I think your hair looks beautiful!!
SO... A vintage girl coming to the rescue as much as she can!
Your set was good, but you might have made sections a bit to small or you rolled your hair too tightly around the foam. I have also noticed that with longer hair, only the last third of the hair should be dampened otherwise comes in the frizziness! You can roll your curls less tight to your head, it will also help with the frizziness, and still gives an authentic vintage look: one celebrity of the 40s, Veronica Lake, had long hair and didn't curl it all the way.
You are SO brave for having brushed your hair that long!
By the way, when your curls are this tight, brush them a bit and then dampen them slightly (very slightly, not even actually wet) with a spray, it will loosen them up. If you do not have pomade, I personally use either man's wax, as you did, or some nivea cream, especially on the ends.
Hope it helped a bit! ^^ Don't get discouraged ;)
I usually do my hair in foam rollers but I let my hair get almost dry, I have washed and conditioned it well beforehand, and do not put any setting jell in. With my hair almost dry then it doesn't take as mush drying time, you can take out one curler to see if it is dry and if it is take out the rest, if it is still wet put curler back in and use blow dryer, wait a while and take out when dry.
Vivienn what is a setting lotion? What brand would you suggest?
Hannah Obsiye Hi! I don't know if you were asking me the question, but I might try to answer it...
A setting lotion is a hair product that has gotten out of use quite a bit but which is still made. It gives your curls a longer hold, especially if you have very straight hair.
I personally do not use any, my hair is naturally wavy and quite short (collarbone length), and simple water really does its job. I can't really recommand any, I just make sure to hairspray well once my brush out is done.
If you want, you can make your own setting lotion by diluting sugar in water (1/3 sugar, 2/3 water), as they did in the good ol'days ;) It works very very well for no money, and you can find recipes on TH-cam.
Be careful though, setting lotions tend to make the hair crispy, as if you had hairsprayed it too much!
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Another thing is the roller size. She used quite small rollers with small sections. When I had lengthy hair, I'd use the 1 1/3 inch size foam rollers on medium sized sections, then slept in said rollers overnight so as not to need a setting lotion.
I never 'brushed' the curls out, but used an afro comb instead of fingers to get the little snags out, then fingers and finally a wide-tooth comb with just a tiny bit of smoothing serum to get rid of any frizz.
I used these rollers all through High school back in the 70's. I actually used roller papers at the ends of my hair when rolling. And as I have totally straight hair I used a setting gel. Depending on the look I wanted is how I would brush it out ? To say the least everyone wanted to know what I used to get the curls I had.. There are different size rollers I always used the smallest so I had massive curls that I would separate out individually. I long since stopped using them but switched to pin curls and no setting gel which produces a softer curl !
My gran was a hairdresser in the 40s-80s and she said 1.) this wasn't an everyday thing -- her clients came in for a wash and set once per week and then didn't wash their hair for a week. 2.) the first day's hair was always curlier and "bigger" on the first day and women would tie it back with a scarf to cover it until it relaxed a bit as they wore it. 3.) your sections were too small 4.) no setting lotion with the water, spray it with hairspray till you get your own personal ozone layer hole following you around to hold the style. 5.) use water to mist the hair during the brush out to relax the curls a bit.
SOLID TIPS Thank you!!!
My mother in law (now nearly 90) still has a shampoo, set and brush up once a week.
@FlyingMonkies325 I always thought they wore scarves when the curls were days old and relaxed but it never occured to me they hid their extra tight fresh set.
You need to boar bristle brush daily (100 strokes a night) to distribute natural oils
Hair product where not used like today so hair was never quite as clean or as striped bear of oils
Fingers where used as a guide to form the ripples rather than waves
Pomade was used a lot and later hair spray to hold the ripples
@@louisejeffries7155 you can thankfully get vegan/cruelty free bristle brushes now. And I’ve read that there’s lots of old recipes women used as setting lotions. I’m doing more research so I can get past the fluffy frizzy brush out nightmare.
When she was saying it was bad. I was thinking "It looks amazing. I have seen people do their hair like this before.
same here. I liked the way it looked especially at the 13:50 mark
I liked it at the start too, it was more natural. I know it wasn't what she wanted but I wouldn't be upset if my hair turned out like that.
