I had at least one reader request a "how to" post on the Regency hairstyle I did on Charlie for The Doll Wardrobe's photo contest (which I didn't win, by the way...but that's okay. I had a great time taking the pics and being involved.). :) Thankfully, I had the foresight to take pics as I worked on her hair, so I didn't have to go back and try to figure out how on earth I'd done it. ;)
I drew inspiration for this hairstyle partially from the way Catherine Morland, as played by Felicity Jones, wore her hair in the 2007 version of "Northanger Abbey".
I also took some ideas from this YouTube hair tutorial.
I started by choosing a piece of ribbon that matched Charlie's outfit and was long enough to go around her head. I put it on her head like a headband, leaving some hair in the front:
I put the extra hair in claws so it would stay put:
After the claws were in, I turned Charlie upside down and secured the ribbon with 2 mini bobby pins. I found these doll-sized bobby pins at Dollar Tree several months ago. They work really well for doll hairstyles...they even have the nice ceramic-type coating so they don't pull the hair as much. I stocked up on several packages of these, and I'm so glad I did, because I haven't seen them there in a while.
After the ribbon was secured with the bobby pins, I put all of Charlie's hair (except for the two front portions in the claws) into a ponytail.
Once her hair was in the ponytail, I twisted it into a bun and secured it with several more mini bobby pins.
Next, I took one of the front strands of hair and twisted it:
Once it was completely twisted, I brought it around her head and rested it on top of her bun. Then I tucked it around her bun and secured it with more bobby pins.
I then repeated the process on the other side.
And here's the finished result:
A bit messy, I know. :} Next time, I think I'll probably spritz her hair down with my little spray bottle from American Girl. That should help with the flyaway hairs.
Still, it was just right for a Regency photo shoot. :)
I love the hairstyle! I should try it on my doll soon...
ReplyDelete~Emma
Wow...this is beautiful! :D I'll have to try this on Mia once I can find bobby pins and ribbons (which are probably somewhere scattered around my house). ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, gals. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I LOVE this hairstyle! It seems simple enough to try for myself! I actually did two similar hairstyles like this, and I enjoyed them a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting a tutorial on this! ;D
~Mr. W
Ah... that's how you did it :) Thanks !
ReplyDeleteWow. I tried that off of a Youtube tutorial and it was a lot more work! This is much more simple AND it looks nicer then the Youtube tutorial. I must try this on my Julie doll!
ReplyDeleteMickey's Girl
Thank you for sharing. I'll have to give this a try, as I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial. :)
ReplyDelete(Good to hear from you, AuntLou!) ;)
You still there? Can't wait till the next post!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly&Me. Yes, I'm still here. :) This week has been a really crazy one, so posting has been slow. You'll hear from me again soon! :)
ReplyDeleteI know you said you dont like liv girls, but I wanted to show you them in my pics of my dolls i put a page about them on my blog, its a dolls world. you dont have to if you dont wanna. :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elliebob. :) I'll check them out when I get a chance. :)
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