Mermaid Waves

The elegant hairstyle of the 1940’s are back. Women in those time really did a superb job in keeping themselves looking beautiful despite the war so it’s no wonder that this has become a sought after look. So the question I had before when trying to recreate this look is how do you make waves instead of curls?

The similarity amongst the different 1940’s hairstyles is the side-part. So before putting the iron to hair make sure you have you’ve got your side parted. They key to get waves instead of curls is to use a large barreled curling iron. You always want to start with clean conditioned hair when creating this look, actually you’d want that for any kind of hairstyle.

After parting curl hair from underneath. Take a section of hair and and apply a wide barrel curling iron vertically starting from roots to ends, spirally. The longer your hair is on the iron the tighter it becomes. After curling apply moderate amount of hairspray, don’t overdo it though you don’t want to make it look crispy. 

Fredric Fekkai Luscious Curls Cream

The 1940’s wave can be achieve with rollers. Start off with dry hair and apply styling cream like Frederic Fekkai Luscious Curls Cream, work from roots to tips. Use small rollers for the hair on the sides and bigger ones for the rest of your hair. Allow it to set for about 10 minutes. After removing the curlers pin the sides and brush through hair using a vented brush then smooth over using your fingers to set the waves in place. After that apply moderate amount of hairspray again making sure to keep it looking soft and not crispy. You may then remove the pin or replace with something fancier.

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