Perfecting the Pin Curl

There are so many wonderful tutorials, both old and new, on creating the perfect vintage hairdo that I wanted to pile as many as I could into one place!  While my hair is too long to really take advantage of many of these styles, I am still fascinated with the variety and elegance the pin curl can create in one’s hair.

Let’s begin with the basics:

Skirting the Issue created a wonderful introduction and tutorial entitled Pin Curls for Dummies.

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Picture from Skirting the Issue

And of course, there are the instructions taken right from the era…

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Once you have mastered the basics, why not use these vintage sirens as inspiration:

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Along with the vintage look, there are also some wonderfully modern ways to implement pin curls.

Here are a few of my favorite:

The Freckled Fox has an AWESOME tutorial on a modern pin-up look.

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Image taken from The Freckled Fox

Another fantastic look comes from Brit + Co:

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Image used from Brit + Co

And for a 1930’s inspired look check out this one from weheartit.com

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Image from weheartit.com

So go get those bobby pins and start pinning!  🙂

~Aimee

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