100 Years of Hair Styling Tools | Allure

Take a look back at the last hundred years of hair styling tools. From the bulky wave machines of the 1910s and the bobby pins of the 1920s, to the metal hair rollers of the 1950s and the hood dryers of the 1960s, see how hair styling tools evolved over the last century.
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[@SLilley-jd8rj]

This just became an ad when it got to 2010s

[@happyfacefries]

The probably literally are. Brands pay people like Allure, Cosmo, etc. to showcase their products

[@minzy5857]

Came here to say this! Got to the end of the video and thought, “oh, I’m watching a commercial now! tricky stuff, Allure!”

[@RosaRodriguez-kz9tz]

@J .S wtf are you talking about??? Aleast with straight hair you can do more different hairstyles unlike curly hair.! But curly hair is cute. But I rather stick with my natrural straight hair! BTW it isn't boring

[@RosaRodriguez-kz9tz]

Lol yea

[@kenzie_gatchaandizzy_gatch1165]

I liked now ur likes are 999

[@sFlapperGirl]

It’s scary how much heat can damage your hair over the years!

[@ravenielle7559]

That’s why I’ve never curled or straighten or even blow dried my hair

[@MarinnaxMartinez]

I see you on most of these types of videos

[@taylorswiftfan2443]

heating a metal comb over the fire is quite scary 😨 all those poor burnt scalps

[@ckesthedeadchannel-4680]

1920's Flapper Girl So if you live in a very hot area your hair is dead

[@ratata365]

It really depends on your hair.. I've blown my hair dryer 95% of the times I've washed my hair since I was 6 cos I can't stand the cold

[@Yoachan]

How do you go through the 40s and 50s and not mention pincurls?

[@foreverdead1248]

Because it has nothing to do with the hairstyles and everything to do with the hair tools

[@Kubulek17]

FoxyWhite they mention bobby pins but not pins for pin curls

[@Hevynly1]

@@foreverdead1248 There were tools to make pincurls, such as the Pro-Curler.

[@jujubee463]

Or how women styled their hair to work in the factories? My grandmother was a Rosie Riveter, and I have pictures of her and her friends with their hair wrapped up.

[@billythecat7169]

Maybe they forgot..?

[@nellyf7848]

That is honestly some of the worst vintage hairstyling I have ever seen, I wish for a hair centered video they had put more work into the authenticity and overall appearance of the looks

[@beargio]

Nelly F agree !! The 80’s were really big hair with curls and strong highlight ( fancy colors ) not really a good representation

[@darktalesmystic]

None of their videos are very accurate lmao

[@Mashkablue1]

Completely agree. There are so many authenticity issues with each decade they covered.

[@desireepetitdemurat8660]

I completely agree with you, the 1920s part is terrible, and the one for the forties is frankly ridiculous.

[@RandeT73]

Totally agreed. A quick Google search would have given them a bit better info.

[@Famegonna9999]

You did the sixties and seventies and didn't mention afros

[@dwils1994]

I noticed that too. Maybe it was because they're focusing mainly on styling tools? All you really need to style an afro is a good pick. Idk tho.

[@ht1ps555]

True but I guess they where just focused on the tools for hair.

[@sam7r4833]

afros doesn't need heat styling tools i guess

[@crhartilsitfifan]

@@sam7r4833 well it can be achieved without it but a blow out required heat and a pick.

[@maggiepaul5911]

👁️

[@achanwahn]

Rag curls have been around for about 2500 years, but yeah, we'll attribute that to the 1930s...

[@babydoll004]

You know these are just styling tools, not hair styles....

[@Jill_of_trades]

Evidence?

[@Poptarts123ism]

I guess you could say that's when they got super popular again.

[@TheGabygael]

@@babydoll004 that's what they meant, rag curls as in the action of putting rags into you hair to have ringlets

[@TheGabygael]

Also bobby pin wherent used for gibson hair because they were only commercialised in the 20s for *bobs* because they're *Bobby* pins to style your *bob* hence the name

[@bluebird4417]

I just realized once it becomes 2020 they’ll have to start making versions of these that go up to our very own modern time as current as it gets

[@isabellalouise212]

Gibson girls in the 1920s? Lmao Where are the pin curls?? The victory rolls?? Love the inaccuracy in this and all the other “100 years of...” videos

[@candeladiaz3107]

Isabella Caddy The roll the girl had on the 1940s recreation is SO PAINFUL to watch

[@isabellalouise212]

Candela Díaz I had to pause the video for a second to mourn

[@foreverdead1248]

In a video about hairstyles, not a video about styling tools

[@isabellalouise212]

@@foreverdead1248 If only! haha The hair videos are even worse though, and the styling tools are for the hairstyles. Pin curls are a styling tool, the only hairstyle I mentioned was the victory rolls. Just as Mervin clips were the base for finger waves, pin curls were the base for so many vintage hairstyles. It's just sad that they weren't even mentioned, despite their use throughout decades.

