How To Gibson Girl Hair Edwardian/ Victorian Vintage Retro Hairstyle Tutorial - Fitfully Vintage
- Posted on 20 July, 2012
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
inspired by : https://twitter.com/oakoscar100/status...
This was a requested style that I thougth would be really tricky, but, actually it really isn't. You have to get to gripos with rolling your hair but, once you've got that then your flying!
This is a super-cute romantic look that looks awesome with off-the shoulder dresses. It would work really well with a Grecian style outfit too I think.
Let me know if you try it! I love to hear from you all. ALSO I have just set up a twitter and facebook account so, if you are into all of that then add me.
Dare I say, at a push this could be a bridal style, imagine with delicate little flowers placed around the central bun - beautiful!
Music by Kevin Macleod
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create this Edwardian or victorian-esque style, reminiscent of the pin ups of the time, Gibson girls, the stars really soft and romantic great for summertime. This star really works best when your hair has texture. My hair's been left to go naturally wavy. If you have straight hair, then you may find a little back. Combing and teasing will help you achieve the look along with some hairspray section, your hair, from ear to ear across the top of your head and pin that whole front section out of the way and then on your crown create a circle of hair. This will be the center of the style and twist that hair into a bun just to keep it out of the way for now you're going to want to leave around two inches of hair along the circumference of your hairline. To make the the rolls the bouffant section of the style, I'm starting with the front section of my hair, just taking my shortest layers at the front and rolling them back on themselves. Just walking my fingers back and rolling as I go to make a tube and then I'm going to pin the bottom section of this tube against my head with bobby pins. I'M keeping my index finger in the tube at all times to keep its shape and to help me guide the bobby pins in the correct into the correct place. You do not want to pin the top of this tube. This style needs as much height as you can give it so only pin the hair that's next to your head, and what you're going to want to do is continue around your hairline. With this hair, that's been left out you going to roll it back onto your head and pin in place. You can direct the tubes so that they look like they're merging into one another. You want it to look as if you have one continuous roll going around your head, just be careful when you're inserting the bobby pins, not to squash the tubes down. You want to just pin the tubes along the head: don't squash them, so I'm just now rolling the very last section at the back of my head. It is a little bit tricky in a persevere. Keep trying! If I can do it, you can just keep rolling back and checking in the mirror. This was pretty tricky for me. Cuz, I didn't actually have a mirror. I was just going by feel and you might want to pay a little bit of attention to your role once you finish the last section, you want it to look like a continuous roll of hair, rather than lots of different sections, so you may need to some More bobby pins - and this look is really soft and there's lots of hair falling around the face. But I feel for my face shape that I need to get rid of my fringe and so I'm just lightly pinning that over the top of my first roll. Just very lightly pushing it over, so it's not squashing the style at all and then just bringing down some hair in front of my ears and without damaging the actual rolls. You have to be careful now we're going to deal with this top bit, that we've twisted away and take our hairband. That'S the same color of your hair as your hair and put it in a ponytail and then split the ponytail in two. It'S up to you. Two or three sections and you're going to create some really large dry flat, pin curls and place them on the top of the head, trying to cover the ponytail holder and then just bobby, pin them in place. This is where, if your hair is wavy or curly, it works so well because it's going to look a little messy, it's not perfect and it doesn't matter it just adds adds to the romantic feel. So I decided to do two swirls two pin curls. You can just choose it's up to you. Whatever looks best on your head and after you've pinned these down the Styles finished, you need to loosen pretty bits of hair. Wherever you see a nice bit of hair to loosen down, I've got a loop at the bottom right hand corner there, I'm just going to pull down and make it into a loose curl, adding to the romantic feel. So you can do the same or you can keep it all up up to you. Whatever suits you, you
Comments
sydney .phoebo: Excellent tutorial- clear, to the point, no vacuous or repetitive chatter, good camera angles, and a brilliant hairstyle.
