How to make a hairstyle in the fashion of the 50s (with photo, video)

The 50s of the last century – the heyday of feminine elegance and sensuality. The ladies were tired of military hardships and wanted to feel desirable, beautiful and attractive.

Even the housewives looked luxurious – graceful dresses, makeup and, of course, perfect styling.

Women's hairstyles of the 50s are complex designs, elastic curls and a minimum of accessories, every detail of the image should emphasize the good taste and sophistication of the girl of the era of Christian Dior.

Do-it-yourself hairstyle like Monroe

Marilyn Monroe is a legendary woman and a sex symbol of her time, men admired her, ladies imitated her and in every possible way copied not only the style, but also the habits of the actress.

The blond beauty introduced the fashion for voluminous curls and blond hair, but on dark hair, styling based on an elongated caret will look no less impressive.

To create your own 50s hairstyle, you will need a curling iron, mousse or styling foam and a fixing spray, as well as clips.

1. Wash your hair with shampoo and be sure to use a balm
2. Dry your hair with a not very hot hair dryer, head down to lift the roots.
3. Divide the hair at the crown into two parts, parting on the side
4. Take a thin wide strand at the very parting and process with mousse
5. Wind the strand on the curling iron, wrap the curls under the bottom so that the resulting roller does not press the roots to the head, but, on the contrary, lifts them
6. After 20 seconds, carefully remove the curling iron, being careful not to damage the roller.
7. Secure the roller with a clip and proceed to the next strand
8. Wind the curls in opposite directions – from the parting to the ears, securing each with a clip
9. Curl hair at the temples vertically – away from the face
10. From behind, twist the curls also under the bottom, giving volume to the crown area
11. After a while, remove the clips and straighten the curls, giving them volume and setting direction.
12. Spray liberally with setting spray

How to make a 50s hairstyle for long hair to recreate the image of Marilyn – charming and sexy?

Roll your hair in the same way, and then use hairpins to pin up the curls, reducing their length.

Some strands can be combed at the roots. If necessary, twist the ends of the curls after you have shaped the hair with the help of pins.

Roller option

The heyday of this musical genre fell precisely on the period we are considering.

In the photo – women's hairstyles in the style of the 50s, fashion forced the girls to put bangs in large rollers and give volume to the parietal region in every possible way:

The styling looks a little outrageous – if you have never worn such options, it will take some time to get used to the new look.

Rock and roll styling for long, short and medium hair is different, consider each option separately.

50's style long hair

A similar hairstyle can be used both for a rock-style look and for a romantic outfit.

1. Separate the parietal part of the hair with a thin comb, making two partings from the face towards the crown
2. Comb the bottom of the strand with a comb with frequent teeth, and smooth the top with a large comb or brush
3. Twist a tourniquet from a strand, starting from the crown and moving to the ends.
4. Holding on to the base of the tourniquet at the crown, move the structure towards the forehead, forming a volume
5. Fix the result with invisibility or a tiny “crab" to match the hair
6. Temporal strands are smoothly combed back using a fixative
7. Gather all your hair into a medium ponytail between the crown and the back of your head.

Depending on the situation, decorate your hair with a flower or bow hairpin, curl the ends of the ponytail or sprinkle your hair with glitter hairspray.

Women's hairstyle for medium hair

Medium-length hair does not have to be collected in a ponytail – if the strands are hard, they will keep their shape perfectly.

1. Separate the parietal part of the hair with a thin comb, making two partings from the face towards the crown
2. Temporal strands smoothly comb back and secure with invisibility
3. Comb the parietal strand, making frequent movements with a small comb in the direction of the hair roots.
4. Smooth the strand on top with a large comb
5. Lay your hair back, fixing it with plenty of varnish
6. Smooth the hair at the back of your head down

The styling looks spectacular, especially in combination with “wet” makeup and silver-colored metal jewelry.

Short version in the style of the 50s

If you wear a short haircut, use curlers – one Velcro of large diameter is enough.

