Inspired By: Vintage Inspired Hair-Do Tutorials

We tease it, we pull it, we dye it, we cut it. Experimenting with hair styles is one of the greatest parts of being a lady- when you're in the right mood and your hair is behaving, that is! Usually I just let my hair go free, fixing my bangs and calling it a day. But lately I've been really inspired to kick it up a notch and do a little more than just blow dry and go.

I've had a few reader questions as to how to style a beehive up-do, and most recently, how to achieve the '60s inspired braided up-do I featured yesterday. Rather than creating redundant tutorials featuring my own mug, I figured I would kindly point you in the direction of some pretty fantastic hair tutorials from other fine blogging ladies.

1. Keiko Lynn's Braided Do
I've done the beehive up-do. I've done the maiden braids. But combining the two? Not only is it a perfectly lovely style, but also a great way to ground a scarf on my head. I don't know about you, but when I wear hard scarves, I often feel as though they might slip from my head at any moment. I've found braided dos are the perfect trick for securing scarves! Also, be sure to check out Kara Haupt rocking her own version of this very same style.

2. Elsie Larsen's Summertime Twist
Here's a style I have yet to try, but it looks so easy and pretty! This style is great with flowers or other hair accessories tucked inside, and I think it might also serve as a great style to host a small vintage hat. Next time I'm about to pull my hair out on a bad day, I'll just twist it up like this, and who knows? Maybe when I take down the twists, my hair will actually have a nice curl to it?

3. Veronika's Anna Karina Inspired Beehive
The beehive is my favorite go-to style when headed out in a fancy dress. The trick with this style is a lot of teasing, and if it weren't for the resulting tangles, this is a hair-do I would sport a lot more often. Isn't the bow on top so pretty?

4. Casey's Charming 40's Braids
I really love the style of the 1940s, but so many hair-dos from this era are either too complicated or too costumey for me to try on an average day. This pulled back and braided look Casey created is straight out of the '40s, but has the ease and simplicity of a modern style. I'll be trying this one soon!

Comments

[Stephanie]

I go through phases with my long hair. Lots of the time its just twisted in a knot on the top of my head or in a fish tail braid. Then randomly I'll decide that I need a new style.. usually involving curls or teasing. Your post coincides with a recent desire to do my hair differently again :) Thanks for the links!

[Tammy]

awesome thank you for posting this! I love braids but I'm really bad at it- also my hair is on the shorter side but I've been waiting patiently as I grow it out :)

[Dolly Pop!]

The beehive looks best. Wish it were a lot easier to do.

Love,
Nini

[anastasia]

deugh oh to have long hair again D': or hair. I love that last one!!!

[jazzy elizabeth]

Love these! x hivenn

[heather]

This is an awesome post! thank you for putting it together! Now reconsidering my contemplation to cut off my hair... :)

[Kim]

Hi Mandi!

It's funny that you post this because I was working on a similar future post about hair knots for waves and twist buns for curls, but yours is such a pretty one! I love experimenting with my hair too. I've had bangs all my life, but I grew them out and the other day I cut them right off again! Everyday, I have a new hair style and it's my favorite thing to do. Right now, I am into putting me hair up in scarves. Which I've always done as a little kid when cleaning the house. This reminds me a phase I went through in college, I wanted tight little curls, like Shirley Temple, I thought it was so cute, Yanni not so much. He thought they looked like Jerry curls and maybe they did, but I loved them.
Now, I am into beach waves and tiny braids.

I sort of wish I had a definite style, but, I would be lying if I said that was true. My style changes, not every few months, but every few weeks, for two weeks I am dressed like I should be Stevie Nicks' sister, and a few weeks later I am dressing like I am in the 50s. But I like that, I like that I am always changing. Its fun to be a girl!

Kim

[Casey]

Oh my goodness--thank you ever so much for including my braids tutorial!!! :) I LOVE Veronika's beehive--such a cute look. I've been sporting a beehive-type look a lot lately, but not quite like this one. Going to have to give it a try! :)

[Kait Mauro]

I want to try both of these. Just discovered your blog today and it's so inspiring! I am so excited to read more of your posts.
<3
Kait

[Julia Luckett]

oh my GOODNESS this post is wonderful! My hair is definitely from another time period. Adore everything.

Julia

[Chickything]

super love it!

[Zelina]

Mandi thanks for this I need to try the first two.

[Jessica]

I adore these hairstyles <3