Last week I posted this picture on instagram and right away had people asking how I did it. Instead of awkwardly explaining over instagram I decided to make a video to show you how. It’s been a long time since I last made a video and had a ton of fun! Scroll down to the bottom to watch.
I call this the Jane Austen Twist as it’s the hairstyle I imagine all the Jane Austen female leads wear. It’s classic and feminine, and can be worn either casually or to a fancy grand ball. Not that we have those anymore…ya know they did some things right back in those days.

The best thing about the Jane Austen twist? While your hair is all wrapped up, it’s being curled at the same time.if you know me, you know I’ve often complained about how my hair never holds a curl to save my life. This hairstyle is an exception though. I’ll often wear it to bed (far comfier than our grandmother’s hair curlers) and wake up to lovely curls! Though they’re not always perfect, so if you plan to do this allow yourself an extra 10 minutes in the morning to curl any straight strands with a curling wand.

The video quite clearly shows how to do the Jane Austen twist, but here are some notes:

• You’ll need a headband and bobby pins
• This hairstyle works best with slightly damp hair. Add product while damp to add extra hold.
• The twisted hair can be manipulated pretty easily. You can see at :54 I’m pulling at the hair to ensure it entirely covers the headband.
• Keep twisting your hair around the headband until you can’t fit anymore. Once you’ve reached that point then fold all the hair into the headband as shown in the video. You may need to a few place bobby pins to keep stray hairs in place.

Now while I may be the only one to think of this as a Jane Austen twist, I’m certainly not the first to create this hairstyle. My hairdresser suggested it to me when I lamented about how difficult it is to curl my hair. Here are some more tutorials and variations on the headband twist: