Weekly visits to the salon were in order to set hair in the latest finger waves and tight rolls.

Hairstyle of girls in 1930s. Early in the 1930s decade womans hairstyles were still close to the head and made feminine with finger waves. It was off with the old literally in the case of hemlines and hair and on with the new. The Great War had taken many lives and this shadow cast a desire to live embrace life.

With Hollywood films being at the forefront and providing moments of escapism from the Great Depression silver screen sirens like Bette Davis and Marlene Dietrich inspired viewers with their glamourous hairstyles. Short hair was in style although long hair was acceptable and it needed expert attention to cut and curl hair. At night women would wash about once a week and set their own hair in rag curlers or use.

In the 1930s women attempted to cheer themselves up with pampering in the form of beauty products and hairstyling. With a softer look than the sleek bob and tight ringlets of the 1920s women began wearing their hair in more feminine styles with parts sweeping to the side or down the middle. Usually this hairstyle had ripples that eminently emerge from crown and wave freely downwards.

Depending on the taste and suitability of each individual and each type of hair. In bob haircuts the hair is cut very short revealing the nape of the wearer and the front portion of the hair is cut to frame the face. This reflected the transition from the 1920s styles.

On the other hand many also like short hair. Women have been changed forever. It was a tight sausage at the back of the hair rolled upwards rather than turned under like the pageboy.

Bouffant hairstyle was the most popular formal hair style. At the beginning of the decade short hair still reigned for mens hairstyles as well as womens hairstyles. Women also used to tie the top of an old stocking right around their heads like a headband and roll the hair over it creating the victory roll.