Recent content by Leonora

Work and the Modern Girl Time is certainly the main problem I have with vintage - especially time to set hair. I've just had a go, for the first time in several weeks. Putting the curlers in took 1h30. Attempt to sleep on them (pink foam rollers, plastic clips) meant no sleep - in the end took...

My mother grew up in Canada - 50s/60s. As a teenager, she turned out to be very hirsute - including facial hair. This caused her huge misery and apparently she tried various hair removal treatments some of which involve injections, sound rather like torture. As an adult, she rejected all hair...

It looks great! Very encouraging, though I don't think my hair is likely to behave that well. The curls look really sculpted. I'd sort of planned on pin curls rather than rollers - easier to sleep on - but maybe metal rollers are the way forwards...

Thanks for the London tips! And let me know how the longish middy rolls...I've opted to keep it long since I'm used to putting my hair up in a roll at the back, and nervous about losing that option - it works, it's quick. But since I have rod-straight hair, for curling purposes, shorter might...

Hairdressers in Belgium or in London? Hello, I'm summoning up the courage to get my long long hair hacked off and replaced with a long-ish middy. Anyone got any recommendations for hairdressers, preferably in Brussels, failing that, London? Cheers, Leo x