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Vintage Hair-Style Instructions


"New Setting" Part 1
Keep in mind as you look at the following pictures that the instructions they are taken from an article written about "the newest development in permanent waving" so there might be the odd piece of wool crepe in the image, which was used to control the ends and keep the curl from spreading. While you won't be using any wool on the ends of your hair when creating temporary pincurls, the color of the fluff does make a nice contrast when trying to see the details of the curls.


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1. Make part for required coiffure, and from this part, section side hair into three strands, back of ear, over ear, and at hairline. 2. Each of these three sections should be damp with a combination of water and setting lotion.
   

4. Use curl stick* for winding and start with section back of ear. Place ends underneath stick and wind from the ends of the hair towards scalp, forming clockwise pin curl.

* I'd never heard of a curl stick prior to reading this, but from the pictures it almost looks like a plexiglas rod or something similar.

5. Slide pin curl off curl stick at scalp. We are using a curl stick, since for a successful wave, each curl must be accurate and uniform in circumference. Curls at hairline should be tighter to give body.
   
6. Be very certain that curl is firmly anchored with two hairpins. Place one in front of curl and one in back, so that pins will interlock and hold curl firmly in place. 7. When this row is completed, proceed to middle section over ear. Winding on curl stick is the same, except that hair is wound underneath to form counterclockwise curls.
   
8. Here the three rows are completed. Row at hairline is wound in smaller clockwise curls to insure deep firm wave. These curls at face are also set as close to scalp as possible. 9. Use same method and blocking on other side. Top section is also divided into three, and curls are made working from back to front. Back row is wound clockwise, middle row, counterclockwise, and front row at hairline, clockwise in smaller tighter curls.

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