Why are you brushes it out??? You should have run fingers throughout and shaped it
this made me realise the age old excuse of 'i cant come out on saturday, im doing my hair. yeah all day.' was actually 100% valid and totally accurate.
Lol that's exactly where it came from! Ladies of that era set out a day or night to wash and pin their hair. "I can't, I gotta wash my hair" haha I've used this line plenty of times. It's true!
it's still a thing except it's for black people lol
I had to use that excuse last night. I’m pretty sure he thought I was making silly excuses but my set was just really wet and wouldn’t be dry until next afternoon!
Mine takes hours to wash, detangle, dry and straighten so I try not to do it very often lol x
@@teberikpala7570 true. It takes all day to wash my hair
Thinking that my grandmother used to do this weekly.... wow. I have never met her, but my father always told me that she would wash her hair every saturday night, curl it (like you did) and brush it out in the very early sunday morning, while the Kids were allowed to sleep in. She also had a special setting lotion (or cream, my dad didn't remember) that would make her hair stay like that for the whole week. It took her HOURS to curl and brush out, because she had super thick hair (a trait which I sadly did not inherit). She must have had arms of steel xD
Autumn's Life i think the feeling of greasiness and dirtyness comes from touching the hair a lot and changing the hair style often (a ponytail now, a bun later, loose hair tomorrow etc) if you notice, women during that era practically never touch their hair except in the evening before going to bed, plus your hair adjusts to not being washed often so it doesn't produce too much oils xx
Nevermind Nevermind Back then everyone washed their hair about once a week or less so having greasy hair didn't stand out because it was normal to have. Its kind of like deodorant, before everyone started using it, everyone smelt the way they did so nobody really noticed. 😊
Plus alot of the hairstyles actually worked better on dirty hair and shiny hair was seen as a sign of health and youthfulness.
Nevermind Nevermind 😅😅
Autumn's Life Hello, I actually saw a video (I cannot remember what channel) about how women cared for their hair back then. Because of how curly their hair was the oil did not travel down the hair shaft so quickly, therefore the hair stayed relatively clean. They would clean their hair between the once-a-week shampoo and curl routine by brushing every night with a boar bristle brush to remove dust and to distribute the oils. Then they’d wear a hair net or satin sleep cap to preserve the curls as much as possible.
Autumn's Life Also, women did not work out like they do today so they didn’t have to worry about sweaty hair. If they were cleaning and indeed working up a sweat they would tie up a kerchief, just like Rosie the Riveter and Lucy on the I Love Lucy show. Wow, what a world away that time period was! When straight hair became the rage in the sixties that’s when women started shampooing more often. Okay, have I bored you yet? 😄
Haven't read the replies, so someone may have already said this. I slept in these sponge rollers in the early 1960's. It helps if you hair isn't so long, and if the ends of your hair are cut straight across...."blunt cut". The ends won't be frizzy and straggly. All that brushing is sooo hard on your hair!! It will cause breakage. If you do this sponge roller style again, use a 3 inch wide plastic pick to first comb the hair out. It separates and smooths the hair in about 5 minutes! Then, gently brush your hair with a big, plastic, rubber tipped brush. Roll the hair over your hand at the ends of your hair. You can shape your hair into waves, and the bottom ends will be rolled under kind of like a "Page Boy" hair style. Check pics of Lauren Bacall. Wow! What a gorgeous, movie star! Have fun!
thank you for sharing ❤
This was helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Oh Lucy! Definitely larger rollers or smaller sections, you could also try setting with pure water, rather than adding setting lotion. Please don't give up - but it definitely shouldn't take you more than 30 mins to brush out!
Emma Whitworth // yes definitely larger rollers or curl larger sections
Wait.. so is it smaller or larger sections???
Linnea Barzen the section should mirror the size of the roller, too much hair will prevent it from drying properly as the air can't circulate through to the inner part. Curling too tight will prevent drying too.
Although if you have rollers that are too small and need a looser curl bigger sections will achieve that. Not recommended for fine hair as it doesn't hold curl very well and tighter curls will help.
