Easy Jane Eyre-inspired Victorian Hairstyle Tutorial
Today, I’m going to show you how to recreate this Victorian hairstyle inspired by the 2011 Jane Eyre movie.
Although this is a historical hairstyle, don’t let that discourage you–it’s very doable! Follow along to see.
Tools and materials:
- Comb with a pointed end
- Medium claw clip
- Ponytail holder
- Hair extensions (optional)
- Brush
- 3 hair elastics
- Bobby pins
1. Part your hair in three places
Start by making a middle part. Then, make another part on each side of your head, going toward your ears.
Twist and clip the front sections of hair under your chin temporarily to get them out of the way.
2. Make a low ponytail
Gather the rest of your hair into a low ponytail.
3. Add hair extensions (optional)
At this point, you can unclip the hair in the front.
Then, if you’d like, attach hair extensions on either side of your ponytail for extra volume.
Feel free to skip this step if you have thicker hair naturally.
Brush the hair through to make sure it’s smooth.
4. Make three braids
Divide the ponytail into three sections.
Then, braid each section so that you end up with three braids in the back. Tie them off with hair elastics.
5. Form the braids into a bun
Grab one of the outer braids and wrap it around the base point of the braids, making sure to hide the start of the extensions, if you’ve applied those.
Then secure the end with a bobby pin.
Now grab what was the middle braid and wrap it around the base as well. Secure its end with another bobby pin.
Then wrap the last braid and use a bobby pin to hold it in place too.
6. Address the front sections of hair
This is the step that really turns this look into a Gothic Victorian hairstyle.
Comb through these sections of hair since this hairstyle is all about smoothness.
Starting on one side, “swoop” the hair over your ear and twist it.
Twist all the way to the end of the section of hair and wrap it around the top of the bun.
Tuck the end underneath the bun and secure at the top of the bun with a bobby pin.
Repeat this process on the other side as well, starting with a smooth “swoop” over the ear.
Then twist and wrap the hair around the bun from the other direction.
Tuck in the end and add more bobby pins to secure everything in place, if necessary.
That’s all there is to this quick and simple, Jane Eyre-inspired hairstyle:
Victorian hairstyle: Jane Eyre hairstyle
I hope you loved this Victorian hairstyle tutorial. Comment below with your favorite Victorian heroine!
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Thank you for a clear tutorial! For any reenactors out there: hair extensions were used in Victorian times.
In the great Russian novel, "Anna Karenina," Kitty wears some false hair on her head when she attends a ball. Author Lev Tolstoy compares Kitty's coiffure choice unfavourably with Anna, whose lush hair requires no extensions.
But then Kitty ends up happily married while Anna kills herself -- so I'm not sure what the moral of Tolstoy's story is.
All *we* need to know is that Victorian ladies augmented their hair, too. So this additional hair is authentic