[@isabellalouise212]

Hawaa Sarwary as per said in my above comment: “the styling tools are used for the hairstyles” these iconic styles were shaped by the tools, such as the mervin clips or pincurls-thick clips, even rag curls. (which, I was glad to see, but again, wrong time period) This was the norm for many women for decades, and although it’s not as popular anymore, people still use them. It just seems odd that they weren’t even mentioned. You’d be hard-pressed to find any of these items in the average person’s home.

[@TheNuLevl]

I love that as soon as it got to 2010 it became an ad lol

[@breadgirlie5730]

Spikey Jones copied

[@missironmouse]

The 80s hair wasn’t big or permed enough!

[@jaykeii]

Yeah exactly

[@gatchworld7043]

Exactly

[@paulakelly6457]

missironmouse Absolutely!! I remember big hair contests at the clubs. I am surprised we didn't die from hairspray toxicity back then!

[@polysteveshusbandandboyfri644]

If you didn't use 4 bottles of hairspray in less than 2 hours it's not 80s enough 😤

[@princesschanel469]

@@polysteveshusbandandboyfri644 exactly though

[@jacindabezaldo5714]

Gibson Girls were in the 1910s. No mention of marcel irons? The hairstyles in this video are historically inaccurate and frankly look downright awful. If you're making an informative video, at least get the facts straight.

[@shellseathemermaid3838]

THANK YOU

[@Soprie]

Yes, as someone who studied fashion history, these videos are so bothersome. 40's didn't even cover victory rolls, and the 70s haircut had NO layers. That wasnt farah's hair at all

[@nellyf7848]

HONESTLY

[@raesmith2164]

@@Soprie you're so right. I'm no expert in fashion history but have done a lot of research and these videos are so ridiculous.

[@stankasssdjsjsjsj6484]

Yeah like what about pin curls, or finger waves.

[@adorau88]

Guys some constructive criticism, this video seems very lazy.

[@mooka415]

Angela Dorau how?

[@ananyasahay]

How

[@LPSWeirdCow13]

That's not really constructive criticism but okay

[@adorau88]

LPSWeirdCow13 Okay. You’re actually right. Here is some constructive criticism: This video topic really peaked my interest and the idea behind it was great. I do think however due to some historical inaccuracies that the execution comes off a little lazy, in my opinion. Ultimately my singular opinion does not matter and many will disagree, but as a subscriber and a fan I thought letting you know my opinion through constructive criticism might help you improve your videos in the future. I am still a subscriber and I still likes the video.

[@audreymalerich4290]

I just want to know why they didn’t hire an actual retro hairstylist many of the looks are inaccurate, for example foam rollers from the 60/70’s leave the hair in very tight curls.

[@jlinsky]

I get how Allure wants to keep these cheap and clickbait-y, but there are amateur vintage hair and makeup KZbin videos done at a fraction of Allure’s budget that are far more historically accurate and fun to watch

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

2:34 I started to laugh😂😂😂😂

[@historicalfashion1514]

The Gibson girls were not in the 1920s!

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

This video had literally 0 research put into it. That's all I have to say.

[@recordinganalysis]

To Meme or Not To Meme ok, one more thing? l0l sry Hamilton reference

[@MickieDoneganChannel]

wow the quality of these videos have REALLLLY gone down hill, its almost embarrassing looking at how much they skipped over and how inaccurate allot of these are.

[@mirandacasper6151]

2:20 those curlers did not produce those curls lmao

[@conniemaxwell1551]

May I mention the ‘40s hair. That was the most horrifying thing ever. While her bangs were extreme, the rest of her hair was loose. And that’s still a big no no

[@raineyleblanc9817]

My grandmother and her sisters grew up poor, and during the Depression, they couldn't afford setting lotion, so they used egg whites. :)

[@liliannabrubaker]

Waiting for karolinas react vid 🤨😒🤔 why do you think that the Gibson girl era was during the ‘20s...

[@Mashkablue1]

Liliana Brubaker YES. Love her. She is a KZbinr that actually researches and knows about historically accurate fashion. P.S. If anyone sees this comment, PLEASE check her out!

