19th Century Style Hairstyles: Design Ideas and Tips

Hairstyles of the XIX century are distinguished by special splendor and originality. In those days, women made beautiful styling only with the help of their assistants, and the so-called maids of honor helped noble ladies.

The main distinguishing feature of the hairstyles of that time was combing. They replaced too bulky hair designs that young ladies actively made in the 18th century.

In this article, we will take a closer look at hairstyles in the style of the 19th century, consider the features and design recommendations.

The hairstyles that ladies wore in the 19th century can be said to be in the Greek manner. They emphasized the natural beauty of women of that time. The fashion of the Russian Empire of those times was greatly influenced by Europe. Complex shapes and designs faded into the background, and the young ladies began to give preference to luxurious curls of different shapes and diameters, which often fit around the head.

For curls, special devices were used that were heated on hot coals to a certain temperature. These devices are very reminiscent of modern curling irons.

In fashion were various hair nodules, buns and straight partings. No less popular were the braids. Curly hair was often gathered in a bun, fixed and decorated with beautiful accessories such as feathers, tiaras and even real flowers.

A variety of braids weaved not only when they were collected in a festive hairstyle or some kind of original bundle. Weaving was in demand in everyday life, it was most often supplemented with various ribbons.

Despite the fact that women's hairstyles of the XIX century have sunk into oblivion, this does not mean at all that they cannot be built with your own hands. Of course, no one will walk with a Victorian hairstyle or styling from the golden age in everyday life, but for a theme party or even a graduation party, such a hairstyle will be very handy.

For inspiration, you can pay attention to paintings from the style of late classicism - Empire style of the 19th century in Russia. On them you can find luxurious hairstyles with fresh flowers.

Consider a step-by-step master class of hairstyles from the 19th century on medium or long hair, at one time ladies chose this version of hairstyles for a ball.

It is necessary to prepare:

• round tongs of medium diameter;
• crest;
• combs - massage and parting;
• mousse and varnish for fixing hair.

Walkthrough

• First you should wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner, then dry thoroughly with a hairdryer and comb along the entire length.
• Further, using a thin comb, it is necessary to make a parting with a crescent on both sides of the head, retreating a short distance from the forehead. So that the strands do not interfere and do not fall apart, they can be fixed with clamps.
• From the rest of the hair in the back, make a tail, without capturing the front curls, separated by parting. The tail can be fixed with a thin elastic to match the hair and hairpins.
• Heat the tongs and proceed to curl the curls. Previously, you can apply a small amount of mousse on them - so the hairstyle will last longer. First, wind the front left curls in curls, then proceed to the strands collected in the tail.
• Next, the curls in the tail should be folded as if in a bob and fixed with the help of invisibility and hairpins. Leave the front curls loose, you do not need to comb them, as planned, they should remain tight.
• The hairstyle is ready. Now it should be sprayed with varnish for strong fixation. If desired, you can add a diadem or hairpins with decorative flowers.

Another original for our time, but common in the XIX century, an option of a fairly simple styling, which is best suited to owners of long curls.

Follow the step by step instructions.

• To begin with, along the hairline of the hair, you need to highlight a small part of the hair, 3 cm will be enough.
• Now it is desirable to make a small pile on the hair. However, if there is no practice in this, then you can simply collect the tail on the back of the head. The hairstyle will turn out less voluminous than with a pile, but no less beautiful.
• The next step is to braid the tail. It is best to weave a classic version of the braid with strands slightly elongated for volume.
• Then the braid should be beautifully stabbed into a bundle with the help of studs. The remaining separated strands must be wound using small diameter tongs. Curls should turn out small, but tight. Ready hairstyle should be thoroughly sprayed with strong fixation varnish.

Easy to perform hairstyle that every woman can bring to life can become styling, for which you only need curlers and one hairpin.

The hair should be combed over the entire length and divided horizontally into 2 parts to get 2 tiers. First you need to wind the lower tier with curlers, and then the upper one in the same way. The strands should not be too thick. So that the strands do not interfere, they can be stabbed with clamps.

• Then you need to wait for time. On average, curlers are worn for 30-60 minutes to get a good curl, after which they need to be removed. If you leave the curlers for only 10 minutes, you will get light curls, waves, like those that were done in the romantic era of the late XVIII century.
• Curlers should be removed carefully so that the curl remains beautifully elastic. You do not need to comb your hair, but you can make adjustments with a thin comb for parting.
• Next, using a thin comb, you need to select one strand from the temples, connect them at the back of the head and stab with the selected hair clip.
• Fix the finished hairstyle with hairspray.

• If the hair is not thick and thin, then for splendor you can use a roller or a chignon. Often, specialists use tresses to add volume to hair, but at home it can be unusual to work with them.
• Creating a hairstyle from the past, you can use various options for braids, especially French ones look especially advantageous.
• To add a touch of modernity to the hairstyle, you can easily make something new. For example, an excellent move might be to create not classic curls on the tongs, but a variant of the corrugation. These strands of hair can also be elegantly laid.

A master class on creating a ball hairstyle of the empire era of the 19th century see below.