1. Apply a medium hold styling product to damp hair.
2. Arm yourself with Velcro curlers and wind the bangs away from the face, wrapping the ends under the bottom
3. Blow dry your hair and carefully remove the curlers
4. Return the bangs to the shape of the roller and secure with an invisible
5. Smoothly comb the hair at the temples back
6. Fill the entire hair with plenty of varnish

Smokey ice makeup, an outfit made from an alcoholic T-shirt, leather jackets and jeans are perfect for such a hairstyle.

Step by step hairstyle with bangs

Traditional styling of the 50s meant maximum styling and minimum accessories.

But representatives of the dudes subculture actively decorated their hairstyles with bright headbands, ribbons and bows. Styles of dudes resemble the hairstyles of pin-up girls, they look coquettish and seductive.

Check out photos and videos on how to make 50s hairstyles step by step for short hair and long curls using colorful additions:

The hairstyle has many variations, we will consider it using the example of a bang laid in two large rollers:

1. Before starting work, you need to wash and dry your hair, and apply styling mousse
2. Separate the upper part of the hair, as for a Malvina hairstyle, capturing the parietal region to the crown and temporal strands
3. Divide the top of your hair in two with a side parting.
4. Take one half of the hair and wind it on the curling iron, holding the tool in the direction from the face to the crown.
5. Wind the ends not under the bottom, but up
6. Pull out the curling iron while holding the roller with your fingers
7. Slightly relax the roller so that it increases in diameter
8. Turn the roller slightly at an angle and secure with invisible
9. Do the same with the second strand of hair by building a second roller

Imagine a harp symbol, or rather its upper part – you should get the opposite result.

• The rest of the hair should be twisted into medium-sized curls using a curling iron or thermal curlers.
• Finish with hairspray
• You can leave the hair in this form or add a bright scarf folded in the form of a ribbon
• Pass the tape under the hair so that its middle is at the back of the head
• Tie the ends of the ribbon at the crown so that the bangs are separated from the main hair
• You can make not two, but one roller out of bangs, or, for example, three – experiment and be inspired by pin-up style pictures

Stacking with a twister

Another variation on the theme of bangs and a roller is the use of a twister. You will need a short compact twister on a flexible wire frame.

1. Separate the parietal part of the hair along with the bangs
2. Pass the selected strand through the hole in the twister
3. Lower the twister to the ends of your hair
4. Twist the roller, holding the ends of the twister and wrapping the hair not up, but under the bottom, as you usually twist the bangs
5. Bend the resulting roller in an arcuate manner like a baseball cap visor
6. Hide the ends of the twister by stretching the hair towards the edges of the roller
7. If necessary, fix the roller with studs or invisible
8. Comb the rest of the hair back, make a ponytail or malvina
9. Tie a scarf, separating the bangs from the rest of the hair

This hairstyle looks best on dark hair in the company of a bright red scarf.

The styling looks quite colorful, so it is more suitable for theme parties and photo shoots.

Hairstyle "a la 50s" with a donut

Even if you don't have a bang, you can build it from the front strands, fixing it with varnish and tape.

To create the next styling, you will need a foam "donut" – an accessory that can be found in any hair supply store.

1. Separate the front strand of hair above the forehead and style, shaping the oblique bangs
2. Remove the end of the strand behind the ear and stab it with an invisible
3. From the main hair, tie a ponytail at the crown, leaving a couple of occipital strands
4. Throw the tail in front and attach the “donut” with hairpins over the elastic, pressing the tail to the crown of the head
5. Lower the tail, covering the foam rubber, and secure with hairpins under the "donut"
6. Hide the ends of the hair under the resulting volumetric design
7. Wrap the base of the structure with occipital strands
8. Tie the ribbon, hiding the base of the bangs. Tie the ribbon at the back of the head or, conversely, in front, but slightly to the side.

This styling is perfect for both fashionable women of respectable age and young princesses.

The 50s are a time of experiments, femininity and bright colors.

Spectacular hairstyles of that time will suit many modern girls, the main thing is that the result matches your type of appearance and matches the outfit.