I absolutely love hair styling gadgets and was recently lucky enough to be sent the new Babyliss Wave envy to review.
I immediately thought it looked perfect for creating finger style waves for 1920's inspired hair so decided to put it through its paces at a twenties themed makeover party.
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| Clara Bows softer curls still work as a hairstyle today |
Hair styles from the 1920's can be very unflattering (Eton crop anyone) so as a rule myself and Lilly always add slightly more wave and fullness than is perhaps historically accurate and tend to channel more of a soft Clara Bow look than the slapped down harshness of the Josephine Baker style kiss curls. After all vintage inspired glamour needs to make you feel amazing and be wearable.
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| Suddenly everyone has gone cuckoo for the roaring twenties |
The release of the remade Great Gatsby film has only created more demand for this type of styling so being able to create quick deco inspired hair styles without having to use setting lotion and pin curling is great news indeed.
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| Marcel waves are lovely but very fiddly |
So how did the wavers fare? actually very well indeed. They get really hot, really quickly (be sure to use the heat mat provided) which means the waves created stayed in without going limp.
The wavers work in much the same way as the old school crimpers did. You clamp sections of the hair working down and after about twenty seconds have beautiful rippled waves.
For the 1920's look I did find the ends of the hair had a tendency to look a little crimped so I used tongs to curls these under. If you were using these to create more of a boho look you wouldn't need to do this but the twenties look is quite structured.
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| Our bride to be Kylie was keen to see if her long super straight hair could be waved |
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| Working through the hair in sections |
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| The effect is instant-these bad boys are very hot indeed |
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| Betty and Lilly putting the wavers through their paces |
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| Soft Marcel waved style hair in under five minutes |
Because they are so hot they worked really effectively on both fine and thick hair and the speed with which you can wave a whole head of long hair was quite something.
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| Using the wavers just at the very ends of the hair gave the flapper styling a slightly more contemporary softer feel |
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| Here we simply pinned the hair up at the back and waved the fringe |
The wavers were great for adding fullness and texture to fine hair but didn't make it look dry or crispy. We didn't use any setting lotion, just simply sprayed it with hairspray once it was dressed.
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| A few soft waves at the back add fullness to fine hair |
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| I love how choppy this hair looks with just a tiny amount of wave and texture in it |
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Here all the hair is waved and then pinned up in soft rolls before adding a headdress
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Overall I was really impressed with the wavers. For a quick twenties inspired do or for soft boho style waves they are very effective.They do have that slight crimped look so if its full bouncy curls you are after these might not suit but for rippling waves they are great.They cost around £37 and can be purchased here
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twenties inspired loveliness
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