The Primrose Pin Curl Set Vintage Hairstyle

[@junesanddunes]

This is absolutely lovely, but the way you explained how we need to brush the hair into submission just cracked me up for some reason😄 I really like this video

[@sspinnr]

My mother leaned to be a hair dresser in the late 1940's and I can't tell you how many times she pin-curled my hair and then sent me out to sit in the sun with a book on a small stool while my hair dried and she did the same to my sister. Then she would set her own and rush us all through getting ready to leave, drying her own hair in the open window of the car. Removal of the pins near the destination and a quick brush and she had beautiful hair. Years later, for my college graduation a friend wanted a curly style for her hair and I suggested pin curls....and set her hair. A scarf kept the pins in place overnight and she had riotous curls under her cap. Thanks for bringing up that lovely memory.

[@sipstea153]

sspinnr- lovely story thanks for sharing!

[@lexieatspizza]

Thank you for sharing! This made me so happy

[@arlenebishop9489]

sspinnr Thank you for sharing this wonderful memory from your childhood, how very special!

[@anyuser5788]

Aw, that’s really admirable

[@ddgreen4913]

I loved reading this. Takes me back to the days of drying my hair over the register. Things used to be more simple.

[@poppychen13]

I admire women’s effort back then

[@Amoroussparkle]

Women spend much more time today. Back then they often did overnight curls and just a tad of lipstick, if any. Maybe a dab of powder. It's a misconception that they wore a lot of makeup and spent a lot of time on the hair. Nowadays... well.. Foundation, blush, lipliner, eyebrows, baking, highlighting etc etc etc..

[@MariMari-hp7bf]

@@Amoroussparkle not to mention extremely complex skincare routines, hair care routines, hair styling and upkeep if you dye your hair, etc also we now shave a LOT more than we used to, especially pubic hair, which wasnt a trend until the late 90s. our beauty standards are even more unrealistic, esp. with the trend of "slim thick" which usually requires fat transfer surgery and lipsuction for the average woman to achieve... on the bright side, women get to do all of the housework/childrearing AND juggle a job on top of that. woohoo?

[@fairypoppins2376]

it’s a LOT of work not just effort and a bit of trying. If I had someone who basically owned me, through marriage, finances all the beauty stuff, gives me a huge allowance and my job was the house, kids and looking pretty. Then it’s certainly achievable. Still I’d rather spend my time being my own rich man and doing hours of doing hair like this for a wedding or a birthday.

[@Cassykakes]

Amoroussparkle EXACTLY

[@hollyrose-farquharson9118]

How do you maintain a hairstyle like this without having to re-do it every night? Like two or three day hair?

[@SorayaOnTheTube]

This is probably the absolute best vintage hair styling tutorial I have ever watched. Makes it all crystal clear ! Amazing job.

[@janejimenez3981]

Lisa Antonelli

[@marianaramirezarechiga2592]

I'm totally agree

[@johnnapalmer1281]

Her book is just as detailed!

[@mirimel9394]

I fully agree!

[@clivecarser7356]

Simply brilliant. Step by step.

[@SerenityNowww]

I'm such a visual person, these charts and illustrations are INSANELY helpful. It saves me from having to sketch it myself.

[@yc2877]

Wouldn’t the tutorial without the diagrams still be visual

[@doreenwatson-read]

Me too , very helpful

[@evieroberts7810]

When women said they were staying in to wash their hair- they really meant it!

[@kathleenw6984]

I never even realized there was such an art to pin curling. Whenever my mom would pin curl my hair she would do them all tight to my scalp in random directions evenly across my head and when they came out I'd look a bit like a poodle (an adorable poodle, and my hair could never keep a curl very long anyway, haha) and I would wonder how on earth these ladies back in the 40s or whenever got their hair to look so elegant and put together. Now I know.

[@Fancylooks]

This is an ART! Beautiful work, great explanation. Thank you!

[@Franzepanzi]

This is the hairstyle I want when I get married 😍

[@samw6048]

Oh my, if you like retro hairdos look at more old pictures. There are even better dos.

