Barbara Stanwyck and her Vintage Style
Barbara Stanwyck , The Queen, a versatile actress whose acting career has spanned for over 59 years beginning as a chorus girl on Broadway in 1934. Her attitude is as famous as her hair, easy going and elegant. And her infamous faux bangs can be emulated easily, especially for you long haired ladies out there looking for a little change in your life without the sacrifice of cutting your hair.
We all know our own hair best. We just need to learn to work with it to make our styles true to life. If you’ve found yourself in a position where you may be indecisive about cutting your locks for the sake of bangs please don’t fret. You can create the look without the scissors. Just follow these tips to create faux bangs as glamorous as Barbara Stanwyck’s.
Create this look:
Tools:
comb
Hair tie(s) and Bobby pins
Hair Spray
gel or molding paste
Hair Rollers or a curling iron
To create Barbara’s faux bangs begin by sectioning off an even amount of hair near the crown of your head with a comb. You can use a roller by setting the hair in a roller by extending the section of the hair outward and placing the roller underneath the hair followed by rolling the roller toward your forehead. Apply heat from your hair dryer and spritz lightly with some hairspray. Or you can use a curling iron by following the same method as the roller, minus the dryer. Remember to curl the hair underneath and toward your forehead.
Next apply a very small amount of molding paste or light gel to the sectioned off hair. Pull the hair strand away from your forehead, and begin curling inward using your fingertips. Secure one side of the curl with a bobby pin. Carefully spread the curl across your forehead with your fingertips horizontally. Secure the other side with a bobby pin, and finish with a spritz of hairspray.
To finish the complete look above. Use a comb to section off one side of you hair. Comb or brush the hair toward the far top of your head and secure with a bobby pin. Repeat on the other side.
Tools:
comb
Hair tie(s) and Bobby pins
Hair Spray
Small barrel curling iron
To create Barbara’s faux curly bangs start by sectioning off a large square of your hair from the crown to the middle of your head. Use the edge of your eyes as a starting point for where to begin the sectioning. Once you have your hair secured with a tie or pin, follow by pulling the unused hair into a low pony tail to keep it out of the way while you set your curls. Next, you need to begin to section out the pieces inside the square. Think of it as a grid. If you feel it is necessary you can pin each small section before you begin curling the faux bangs.
To curl the bangs take the small sections of hair and use a small barrel curling iron to curl the hair under. Hold the strand of hair outward and curl the hair under toward the scalp. Spray lightly with hairspary while the hair is being heated by the iron, then carefully undo the the curling iron from the hair. Secure with a bobby pin, and repeat until all the hair has been curled inside the square. Next carefully separate the curls to your liking and finish with a spritz of light hair spray.
To finish the complete look above. Use a comb to section off one side of you hair. Comb or brush the hair toward the far top of your head and secure with a bobby pin. Repeat on the other side. Or secure all the hair with a hair tie.
Remember Practice makes Perfect ladies.
