18th century hairstyle a la Colombe

In this video, I talk about how the high hairstyles of the late 1770s evolve and about the different shapes they take, and we do a hairstyle called coiffure a la Colombe or hairstyle of the dove. We also discuss 18th century hygiene and the practice of pomading and powdering the hair for both creating the hairstyles and for cleaning the hair. To create this hairstyle you will need: 1 big round hair cushion 2 smaller hair cushions like hair doughnuts opened at least 2 wide hairpieces or more if your hair is finner one ponytail type bigger hairpiece for the back flip pomade either historical or modern hair powder or corn starch (with essential oils for added scent) hair pins and bobby pins any hair decor items you want like ribbons, pins and feathers historical pomade: https://www.etsy.com/fi-en/listing/120496582/orange-flower-pomatum-pomade-natural https://www.etsy.com/fi-en/listing/1625179598/georgian-hair-products for a vegan modernized version: https://inkuto.com/en/products/organic-hair-food-for-curly-hair 0:00 intro 7:42 hair care 11:21 pomading hair 13:55 powdering hair 16:40 hairstyle 23:49 finished style 24:09 embellishing 24:28 finished result