Here is a collection of different resources that I believe are IDEAL for the first time pin curler, and how helpful they are in the certain aspects of pin curling that you need to know. So off we go!
1. Lisa Freemont Street on YouTube and her blog Lisa Freemont Pages
This lady is definitely a vintage hairstyling guru; and one of the best I've found. She can be requested and can recreate just about any hairstyle that I've ever wondered 'Gee, how does that work?'
Her video on pin curling needs to be listened to completely, don't just skip over her talking, because she really does have some seriously good advice and ideas on pin curling that is very useful when you have no idea what your doing.
This video is rather old for her videos, and you can see her pin curling other styles in her many other videos, especially if you want a specific style in mind. She also has had many other videos with different lengths of hair; from short to long, and you are BOUND to find a video with your length of hair.
A few things I learned from Lisa Freemont Street:
- Using a spray bottle rather than straight out of the shower wet hair.
- When brushing out (Seen in Part 2 - I think she's got it linked in Part 1)I learnt in order to get the shape I want, to brush against the hand.
- Using Pin Curl Clips compared to bobby pins. I usually use a combination of both, simply because I don't have enough of pin curl clips - but bobby pins tend to distort the curl and sometimes I end up with almost zigzagged curls (oops!)
2. Vivid Makeup
This is my favorite video for the brushing out process; although I believe this woman has practically the greatest healthiest most wonderful hair ever. (getting rid of frizz is not fun with bleached, dry, unhealthy, constantly overworked hair)
This woman makes everything so clear and makes it very easy to understand!
Things I learned from Vivid Makeup
- Do NOT be afraid to brush too much through pin curls, they will stand through just about anything until you get the desired style!
- You will most likely get so much more frizz than her, I'm pretty sure she has magical hair, so PLEASE don't give up and keep BRUSHING!
3. Primped Preen N' Peachy
This girl is just adorable; and this video is so helpful, for people who have tried their first pin curl set and it didn't work out as well, or expert pin curlers who didn't get everything perfect (and who does?).
Things I learned from Primped Preen N' Peachy:
- When things don't go as well as you'd like; go with the curl direction, and don't go against it, it will work much better that way.
- Grabbing smaller sections rather than big chunks when you've messed up to brush.
4. Vintage Hairstyling By Lauren Rennells This book, is definitely a must-have for vintage enthusiasts. Lauren Rennells makes vintage hairstyling SO EASY, and although I knew a lot of what she put in the book already, I learnt a lot about heat styling rather than my beloved pin curls.
She does however, have an incredibly clear wonderful few pages on pin curling, directions for the curl, what happens when you brush, how to brush, what kind of brush, oh my, it's just too wonderful.
The images and everything in this book is just pure perfection, and if you don't go out and buy it right now, I'll go and cry a little bit for your loss.
You can buy the book from here.
Or read Rennells' blog 'The Bobby Pin Blog' here.
Do it. Do it now.
I hope this blog post was of some use to you, with these fabulous people and their expertise; they sure helped me!
xo
K.
