Historical hairstyles - Edwardian updos inspired by Bernadette Banner

I love Edwardian hairstyles, and have been getting some experience at it thanks to my cosplay of Missy (from Doctor Who), who wears elaborate Edwardian-inspired updos 😁☂️💜 But I've been wanting to add historical styles to my weekly updos as well, so here's an Edwardian updo (way less time consuming than Missy's, thankfully xD), directly inspired by a style which @bernadettebanner often wears 💜 And thanks to @morgandonner for additionally giving me an impromptu tutorial of the style in that video where they imitated each other's hair 😁👌!

Here linked below are the videos which inspired this updo. I plan on doing a video tutorial of the way I do it as well, but in the meantime I'll be adding some written steps as usual!

A mini-visual tutorial of the style from 1:34 -1:54

 In this video, Morgan Donner imitates Bernadette's hair in this style. Bernadette briefly explains it from 15:00-15:48

• For this style I used:

-Initial texturizer (optional): Dry shampoo or similar hair powder.

-Comb and/or brush as needed.

-Some bobby pins to hold the puffed-up side sections

-Some bun pins for the bun. In my case, the finishing pins @redoodle_arts got me for the last Long Hair Community Winter Swap work perfectly to keep this updo in place 👍

-Open pins for final touches as needed

-Optional fixators: Aloe vera gel, hairspray (I only used a bit of aloe vera gel in some places).

Steps:

Adjustments might have to be done to this style depending on length, texture and thickness. Bernadette and I seem to have a very similar hair type regarding texture and length (mine is a bit longer and slightly thicker, but not so much that it made any difference for the style), so her way of doing it worked great for me. In Morgan Donner's video we can also see how this style could work on a thicker and wavy-curly hairtype.

 

1) Initial texturizer: Applying a bit of dry shampoo to the sides of my hair is actually part of my daily routine, so I had already done this when I tried the updo xD Apart from keeping the hair clean between washes, dry shampoo can add additional texture that allows for more volume and hold, and I also recommend it when it comes to some historical styles, especially if your hair is more slippery and/or more fine-textured (like mine xD) and doesn't hold volume well. Other wavier/curlier and/or coarser-textured hairtypes might not need this.

2) Side sections and front volume: I separated two sections of hair at the sides and twisted them back, securing them at the back with some bobby pins, and adding some volume to the front without the time-consuming work of a full-on pompadour xD (this will probably be more explanatory in a video xD In the meantime, I also refer to Bernadette's brief tutorials above for the way she does it xD). I still haven't gotten the knack of how Bernadette and others achieve the swooped-out front-side volume, but I've achieved different results of how the front volume looks during three attempts, so I'll get there xD

3) Top bun: With the side sections pinned, I took the rest of the hair and twisted it up in a cinnabun at the top of my head, hiding the bobby pins in the process, and pinning the bun in place with some open metal bun pins. The back volume this style creates when you pile all your hair at the top is very Edwardian, but also newish to me, as I'm kinda obsessed to wear the hair at my nape obnoxiously flat and polished xD (even my Missy styles have a back French twist xD). But I'm liking it, and it's comfier than I thought it'd be!

 

Another option is to braid the rest of the hair that is down at this point, and then follow the same steps (twisting the braid in a cinnabun at the top of the head and pinning it in place):

4) Finishing touches: The open bun pins I used worked just great to hold the bun in place for the whole day, but you can add small open pins as needed to further secure the style. You can also add aloe vera gel or hairspray to set the style and get rid of potential flyaways (if you want), and it's done!

• Picture gallery of this style (to be updated from time to time) (for larger size, click on pics or open in new tab): 

-Without braid:

A more casual version from 2022:

 

 

 

-With braid: Couple of casual practice sessions from 2022 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Just the front volume with length down:

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Random hairstyles: Braided buns and ponytails

Been uploading these in the individual posts for each hairstyle, but let's also have these recent-ish hairstyles in their own post :)

• Ponytails

Featuring sunset lighting, which makes my auburn hair look really reddish, and I approve 100% :D <3:

 

Another ponytail shot at archery classes :):

• Braided buns with paranda, secured with metal bun pins:

 

 Side view:

•  Flipped bun:

• High donut buns, with accent beribboned braid:

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Hairstyles - Top knot donut buns

Lately I've been wearing quite a lot of high donut buns. I usually wear buns at medium height (except got the flipped bun, which is higher), but I made a really high top knot donut bun for a Missy (Doctor Who) cosplay back in September and then started experimenting with them, and I realized I really like how they look :) I've also tried cinnamon top knots and other buns without a donut, but so far I think my favourite is the donut top knot.

I wouldn't advise to wear top knots every day or very often, though, because the higher a bun is the more pressure to the scalp and that can cause headaches and can be harmful to the hair as well (mechanical damage and especially traction alopecia if the hair is drawn back too tightly and/or too often). So I tend to do my top knots as loose as possible - even if some of these look tight, in reality they're never so tight as to cause actual headaches or pain. And in order to prevent any major traction issues, I also wear a top knot only sporadically, or alternate them with braids or buns/ponytails at middle/low height.

• For this style, I used:

-An elastic without metal for the initial ponytail. Another elastic (optional) to secure the har that'll cover the donut.

-Brush/comb to pull your hair up in a high ponytail and/or to smooth your hair. 

-Bobby pins (preferably open, closed can also work).

-Optional: A paranda/ribbon to braid into your hair (info about making parandas and braiding them into hair here), other decorative accessories (such as decorative pins, a small barrette, a comb, a fork, etc).

• Steps:  It's basically the same as the regular donut bun at middle height, only the starting ponytail is higher:

-Pull your hair up into a ponytail. I use a comb to help pulling my hair up, and a baby brush to smooth the hair into a more poliished look (this step can be omitted for a more casual/messy look). My long hair makes it harder to do a very high ponytail and keep the result smooth and non-lopsided, so I usually flip my hair upsdide down to let gravity help when it comes to pulling my hair in the ponytail xD

-Insert the foam donut through the ponytail so that it sits on top of the hair elastic at the base of the ponytail. 

-Take the ponytail and spread it over the donut, hiding it from view, and making sure the hair is evenly distributed. I usually make this step more secure by taking a hair elastic and sliding it over the hair-covered donut (this is optional).

-Gather the remaining hair and tuck it under/around the hair-covered donut, securing it with open/bobby pins if you need. Depending on how long your hair is, your ends will simply be tucked under the donut (and the elastic that I added on the former step would be seen), or you will have to wrap your length around it, hiding the optional elastic from view and adding to the volume.

-Optional: Decorating the bun with pins/flowers/barrettes/other hair decorative stuff.

 

Pros of this updo (in my opinion and experience):

-Quick and reasonably easy.

-Secure.

-Imo, pretty stylish.

-Both  a polished or more casual look.

-A lot of  decoration options.

-Voluminous updo.

-Cons of this updo (in my opinion and experience):

-Top knots can cause headaches and/or traction if worn very tight or very often.

-I find it more difficult to get donut buns messy/casual. I do like polished buns a lot, though.

 

More pics:

-You can also braid the remaining length and pin it around the hair-covered donut for a braided donut top knot look. Add a paranda to the braid for a very voluminous look:

Or a ribbon:

I used a really high top knot with a larger foam donut for my Extremis Missy cosplay (Doctor Who S10). I only wore this style once, during a Scotland trip in 2017, and I wouldn't recommend this more extreme version, as it left my scalp feeling really sore after wearing it all day long:

 

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