I personally don't use foam rollers as I need tight curls for it to hold and they tend to not dry. I use the brush rollers (taking the brushes out to prevent frizziness) so I can go for a smaller size but still have them dry. They're hard so they're uncomfortable to sleep on so I do it in the morning and use a drier hood
I will tell you the number one thing that was working against you here was your brush. A boar bristle brush is for smoothing. You need something like a Denman or something similar that has very stiff plastic bristles that will break up the curl and allow it to be worked. I have a pinup photography business that I do hair and makeup on my clients so I've been doing this for quite some time! Really, even though your curls were vert tight, they still can be formed and worked with the right brush. I use my Denman first to do the brush out and wave forming, then I use my boar bristle brush to smooth the top of the head for that sleek classic 40's look on top. I hope that helped!
So I better get myself a Denman brush before I attempt this. Thanks for the tip!
What kind of brush do you recommend? ♥️
@@jenniferelizabeth4402 I recommend a Denman brush, but if you cant find one, then any stiff plastic bristled brush can work
but you don't need to brush any longer!!! it looks absolutely beautiful with this curly longish bob, makes me wanna ration sugar!! definitely not a disaster at all in my opinion haha
Joanna Szulc IM THE 111TH LIKE!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me wanna ration sugar 😂😂
She was mostly taking other people's advice
I think she was going for a more 40s look it’s the hair being longer to the shoulders.
I never knew I had to brush out my hair after doing rollers to get this style. Makes so much sense now. So many opportunities to have cute vintage hairstyles wasted just because I did not know this one "simple" step.
You can use curlers just yo have curls. I personally like curls more that this hairstyles. So it's preference. You did nothing wrong tho
Wow your hair is beautiful
As a hairdresser, I would recommend the following:
1. Begin your set with near dry hair
2. Use larger rollers
3. Roll each section as a flat "ribbon" as opposed to twisting as you roll.
4. During the brush out, once formed, use slide clips to pin and define the waves at the front of your head, then hair spray in place.
I’ve watched my mom do this for 51 years. My mom did it all. She still sits down every morning and does the curling and teasing. She is beautiful!
1. The set of rolling is the important thing. You have to roll it so as you would style it. If you want your style to a side you have to role it so.
2. The set of each roller has to be max. so big as the roller
3. At first spray water on the hair, make sure it nicely wet. Than use the setting lotion by it own. Comb it than make sure all of the product it all over the part of your hair. Than role but not tide. The sponge has to be in a regular fit.
4. Begin from the end of the hair an roll it up to the skin.
5. Use a silky net to it over your head if all rollers are in. That give you some good feeling and and the rollers be in position.
6. Put the curls so out how you want to style it. Brush it out, in the way you want to style.
German hairdresser here hope you will get this at the next try. And i promise you getting it well done
Greetings from Germany
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but endpapers! Endpapers will save your hair from getting tangled in your curlers. You can get them at a beauty supply shop cheaply.
Yep. For sure. That's what my grandmother did.😉
My mother just used a bit of facial tissue, or even a square of toilet paper! 😁
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Yes, this. End papers will help.
End paper bonus: they're also great for blotting oil from your face.
I'm lost. What was she trying to achieve? She had a perfectly nice Jean Harlow thing going on there but she seemed to hate it. I don't understand why. 🤷🏽♀️
I'm not an expert on this, but I can see why she would dislike the stray curl that didn't combine with the rest of the hair. There were also some frizzy parts that still needed to be brushed out.
@@Lilithly I saw that stray curl, and all I could think was, "Bish, bobby-pin that shiz up and out of sight, as they would have at the time, and just move on with your day."
She was mostly just taking other people's advice
The hair is supposed to combine and look like a water slide that has lots of hills in it. From left to right at the back, the hair will look like curves shelves on top of each other. It’s magical
amelia greg the hair is not supposed to combine, its supposed to have slight frizzy pieces out. Look at any vintage photo of a woman with this hairstyle and they all had some frizzy free flying pieces. I also dont understand what she exactly expected from this look. The look she got was exactly how it looked back in the day... it’ll never look perfectly neatly coiled and frizz free unless you get some sort of keratin or straightening treatment. which most women did not do back then!
Oh man, as a hairdresser I would LOVE to take a crack at doing your hair. I had to do a wet set to pass my licencing exam and haven't done one since, I wish clients asked for vintage styles, they are fun to do!
