When trying to dress in the vintage aesthetic, sometimes you need something extra to help with the look. This is where vintage hairstyles, makeup, and outfits come in! Try your hand at these 20 retro looks today!
20. Cat Eye
The cat eye is a timeless look. It may be challenging to perfect, but once you do, you will be the cat’s meow! This look can be slight for a ’50s flick or dramatic for a bold ’60s look.
19. Red Lips
Red lips are classic. They work for many different decades and they always dazzle. Swipe on your favorite red lipstick and become a vintage vixen.
18. A Cupid’s Bow Lip
Dive into your inner Flapper era with a Cupid’s Bow lip! The idea is to give yourself a heart-shaped upper lip. You will look like the bee’s knees with this type of lip shape.
17. A Shift Dress
A shift dress works for rocking a ’60s look. It gives you that feminine feel and also is perfect for many activities! Who doesn’t love a versatile dress?
16. Sailor Pants
Sailor pants were big in the 1930s and the 1940s. They looked exactly like the pants that sailors of the time used to wear – hence the name sailor pants. You need some wide-legged pants to achieve this look.
15. Pearls
Pearls scream vintage. They look good with many different outfits and are the timeless staple that you need in your accessory rotation.
14. Fit and Flare Dress
Fit and flare dresses are a vintage wardrobe staple that you need to have a vintage style. This type of dress was worn in a couple of different decades, so it will go great no matter what decade you are trying to be inspired by.
13. Bandanas for Your Hair
Channel your inner Rosie the Riveter with a bandana in your hair. This is so easy to do and it will give any outfit a vintage look. It’s something so simple but wearing a bandana in your hair can really add some flair!
12. Bold Brows
In some decades women had no eyebrows (I’m looking at you the 1920s and 1930s). However, a lot of other decades had bold brow styles. So make sure you pay attention to your brows and don’t forget to make them pop!
11. Mini Skirt
A mini skirt will give you the ’60s look of your dreams! Mini skirts debuted in the ’60s but have had many renditions of them since then. If you are wearing a skirt, why not make it mini?
10. Victory Rolls
Victory Rolls can give your style a 1940s flair! To do Victory Rolls, you need to curl under two pieces of hair and pin them in a roll shape. You can do one roll if you haven’t mastered the style yet and still look wonderful! You’ll be ready to go to a USO party in no time!
9. Beehive
The Beehive hairstyle is all about volume! The more volume, the better! To achieve this look, you will have to tease your hair — and when we say tease it, we mean really tease it! Your hair will look a little wild before you style it, but just know bobby pins are your friend! Once you get the right shape for this look, you will look like the bee’s knees.
8. Flipped Ends
The easiest thing to do is flip out the ends of your hair to give yourself some vintage flair. Take your flat iron and use it to curl the ends of your hair out. That’s it! You have flipped ends and look oh-so-stylish and vintage at the same time.
7. Finger Waves
Finger Waves were very big in the 1920s and 1930s. Many starlets had Finger Waves in their hair, making it a glamorous look. There are a couple of ways to get this style — some people use a lot of gel and a comb, while others opt for clips to help them achieve an effortless wave.
6. Old Hollywood Waves
Do you want to be the definition of a glamour girl? Then you need some Old Hollywood waves in your hair! These waves glide effortlessly near your face but in a sophisticated way.
5. The French Twist
The French Twist is a way to switch up your usual ponytail. To do a French Twist, you have to pull your hair to one side and then put bobby pins in your hair to hold the hair in place. After you do that, you twist the hanging hair around and tuck it where you placed the bobby pins. Then voila! You have a nice hairstyle that’s effortless and chic.
4. Voluminous Ponytail
A voluminous ponytail is probably the easiest style to do on this list. You take your hair and put it in a high ponytail. To be a part of that vintage aesthetic, you should curl the ends of your ponytail and add a ribbon around it. Easy to do and absolutely chic!
3. Curtain Bangs
To achieve a Curtain Bang, one must have some sort of layers in their hair. You then part your hair down the middle and curl the shortest pieces by flipping them out. Not only is a Curtain Bang easy to achieve, it looks groovy!
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2. A Bob
Getting your hair cut into a Bob means you can be living the vintage aesthetic all day every day! If you aren’t ready to commit to a Bob, there is a way to style one without cutting your hair. You can take the longest layers of your hair and put them in two braids. Then you bobby pin the braids to the bottom of your head, leaving the shorter layers out. Now you have a Bob without the commitment!
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1. Curls
One of the easiest ways to get a vintage hairstyle is to curl your hair! You can achieve this look in several ways — by sleeping in curlers, pin curls, or even rag curlers. Then when you wake up in the morning, you take the curler of your choice out and brush your hair. Brushing your hair is the key to getting this style just right. You might have to brush for a while, but it will look flawless when you brush it just right!
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