Kiss curl
A kiss curl describes a lock of hair curling onto the face and usually plastered down. Although the curl could be flattened with saliva (hence its alternative name spit curl), soap or hair lotion is more typically used.[1]
Pre-20th century
In the late seventeenth century, there was a fashion for fringes composed of curls described as fripons, guigne-galants, or 'kiss-curls', sometimes augmented with false hair.[2]
20th-century onwards
The kiss curl style was worn by both men and women.
It became a trademark of the singer
In early episodes of the TV drama series
In the 1990s, kiss curls inspired the trend of laid edges, notably worn by Chilli in the girl group TLC.[9]
See also
- List of hairstyles
- Lovelock (hair) braided hair to the side, sometimes on the forehead
References
- ISBN 9780313331459.
- ISBN 9780313336645.
- ISBN 9781137376800.
- ISBN 9781135053581.
- ISBN 9780313331459.
- ISBN 9780306818738.
- ISBN 9781594741135.
- Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "History Behind the Slayed Edges Hairstyle and How to Pull it Off". Tricoci University. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
External links
Media related to Kiss curls at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of kiss curl at Wiktionary
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