60’s Style Hair

You will need:

• Paddle brush
• Pintail comb
• Section clips
• Backcombing brush
• Heated tongs
• Kirby grips

Step One:

As with any hairstyle start by brushing through the models hair to ensure there are no knots and part the hair into a side parting. Though some women would wear a centre parting a side part was more common in the 60's.

Step Two:

Make two clean sections at the front; these will be used to finish off your hairstyle at the end. Also take another smaller section, which will also be used to finish up the look. Clip these out of the way.

Step Three:

Take another small section of hair behind the pieces you just clipped, use your heated tongs to curl the section and then gently slide the tong out making sure the curl is still in place. Hold it in with a section clip then repeat this until you get to about ear level, do the same to the side of the head.

Step Four:

To check the hair has cooled down you can just place your finger inside the curl; you can then remove of the clips to begin backcombing.

Step Five:

You want to gently backcomb each section; it needs to hold the hair into place without making it difficult to brush out. You can then move the hair around to get the beehive style shape you want, use the end of your comb to help lift the hair. Clip it into place at the back with a couple of Kirby grips.

Step Six:

This is where the small section you pulled out earlier will be useful. The backcomb can make the hair look messy so by pulling this over and clipping it in with the rest of the hair it will give a smooth finish to the style.

Step Seven:

With the last pieces of hair at the front you can clip them into the back too so that the hair is still in its parting but out of the way which gives it that 60's look.

Adding volume to the hair by blow drying

Equipment you will need: 

• Hairdryer 
• Round brush 
• Denman brush 
• Paddle brush 
• Water spray 
• Mousse  
• Section clips 
  
  

Step One: 

Start by brushing through the hair to ensure there are no knots, if the hair is wet you will need to blast it with a hot hairdryer first so that it’s only slightly damp. The last 10% of moisture is what changes the state of the hair so you will save time by blasting it beforehand. 

Step Two: 

The best way is to start with the back then do the sides so section off the hair and take a small piece of hair, if the section is too big it will be more difficult to get close to the root.  

Step Three: 

Hold the round brush underneath the section and hold it upright blowing the hot air into the root, once that’s dry you can move onto the mid-lengths and ends of the hair. At this point you can angle the brush more towards your body as the volume is only focusing at the roots.  

Step Four:  

Take down another section of hair and repeat the above, keep going until you reach the crown then move onto the sides.  

Step Five: 

When you get to about the temples of the head stop and go back to the top, you want to brush the remaining section of hair forward and bring the brush underneath pointing the hairdryer forwards, this will give even more volume when you flip the hair back. 

Step Six: 

The sides will blend in with the front section when drying giving you lots of volume at the front of the head. To finish off roughly spiral curl the ends and brush out, this will just give a polished look to the hairstyle.