Aww.. see I'm always afraid to ask for them because every hair dresser I've been to has just been SO modern and SO in tune with modern trends that they look at me like a small orphaned child, a pity on their eyes on the fact they don't know Jack about vintage styling and that I know more about it then them, even though I'm going to them for styling help.
Make your sections larger. It should be easier for them to blend. A lot of the other vintage vloggers I follow say your sections should be about as much hair as fits into one square inch of scalp. Also cover your hair with a scarf next time, it should tame the frizz.
Grace Sophia just extra information as she is dutch, an inch is about 2,5cm ;)
I think its adorable even half way through it looked beautiful! But the self doubt was too much. Just enjoy the journey, make it work for you or work it! You're so pretty too.
Hey I have a tip for you ! i actually use this method for about 5 years now. And I have a bit of experience that I want to share. First i put them overnight and the curls lasts for 4-5 days. I do them whether my hair is wet only with water or after I straighten it (especially my roots) and with the heat or the water they last that much . I don't tight them a lot and i start from about my neck and not near my scalp so that they are less tighter and more comfortable at night ( i barely feel them when I sleep). Plus i prefer to have a result of natural curls that are exactly the same as the ones with the curl heater but without heat. Plus by this method my hair stays long and doesn't look shorter (which I hate to obtain when I curl my hair). I hope I helped
The22726 you are welcome 😉 glad i helped
These are the kind of rollers my mother put in my hair when I was little. Usually was done the night before school picture day or some other special occasion. Yes, I had to sleep with them in my hair.
Women back in the day wouldn't do this everyday, they would do this, then the style would stay for a few days, so they would make it work along side doing other things they needed to do. Also, you may need to use bigger curlers.
So how did the 2nd day turned out maybe big soft curls or waves happened????? I think the set was just fine,a bit tight but not bad at all.. Maybe you just wanted big waves, just try lager sections instead!
At 12:03 you seriously had a nice Disco 70's Dianna Ross do and it was pretty cute!
It was completely straight the next day 😭 I ended up cycling through rain and dancing in a sweaty room that night, which was too much even for this monster curl set :P
Oh well at least your day-night seemed to improved on your mood and make it up to stressful brush out set! It is part of the experimentation and having hard ass straight hair (I understand) 👍
I think the rollers were too small for your length of hair.
@@Loepsie Awwww
When I do a brush out I use these foam rollers, but I use larger ones than you have, and I do slightly larger pieces of hair that you did. I find that it's easier to brush out when I do that because there are fewer curls to combine and the curls aren't as tight. I also make my own setting solution by boiling flaxseeds, which makes your hair super shiny.
So you boil the flaxseeds and then you use the boiled water?
Yes. The water thickens a bit, and I usually add a couple of drops of an essential oil to make it smell nice when it's nearly finished boiling. Then I just use it as you would any other setting solution. My brush out can last for 3 days using it.
Here's a recipe:
www.care2.com/greenliving/flax-seeds-body-scrub-hair-gel.html
As a curly girl I completed freaked out when she got that hair brush out. Noooo girlllll 🙈
Same
This is called a brush-out, she's supposed to do that
Selin blc sure, but that doesn't mean brushing isn't Hell for curly hair.
YES. As soon as she broke out the brush I was like "whaaaaaaaaaat???" But I guess it's just the 50's hairstyle. I say curl it and shake it out, and then rock the volume! hahaha I think I would die if I tried to brush my curls like that. So much pain.
That's what a retro brush out is ya'll. You brush it to get that soft curl look that is notably retro. I have curly hair too, AND I do brush outs...and I do pin curls, and I do something in between sometimes. :) Depends on the look you want.
I think the curls came out great, Lucy. I think that hairstyle let's you okay with a different length of hair. You can finally wear bobs! Maybe if you are looking for length, use bigger sections of hair and don't roll it all the way up. Maybe do like halfway or 3/4th near your roots. You will still get curls, but not so much brushing. And applying a light coat of oil towards the end before you set your hair is great too. I found that setting lotion makes the hair frizz a bit, oil will do the opposite. Setting lotion is similar to hair spray, it makes the curls last longer. I would love to see a rework video on with these rollers. Good luck!