[@colleencharles2302]

Retired after doing hair for 47 years (4 yrs ago); got my license in 1969. Beauty school was all older ladies and all pin curls, very few roller sets even then. I continued doing pin curls on people until I retired. I had several older women that NEVER changed their style! I remember doing my grandma's hair in pin curls....forward / reverse waves all over. One day we went over to my aunts and she was there and my aunt was putting rollers in her hair!! I said what the heck grandma....she said I needed the practice...lol By the way, the only way to make those styles stay is to use a styling lotion that was the consistency of 'snot'...and that's what we called it...

[@samw6048]

DIPPITY DOO.

[@wms72]

@@aw3271 Thanks.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@aw3271 , REEEALLY?!! THANKS! 💖🙌🙌🙌😺

[@bobcharlie2337]

I learned Cosmetology in the 90s. We first learned finger waves, pin curls and roller sets. Setting all the hair with that "snot" we called lacquer spent hrs practicing as the practical part of our state test depended on it. Pin curls were my favorite. A good set could last a week.

[@pheobekarina426]

@@bobcharlie2337 do you know if this particular hairstyle with the pin curl method is achievable for very long hair (around 30”)?

[@cecilian5591]

I have just learned that all the times I failed and then gave up on curling my hair with a wet set is because I didn't brush it enough.... 'brush your hair into submission' is such a powerful line.

[@andrewjosephdotson1359]

You are an artist! I used to watch my grandmother doing her hair and was fascinated at how she did a beehive so perfectly. I would also watch her as a little boy applying her makeup early in the morning, putting on her fragrances, and picking which stilettos to wear. This is so fascinating and beautiful and this should be an art forever preserved. Thank you for posting!

[@wandaandrew6633]

This takes me back to beauty school. I got my license in 1970. We still did a lot of pin curl styles then. Thank you for sharing.

[@retroreceptionist7571]

I recently did this and posted my results on Instagram. I’m trying it again tonight, don’t give up if pincurls are hard at first

[@kittyfox7]

Oh my lawd I want that pin curl device so bad!!

[@Rotten_Ralph]

Witty Vixen it is very useful ‘it’s true

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

I've got 3, I never knew How to use it. Now I know.

[@genisekennedy576]

Best and most clear wet set instructions I have come across! I love how this tutorial really illustrates the written instructions on the vintage hairstyling blog. Seriously, great job!

[@RobertOwenHaircutter]

Brillant!

[@peggyballenger6200]

When I rolled pin curls Mother didn’t have the tool we had to do it all with our fingers

[@lindseys2081]

Peggy Ballenger and go to bed with them on.

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

And what about using brown paper?😃 My mom did, made spirals

[@misssmisssymaria]

Many of us still use our fingers, I think it’s much easier and quicker that way.

[@annaorbanes5070]

I pincurled my hair overnight, every night, when I was in junior high. I used my finger to wrap around, not a device. In high school rollers were the thing. One avante guard girl actually had a blow dried blunt cut.

[@Hugginsince79]

I wore my hair like this to my 1998 prom. I wore a long strapless black velvet dress with feather boa and long black satin gloves. This was my favorite prom look. I’m lucky enough to have wavy hair , so I could get this look with hot curlers and hairspray only.

[@gwydion1400]

I just noticed those pin-curl clips have a large gap for the curl to rest in! So cool! If you use regular clips, you're only supposed to pin the end of the hair on the inside of the curl, if you pin across the whole curl then you get a funny crimp that sets into the hair. Around 9:15 you can see on the top right where the pins left their mark. That curl was pinned with the pin upside down at 8:38 so the notch in the pin wasn't able to do it's job. The finished style was done beautifully though, you can't tell. Great job!

[@CS-yr5jr]

this is still a gorgeous way to style hair. I do a pin curl set on all my curly hair clients who wear their hair curly. I don’t brush them out and it creates beautiful defined curls. It’s also a nice break when I have a busy day and can take a break from blow drying. I have never seen a pin curler like that though! I always do it with my fingers.