Heather Foster: My mom suggested this style for my wedding day next year, and I have to admit I'm totally impressed. :-) :-) I do plan on having this style and you make it look so easy :-) ... I just hope a hair stylist has the ability to make it happen. Thank you for making this old-timey hairstyle new again.
Whisperwoman: I would like to add that Victorian ladies and those that came before them saved all the loose hair that shed into their brushes. They would take a bunch when they had saved enough, bunch and ball it up a bit, rat it a bit so it will loosely stay together and then use it in their rolls to add more volume. I suppose in today's market you could also do the same with some loose weave you may have lying about. Great way to stay true to your natural color and fill in the rolls. The store bought rolls never match well.
CM Addams: thank you so much for this tutorial. I actually have a Victorian themed photoshoot tomorrow and this would be perfect for the outfit I have planned out, & I like that it wasn't too complicated. :)
xxx xxx: Natalie, I still can't decide if you are more beautiful or more skilled! The hair styles you present underline your natural beauty so well... You should wear it every day! That's one thing. Secondly - finally somebody got to the original recipes and showed, how they did it over a century ago. This "historical authenticity" is a really strong side of your presentations for me. I couldn't do it myself due to my luck of imagination in this field;) I'm an amateur passionate of 19th and first half of 20th century fashion and have been looking for this type of tutorial forever. So thank you, Natalie and keep doing it!:)
Seeker Finder: I did this hair for a fellow cast mate and I wish I could show you the awesome results!!! It is sooo easy and it turned out fabulous! !!
Heather Foster: It has now been a week since I got married and everyone in attendance loved my hair! It stayed in place the whole night through (with lots of bobby pins and hair spray of course) but the only thing is, I am unable to load a pic through here. Is there a Facebook page I can send you one or two?
Denise Kaufmann: Thank you for this great tutorial! Just perfect for a Victorian theme party:)
mssarahgordon1: Thank you for this - I have never been any good at styling my hair, so when I needed a late-Victorian look for our short film, 'The Child's Note' (see the link) I was thrilled to find your tutorial because it was so easy to follow. Your reassurances all along that it would look (and was supposed to look) a bit messy kept me going - it wasn't until the very last roll was up that it all came together - the style I have in the film was in fact my very first attempt! Many thanks again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLIf9nBiAnI
Kath F: Thank you! This is exactly what I've been looking for and you made it so very clear and simple x
AuberJean 68: Thank You, Fitfully Vintage, for showing me how to make this style! You made it short, sweet, and easy to follow. Wish I could say that for more How To videos! My hair looks best messy and I've always wanted to try something like this. Stay well.
Udui1o1: Actually I liked the way women dressed and had their hair in the Edwardian Victorian age. Of course it was the style of dress & the corset but they did look elegant at the time.
Meegs: I've been looking for a tutorial like this for AGES! ever since I was a little girl, and i watched anne of green gables I've been obsessed with this hair style! Thank you so much!! :D
Fitfully Vintage: Thank you for your request. Her hair is beautiful throughout isn't it?! I have had a look at the ball scene and it is pretty tricky to see the detail at the back but I will keep trying and let you know when I have it. Thank you again x
Ventriloquist Court: Such a lovely, romantic hairstyle ♥ Really well-paced and nicely explained tutorial! Hope you do more Victorian hairstyles :)
Rachele Faiella: Thank you so much for posting. I've worn this hairstyle for a party and it was just fabulous, I'd never thought it was so easy to get this look. Thank you
LaLunaDellaNotte: Thank you for posting this! I'm currently in a Victorian show & might attempt to do my own hair if I feel confident in doing so. You made this look elegant & yet easy to achieve. Hope I can do it. PS. You are beautiful!
