Vintage hairdresser

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Imagine waking up every morning with your hair in curlers and being so happy that they are still in neatly and tightly enough for that perfect morning hairdo. Or going shopping on Saturdays with a scarf over your curlers. Those are some of the most iconic 1950s, 60s and 70s ladies home hairdressing experiences but there really was a lot more to it than simply that. I thought it would be fun to cover some of the typical routines used by so many women and girls in the 50s, 60s and 70s to…

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Actually this was for a clothing add with the caption" you don't have to suffer to be beautiful". To bad that it gives a negative impression of being under the dryer, when it really can be such a nice experience. The set in this picture looks very well done, brush rollers secured neatly with roller piks. Well done sets like this always seem to feel nice.

Good thing it's a hot meal

Hahahahaaa mannequin heads!

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I was lucky enough to pick up a Krups vintage 1970s German hair dryer\ the other day that even came with the instruction booklet. (As always,for a bigger view of the pictures, click in the image with your mouse, then right click on the image and select View Image, then left click, and click again). Here is the whole booklet. Even if you don't speak German you can always read the pictures. It does have setting diagrams for each of the vintage hairdos: Perhaps the best part of the booklet is…

I thought I'd write a few buying guides for anyone buying vintage hairdressing items. The first one is for vintage (or vintage style) rol...

It's all about the hair. These photographs from the 15-year-old old girl working in a barber's shop near to London's Waterloo Station in 1918, to...