[@dobrilabijelic1631]

This was so informative and soothing at the same time :)

[@tamelasprigg4762]

I had to look this up because I LOVE the styles back then. So feminine e and beautiful. We try to out our own spin on it each century, but the original is my favorite. Oh, and, my maiden name is primrose!!

[@countessratzass5408]

In high school I did my hair just like this and wore a vintage stewardess uniform. The teachers hated it but the boys loved it.

[@Beteljess]

What why did the teachers hate it

[@lilarhixiel5505]

@@Beteljess probably because she was “distracting the boys from their work...” I mean; if that’s not a teenage girls job idk what is? Someone’s gotta prepare them for college girls 🤣 Plus: people love blaming pretty girls and women for petty crap.

[@laurelj.5975]

Amazing. Breathtaking. Would you please come to my house and do my hair every morning??!!

[@JoJo-iv9bi]

You did an amazing job explaining these steps while educating us what things are called. Great pace and everything. Thank you for your video and your time, my favorite tutorial video on these hairstyles by far. Have a great day!!! Chau 💕

[@Bildgesmythe]

It used to amaze me how fast my mom could set her hair in pin curls. She used nothing but a comb and bobby pins.

[@tinasparkles2434]

This looks like the style Grace Kelly wore ❤ absolutely gorgeous.

[@Marialla.]

Love that rolling tool! I can see how that would make it much easier to achieve a perfect curl every time.

[@ehy7663]

I came here for a Heather Chandler hair reference and was not disappointed. I love the detailed explanations! The visuals are super helpful. Thank you for this!

[@graleh]

So nice! But how do you do that on yourself?

[@emilybyers7069]

Exactly!

[@MegaJudyd]

I just use one or two of my fingers to wrap the hair around and clamp down with a bobby pin.

[@emmelinaabuda607]

Practice

[@watermelon6705]

J De'Niz you think I can sleep in that? I dont have the hair dryer

[@victoriaworden8038]

@@watermelon6705 I don't have a scarf, but when I sleep with them in, I just sleep on my stomach! They might get a bit frizzy if you move around a lot, but I haven't noticed an issue personally

[@Kazberhaf]

This is a wonderful tutorial which I have watched several times now. I don’t always do pin curls, but when I do do them I try very hard to do them exactly like this video, the thing I struggle the most with is the skip wave at the back of my head (it’s just so difficult to be neat back there) and the second thing I struggle with is getting that beautiful wave coming together when I do the brush out. However, I shall keep at it.💪🏻

[@LaurenRennells]

As with everything, keep at it! I've also found it's good practice to style someone else's hair to help get the muscle memory to then do the style on yourself blindly at the back.

[@aliciamesa5382]

This hairstyle was always a mistery for me.Untill today!!!!😀👏👏👏

[@chickennugget822]

Wow.... that pin curl brush would have been a LIFESAVER in beauty school!! I am buying one ASAP!

[@estella6206]

but what's it like doing this to yourself? seems hard.

[@willemijnvancalker2963]

THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL IVE EVER WATCHED, yet it took me 4 hours...

[@candicekellyhomes]

The only way to get that much body in my straight hair was to get a permanent! I sat nearly every night getting a double row of pin curls with crisscrossed bobbie pins in the 50s

[@jacquelinejefferson1876]

Only thing, doing it for oneself is going to be very hard. X

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

I must have missed the explanation about the setting lotion, at which point of the process is it used? Wonderful video, thank you!

[@shannon3974]

This was the most helpful and clear tutorial I've ever watched, I'm so happy I've found your channel!

[@dianestacey6155]

I remember this well I'm 68 and my mom always pin curled our hair those were the days and I truly miss them especially now days

[@NessButterfly74]

Thank you for explaining the pomade situation! Most instruction just say “just use a small amount of pomade” but don’t say how or when! So frustrating!!

[@donnamaciver2093]

First vintage stylist I've seen that is good wet set really is the way to go no setting lotion and the hair just falls out amazing job

[@human_woman]

Absolutely love your tutorials. I'm dying for more 1940 inspired styles!