I love love love your hair!!!! What could you possibly think failed? It’s beautiful, and even more so with the hair pomade. It looks like a vintage movie stars look, it’s worth the time it took! Prob didn’t need to brush it out so much!
wow you def have that classic pinup girl look!! so awesome!!!
Bigger rollers helps out a lot. Trust me, I have a vintage style and I do this every night to my hair. It takes a lot of patience, especially if you want that perfect 40s/50s style hair. Plus you need to use a pomade as well. It helps tame the frizz by ALOT and gives the hair it’s shape.
My nan used to put her curlers in every day and tie a scarf round them 40's style. Her hair always looked wonderful.
I'm always shocked at how gorgeous you are, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen from my perspective, I never knew how I really wanted to be like until I came across your channel.
You are such a lovely person!
Aww thank you!! ❤
Loepsie also me: *cries while clapping like a seal* 😭💘
*AngelPsk* if that’s you in your profile picture you actually kinda look like her lol, you’re both beautiful .
A Awww 😭 thank you very much, you are very kind
Oh my lord thank you so much for validating my struggles! I had this exact issue too, we have similar textured hair and I used tiny rollers too! Big mistake. The other big mistake is how we rolled it. If you have even a couple lumps in the strand as you're rolling it, that will be reflected in the brush out, resulting in more frizz. The key is to brush that hair smooth smooth smooth and keep it smooth while you roll. Which is kind of impossible to do on yourself. I recommend (for long long hair) using a 3/4" curling iron instead and you can achieve these results in about 45 min total time. Thank you for making me feel less alone in my roller hell!!
Do follow everyone else’s advice to get less tight curls but if they do end up that tight again you can either mist a TINY bit of water on your hair or using a hairdryer as you brush out, but that can make your curls fall if you’re not careful, but sometimes when it just doesn’t brush out (because 3 hours definitely isn’t normal) you gotta do what you gotta do. Also try it with just water and no setting lotion, I don’t think your hair needs it.
Mina F setting lotion will help her hair set and be able to hold curl longer so she can brush longer
the rollers are too small, and you should take slightly larger sections. if the curls are still too tight, you can try lightly backcombing them. this also helps to combine the curls. i do this everyday, and it only takes me about 5 minutes to brush out, or 15 minutes if im trying to get them absolutely perfect. hope this helps!
When I was a kid we used sponge and brush rollers all the time. You can use a bonnet type hair dryer if you don’t want to sleep on them. Also we had several different sizes that gave different curls. I have straight hair and mine never curled as tight as yours and brushed out much looser. Looks pretty on you!
Wow! Those curls were proper ringlets. I'm impressed you managed to keep going for so long, I think my arms would have fallen off after an hour 😆 Love the shape you achieved at the back, and the kiss-curl is adorable xx
Used these for years when I was younger! For us long-haired ladies to avoid losing and ripping hair on the foam, use endpapers--good old strips of tissue paper work great! 😊
The look is lovely. A few bobby-pins here and there to tuck the strays and I think you're close. I love the minimal makeup with red lips...very vintage. Thanks for all of the hard work.
Is gorgeous!! You look like a movie star from the forties!! I love it!!
Oh the memories! I used to want curly hair so much. I still want curly hair. But my mother would put my hair up in those foam curlers all the time and I would sleep in them. They weren't too bad to sleep in. You might want to try curling not quite so tightly and maybe not quite to your scalp, and then taking them out should be less of a struggle. Over time you will pull less hair. I never tried a 1940s style brush out with this curling method, but I did get some nice curls that lasted for days, and I have fine hair that doesn't tend to hold curl very well. I had a combination of those smaller curls and larger ones. I think I still have the curlers somewhere. I should pull them out and use them again!
Also, seems like the rollers were small. Take more hair into the rollers, it didn't turn out so bad as you think! Just remember when using sponge rollers the tighter you roll the tighter and kinker your hair will be. When you use pomade or wax put a small amount in the palm of your hand and rub together with other hand ~ then rub your hands through the hair. Not individual pieces. Hope this helps! 💕
When I was a child, my mom did my hair for Sunday. She used brush rollers than switched to foam in later years. The smaller curlers were for around the face for shorter hair, larger curlers for top and back, small again for underneath. It gave lift and height. Very long hair was almost dry at the ends, large large rollers. She grew up in the forties and fifties. Also used dipping do, and hair spray. In the 70s, I used small tomato juice cans and larger frozen juice cans to curl long hair for beautiful waves.
