July 23, 2008
Vintage Hairstyling - Participate and Win a Copy!
Tuesday, I posted a review of the new hairstyling book that all the vintage fashionistas are buzzing about - Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells. It is a gorgeous book that will help even the teasing comb challenged get an authentic vintage do.
And I have two special announcements:
If you would like to ask hair and makeup artist and author of Vintage Hairstyling a question, leave a comment and she'll be happy to answer it. Think of it - a free hair consultation!
And, one lucky winner will receive a brand-spankin new copy of the book (a $29.95) value. Here are the rules. Leave a comment and tell us your favorite hairstyle decade. The winner will be picked at random.
All comments need to be in by Sunday 5pm PST.
Good luck!
Posted by Sandra at July 23, 2008 12:25 AM
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Comments (152)
I have the ratting part down, but I never know how to get the tangles out when I am done. Should I just brush thru it, regardless of pain, or is there a better way.
Posted on July 23, 2008 07:25
What a great contest - I want Rita Hayworth hair just like the picture so I guess I am a 40's girl at heart!
Posted on July 23, 2008 08:05
Cool!
My favorite style is the short look that Elizabeth Taylor wore in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Marilyn rocked that look pretty well too.
Posted on July 23, 2008 08:57
Great- the new book looks really interesting. I love the 40's hairstyles but was never really able to accomplish the look when I had long hair. Of course, I also love the Audrey Hepburn hair with her little bangs and short cut.
Posted on July 23, 2008 09:27
The 70's! Gotta love that wild hair.
Posted on July 23, 2008 09:41
I just love the look of rows of finger waves~ 20's perhaps?
Absolutely impossible with naturally curly, wavy, obstinate hair~
Posted on July 23, 2008 10:00
My favorite decade is the 1930s. I love the elegance of pincurls and fingerwaves. I'm in love with Tallulah Bankead's photo in a 1931 Vanity Fair magazine I found. :)
My question is: I've been trying to reproduce a pincurl look with HotStix. Even with wrapping the ends and using a setting lotion--I can still never get the curls to lay into nice waves. It always seems to get into a bushy mess of tight curls that takes forever to start to relax. Do I need more setting lotion? Am I just not patient enough brushing it out? (I guess that is 2 questions!) Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thank you!
Posted on July 23, 2008 10:06
Hello, and thanks for this opportunity. My vote's for the sixties. Why?
Well, because everything, from long-straight-and parted in the middle, to curled updos, to bouffant flips were available.
Me like variety!
Posted on July 23, 2008 10:39
I'm a huge fan of 30's pincurls, too. They always look so elegant and yet so hard to do. I'd love to win this book and learn how to do them!
Posted on July 23, 2008 13:40
1940s for sure! So many soft looking pretty waves
Posted on July 23, 2008 16:03
I would love to get the standard rockabilly (non Betty) 40s style to my hair, with the big rolls at the top, pulled back with the back let down in fat curls.
I have tight corkscrew curl hair halfway down my back, mostly one length...why? Because I don't know what else to do with it! Short hair makes me look too butch. Eeek!
Posted on July 23, 2008 19:54
This is so great, I'm delighted to see a new book out on vintage hairstyles. Even if I don't get lucky and win, I will try to pick up this book as soon as possible.
My whine, er, question is this: What direction would you go if you were a woman that modeled vintage clothing of all eras. Is there a great basic vintage cut, or could there be such a thing? I figure the median year of what I sell is about 1962, and I sell items from Victorian to 80s. What is an adaptable cut in your estimation?
Posted on July 23, 2008 20:19
This is so great! My favorite hairstyle is the likes of Brigitte Bardot. What decade is that in anyway. I wasn't born by then hehe. :)
Posted on July 23, 2008 21:24
I am a big fan of the 1940s look, especially film noir! The styles are so feminine and sexy!
My question is: What is the best way to keep your hair healthy when regularly wearing vintage dos? (My hair is especially prone to heat damage and breakage.)
Posted on July 23, 2008 22:17
I love the style in the 40s or was it 50s? Those waves are great! I love it because my current natural hair would perfectly fit into that decade! :P
Posted on July 24, 2008 01:08
I love the style in the 40s or was it 50s? Those waves are great! I love it because my current natural hair would perfectly fit into that decade! :P
Posted on July 24, 2008 01:32
I like 1950's updos, though I can't say I've ever really done one well. My problem is that my hair is very straight, so it's hard for me to create the waves and volume I'd like to have. Is there anything I could do other than ratting it? I have enough length to try something interesting.
Posted on July 24, 2008 04:17
I'd love to have the Vintage Book of Hairstyles! What fun it would be to try some different looks. My favorite decade would also be the 1940's. All those beautiful waves. The Veronica Lake look was lovely. There were also upsweeps that were nice. I also love the rolls that were in some styles. I'd love to know how the rolled hairtstyles were done. Thanks!