[@kimmylovesvintage3931]

Will this stay up for a whole day? I need it to for school dance tomorrow.

[@kathleenmacdonald5511]

Pin curls were still being used in the 1970s. Don't forget the Dippity-Do. Sleep in it overnight then brush it out for beaUTIFUL curls that will last until your next shampoo. My mom would was my hair, comb it out, apply Dippity-Do (which can still be found online) and get up early the next morning for the brush out and style.

[@helenmattes7259]

I remember setting my hair in pin curls using just my fingers and sleeping with them overnight. That was before brush rollers. Then I’d set my hair in them and sleep with them overnight. Took a little getting used to that.

[@LaDominicana2011]

Gorgeous!! I use perm rods to get a similar look. I'll try the pin curls, but I'm not sure if it'll work with my long hair. Whenever I try to do a pin curl it gets too chunky and looks awful.

[@mercedesnuno7380]

This is exactly the type of content i was looking for. Love It. Inmediate fan.

[@ruddypullas2044]

The best tutorial about vintage hairstyle I've seen but thats a lot of work!

[@akankshadash7129]

Am I the only one who prefers pin curls like these over stick straight hair?? Guess I'm born in the wrong generation.

[@janedoe805]

Extremely lovely, thank you for sharing your expertise. Your model is stunning and I love her vintage look make up. I especially love your red hair. ♥️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MrsYasha1984]

I am just getting into Pin Curls on myself. I love them! I learned really a lot from this and I am looking forward to try it out. I will try to get the book too, it looks awesome :) thank you!

[@Bloquita5]

Wow! Excellent tutorial! Beautiful finished hairstyle! You made it simple and very clear. Thank you!

[@C2R1]

looking for this tool everywhere with no luck, needs to be able to ship to the uk... HELP!

[@LaurenRennells]

Caitlin Carter at VintageHairstyling.com or TopVintage.nl

[@jennhoff03]

I LOVE this tutorial! It looks like I've been doing everything right until it gets to the brushing. I didn't brush and control it enough. So it never turned out the way I wanted. Thank you so much!!!

[@wephotogal]

You are a master! This is lovely, thank you.

[@chibiloki]

This is by far the most clear and precise pincurl tutorial I have seen on KZbin. I hit subscribe so fast.

[@TheFall1834]

I was wondering if you could do a video on troubleshooting issues with over night pin curls. I keep waking up with word kinky shapes, or straight pieces, or my curls are fuzzy looking. Every morning I have to redo several pieces. Thanks!

[@alejandrarosales7836]

Do you wrap you curls at night before going to sleep. usually you have to wrap them in a silk or nylon scarf large enough to cover your curls

[@TexasLadyS]

My mom used to set my hair in pin curls when I was a little girl.

[@juliemanson4594]

Can we talk about how pretty the model is😭

[@e.elsibea1518]

@Lauren Rennells Thank you and Beautiful detail! I feel the hardest part of any curl set is the division of hair at the base which I see no one ever elaborating on.

[@LaurenRennells]

Thank you!

[@jeffguenette3677]

What you did was perfect. I thank you. What I have read over the years about old Hollywood was that after the set and it was bone dry the hair dresser would take a curling iron to smooth out any imperfections. This also resulted in calming the set down making it look smooth .

[@MeryPhorera]

This is the best tutorial I've seen! the explanations are clear and the visual is extra! the only problem is that I have the hair that reaches my chin and I can not find a good vintage tutorial! So if one day it tempts you to make one You would make me very happy!

[@betticola]

I just tried to do this setting pattern and i had a really difficult time sectioning off the back once the sides were pinned down ! I don’t normally pin from the bottom section up so it took me a half an hour longer than normal 😦 I’m hoping it turns out well though because it looks to be a good setting pattern!

[@LaurenRennells]

By all means, if you have an easier time curling from the top down, you can with this style.

[@rebekahlogue8468]

The result of this was absolutely lovely! I will certainly be trying this.