jerilt1: Beautifully done! Looking through these hairstyles, yours seems to be the prettiest, and are made to seem the simplest to do. I intend to try these! Thanks so much for making the videos:)
Fitfully Vintage: Thank you. Tights are such a good idea. Yes, in this era they used all sorts of stuff to give their hair the shape they needed, from natural hair rats to crazy looking frames, I think it's easy to look back and think ' WOW how did they manage that? They managed it with help - just like us!. Thank you for the tip xx
SoulRythm: Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! I've always wanted to dress my hair up in victorian style but finding the right instructions have been horrible. But you, you've made it clear to understand and fun to watch because i also get to *see* how it's being made ect. So again, thanks a mill. :D
Ann Dreea: I love this style ! Thank you very much for the video tutorial . This hairstyle looks great on you <3 Enjoyed watching.
C Givens: This looks absolutely lovely! Thanks for the tutorial.
Nicole Wilson: I’m doing an original character for Halloween this year and this is exactly the tutorial I needed for my costume!
A Vintage Vanity: I am officially in love with this look! :D Most of my tutorials feature 50s/40s looks but I've started going back to Victorian/Edwardian as well...it's too fun...so it's been lovely to see this look pop up in my sub box. Sharing! :D
Bonnie Mitchell: Great tutorial! Simple directions and usually using stuff you already have. Actually shows how to do it and an actual idea of how long it takes to do the style, not just time lapse of the process. Nice detail.
Willow Grace: Thank you for posting this! I have a Victorian living history Camp coming up this summer and I was hopeless for a while on finding out what to do with my hair until I found this! Can't wait to try this.
Induktionsherd: This is so beautiful. Your hair looks amazing and I love these kind of tutorials from you. I'm definitely going to try this once my hair is long enough (At the moment it only reaches my shoulder.. :-( )!
Henrietta: This is a fantastic tutorial. One of the very, very, very few that don't call for teasing the hair. I'm so grateful! Thank you so much for sharing. I was looking for a tutorial like this for long time.
Selenia Salvatore: I love this! Thank you for making this tutorial!
lilyrose7541: Thank you so much for uploading this Edwardian hairstyle. I have been looking for a tutorial on yt that shows a replica of this hairstyle and now I can practice creating it in my hair. It is so simple. And of course the Edwardian era has always been my favorite.
Jill Kynaston: Thanks for making this video! My little girls have read about Gibson Girls in some classic literature and were begging me to learn how to do their hair like the girls in their books. This was SO helpful! Thanks a million!
TheAwaySis: Thank you so much for this tutorial!! It's exactly what I'm going for.
crownlessXXprincess: Thank you so much! This is perfect for my halloween costume.
Sara Eldritch: absolutely gorgeous, thanks for this super easy tutorial.
Noa Jablonski: oh my god!!!! this is exactly he tutorial I've been looking for!!! my school performance is next week set on the 1850's and I had NO IDEA how i was going to do my hair!!! I'm definitely going to do this!!! thank you so much for this video! this is amazing :D
Sabrina Siva: OMG this is my favourite hairstyle video of all!!!! Thanks so much you do such great work and the styles suit you so well!! :-)
Lara Kenny: You're absolutely amazing! These styles look so gorgeous on you, keep up the amazing work xx
Lottie Hulse: Its so good to know that this kind of hairstyle this can be so easy when you have a person like you to tell you how to do it! Can't wait to try it out :)@vintagious
Kiki Kowalski: Omg! that's exactly what i was looking for! Thank you! you look incredible with this updo..it suits your face perfectly *-*
Whitney McVeigh: Fabulous! I was sure my fine hair wouldn't cooperate for this gorgeous style but it came out great! I think using a rat on the backside will help fill that area out better. Looking forward to rocking this style whenever I can. Thank you for helping me decide *not* to cut my hair!
BratwurstTrousers: This was so helpful for a 1800's costume I am doing, thank you so much!