Posted on July 24, 2008 11:42
I love 50s pageboys and Veronica Lake waves, but it's only cause I can't get the volume for a Brigitte Bardot sex kitten look.
Posted on July 24, 2008 12:24
of friend of mine has this book already and im dying to get a copy of it! its been so hard for me to find products, and just the right styling tools for my hairstyles and this book has it all!! hehe..
i love anything from the 1920s and up. from sleek and smooth, sexy and casual, to big and bold! i love it all!
but my question is, what do u think of widows peaks..
i know plenty of people have them, but mine has always made me self conscious..
Posted on July 24, 2008 13:23
love the beautiful styles, the classic clean look
Posted on July 24, 2008 18:37
I love the 60s so many styles to choose from
Posted on July 24, 2008 18:37
Rita Hayworth
Posted on July 24, 2008 18:46
I like Veronica Lake's style.
Posted on July 24, 2008 18:47
Elizabeth Taylor is my pick. Beautiful.
Posted on July 24, 2008 18:48
cool contest like to win this
Posted on July 24, 2008 19:00
I love the styles of the 40s and 50s.
Posted on July 24, 2008 19:00
I just always love the decade I'm in, just as I always love my current age.
Posted on July 24, 2008 19:02
Definitely the 40's.
Posted on July 24, 2008 19:04
For me, personally, I'm rather "hair" attached to the 80s.
Aquanet hairspray, tons of gel, short spiky hair; I loved it all!
One of my daughters that grew up in the 80s hates the pictures of her, just because of how I did her hair lol. I always teased her bangs and sprayed them into place haha.......I thought it looked cute and it was the 80s after all.
Great giveaway!
Posted on July 24, 2008 19:19
I love Veroncia Lake look, I remember the movie The black Dahalia the hairstyle from this era is timeless. Thanks for the contest.
Posted on July 24, 2008 20:15
The roaring 20s - I love the bobs made popular by flappers. Classic, gorgeous, and original.
Posted on July 24, 2008 20:24
Definitely the 80's!
Posted on July 24, 2008 21:36
I love the hairstyles from the 1920's to the 1940's! They are all so beautiful during those years. I wish I could have lived during those time periods.
Posted on July 24, 2008 21:37
Love, love love, the late 30's/early 40's era, alhtough I couldn't even begin to imaagine how to get my hair that way.
Posted on July 24, 2008 21:47
The 60's. . BIG HAIR. . . lots of sausage curls, back-combed to death. . . . LOL
Posted on July 24, 2008 22:10
great contest
80s wild hair !
Posted on July 24, 2008 22:21
80's big hair
Posted on July 24, 2008 23:18
I love the lift and soft curls of the 40s. So polished....
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Posted on July 24, 2008 23:21
Long, wavy, side-parted 40s hair. It's something that I can actually do with my own hair.
Posted on July 25, 2008 01:19
Love the 40s!
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Posted on July 25, 2008 01:35
The 60's - probably because that's when I grew up. Fun styles. Dirty hair, but fun styles.
Posted on July 25, 2008 02:31
I really love the classic bob from the 20's.
Posted on July 25, 2008 04:04
I like the 20s Flapper look, the short, sometime permed pincurls. They sure knew how to party and their hair reflected that.
Posted on July 25, 2008 04:05
the 80s yea
Posted on July 25, 2008 04:23
loved those 60 doos
Posted on July 25, 2008 05:27
I love the Vintage look of the 40's
Posted on July 25, 2008 05:36
The 90's Dorothy Hamil
Posted on July 25, 2008 05:45
The '40's!
Posted on July 25, 2008 06:11
Love the 80's styles
Posted on July 25, 2008 06:28
I love the 70's, especially Farrah hair. Thanks for the contest.
Posted on July 25, 2008 06:43
I would like to learn more about short vintage hairstyles. I like the looks from the 1930's, the best.
Posted on July 25, 2008 07:09
I love the 40's Rockabilly hairstyles!
Posted on July 25, 2008 07:22
I love the 40's glam. Wish I knew how to do that with my hair!
Thanks for the contest!
Posted on July 25, 2008 07:28
love the glamor of the 40s and 50s, this book looks awesome!
Posted on July 25, 2008 08:02
Mmmm...tough choice between the 60s and the 80s. Love the straight hair/bangs look of the 60s, but also love the wild BIG hair of the 80s, especially on men! :)
Posted on July 25, 2008 08:03
I love vintage hairstyles!
Posted on July 25, 2008 08:45
50s
Posted on July 25, 2008 08:50
What a fun book this would be to look at.
