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Christina Aguilera is bringing back the romantic styles of the 40’s with her platinum finger-waved hair. In doing so, she makes a statement that is uniquely her own. The hair styles of the 40’s are not hard to imitate and the dress is knock your socks off sexy and feminine.

“how fun is that? “

These hair styles just take stepping “out of the box” in order to create the look. With a little practice using these old techniques for hair styling, you can transform into a Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo type of gal . . . how fun is that?

Your hair can be molded, gelled, pinned, rolled and coiffed into taking on these fabulous looks. The most defining look these hair styles have is created by the “finger waves” and “pin curls.” Create this look by: putting a strong hold gel in damp hair. Form waves into hair with fingers at the crown and top of the head and secure with long hair clips. Create pin curls with the rest of your hair by forming curls around your fingers and use bobby pins to secure. Remove after hair is dry and finger comb into place.

Tips: For softer curls, wrap around two fingers, with damp hair. The more wet your hair is the tighter the curls will be. Experiment styling with damp and dry hair. Also barrettes, especially jeweled ones, can help to create the look. Nocturne.com’s has some step by step pin curl instructions and other vintage hair looks that might be fun to try.

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