[@candeladiaz3107]

if Karolina watches this she is going to have a breakdown before the first minute of the video lol

[@ThespiansCreed]

I came here to say this. Poor Karolina lol.

[@liliannabrubaker]

I CAN ALREADY SEE HER EYEROLLING

[@amyosgood6044]

Omg! I immediately thought of her too!!!😉

[@hippyelise1]

My Mom in the 80's used to make me rag curlers! My baby sister hated them and had pink sponge ones...love it :-)

[@sarakiapanya7015]

The thing that people who like to curl their hair don't realize is that when it's messy, it's hard to tidy up

[@cadaver6665]

The Gibson girl hair was totally gone by the 1920's! First you talk about the bob and then change it into the breadloaf hair. And that didn't look correct in any way. It's supposed to be smooth and symmetrical with only a few strands PULLED out if one wishes to. But in the 1920's women either cut their hair SHORT or pinned it to look like a bob. Wtf is that 40's hair too.

[@GermanHotel1]

2000's was very tight everything and anything was in.

[@HM-xe3mq]

More like the 2010’s

[@dumpstercub2902]

The 2000's were basically what would happen if Florida decided to take over all of American and Canadian, Australian, some European and Some Asian fashion for an entire decade.

[@Jenifer.flute20]

Haha the iron on ironing board cracks me up because that's exactly what I did back in 02 before really nice straighteners became available to me.

[@analeahcaballero6941]

Y’all left out Afros.. they used picks it’s styling tool to this day actually. If your gonna make these include everyone and everything

[@valen9928]

Exactly afros not only a hairstyle but a big part of black history and our journey to integrated

[@aviparmy-lthatblinkedoncew774]

My granny has that 1950s hair dyer she still uses it

[@miawatson7558]

Afro textured hair should have been featured in every decade. Kinda a bad message to only show afro textured hair when it's been straightened :/ how can you miss afros in the 70s?? It's one of the most iconic images of the 70s!

[@prewartomatoes]

Up to that point black women relaxed or straightened their hair

[@imaniworthy6125]

It’s about took styling however we had our own tools. Marcel irons. Hair picks etc

[@budahbitch]

@@imaniworthy6125 marcels have never been a natural hair only thing.

[@thegoqafterwards4444]

Mia Watson LMAO who cares . You have a video call 100 years of black hair and the video is all about black people

[@thegoqafterwards4444]

Manimooxoxo you didn't invented nothing

[@mckenna7523]

The guys hair in the 2000s I was like omg shane Dawson is back

[@elmaramic6288]

well.. same xd

[@plutogirl5051]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T COMMENT HATE FOR THEM

[@dinimama1643]

You are literally the only comment not hating

[@bookish.calirican]

Oh wow, my mom used to style my hair using the topsy tail when I was in elementary school! Practically forgot about that lol

[@jmcmuffy]

Sorry but the Aaliyah bangs are a remake which were popularized earlier then the 1990's try the 1940's and the one who made them popular was Veronica Lake it was called the peek-a-boo hairstyle.

[@shaniajones2130]

jmcmuffy veronica lake wore hers curly aaliyahs was bone straight so therefore she did create her own look

[@QuarantineDreams]

Finally, a decades video that doesn't cram the past 2 decades into one! They made a 2010's! Bravo to you!

[@Samanthasnow]

"Rats" were popular for a long time before the 40's and they didn't use them in the 40's.

[@cassidyworthem5624]

Did they ever mention when the ponytail holder was first invented, I feel like that would be a big thing to mention but I may have just missed it

[@rileytan5239]

The forties hairstyle looked nothing like the actual hair styles. If they were trying to achieve a victory roll look they completely failed. So many of these hairstyles were so incorrect and just seemed lazy.

[@KR-mx4nt]

Thanks! Though i think the coolest thing about the Dyson Airwrap is the coanda effect curling attachment! Or how the brush bristles move to point down!

[@txdiamond01]

I still have that exact 1950s hair dryer that was my mom's and it's still in working condition

[@gfgd123]

I was born in 90, but I remember my grandma use to have one of the bonnet dryers!

[@Hannahbelleectere]

Give me some foam rollers or pillow rollers and I'm happy, the best hair style is the one that's 90% sleeping.

[@rosalindkincannon1078]

No mention of hot rollers n my Grandmother had a curling iron in th 30's long befor you mentioned

[@redispink5784]

Never had to worry about curling my hair! Its naturally wavy ;)

[@Soprie]

Your text scrolls by WAY too fast. I am not a slow reader by any means, but I cant see the style and read the text. Your editor needs to slow down the speed like 25% especially for the 2000s/2010s.