Posted on July 25, 2008 08:55
The 1980s
Posted on July 25, 2008 09:10
The 80's worked for me because I have naturally BIG hair!
Posted on July 25, 2008 09:48
I heard in the early 70’s there was a hair cut thatwas called a Gypsy. It was layers on a longer hair... but that's all I know. Would you please tell me about the cut was so that I can try it out?? Thanks!!!
Posted on July 25, 2008 10:16
1940s would be my favorite
Posted on July 25, 2008 10:35
I would love to try some of the 30's hairstyles. People always tell me that my grandmother's teenage photos look eerily similar to my teenage photos, and I've always wanted to get the hairstyle to match!
Posted on July 25, 2008 10:40
I like the big hair 80's!!!
Posted on July 25, 2008 10:49
My favorite era would be the 40's for certain. Such soft beautiful hair during that time.
Posted on July 25, 2008 11:11
I absolutely love the hairstyles of the '40s. I think women had such an innocent and pure beauty about them at that time and the soft shining hair of that decade accentuated that beauty.
Posted on July 25, 2008 11:49
the hippies of the 60's turned me on!
Posted on July 25, 2008 12:03
Love the classic look of the 20's! Great contest...thanks :)
Posted on July 25, 2008 12:07
I love the hairstyles from the 20's.
Posted on July 25, 2008 12:14
The 70's...long, loose and free.
Posted on July 25, 2008 12:22
gotta love the '80s
Posted on July 25, 2008 13:29
80's hair definately for me but i love Doris Day's styles in the 50's
Posted on July 25, 2008 13:33
70's style farrah hair
Posted on July 25, 2008 13:44
The 1960's hippie style... free flowing and natural
Posted on July 25, 2008 14:19
The 60's are my favorite! I hate the 80's, too much hairspray!
Posted on July 25, 2008 16:28
The 40's are my favorite; romantic curls!
Posted on July 25, 2008 17:19
Some how when I was a teen I figured out how to do the 40's double roll. Eversince then I thow my hair into it and get tons of comments. everything is neatly put away and it drives the hubby crazy when you take out the pins ;)
Posted on July 25, 2008 17:20
I love the volume of early-to-mid sixties styles.
Posted on July 25, 2008 17:25
I love the late sixties early seventies because it was hair hair long beautiful hair. fro's were in and so was free flowing hair. I miss that
Posted on July 25, 2008 17:59
like it!
Posted on July 25, 2008 20:35
I love love love the flapper/page boy years!
Posted on July 25, 2008 20:38
the 40's
Posted on July 25, 2008 21:26
It was the era of Twiggy, late 60's for me ..I loved her hair...i wore mine like that for a long long time and it still looks good today
Posted on July 25, 2008 21:41
I love the 40s hairstyle!
Posted on July 26, 2008 00:02
80's big hair looks best on my strange shaped head. I would love to give this book to my aunt who does hair. It is fantastic.
Posted on July 26, 2008 05:41
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Posted on July 26, 2008 06:23
The 40's had some really cool hairdos
Posted on July 26, 2008 07:53
I love Rita Hayworth as an actress and her hair is awesome. So the 1940s were a great decade for Hollywood Hair. Hair was smoother and romantic in the 40s and it was awesome. I always want to do that with my hair!
Posted on July 26, 2008 08:34
My favorite hair decade was the 80's. I liked all that big hair.
Posted on July 26, 2008 09:37
I like the teased big hair of the 60's. It was awful but fun too. Please enter me in the giveaway.
Posted on July 26, 2008 09:39
What a great idea - what made you decide to focus on vintage styles?
Posted on July 26, 2008 10:55
I love the 40's hair. Very classy.
Posted on July 26, 2008 12:22
1980's hair, definately!
Posted on July 26, 2008 12:47
If you have a beautiful face your hair style will look great. It won't matter what style you choose. If you are a bow-wow face a nice hair style won't help much. If you have a beautiful face and a beautiful body no one is looking at your hair anyway unless it's shockingly different.
Posted on July 26, 2008 12:59
The Sixties!
Posted on July 26, 2008 13:13
The 60's. I just like the looks from looking at old photos of my mom and her family from that period.
Posted on July 26, 2008 13:22
As a child of the 80s, I will have to go with the 80s!
Posted on July 26, 2008 13:36
The 40's because all the women just looked beautiful and classic!
Posted on July 26, 2008 15:46
The 70s hands down!
Posted on July 26, 2008 16:30
Cool book!!
Posted on July 26, 2008 16:45
I'd probly go with the 20's or 30's.
Posted on July 26, 2008 16:58
The 1940. I loved the way the hairstyles looked so sexy yet so simple.
Posted on July 26, 2008 17:21
Veronica Lake--1940s
Posted on July 26, 2008 18:55
I like 1960's hair.
