Pin up hairstyles from the 1950s are an easy to create
glam look, even for short hair. Celebrities like Dita Von Teese
love 50s short pin up hairstyles and you can try the best
looks yourself.
While Kary Perry and Christina Aguilera have experimented with pin
up hairstyles with longer hair, you can get good results even if
your hair is shorter as long as you follow the right steps. Check
out the best looks for 50s pin up hair, suited to most hair types,
but more difficult to create for fine hair.
50s Short Pin Up Hairstyles: Pin Curls
Getting pin curls is easy for shorter hair and the technique
also allows you to protect your tresses from the heat damage of a
curling iron. For shorter hair, there's no need to go big, the
diameter can be just 1 inch or even smaller.
Set your curls with rollers in wet hair the night before, then
enjoy the great '50s pin up hair the next day. Play with
different places for the curls and use styling cream and a little
hairspray to set the look after securing your curls with bobby
pins.
50s Pin Up Hair: Victory Rolls for Shorter Hair
Victory rolls only need a few inches of hair on top to look
good, so you can easily wear them as part of short pin up hair
cuts. The asymmetrical look is the best modern interpretation of
the Victory rolls for short hair and you can usually place the
curls left and right of a side part.
Curl your hair towards the back of the head using either classic
rolls or a thick curling iron and finish the look with a light mist
of hairspray. For long hairstyles, they're usually worn
with pin curls at the back, but they can look great even when the
hair is shorter at the sides and back.
50s Short Pin Up Hair: Bettie Page Bangs
If pin curls aren't enough for the retro look you want, pair
them with Bettie Page bangs for one of the
best '50s short pin up hairstyles. This look works best for thick
blunt bangs and you'll need to get some curls done the night before
as well. To complete the '50s pin up hair look, brush your curls to
create long soft waves that go great with the styled bangs.
50s Pin Up Hair: Marilyn Monroe Curls
The Marilyn Monroe pin up look can be achieved using a 3/4
barrel curling iron by curling the hair on the sides towards the
face. Curl the hair on the crown away from the face and secure all
curls with bobby pins for this iconic look, one of the best '50s
short pin up hairstyles.
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