1930s
Brush Curling
Brush curling the permanent wave is often more satisfactory
for very fine and thin hair than finger waving.
This kind of wave will give a soft, fluffy effect.
A brush curl may be briefly described as a curl made by tightly winding
wet strands of hair around the index finger in an overlapping curl,
smoothly brushing with a stiff brush, securely pinning to the scalp
with wire hair pins, and carefully drying with artifical heat.
The hair should be parted down the center of the head and divided
into squares after the manner of preparing the strands
for a permanent wave. The size of the square will depend upon
the size of the wave desired, but the strand should be no larger
than can be wound easily around the finger. The strand
should be combed out to the end and held in the right hand;
it should be wrapped tigthly and brushed firmly around
the index finger of the left hand. The ends should be tucked out sight,
the finger should be lifted and rotated and the hair carefully
slipped off and pinned tightly to the scalp. In this manner
rows of curls are brushed and pinned all over the head;
and where the hair is too short to curl over the finger,
hairpins may be used, or the ends may be curled under
with a warm marcel iron after the hair hads been dried.
After the drying, the pins are removed, and the curls
combed out and formed with the fingers and comb into waves.
