How to Do Vintage Updos

Wear bold makeup to complement your vintage updo.

A vintage hairstyle can instantly make you stand out in a crowd. Whether you are going to a formal occasion or want to add some flair to your casual style, a vintage updo may do the trick. From 1940 through 1960, updos were all the rage. Nowadays various vintage updos are making a comeback. Even though they may look like works of art, vintage updos are easy to create with the right hair styling tools and products.

Things You'll Need

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Towel
• Round brush
• Hair dryer
• Fine-tooth comb
• Hot rollers or curling iron
• Bobby pins
• Hairspray

Instructions

1940s Retro Updo

1. Cleanse your hair with shampoo and conditioner made for your hair type. Dry your hair with a towel.

2. Dry your hair with a hair dryer and a round brush. Pull the brush through your hair while blowing the warm air on it.

3. Part your hair on the side of your head, above the middle of your eye. Extend the part from the front of your hairline to the top of your head.

4. Set your hair in small and medium-size hot rollers. Place the small rollers at the front of your head and the medium rollers at the back of your head. Leave the rollers in your hair for approximately 20 minutes, before removing them. Use a curling iron with a small or medium-size barrel as an alternative.

5. Style your hair with your hands. Push the curls on your neck upward, to the back of your head. Secure them with bobby pins. Drape the hair at your front hairline behind your ears and hold it in place with bobby pins. Aim to have the most volume at the base of the back of your head.

6. Apply hairspray to your hair to hold it in place.

1960s Beehive

1. Avoid washing your hair, because this hairstyle works best on medium to long hair that has some product buildup in it.

2. Make two parts in your hair, from the front of your hairline to the back. Make the parts above the center of your eyes.

3. Backcomb the middle section of hair. Separate the hair into 2-by-2-inch sections, starting at the front hairline. Lift the twig of hair straight up in the air and spray it with hairspray. Place a fine-tooth comb behind the hair and comb it backward, toward the root of the hair. Allow the hair to bunch up at the scalp. Flip the twig of hair forward and continue with the next section of hair, working your way toward the back hairline.

4. Tease the hair at the sides of your head. Make 2-by-2-inch sections and backcomb each section, working from the front toward the back of your head.

5. Style your hair with your hands. Gather your hair at the top of your head. Avoid flattening the hair; you want it to stand up.

6. Move the ends of your hair backward to the back of your head. Lightly run a brush along the outside of the beehive to eliminate flyaway hairs.

7. Secure the beehive at the base of your neck with bobby pins, or allow the hair to fall naturally. Apply hairspray to hold your updo in place.