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1910s Marcel Waves
The proper curling iron to use is that of Marcel shown above.
A curling preparation
(setting lotion) may be applied to the hair before curling to render the
undulations more permanent. The hair, having been dried, is now thoroughly
combed out, evenly dividing the hair aureole fashion and gathering the hair
above the ring of hair to be curled on top of the head.
The operator is now ready
to begin marcelling. She should start at the right side of the head. Comb
out a strand of hair about three or four inches wide. Do not make it too
thick, as this interferes with curling. Hold the iron groove inward or
toward the scalp in the right hand, and with the left hand hold the strand
of hair. Hold the iron in a perpendicular position, beginning the first curl
just over the ear, but not too close to the scalp. The hair near the scalp
is done last with a smaller iron, after all of the hair has been waved.
Press the handles of the iron downward, giving it a downward pull at the
same time.
Allow the hair to remain
in this position for a moment to obtain the curl and remove.
Now slipping the fingers of the left hand further up the strand, apply the
iron again, placing in line with the first curl and about one inch above it,
and again curl, this time pushing the iron forward as it is twisted
downward, which gives the marcel effect.
Continue along the whole
strand quite to the end, making five to seven of these curls in the strand,
according to the length of the hair. The iron on the third curl should be
pulled downward, and the fourth pushed upward, and so on, in zigzag fashion,
as it were, to get the proper results.
The first strand having been completed, the one behind it is taken up and
curled in the same way. The curls must always be made in line with those of
the first strand to give the coiffure an even effectand, to accomplish this,
a small part of the first strand is included with the second to serve as a
guide in placing the iron properly.
The hair having all been
waved, gather the various strands on top of the head, not drawing them too
tightly, and pin them into place.
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