SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Watch
  • 2024 Event
    • General Info
    • Presenters & Speakers
    • Tickets
    • Get in Touch
    • FAQ
  • Shop
  • TOPICS
        • CONCERNS

          • Frizz
          • Hair Growth
          • Hair Loss
          • Regimen
          • Scalp Care
        • CURL CARE

          • Braids & Protective Styles
          • Color
          • Haircuts
          • Hairstyles
          • Locs
          • Straightening
          • For Kids
          • For Men
        • LIFESTYLE

          • Business
          • Celebrities
          • Trends
  • PRODUCTS
    • Top Products
    • Cleansing
    • Ingredients
    • DIY Products
    • Hair Tools
    • Moisturizing
  • TEXTURE
        • FINE (1A-1C)
          Straight with minor waves.
        • WAVY (2A-2C)
          Forms a loose “S” very easily straightened
        • CURLY (3A-3C)
          Forms a definite “S” shaped like a corkscrew
        • COILY (4A-4C)
          Very tight curl when stretched creates an “S”
        • LOCS
          Hair intentionally matted to form "ropes"
        • QUIZ
          Take our quiz to learn your curl pattern
      • 1a
        1b
        1c
        2a
        2b
        2c
        3a
        3b
        3c
        4a
        4b
        4c
        Locs
        Discover your curl pattern, the best hairstyles and products just for you!
        Take the quiz now
  • TEXTURE TALES
  • TEXTURE ON THE RUNWAY
  • LEADERS IN CURL
  • BEST OF THE BEST 2024
  • ASK A CURL EXPERT
  • GET INVOLVED
Home • Wavy

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season

Share this Article
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
By NaturallyCurly · Published October 19, 2023

Vintage hair and fashion will always be in. With Halloween right around the corner, you may be itching to recreate the glamour and retro-inspired looks of the 1940s. The Barbie movie has helped revive the interest in creating vintage pin curls as we see women everywhere finding new ways to create classic ponytails and updos. Achieving classic glam pin curls is easier to achieve than you may think. They bring us back to the basics when a set of bobby pins, some water, and a few rollers were all the styling tools a girl had…and needed!

1. Pin Curls With Locs

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
Image Source: @keishacharmaine

2. Barbie ponytail With Pin Curls

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
Image Source: @pinuppalmer

3. Vintage Updo With Pin Curls

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
Image Source: @brennanj_

4. Half Up/Down Pin Curls

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
Image Source: @babylissprousa

5. Classic Vintage Pin Curls

Vintage Pin Curls Looks to Recreate This Season
Image source: @imitationangel

How to Achieve Vintage Pin Curls

Celebrity stylist and salon owner Danny Jelaca says: “The best way to achieve this look on your own is by using the old fashioned form of pin curling. To start off this look make sure your hair is blown out completely dry and then make a nice deep part on either side of the head for a dramatic look. Next, apply a styling mousse or spray all over- this will allow the hair to crimp and hold easily.”

1. Apply a mousse or light gel to your hair like ApHogee Style and Wrap Mousse.

2. Take small 1-2 inch sections each and rolling them loosely around your thumb, making a loop, working up towards your scalp.

3. Set the curl with 1-2 bobby pins against your head/scalp. Make more pin curls like this on the bottom and sides of your hair.

4. Set hair in large rollers, 1-inch sections for the top sections of hair (or wherever your hair needs more volume).

Article continues after video.

5. Blow dry until hair is about 70-80% dry with a diffuser.

6. Spray hair with a light alcohol-free mist like Cantu Thermal Shield Heat Protector.

APRILSKIN Pink Aloe Facial Polish Cleanser
Amazon
APRILSKIN Pink Aloe Facial Polish Cleanser
SHOP NOW
Top Product.
Briogeo Style + Treat™ Dry Shampoo Puff
Briogeo
Briogeo Style + Treat™ Dry Shampoo Puff
SHOP NOW
Holler & Glow 12 Days of Self Care 12 Piece Masking Set
Target
Holler & Glow 12 Days of Self Care 12 Piece Masking Set
SHOP NOW
Lanolips Day & Night Lip Minis
Lanolips
Lanolips Day & Night Lip Minis
SHOP NOW
Ruby Kisses Lip Oil Booster
Amazon
Ruby Kisses Lip Oil Booster
SHOP NOW
Melanie Mills Hollywood Gleam Body Radiance
Amazon
Melanie Mills Hollywood Gleam Body Radiance
SHOP NOW
Catrice Under Eye Brightener
Amazon
Catrice Under Eye Brightener
SHOP NOW
Curlsmith  Shake + Shine
Amazon
Curlsmith Shake + Shine
SHOP NOW

7. Remove the curlers when the hair is completely dry. Use a paddle brush or fingers to fluff and separate curls for a tousled look. Try not to play with your hair too much (this will cause frizz).

8. Move some hair over to a side (depending on its length”> and use a rhinestone bobby pin to hold it just behind the ear. If your hair is shorter, use a shiny headband (think Great Gatsby: rhinestones, feathers, glitter”> to push hair away from your face. Use a large curling wand to finish off or shape some pieces around your face or any ends that appear out of place.


Which vintage pin curl look will you create this season? Let us know in the comments!

Read More

How Donni Davy Built Half Magic By Following Her Intuition
Beauty
How Donni Davy Built Half Magic By Following Her Intuition
Our Favorite Beauty Looks From The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards
Beauty
Our Favorite Beauty Looks From The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women ...
Ask A Stylist: Color Combos To Try During Your Winter Arc
Curly
Ask A Stylist: Color Combos To Try During Your Winter Arc
How Growing Up as a Black Man Shaped My Relationship with My Curls
Curly
How Growing Up as a Black Man Shaped My Relationship with My...
How To Achieve A Flawless Silk Press With Raw Hair
Shop
How To Achieve A Flawless Silk Press With Raw Hair
Company Information
  • Customer Service
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
Subscribe
  • Newsletters
FOLLOW US
  • Home
  • Watch
  • 2024 Event
    • General Info
    • Presenters & Speakers
    • Tickets
    • Get in Touch
    • FAQ
  • Shop