Not only did they have the straight hippie hair option, but there were also cool Mod hairdos like Twiggy's short haircut.
Posted on July 26, 2008 18:55
era of the ponytail and the beehive great years
Posted on July 26, 2008 19:12
oh I love the beautiful hair of the 40's! I wish I could make mine look that beautiful!
Posted on July 26, 2008 19:33
Tough call! I love the look of the 40's, but the Gibson Girl look was equally beautiful on women during Victorian times.
Posted on July 26, 2008 19:35
I like the Katherine Hepburn look. and I've seen her with paper curlers. How do I get that look with modern equipment.
Posted on July 26, 2008 20:17
I would have to say the 40s - so many beautiful, classic and feminine looks.
Posted on July 26, 2008 20:37
The 40's definitely made women look sexy and that has to be a plus at any time.
Posted on July 26, 2008 20:58
I would love this book!
Posted on July 26, 2008 20:59
I am a 60's girl at heart,count me in to win
Posted on July 26, 2008 20:59
I love the 40's hairstyles - long, wavy, flowing, sexy! Thank you for sponsoring this sweepstakes! It is very generous of you!!!Wishing you continued success!
Posted on July 26, 2008 21:50
I loved the 60's hairdos
Posted on July 26, 2008 23:01
the 80's
Posted on July 26, 2008 23:01
i love 70s feathered hair and fros!
Posted on July 26, 2008 23:07
I like the 40's for it's glamour and also the Renaissance time period hair.
Posted on July 26, 2008 23:20
i like the 60's, thanks for the contest
Posted on July 26, 2008 23:31
The 80's all the way
Posted on July 27, 2008 00:39
I love the vintage styles
Posted on July 27, 2008 01:47
80's big hair was wild!
Posted on July 27, 2008 02:13
the 80s, cuz it was so ridiculous, it makes me think, what were they thinking???
Posted on July 27, 2008 04:18
My fave is the 40's...great giveaway!
Posted on July 27, 2008 06:03
Easy question... I just adore the look of the rolls and softness from the 1940s.
Posted on July 27, 2008 06:20
I bleach my hair from dark brown to blonde. But in the summer my hair grows fast. I always have roots really showing. How can I go without bleaching so much? And I never wear the right color of lipstick. It looks like my entire face is painted!
Posted on July 27, 2008 06:24
I love all things vintage. I have been accused of being stuck in the 70's, I don't care. I like it here! What a perfect coffee table book! It is certainly worthy of shareing.
Posted on July 27, 2008 06:42
Soft femininity of the 40's
Posted on July 27, 2008 06:47
I love the lift and soft curls of the 40s. Honest! It's sooo soft and feminine looking.
Posted on July 27, 2008 07:37
I love the 80's "feather" look -
Posted on July 27, 2008 07:54
I am partial to the hairstyles of the 40's and the 60's sytles (marlo thomas).
Posted on July 27, 2008 07:55
I love the 40s hairstyles!
Posted on July 27, 2008 08:05
The 1960's is my favorite. Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy-simple, elegant.
Posted on July 27, 2008 08:41
I absolutely ADORE that photo, I love her hair! I am definitely a 40s girl at heart.
Posted on July 27, 2008 09:21
1960's ala Jean Shrimpton and Bridgette Bardot!
Posted on July 27, 2008 10:38
PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY :)
Posted on July 27, 2008 10:50
I like the sixties the best. I guess I never grew up.
Posted on July 27, 2008 11:01
I love the 20's flapper look. The short hair was such a change from the known
Posted on July 27, 2008 12:55
I love the sixties. Try to find a stylist who even knows how to cut a true 60's shag.
Posted on July 27, 2008 15:14
I love the style in the in the 60s!:)
Posted on July 27, 2008 16:18
the 80's
Posted on July 27, 2008 16:57
I like the Rosie the Riveter style.Great vintage
hair.Thanks for the giveaway
Posted on July 27, 2008 17:16
The 40's, definitely
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:11
I'd love this!
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:32
I am a hairdresser myself and really enjoy the hairstyles of the 50's. I would enjoy this book, it might help me recreate my own styles from the past.
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:39
I am a 40's.
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:42
40's fo sho!
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:45
i love the gibson girl look or 1940 look .How do you find a good colorist when you move?
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:49
Please bring back the flips and the beehives for the sixties followed by the french twist of the Grace Kelly era/
Posted on July 27, 2008 18:51
Kind of miss the 80's BIG HAIR styles !
Posted on July 27, 2008 19:02
I have two favorite hairstyle decades. The first is the 40s for the elegant, wavy glamour. The second is the 70s for the shaggy, sexy look. Both are classics in my book!
Posted on July 27, 2008 19:30
I like the 40's.
Posted on July 27, 2008 20:02