Early Victorian Hairstyles: 1830 -1860

First of all it needs to be said that for a Victorian women it was a must -have  to have very, very long hair.

Some examples:) 

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Key points of early Victorian hair:

~centre parting

~flat 

~smoothly back to a knot or bun( crown height but usually lower)

~ for early 1830's: plait on each side in a loop (down the cheeks and under ear) to the back to connect with bun, but the front sections of hair didn't necessarily needed t be plaited.

~braids around the bun

~accessories: feathers, flowers, lace

~later the front plaits turned into tight curls or ringlets on the sides, curls were still quite in the face

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ways to do your hair

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Portrait of young Queen Victoria by Unknown artist

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here you can see the typical bun at the back and the loopy plaits.

another Queen Victoria portrait

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In this portrait you can the see the with braids decorated bun at the back and ringlets on the sides which go into the face, middle parting as well