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Hair Styles - Retro

Here are an assortment of styles that have been featured in days gone by... and some of them are back again!

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Retro Hairstyles - Aloof
This is a bit more difficult than most of our hairstyles, but I have taken two different techniques and combined them. Remember, it's always about playing with the style. So lets get started.

How To Create Pin Curls
This technique is really easy to do and was very popular during the forties and fifties.

Retro Hairstyle - Mercurial
This style was very popular during the 80's and if you watch old music videos, you are very likely to spot such a style.

Styles of the Past - It's Your Turn
This style used to be called a "bowl cut". If I remember correctly, it never looked this good.

Styles of the Past - Jazzed
I remember this style vividly from the seventies and it's coming back again. Have you noticed that all the old styles keep returning?

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Styles of the Past - Over the Shoulder
The ringlet dancing over one shoulder makes this updo a style from the past while at the same time, looking very trendy.

Looking at the Sixties
The sixties was a decade of... just about anything goes in hairstyles. If you had been a teen during the sixties, here are just a few of the styles you might have picked.

It's All About Swing
If you are into Swing music, this style was at the height of fashion. There is just something about waves!

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