I‘m completely fascinated by your results because my hair is the opposite - if I actually manage any curl, it will disappear if you look at it the wrong way xD Your hair looks great, even if you planned something else.
How many rollers did you use in the end and what diameter do these have? After watching the video, I realize that ten bigger rollers on my hiplength hair was a quite pathetic try 🙈
If you're looking for bigger, softer curls you might try larger rollers or just a little more hair in each curl. To be honest, I actually think it turned out pretty good! The overall shape is nice and very old-fashioned looking and is very becoming! I think the experiment was more successful than you're giving yourself credit for but, remember, repetition is key! We sometimes fix things we don't like about our sets by try-trying again. :)
These curls look so nice, I really want to try this hairstyle I'm just scared that my hair might get damaged from all the brushing 😥
You're gorgeous by the way
In the mid-20th century, one used end papers when rolling one's hair onto curlers. When, in the 1960s, long straight hair parted in the middle became a popular hairdo, we used Campbell's soup cans as rollers. Those of us who lived in high humidity areas and who had naturally curly hair used a product called "Curl Free" (essentially permanent wave solution that was combed straight through our hair instead of wound around bobby pins or curlers) and we spent hours ironing our hair straight with a dry iron (steam only made curly hair frizzy) and sometimes some help from our mothers.
You look so stunning! Your features work so well with that style. You look like a hollywood star from the golden age.
I have multi sized rollers so I do bigger on the bottom and smaller on top. I always find they set better if you do wrap your head in a scarf to raise the temperature a bit and always let them cool down before removing them. And I would recommend wrapping from the bottom of your hair first so the stay tighter and don't slip from your head. I do these foam rollers at least 2 a week so I do no heat on my hair ever.
If we'd ever brushed my hair like that after using sponge rollers my hair would have been fly away straight.
This was so fun to watch. I'm 32 and my mom would use these on my hair when I was little. Those ringlets will stay for a few days. Definitely try larger rollers and don't wrap them so tight. You also don't really need anything other than wet hair when you put the rollers in. This will help with your brush out. 😀
Doing waves like that requires insane precision. Making sure each section doesn’t over load the curler, make sure all the curls are in the same direction, and clean and precise sectioning. Also bridge clips help keep your ridges
I’ve done many sets before, and I think one of the issues here was that you made them all go in the same direction! For the look you were trying to achieve (where all the curls form into one shape) you would need to have them going in alternating directions. Hope that helps a bit! I still think your end result looked pretty!
I have no idea why I'm watching this, I have naturally curly hair. But it showed up on my recommendations and I clicked. First time I watch a video of yours and this was awesome!! I think you just need larger rollers, or bigger sections but the end result was beautiful and suits you so well. New subscriber!
My mom used to do my hair in those when I was little. I still have a huge bag full of them lol. My favorite thing my mom would do is put my hair in a high ponytail and put the sponge curlers in that. I have naturally curly hair, so the curls really stayed, without all the crazy frizz, then we'd just pull them apart with our fingers
When my mom & sisters used sponge rollers in the 1960s they matched the size of the roller to the length of their hair & the type of curl they wanted. The longer the hair, the larger the roller. The shorter the hair, the smaller the roller. If they wanted tight curls they used smaller rollers, but if they wanted a loose waves they used large rollers. I remember that we had curlers & rollers of every size in what I'll our "hair supplies stash. :)"
i used these rollers on the day of my grandmas funeral, she always used foam rollers and in her honour i did a style using them. I had masses of curls with them lasted a few days too they got more loose and lasted longer than heat curls. I love these vintage classics
When I was young we used "Brush" rollers with pins! They are awful to sleep in but give you the waves you're looking for. We never used any setting gel either. Washed hair once a week & rolled it after towel drying.
Aw Lucy. We feel your pain in this video. It was a stellar effort.