[@k.o.h8446]

Soprie Agreed.

[@depotdepot4859]

I didnt really have a problem reading it, but i can see how some of my friends at school could

[@emilysilvernail4769]

What about fast readers? There is something called pausing

[@emilysilvernail4769]

Okay that sounded rude but I get annoyed with super slow videos and fast forwarding to the next part is difficult while it's easier to simply pause. I'm sorry :)

[@slvrangel22]

I teach reading and thought it was a bit too quick. You want to be able to read the text and then actually see what the individuals in the video are doing. They could have put up the text and have the models like frozen for a second and then proceed. Give the viewer enough time to read and then watch the models in action. There were also a few spots with unnecessary text and that could have been more concise.

[@Luvnlife880]

The 80's hair styles rocked

[@charlotteconnelly6623]

THIS IS SO INACCURATE 1910s 20s 30s and 40s LADIES ALSO DID PIN CURLS AND 20s HAIR IS A DISGRACE; ITS MESSY, PUFFY, AND NOT EVEN CURLED, THE 30s GIRL HAS REALLY LOOSE POORLY DONE RAG CURLS, THAT 40s HAIR IS SO INACCURATE AH (also rollers were used in the 30s, 40s, very often as well)

[@budahbitch]

Might be the models hair causing issue too. Not all hair can hold the styles and I'm sure the stylist didnt get a model choice or they wouldnt have used them.

[@rebeccaartemisia96]

Lillian Ghoul Gibson girl hairstyle it's not so difficult to achieve, you can even search for KZbin tutorials and do it by yourself. Rag curls aren't difficult either, but you have to have them at least for 4 hours or until they completely dry because you have to apply them on damp hair. Women used to sleep with they rag curls or hair curlers on, so in the morning the they had they curls ready

[@alysonk5853]

I love the topsy tail! I use it a lot whenever I want to dress up my hair

[@alexbryanpogue3421]

No mention of Madame CJ Walker

[@belenluccarelli2572]

4:18 Shane, is that you?

[@julienielsen3746]

Spent some time as a child in the 60s with a bonnet hair dryer on my head. Mom tried to straighten my hair with the iron once. It didn't help my frizzy hair much. Later I had a Farrah hairstyle .

[@emilysilvernail4769]

You should do 100 years of feminine products!

[@kirilvelinov7774]

2000s Singer Asami Konno has naturally curly hair so that's why she starts frying her hair until it becomes completely smooth with an iron sometimes

[@candeladiaz3107]

This is SO historically inaccurate,rollers existed way before the 50s,the “Gibson” was popular on the edwardian era and WHERE ARE THE MARCEL IRONS???

[@ToDearAntarctica]

Bobby pins are a variation of traditional hair pins, designed to hold back part of a short hairstyle. There was a trend for short hairstyles in the 1920s. "Gibson Girl" hairstyles and other long-hair updos were (and are) achieved using traditional hair pins. The traditional U-shape hair pin is so old it has no recorded inventor.

[@PS1CloudStrife]

Love this video! Not-so-fun fact; The inventor of the perm died by his own creation.

[@juliahochderffer6839]

To actually get the curls you have to have wet to damp hair. For example, if you were to do the rag curls with dry hair, since the hair was already fully formed wouldn't be able to take the form of a curl.

[@kirilvelinov7774]

2000s was very iconic:Straight hair with side bangs covering one eyebrow

[@kirilvelinov7774]

Seen on hair dye packaging(mostly)

[@megawilcox100]

the bump its gave me war flashbacks

[@kirilvelinov7774]

1970s:hair rollers 1990s:hair slap bracelet 2010s:golden hair dryer

[@kirilvelinov7774]

2000:emo bangs

[@QueenCityHistory]

Ummmm the Gibson girl hairstyle was already out by the 1920s...in fact it was out of style by the 1910s...and they had hairpins long long long before the 20s. The bobby pin was made for holding the Marseille waves in the mid 1920s...someone needed to do some fact checking...

[@CaladonianQueen]

90s looked fun!💖

[@NaruruArtDumpStation]

Could you do 100 years of hair products (shampoo, conditioner, etc.)? :)

[@Phillyqt19]

Wow hair styling tools have come a long way & still going. From the 1st Bobby pin coating. 35 cents to having a blow dryer today that costs $500 smh just wow.