[@farraige6410]

Would wearing a wig cap work for sleeping overnight in the curls to preserve them?

[@marywebb9127]

I wear nylon scarfs or hair net.

[@donnakeeley7924]

@@marywebb9127 I always wore a silk or satin scarf, clips holding it on and a silk or satin pillow case.

[@Supsanna]

Would this work for shoulder length hair? We have a 1950s themed homecoming party coming up and would love to do this look!

[@LaurenRennells]

On shoulder length hair, it will curl up and hang above the shoulders, but yes you can do this on shorter hair as well.

[@brittniep9219]

So informative and I really want to do this style now! :) But this also shows how lazy I am when I do pin-curls and why they only last about 2 days. I do it dry and overnight, with just bobbypins, a silk kerchief and nothing else. Lesson learned haha

[@katdevona6127]

Amazing video! Thank you can’t wait to rock this for my musical !

[@kaylabrewer8115]

I can not thank you enough for this tutorial!!! Everythimg is so clear and now I know exactly how to do that!!! YAY!!! Thank You SO much!!!( I LOVE the 40s/50s!!). 😃💙

[@arrowvillarreal7759]

I’m a dude so I’ve literally never had to style my hair, but if I was a girl, I’d probably be so extra, I’d do this style. Is it even possible to do this solo? How long does this style take?

[@evieisamarshmallow]

Arrow Villarreal it’s absolutely possible to do solo, provided you don’t mind spending half an hour at least rolling your hair up and ending up with very achey arms!!

[@marycanary86]

oh wow look at everything you went through to get those curls and im over here WITH those curls trying to get rid of them xD the hair is always greener on the other side i guess??? lol

[@trumanharris7615]

I just got my Roll & Go in the mail today as a late Christmas gift I’m SO excited to use it 😍😩

[@corinefrantz4731]

Any help is welcomed. How do you avoid clip lines in the hair? Can you sleep with them curled? If so how do you do it comfortably? Also how do you prolong the life of the hairstyle to last a couple days?

[@tinybubblesinhawaii]

Very beautiful but I understand why women didn't wash their hair as much and the excuse of staying in to wash your hair was a thing. And every time you see old photographs women have their hair done. Across all backgrounds too: working women, poor, all cultures. Did no one ever wash and go? Airdry? lol. I'd probably wash my hair only once a week if I was expected to look like this. Fashion and beauty in general seems to be going towards the casual and laidback especially with the popularity of athleisure, streetwear, and celebrity culture but I wonder if beauty routines and culture will cycle back in a sense with some new ornate, more formal hairstyles that become iconic to that time

[@TonyaBrewton]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I have been look for an instructional video on this hairstyle for weeks. 😁

[@edubney]

any recommendations for what pomade I should be using? I feel like it's whats missing from my sets but my hair is very fine and thin and I feel like most would be far too heavy!

[@paulcarlachapman628]

As I watched this I kept thinking about my own dead straight hair that Mother tried to curl in the 50s. That was all she knew how to do, but I absolutely don't remember her spending the kind of time you just did brushing out the curls. My hair is baby fine and even a little brushing sets up static, which is why you used the pomade on your model, no doubt. My hair was always a mess, every single day. In retrospect, I wish she had just had it cut into cute little bobs and let me go. I wasn't going to look like the other little girls anyway, so why try?

[@heatheryvng]

I think defined curls that aren't brushed out are often prettier

[@LaurenRennells]

I love bouncy curls too. 🌈

[@sandrajones5349]

So very pretty. How do you sleep at night to keep the pretty curls. Do you wet and re-roll the next day?

[@lolabigcups7121]

I'm so gonna try this on my hair.

[@whitewhichwitch]

I would like to thank you so much for showing and teaching ❤️❤️❤️

[@sharleneholcomb7022]

I still remember my mother doing this all the time, beautiful Auburn hair.

[@Chelsea0909]

***QUESTION FOR ANYONE*** Do you prefer using Bobby pins or the clips featured in this video to pin down the pin curls?

[@LaurenRennells]

My experience with bobby pins is that they are so tight that they pinch and misshapen the curl when you insert them into the pin curl.