Beautiful! What lipstick do you wear in this video? 😘
I always put the lipstick I'm wearing in the description! 😊
I used to set my late grandmother's hair in these rollers. As she got into her late 80s abd early 90s, they were all she could tolerate on her scalp.
This may help: try rolling one section in one direction (to the left for instance) then the next section the opposite direction (to the right) and continue like that until youre done! This should help with your "individual curls" situation & help to create the S-wave I think youre going for... Maybe, it's worth a try!!! Either way I think you looked FABULOUS!!! Good job girl!!!
Loepsie your hair is always beautiful no matter what 💕
Roll under rather than over.
just a small tip used these when I was younger. Bigger ones will be more like looser waves. If you need to go out then cover with a headscarf. And dealing with curly hair use the really extra wide tooth combs or using your fingers to comb it out.
Very classy. Not a fail. A true success!
I think your sections were too small, an you couldn't combine them the way you wanted because of that. I'm curious to what is your goal, because a wavy/curly hair is not fully combined, yours looked pretty natural in the video, quite pretty :)
good luck, keep on trying!
The longer hair reminds me of Veronica Lake. So gorgeous.
One suggestion when using sponge rollers, wrap with rolling papers to protect the hair from getting caught in the sponge. Some people put the paper on the roller first, others wrap the end of the hair with the paper then roll. It works! Also you don't have hair loss.
Wow! The end result is AMAAAAZZZIIIIIING!
Hands down.... On fb.. This is the BEST hairstyle tutorial of it's kind!
Gorgeous!
Jessica what's-her-name with the red hair did a good tutorial in her pageboy tutorial. She dipped the rollers in a solution of water and the setting lotion and it worked well.
End result is really nice. What fun experiments.
your hair looks just fine I used sponge rollers for years as well as spoolies and bobby pins for pin curls. Just leave it alone and enjoy it, it is fun. I was born in 1951 so did do and use all those things
I have seen many of your great videos and liked this one too, you didn’t do much wrong as I can see apart from roller size! If you wanted a tight permed look it worked great. But I would choose much larger rollers for your length of hair, not brushing so harshly or you end up with giant electric frizz and any dab of moisturiser preferably hand cream to pull through the ends. As an old hairdresser that did wet sets every day and all day in the mid 70s I thought you made great strides x
You sat there and brushed your hair for *three* hours?!! You are so determined!!!Love you and your channel by the way!😊
If you do attempt this again please you curl papers. it will save your ends.
That side fringe while u were sectioning looked good too.
I flat pincurl my hair almost every night using pincurl clips to hold in place, and have lately been using 1 finger to pincurl instead of two. It gives a much tighter curl, which I like 'cause my hair is well past shoulder length. 😊
Try the Denman stying/sculpting brush for your brush out, it’s sold at Sally’s
My mom did that for my hair a few times, only instead of foam rollers, she used the brush rollers and plastic pins to hold them in place. PAINFUL to sleep on, and my hair usually tangled into at least three of the rollers. However, when she used foam rollers, for the brush out, she not only brushed the top of my hair, from the crown to the ends, she had me bend over and brushed each section curled from the nape to the ends on the underside as well
I relate to this sooooo much. I've been trying to get a wet set to stick for weeks. I've tried 4 setting products and I got a mod midi to make it even more prone to staying and falling where I want it. Thank god it's halloween and goodwill has some great vintage inspired clothes to make up for my lack of hair skills.
I really like the overall effect of the individual curls ☺
Try using perm papers on the ends of your hair as you roll around the curler to keep the tangles to a minimum when unrolling your curls. Also, do not roll the ends so tightly that the foam squishes. That way the bottom of your hair isn't curled so small and your hair might smooth out more evenly when you brush out your set. The point to the foam is/was so you could sleep on your set. By the way, I love the result you got from this experiment. It turned out beautiful!
Not sure if it was suggested but if you use end paper at the ends of your hair before you roll it up you would avoid tangling your hair in the sponge rollers and it won’t be frizzy
You look a lot like Sonora from wild hearts can’t be broken with your hair like this!
As someone with naturally curly hair, who has tried every product I can get my hands on, and had my hair do everything curls should and shouldn't do, I think that the setting lotion you used at the beginning was too strong. If you use something with less hold to begin with, like a light mousse, it will be easier to brush out and disturb the curl pattern later.
