I have naturally curly hair, shoulder length and am *dying* to do vintage styling on it.  My dream hair would look like Rita Hayworth's.  I cringe when I watch tutorials on styling hair because there is so much brushing, combing and handling involved.  With my kind of hair, one swipe of a brush makes it flat and frizzy.  When I try to style it, it just looks like a damaged mess.  I would LOVE any sort of assistance or guidance.  Are there any other curly topped gals out there who have overcome this issue?  Thank you!!!

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I have similar hair but mine is cut above my shoulders because I love the bob look.  It is very hard to style when you have short curly hair and to keep it frizz free is very difficult.  I love finger waves, I have really thick curly hair and so far the only way I found I can maintain finger waves was to use pomade.

I currently use Murray's pomade but I only use it for special occasions because when I do the pin curls, it takes a lot of time.  What I do is I wash my hair at night and put in the pomade, you have to heat it up for it to melt a little.  I put all my hair in pin curls and then leave it overnight, in the morning I take out the pin curls and brush and stays put for the whole day.  You just need to buy the special shampoo to wash out the pomade the next day or else it stays in for a few days.

Just look up some you tube videos to do pin curls and you can get the same effect for finger waves and a very retro look.

That's a great recommendation for the pomade!  I'm anxiously waiting until payday to buy a few more styling supplies, including the pomade.  Thank you so much!  I hope the rest of your week is fantastic.

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