Female hairstyles of the 50s: types, tips on choosing and styling

Fashion is cyclical and tends to return to the peak of popularity trends that until recently it would be difficult to imagine as relevant. One of these echoes of the past were the hairstyles of the 50s. The post-war time returned to the representatives of the fair half of humanity hopes and dreams of a bright future, made the images more feminine and romantic. The article will look at how to make women's hairstyles in the style of the 50s to modern fashionable women, which mandatory rules should be taken into account.

The fifties - the time of the golden era of Hollywood, the heyday of the national cinema. Before you understand what fashionable haircuts for long hair did in the USSR at that time, you should pay attention to the recognized style icons. Modest, gentle, beautiful girls disarmed men with their helplessness and obligatory permanent. The wave created the effect of careless curls, and the fatal temptresses chose larger curls for themselves. But to meet a girl with a short haircut in the photo of those years was very difficult.

Starting from the 50s of the 20th century, the pin-up style copying begins to be traced in the female hairstyle in the USSR. Rare glossy magazines show smiling housewives with flawless hairstyles. The history of the Soviet fashion of those years does not look so rosy at all. Women's hairstyles acquired pomp and volume, became more original due to ribbons, headbands, coquettishly woven into the curls.

In order to resemble movie stars, Soviet girls made fancy curls using rather stiff aluminum curlers. To keep such a design on his head was supposed to be all night. The resulting mop of curls climbed back, the hair above the forehead remained smooth. The lack of commercially available hairspray was offset by natural ingredients. Hairstyles secured with beer, fixed on sugar syrup.

Blondiroving hair has come into fashion. It is precisely the 50s that can be called the era of total lightening — even burning brunettes were repainted into blond.

In addition, fashioned hypertrophied fleeces, taking frightening sizes and shapes. The roller of hair, traditional for the post-war period, fixed in the back of the head remained popular. For a decade, fashion has changed. At various times at the peak of popularity turned out to be:

• horse tails, fastened with a rubber band high on the back of his head, with magnificently curled ends of the strands, a flower-like decoration;

• hairpieces and patch curls were popular at the very beginning of the 50s;

• "Babette" - hairstyle imitation of the luxurious Brigitte Bardot;

• quads to chin with asymmetrical parting;

• bangs on half of the head - thick and lush, with the bulk of the hair pulled back;

• romantic curls and large, carefully adjusted curls;

• hairstyle "poodle" with a roller on the top and curls on the sides of the face.

In addition to these canons, there were certain rules for the design of spectacular hairstyles. Thus, representatives of Bohemia could afford to wear veils in the upper part of the face, this element was necessarily used in the images of brides.

In the second half of the 50s, the hairstyles began to stack high, with a beaten top, an additional volume in the parietal region. The bangs acquired a graphic silhouette, with characteristic waves laid to the side.

For long hair in the style of the 50s, it was possible to find a lot of really interesting, spectacular styling options curls. To recreate the retro effect for an everyday look, you can take as a basis the classic version of the horse's tail with a high mount at the back of the head. The collected hairs are divided into separate strands, and drawn out by the ironing or attaching to the ends. One of the curls turns gum, strand is fixed with the help of invisible. See the master video in the next video.

Pumping is another sign of the times. In the 50s, his long hair could be turned into a real likeness of a beehive, incredibly tall and lush. Chignons were also used to create volume, they can be used by modern beauties who want to try on the image of the legendary Grace Kelly for one evening or create Babette in the spirit of Brigitte Bardot. A feature of the hairstyle with a fleece is its bulkiness and instability - invisibility and hairpins, lacquers with strong fixation help to keep hair in a given position.

Step-by-step process of creating a lush "Babette" with curls or hair gathered upstairs is as follows:

1. clean hair carefully combed;
2. the front strand is separated from the rest, combed;
3. in the back of the head, the broad hairline is also separated and subjected to a pile;
4. front strand is retracted, smoothed, but without loss of volume;
5. the comb combines, retracts, fastens with the help of stealth arms;
6. the bulk of the hair is tucked under the pile, hamstrung with pins or remains free;
7. You can decorate your hair with a wide satin ribbon.

The post-war years brought an element of masculinity into female fashion. But in the 50s, haircuts were more like cabaret or styling before the revolution. They look particularly impressive on women and girls with perfectly regular features, large expressive eyes. Short hair in retroversion can be laid in large waves, graphic crochet, comb back, smoothing at the temples. If there is a long bang, it can be finely curled, you need to lay it on your forehead like the hairpieces of the past.

The actual pixie haircut begins in the 50s. She was glorified by another Hollywood diva, Gina Lollobrigida, who preferred to emphasize the immaculate beauty of her face with short strands magnificently laid around her head. However, in the ultrashort version with straight bangs, this version of the haircut for short hair looks very original and spectacular.

Ahead of the rebellious sixties, at the end of the 50s haircut garcon came into fashion, with French chic opening ears and neck. It perfectly complements the images of beautiful fragile women with a boyish type of figure, a small head, narrow shoulders. Effectively laying such a haircut helps smoothing the gel or the selection of individual strands with wax. The bulk of the hair goes forward, as an ornament appears elegant headband with a large ornament.

Medium length hair can be styled in the style of Hollywood starlets of the 50s. Curls like Marilyn Monroe provide fixation with varnish and hairpins. The neck remains open, touching, defenseless. Parting is necessarily asymmetrical. The basis is best to take the classic square with a long bang or elongated bean.

The procedure for creating spectacular curls in the style of the main Hollywood blonde will be as follows:

1. thoroughly wash your hair, dry slightly with a towel, distribute into separate strands;
2. apply the styling agent in the form of a mousse on the still wet hair;
3. prepare a large-sized curlers, twist strands on them, trying not to make them too small;
4. thoroughly dry the curls with a hairdryer;
5. completely dried strands are freed from the curlers, disassembled by hand, without using a comb, slightly beaten up;
6. fully finished hair lacquer strong fixation;
7. individual strands to create the desired image can be fixed invisible.

Medium-length hair looks impressive, being laid in an elegant "shell". Hairstyle in the style of Grace Kelly allows you to open the neck, emphasize the elegance of the cheekbones. The styling is formed using a pile from the top of the head, the entire mass of hair is separated into two halves, twisted into rollers, and connected at the back of the head, facing each other. Strands are fastened with hairpins, spray treated for shine, the bang is fixed to the side or leans back, revealing the face.

Female hairstyles of the 50s meant a wide use of false hair - in the form of curls, strands, and tails. They were pinned to the back of the head to add extra volume.

Today, when recreating retro images, this addition also looks quite impressive and attractive. Stylists recommend the use of synthetic chignons of Kanekalon - algae, to ensure the maximum naturalness of the created strands.

When choosing a patch chignon, you need to determine a convenient way to fasten it - the classic "crabs" are not for everyone. When choosing a shade it is better to give preference to options that are lighter in tone than natural hair color.

And finally - several beautiful hairstyles from the 50s.

• Elegant roller on the top went to the ladies of the 50s from previous generations. But bright color accents were added to it, and the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity themselves were able to emphasize their attractiveness with a spectacular make-up.

• The spectacular hairstyle “poodle” combined in itself curls and a roller, forming a stylish and at the same time fervent image, perfectly harmonizing with the open face and cheerful smile of a young woman.

• The modern version of the classic "Babette" demonstrates elegance and remains relevant even after 6 decades. The romantic image looks especially impressive on long hair, emphasizing the fragility and tenderness of the girl's appearance.