Hi lovelies, welcome
This is my tutorial for a very easy and relax Veronica Lake look
It's just a really nice simple hair cut that you can wear all the times of the year
It's really pretty, it's a date hair (I think I say that all the time)
You can wear it on a date!
I like good hair on dates
It's also a good base look to work with, you can then do an awful lot with your hair when is in style
which will come up in another video
Again if there is a a look you've seen on instagram or on my youtube, or you really like my hair and whant to see more
Then just let me know!
Enjoy and let me know if you've tried this look
Good evening, here I am getting ready for bed. I washed my hair a few hours ago and let it air dry.
There is now just a slight dampness in the ends.
You will need: a bowl of water with some Lottabody setting lotion.
It’s one part Lottabody to four parts water.
We’re going to be using two different sizes of hair roller today: the pink 3 cm rollers and blue 3.5 cm.
The pink roller is just for this front section. We’re going to be rolling it backwards, away from the face.
We’ll then take the hair on top and roll to the side.
And at the sides we’ll also be rolling downwards. And the same at the back.
Take your smaller roller, dip it in the setting lotion solution
Coat the front part of the section first then the side you’ll be rolling down.
We want to make large waves not tight curls so from here on we’ll be using a lot of hair per roller.
Some fun facts about Veronica Lake:
To improve her hair she gave herself daily 10 minute head massages, rubbing her scalp all over with the tips of her fingers.
The night before a drying shampoo, Veronica would apply a tablespoonful of melted butter to her scalp with a cotton cloth.
She’d then go to sleep with her hair wrapped in an old towel.
We’re using the smaller pink rollers again for the underneath at the back to give a little lift- since my hair is longer the wave isn’t so pronounced as with the blue.
But we’re using the blue at the sides.
The clips on new rollers always pop off very easily!
And we’re done!
On with the stretch hair net.
And our head scarf… beautiful.
This is basically the same technique as in my ‘How To Tie A Vintage Head Turban’ video but with a smaller scarf.
Early morning puppy cuddles starts everything off well.
Good morning! Time to take off the scarf and reveal all!
Oh wait. Hang on. Still wearing a hearing aid. Let’s take that off!
Right, let’s take these out. You can see how set and shiny the curls are with the Lottabody.
The first thing is to break the ringlets up with your fingers, we’re not after the Shirley temple look here.
Now grab a tangle teezer or another stiff plastic brush- even a massive comb if you have the patience for that.
Whilst I brush through here are some more interesting things about Veronica Lake:
Veronica’s hair look was to have her hair dropping over one eye seductively-
this happens to me a lot but it’s less ‘luxurious’ and more ‘I’m just blind in that eye so can’t tell’
The look was wildly popular but it is a bit of a hazard and during the war the US government
asked her to pose for a series of photographs illustrating the dangers of her hairstyle to girls working in factories.
She did the patriotic thing, put up her hair and accidents fell by twenty-two percent.
She apparently found her own hair annoying in real life as well, getting it trapped in buttons, jewellery and once a lift door!
As a chain smoker she also had an unfortunate habit of setting her own hair alight.
But… the look was written into her contract and she couldn’t change it.
I’ve modified the look slightly to give you use of both eyes!
You are welcome.
This look is very silky and sleek so a glossy spritz of argan oil is a must.
Oops, as long as you don’t spray it in the opposite direction!
Get out your bristle brush and smooth those glorious waves.
Veronica’s hair was naturally straight at the roots then wavy at the ends but she pin curled the front.
I find rollers a lot easier to use since they’re not so fiddly, take far less time and still give a bit of bounce to the hair.
And then, because clearly one smoothing product isn’t enough, here’s a second to make our ends extra glossy.
Fabulous, now to deal with the front.
Brush it out, we don’t want a poodle.
We’re going to be creating some gorgeous waves using just Kirby grips.
but I’m pretty sure Veronica wouldn’t approve of that fussy solid look!
Gah, now I need a mirror so excuse me a moment…
Aaand, it’s hairspray time! Go crazy with it.
Dance break while it sets!
Also, yay sugar free ribena!
Right, as I said Veronica’s look isn’t about being stuck up and perfect, it’s about beautiful waves and…
well, getting your hair in your face.
Wear this look with confidence and you’ll have done it perfectly.
I’ve loved making hair and make up videos for you recently so let me know which looks you’d like to see more of.