1960's Beehive/Backcombing

The week before this lesson, we were asked to have a look at family photos from the 60's to see how our family members used to wear their hair. I looked at my nan's photographs and came across a few that some look very 60's and others that do not so much. 

Equipment:

• Heated Rolls
• Roller pins
• Roller clips
• Sectioning clips
• Hairbrush
• Pintail comb
• Hairspray
• Kirby grips
• Fine grips
• Paddle brush

Steps:

1. Turn on the heated rollers.
2. Part the fringe on the side and section off at the ears. 
3. Using the brickwork technique, start in the middle at the top of the head making sure each roller is pulled tightly so it sits back on the section and that all the hair is smoothly tucked under. You can use your pintail comb to help this. 
4. Continue with the brickwork technique until you reach the back of the head, before it dips down into the neck.
5. The hair at the side and to the nape of the neck will need to be curled so each side is facing towards each other. This will help with the natural beehive shape.
6. The fringe that is sectioned off round to the ears will need to be curled so the direction of the curl gives height for the fringe. Once all the hair has been put into rollers in the correct direction, let them cool down completely. 
7. Take out the rollers and the curls should naturally fall into the direction they were curled.
8. Backcomb the section you brick-worked to create volume and height for the beehive. Make the backcomb nice and strong so no hair can be seen through. Wrap the hair over and to create a quiff shape and pin into place. Use hairspray to help.
9. With the bottom part of the hair, pull into one direction and wrap around itself and pin into place.
10. With the fringe sections, each side needs to be pulled into the twist at the back, grip into a pin curl at the sides. 
11. Add more hairspray to keep it in place. 

Backcombing is something I struggle with a lot. I either make it too messy or when it smooth the front out, I seem to brush out the backcomb too much making the structure become weak and gappy. This is something I need to work on as backcombing is one of the main elements in hair and I will be practicing a lot more on this technique. Overall, I'm not very happy with how this turned out, the back and sides look good but its when you look face on you can see the gaps in the backcombing.