Hallifaxv: I was looking for something like this !! Thanks so much this is really helpful and a very nice tutorial! Sadly my hair isnt as voluminous, curly and thick as yours but i will try dry shampoo and curling iron!
big juicy smoof brain: I love this tutorial! Thank you so much. :)
D90Girl: Just add some dated Victorian outfit and go to Walmart to freak ppl out....be sure to look lost
vintagezaza: gosh, this tutorial is SO wonderful... I have very curly hair but I'm gonna try this nontheless!
Bliss Girl: Fantastic video! Thank you so much for posting. As a seeker of vintage style I feel like I've hit the how-to jackpot here! But that rolling technique... that will take practice :)
Alydia Rackham: I LOVE this hairstyle. And it looks GORGEOUS on you!!
RainStrife92: Oh this will be perfect! I'm starring in The Importance of Being Earnest in April so I can start practicing now! :)
RockTheDragon: My Mom is going to help me create this hairstyle for my Steampunk cosplay. Thank you so much for this tutorial. I was having such a hard time finding a decent one. :]
countesscrows: My hair reaches my lower back and I usually just do a messy bun or ponytail because it's so hard to work with so much hair. Yet I managed to get this hairstyle after just three attempts. I'm so happy c: thank you so much <3
Shannen Turner: stunning ! and your video is so easy to watch and learn from. Thanks very much :) x
Rio DJeNIRO: Another great video....thanks again for sharing and showing how to make these wonderful styles!!
Jessica Vangel: what a great tutorial :) im obsessed with everything from this era
SuZet Rides an Andalusian: Adding this to my favorites, thank you so much; wonderful!
Jazmin Lemuz: I got a project victorian themed and it's for a whole week and I'm happy I found out how to do this. (5 people 1 person to do their hair)
Sarah Verity: I was wondering, could you possibly do request hairstyles? I have been in love with this hairstyle worn by Felicity Jones in the Jane Austen film Northanger Abbey from Masterpiece (2008). It is the style she wears to her first ball in town when she meets Henry for the first time. I absolutely love it and I think a lot of people who enjoy the older types of styles would as well! I would forever be indebted to you and would thank you for a lifetime! Also, I am definitely subscribing and sharing!:)
Angie Pyle: Omg! I love this and can't wait to try it. Thank you
LivLuv: I'm going to an era party for 1899 and this is soooo perfect!! thank you
chuysmum: Thank you so much for these lovely Hairstyles... I will be trying them x
Jillian Paige: I'm playing the role of Jane in an upcoming production of Tarzan: The Musical and your video helped so much with my plans for the hair! Thank you!
Mary Buttler-Chaney: very cute and one of my favorite styles! thank you!
Fitfully Vintage: Thank you! I will certainly try some more chopstick buns. When I perfect them I shall make another video. Thank you for your request x
Nachtschatten Gewächs: you're so gorgeous! I really love your hairstyle, and I'm sure it will go well with my Victoria Gothic Style :3
Eveline Strandell: Wow that looks fantastic! I might just have to try that one myself some time. Awesome video ;-) First one of yours that I've watched and I really like what I see :-)
PandaRisk: Thanks a lot for that! It's pretty helpful and besides: you're such a natural beauty!
Bobbie Daniel: wow this looks alot easier then i was expecting! definitely trying this out this week :) thank you
Adorably Vintage: I think I'm going to try this tomorrow, this was really helpful, thank you =)
Perfect Fae: I shaved my head in April of 2017 for pediatric cancer. It's now August of 2018 & my hair is shoulder length & very layered. It's been 1 year & 4 months of growing out my hair! I have been taking excellent care of my hair, by the way. It's not damaged at all. I never style it with heat or use heat to dry it. I never bleach it. I never dye it with permanent dye. I dyed it black last week with henna hair dye which is semi permanent...It really suits my Victorian, goth style/Victorian, funeral parlor outfits.
