Papillote Curls: historical hairdressing techniques

Janet Stephens' tutorial on 18th century boucles papillotes (butterfly curls) using triangles of tissue paper and a flat iron. Papillote curls make beautiful, strong curls even on fine limp hair. They are great for retro hairstyles. Research based on the Encyclopedie Diderot. Background Music ("Papillotes flying", ISRC QM-UDL-12-00010) created by Janet Stephens, jntvstp, using Apple Garageband.

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