[@keerstendewitt2235]

This is an amazing tutorial keep up these kind of videos!

[@tirnamellum6621]

That is so helpful 😊 and I love that you have products, I have struggled a lot to find a setting spray in Norway 😊 #everydaystyle

[@Drestic]

If I brushed my pin curls as much as that nice lady brushed those curls, my hair would completely lose the curl and be left with a slight wave. I have very fine and thin hair. Any tips? Should I hairspray the curls before brushing them? I have no idea.

[@LaurenRennells]

Sarabeth What if you brushed half has much? Would you still lose that much curl? I know having fine hair that doesn’t hold curl as well is a huge pain. I might also suggest creating much smaller pin curls. Or using something like the Rockin’ Rollers to set your curl. You can get a nice tight curl with them.

[@SaltCitySmokers]

don't wash your hair for a few days and use dry shampoo, only get your hair fairly damp and it should help a bit. My hair is fine and thin also and that helps me a ton;)

[@allylti]

Also using a setting lotion like Lottabody

[@SB7698]

Instead of spraying with water use Aussie Sprunch spray. It's less than $4 if you're in the U.S. I pour a little out and water it down a bit which is a tip I got from Bettina May at a pin up hair and makeup workshop. Also buy a Denman brush at Sally's and that will help. The type of brush you use makes a big difference.

[@ln2559]

Spray your set with a little bit of FLEXIBLE hold hair spray. Apply a bit of heat on a low setting from your hairdryer. I have a lot of hair but its fine and straight so I usually have to apply heat to mine. Works like a charm, just be careful not to blow everything around violently or you'll blow little hairs right out of your pincurl clips and end up frizzy.

[@jasminebolden77]

I absolutely love how detailed this is!

[@beautybird2668]

How can you keep a pin curl hairstyle for a few days, whats the best way to sleep to dont mess up the curls?

[@alejandrarosales7836]

My pincurl clips seem to always get caught in my hair when I'm taking them out am I pinning wrong am I rolling wrong I use my fingers to roll

[@patyhernandez2830]

Amazing! The best vintage hairstyle tutorial ever, everything is perfectly explained and makes it super easy to achieve. Great job!

[@USMC_BABE38]

I've always wanted to do an pin up girl hair style I have done Marilyn Monroe's hair style before but I Have never done this one before any advice I am an beginner with these hairstyles.

[@LaurenRennells]

My advice is to start small. Don't try to style your whole head at once the first time. Practice just the front where you can see until you feel comfortable with the results. Then expand your practice to the rest of your head.

[@kovacspistol]

Is this possible to do alone or do you absolutely need a friend?? :) I would love to try this but currently (April 2020) it's not very possible 😅🤣.

[@LaurenRennells]

Krystal Pistol You can absolutely do this on yourself. I don’t style tutorials on myself because my hair is too short. :)

[@jillpratt2447]

Amazing! What an excellent tutorial! Thank you!,!

[@jacqueattaque1844]

Love the tutorial. Thank you for sharing it. My question is: what should naturally curly haired women do to get a wet set? I usually have to blow dry my hair, the use the curling iron and pin it up while it is still hot. I have medium thick hair. Would I still be able to do a wet set?

[@LaurenRennells]

Yes, definitely, but what is your natural curl level? I often suggest a rigid roller like magnetic rollers for wet sets with natural curl.

[@NicoleHurka]

Did you pin the front / top curl to the side of the head? What kind of hairspray do you recommend?

[@gaylachalumeau1925]

We learned these techniques in cosmetology school back in the 90s and it was fun. I did finger waves on my nieces for my wedding as they were my little flower girls. It was all everyone talked about. So romantic and feminine. I chucked my flat iron years ago and go with the flow of my hair now.

[@garmtpug]

Oh gosh! This takes so much time and patience! I cannot imagine doing this myself, trying to get those pin curls just right. Another person would have to be doing it for me.

[@acey850]

THIS IS SO GOOD! You people did an amazing job!