Practical: Late Victorian Hairstyles

Equipment/products needed:

• Pin tail comb
• Hair band
• Hair grips
• Curlers
• Dry shampoo/coloured hairspray

• Start with a centre parting, and divide the rest of the hair into a 'T' - sectioning off the front and clipping these sections out of the way
• Then take a horseshoe shaped section from the back and tie this into a high ponytail

• Divide the ponytail into smaller sections and curl these sections individually (remember to tuck the ends in using a comb to avoid getting fish hooks)
• Then grip these around the hair band, but try to avoid making it look like a bun
• Curl the rest of the bottom section of hair

• Run your fingers through the curls to separate them slightly
• Begin gripping some of these curls up onto the section where the ponytail is - pile them on top and around to create height in this area
• Then release the top sections. Curl 3 sections of hair on each side, facing into the head, keeping the curlers horizontal
• Any left over hair from the front section should then be curled backwards, keeping the curlers vertical 
• Clip the section of hair (where the curlers were vertical) into the ponytail section - it should be quite smooth and slick at the sides 
• Do the same with the bottom horizontal curl
• Take the 2 top horizontal curls and brush them through. Pull them back onto the head, but creating a wave at the front, and grip the hair into place

• You could be more experimental if the hair was longer, but unfortunately on this doll, it is not
• You could then add flowers or decoration, if required
• Finally, spray the whole of the head (using dry shampoo, or coloured hairspray) to make it look grey

I was quite satisfied with how this style came out, although I think that it did not come together until the very end. I like how the sides are quite smooth, but yet it has the element of waves to make it more interesting and the intricate curls at the back. I think I just need to work on my overall finishing of the style, e.g. the exact positioning of the curls and the way they fall. 

I actually think this style looks quite bridal, which could be something that I look into, as this would in fact relate to Miss Havisham, e.g. her hair would probably still have been in the same style as she had on her wedding day, just much looser and untidy where it had begun to fall out. 

http://www.weddingandgems.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bridal-hairstyle-2.jpg

For example, it is similar to this look in some ways due to the curls which you can see have been pinned into place, and that it has some of the hair flowing down and not involved in an up-do.