Curls and crimping

Queen Elizabeth I

associated with Nicholas Hilliard
oil on panel, circa 1575
31 in. x 24 in. (787 mm x 610 mm)
Purchased, 1865
Primary Collection
NPG 190

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02074/Queen-Elizabeth-I?LinkID=mp01452&search=sas&sText=queen+elizabeth&OConly=true&role=sit&rNo=4

Curls were very popular in the Elizabethan times.

This is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the first displaying curls in her hair. 

Contemporary curls-

These pin curls remind me of the Elizabethan look but also are modern due to the placement of the curls. 

http://www.myhautedame.com/tag/modern-pin-curls/

 

 This is my practice of crimping and curling. I quite enjoyed crimping as it created a texture similar to my own and also made the hair mold-able.