I used to sleep on these rollers back in the mid 80s when BIG hair was in style. My hair was your length so I didn't roll it all the way to my head. I just rolled them up to about the bottom of my ear lobe. Plus...NEVER brush the curls after you remove the rollers. Just finger brush the curls. I would roll my hair on Sunday night and my curls would be good for about 3 or 4 days. Every day they would be a little more loose and look more "casual". So glad the 80s hair isn't in style now. It was a lot of work (plus the ozone took lots of hits) lol
If you are worried about hair loss from the taking the rollers out you should start brushing from the ends instead of ripping through all of it at once.... you can hear her hair breaking... the cosmetologist in me is crying
I think the end result is amazing.
Larger rollers! I remember using 3” diameter rollers with long hair!
May I suggest a wide toothed comb next time for the brush out. Love the video.
It looks fine. You definitely have a vintage look
Have you tried doing some type of Marcel wave or edwardian updo with this type of curls? I believe it would give you a good basis to help it look the way it should, as I believe the perm they would use as a structure looked a bit like that
I think it came out beautiful! The end result was to be expected. That's exactly what you get with those sponge rollers. I'm not sure what you were going for, but that's what we got back then. Don't be so critical. It was perfect! 😉❤️
my hair is a bit different, very thick and naturally 3c 4a, but when i roller set my hair, i find that it's best to use a wide tooth comb for this. you can get the curls to sit together better without disturbing the curl pattern too much.You need to almost back comb in order to get perfectly aligned ridges in your curls, creating a nice silhouette . I use brushes but only for the crown of my head to smooth own the volume at the top
I thought it looked great at 13:34, but if you're trying for a 1950's style it was closer when you finished. I was born in 1953 and my Mom used to set my hair on sponge rollers at night. I don't remember the brush out taking long at all, but I don't know what the difference is. I think my Mom set my hair with plain water, but I'm not certain. Anyway, great video! Blessings!!!!
My hair is this length & I frequently use foam rollers. Try bigger ones or more hair in each one. If you roll them away from your face it gives them more lift. I start @ the top of my head & roll back from there down the middle then away from my face on each side. Then once I take them out the next day I hair spray them gently then just use my fingers to separate & tame them. Hairclips can help section or part in different fun ways too add something to the style
But that won't give me the 40s brushout I'm trying to achieve 🙈
I think it looks WAY BETTER than what you are saying but idk the exact look you are going for ❤️
I don't remember how I got here, but my hair grows four times bigger if I do this 😂. It's probably my favorite part of wash day once a week is the combing out part (I haven't used a brush in over a year now).
Those rollers I've tried but they don't work for me, and I have curly hair! Lol they just give me weird straight bits.
I would actually keep rolling the same way you did because my hair is long too, and the ends will get tucked into the rest to keep them from getting a weird kink.
OH! I wanted to edit that a "pomade" is literally just a moisturizer (I have a few that are made by Shea Moisture) and you wouldn't need much if any for your hair type until the day of on dry hair.
This gives me so much hope, I've always wanted to go vintage style, I already only wash my hair once a week because it just doesn't get oily since I switched up my shampoo and conditioner to avoid sulfates and silicones, so this would be a perfect kind of hair lifestyle but my hair is suer long, longer than yours even and Ive always worried I'd have to go get a short, middi cut to get it to look nice in a vintage brush out, but honestly, this does give me so much hope. Now to see if my hair can hold a curl XD
When I use foam rollers I learned to alternate directions and then use either a wide tooth comb or just my fingers to loosen them. My hair is really fine but there’s a lot so if I don’t do it in a certain way I end up looking like Groucho Marx
it was common in the 60s for women who had some social event Sat night or Sunday morning for them to have rollers in their hair and put a scarf over them ( like that covered anything) and do their shopping etc.during the day.
A few little suggestions..... make sure your hair is damp when applying the curlers. Next when you curl your hair on the rollers start at the end of the hair and roll the hair toward the scalp. This will keep curls from tangling. Finally, there are different sizes of these curlers. Using the larger curlers will not make your curls so tight and therefore not take so long to brush out. Have you tried the electric curlers yet? I think your hair looks beautiful!!