Studio: The 1930s Waved Bob

Equipment needed:

- Curling tongs

- Pintail comb

- Paddle brush

- Vita point

- Hair grips

- Hair band

How to:

- Plug in the tongs using a heat number that is appropriate for the model's hair type

- Create a deep side parting in the hair, following the point of the eyebrow straight up to the hairline

- Part a front section of hair on either side, from the top of the head to just behind the ear

NOTE: The front of the hair wants more lift than the back so think about hair directions

- Start with the top section of hair at the front of the head and curl the hair with the tongs all the way down to the root

- Remove the tong and secure with a sectioning clip to set in a barrel curl

NOTE: The curls want to be curled down onto the head and if the model has very long hair then do not pay too much attention to the ends of the hair as they will be tucked away

- On the thinner front section of hair, create two barrel curls directing them backwards onto the head

- Take the top layer of hair from the back section and create more curls, securing them in random directions

- Backcomb the remaining of the back hair, working in sections from the bottom, up

- Tie the ends of the backcombed hair and roll it around your fingers to the nape of the neck and secure it with pins and grips

- Move the hair into place with a pintail comb

- Remove the back layer of curls and break them apart with a pintail comb

- Gently backcomb the ends of the curls with your fingers

- Bring the curls around and under the backcombed hair, pinning at the nape of the neck

- Remove the curls from the bigger front section and brush out the curls

- Use a small amount vita point to smooth the hair

- Use your comb to manipulate the hair into a finger wave shape and secure with grips by weaving them through the hair

- Leave the ends to blend with the bob, unless they are much longer, then tuck them round the sides and pin

- Remove the curls from the other side, brush out and smooth with vita point

- Sweep the hair back and pin behind the ear, leaving the ends to blend with the bob

- Finish by fixing with hairspray

Evaluation:

I found this a very useful technique to learn as I knew didn't know a lot about 1930s hair before this lesson.  I found the techniques simple, yet effective.  When I first tried this hairstyle I think that I had too thin a layer of curls at the back, meaning that they did not cover the backcombed hair as well as I would have liked them to.