[@gummy5862]

35 cents in today’s money is almost five bucks ($4.47 when you wrote this comment). For two bobby pins, that’s actually quite expensive.

[@shiashia8463]

2:30 ugh I just love that hairstyle. I really wish this could still be a thing

[@6ixpixl438]

I'm sorry... but crossfit Percy at 3:04 made my day... 4:14 NOW HE'S NICO DI ANGELO

[@mackenzeyzunker7178]

The lady with the curlers in the 60s is super naturally beutiful

[@tiffanye9403]

Well the 40s explained my grandmas hoarding in a whole new light

[@conniemaxwell1551]

I recommend to have professional historical hair stylist for the early 20th century looks instead of modern hair stylists for obvious reasons to make things accurate

[@lilayogaom]

I feel like I’ve been tricked into watching a dyson ad

[@briannas.9310]

So glad we can achieve looks much easier these days

[@-lbrowniebrowniel-2717]

Watching the woman ironing her hair was just so funny to me for some reason 😂😂😂

[@rebekahwood8570]

4:28 looks like the Dance Moms used these in the early days

[@lucyholley4045]

I would never think the things off stranger things would be a hair styling tools

[@shellyjohnson4078]

At 1:57 my Great Grandma has the same hairdryer 😂

[@student-jp6eh]

The hair over the eyes brought back many memories Idek if that good or not

[@neriashleycabajar1985]

Perms on machines were in toy factories in the 1930s back then! Even hair dryers were introduced to Emo rockers in the 2000s!

[@marvelshazam430]

4:06 okay I see you doing your moves🤣🤣😂

[@deborahl3083]

First girl looked like Kerry Washington!!

[@chuuu4610]

2010s. Ridiculously huge weaves and hair extensions. These used to really good and interesting...

[@Sakari99med]

I made my own Topsy Tail in the 90s from a wire hanger and duct tape. Saved myself 20 bucks.

[@rysunshine5715]

My aunt tells stories of using an iron on her hair in the late-60s, and her sister burning it while trying to help (like a mid 20th century version of that scene with Jo and Meg from little women)

[@preslysaunier7026]

Rag curls are still really great today!

[@davionna9594]

They almost made me call them out their names on these videos...yet I still like to watch them🤦🏽‍♀️

[@macaulayxtra]

4:00 made my day! :D

[@tatiispunk]

Oh my god I just can’t with the 80s 😍

[@brennanhuff7680]

2:03 back when I was in seventh grade one of my teachers had on of those and she brought it to school to show us how it worked.

[@achanwahn]

My grandmother still uses hers

[@ashtheintroverted7204]

The fact that she continually used the heating iron on her hair made me want to scream

[@keslc]

I agree with all the comments about the inaccuracies of the earlier decades, but let me add something. As a person who became a teen in the late ‘80’s, early ‘90’s, literally NOBODY I knew styles their mall bangs with a blow-dryer and round brush. We used curling irons (with a CLIP *gasp*) AND we knew how to not make dents with said clips. Then we teased and hair-sprayed the crap out of them.

[@terenarosa4790]

*laughs in 4c*

[@Ganjafairy86]

Could you all give madam cj walker her credit

[@WafffleWolf]

LOL my Rollerset as a kid never came out that luxurious, It always had that hard line and hard to seperate curls though...

[@izzieluv]

I'm kinda surprised nothing was said about curling irons until... I think the 70s? Also, I totally forgot about hairigami!

[@tyblips]

I use to have one of those loopy ponytail things. It was red.

[@alize0623]

I like how we got to this decade and there was 0 mention of the natural hair movement which is ALL THE RAGE currently. Kind of a missed shot, eh?

[@princesschanel469]

Okay well it's not just about 2010s. We're talking about what was all the rage in other decades the 2010s just ended so chill

[@moomoo0508]

IDK why but I was blown away by the whole "rat" thing, I never knew that women saved thier brush hair & put in an old nylon , facinating. Those old hairstyles make more sense now. I always thought even with teasing it seemed unattainable without a wig.

[@Uzui_Tengen_wife]

Me going back in time to see these types of stuff:😱😱😱

[@rafa6292]

3:11 MY GRANDMA have this hair thing in her home

[@sophie5922]

you forgot the iconic Rachel green hairstyle in the 90s

[@gabrielagolub8018]

4:20 gives me 2010 shane dawson vibes

[@da_vi_da]

i still have the bonnet dryer still functions well

[@ammo7352]

the girl in the thumbnail is *a mood* *HELP*