Fitfully Vintage: Brilliant. Thanks for letting me know. I hope all goes well x
Stephanie Adams: This years Elf Fantasy Fair I'm dressed up as a Edwardian woman. I've been guessing for weeks what to do with my hair until someone showed me this video. Thank you for the tutorial, really helped me!! :)
oldschool65: Love the style and simplicity❤✨
A H: I love this look. I have very fine, hip length hair, so I have my doubts about being able to do this, but I'm going to try!
hannahsavanna1: wow! you are so beautiful!!!! And this has to be one of the best Victorian hair tutorials on youtube. thank you!!
Ewa Matyszek: Wow you're amazing! I'm so happy that today i saw this video because I wanted cut my hair! Thank you very much!!!
genny hippy: Thank you for this, I have really long hair and couldn't seem to get this style to work before I watched this!
flishlish: you made this look so easy! omg I failed so hard trying to do this!
BRY: Thank you! I've always loved this hairstyle. [:
Farah al-kassimi: you have such nice hair!!! its never occurred to me to wear this updo considering i love all things vintage.. its quite lovely :) thanks a heap for sharing it!!
Mythical Bard: I love you sooo much! I keep looking for hairstyles like this everywhere! Especially since I am a huge fan of Jane's hair in Somewhere in Time. :)
Ashley: Extremely helpful!! Thank you!
Ace Kalex: I am curious...I've never seen the 'finger roll' technique before...my grandmother (born 1886), wore her hair this way a lot as a young woman. I remember asking her how she did it, and she said she used "rats" (i.e. puffy rolls) and wound her hair around them to give the fullness and volume of the Gibson style. And she had thick hair to begin with! This version is also lovely, but perhaps not so easy for beginners
Kristi Rajandu: This is my favourite hairstyle. Believe it or not, Sims4 reminded me of this hairdo. I was like:"This is gorgeous! "
Alexa Steierlein: I love it! I think I'll try this tomorrow :-)
Kat Guthrie: You're so talented! And I love your voice, it's magical.
Elizabeth A. Weldon: I love the do's from the turn of the center. So thanks so much for all your videos. God bless. Elizabeth
Sarah Verity: Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, I love her hair throughout the film. But I have to say that that style is my favorite! LOL :) There is a scene before the ball that also shows a view of it which may help. If you are able to figure it out and do a a tutorial that would be awesome! Thanks so much and good luck! :)
Fitfully Vintage: I think it is totally cute for school too! Thank you for your comment x
Natmari: This is so beautiful! I just found your channel. New subbie! I love vintage hairstyles
Aude Line: I just love all your tutorial, they're amazing ! and i'm so jealous of you're hair XD
kryss kryss: It just looks beautiful!!!!, I´m going to use this style for a roman event in spain. Great tutorial!!!! You make it easy to do ;). Love it!!! Thanx a lot!!! :D
CupcakeGalLurvRupert: OH MY GOSH,T HANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS! AMAZING!!! ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT LOOK!
writerspen010: You're already beautiful, and then you kind of looked like Angelina Jolie in the middle of this tutorial; it was a little uncanny :O And thank you so much for this tutorial! The style looks fantastic!
R W: omg love this!! just the look i wanted!!
HolyCheezeNipz: This would look awesome on my hair, it's super curly. lol You make it look so easy. c:
goldie: This is great! Exactly what I've been looking for :)
Grigglet: Gorgeous style! I plan to turn up to my Victorian literature seminar in this hairstyle!
Cynthia Stacey: Love this style...what a lovely model...very pretty and regal
MegaSunshine1975: Im doing WWI civillian impression in april and this is the first video i watched and It looks really easy! I just hope it will work on my thin hair :)
Elizabeth A. Weldon: Thanks so much for sharing. I wear my hair in a bun everyday. I didn't know how to make it look puffier all around. then one day buy chance it gathered my pony tail as usual but did not put a pony tail holder in. I just twisted it and put one clip on either side. I had an everyday Gibson girl. Elizabeth
Helen Minogue: stunning 'do' can't wait to try it - your presentation was excellent!