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 Bill Haley, who wore a large kiss curl over his right eye to divert attention from his left eye, which was blind.^[3]^[4] Other people known for their kiss curls included Josephine Baker,^[5] Diana Ross,^[6] and Superman.^[7]

In early episodes of the TV drama series Agatha Christie's Poirot, Poirot's assistant, Miss Lemon, portrayed by Pauline Moran, appears with five kiss curls across her forehead.^[8]

In the 1990s, kiss curls inspired the trend of laid edges, notably worn by Chilli in the girl group TLC.^[9]

References

^ Sherrow, Victoria (2006). Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780313331459.
^ Harvey, Sara M. (2008). "The Seventeenth Century". In Condra, Jill (ed.). The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through world history. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780313336645.
^ Lyons, John F. (2013). America in the British imagination : 1945 to the present. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 19. ISBN 9781137376800.
^ Hall, Mitchell K. (2014). The Emergence of Rock and Roll Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 15. ISBN 9781135053581.
^ Sherrow, Victoria (2006). "Josephine Baker". Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780313331459.
^ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). The Supremes : a saga of motown dreams, success, and betrayal. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 373. ISBN 9780306818738.
^ Beatty, Scott (2006). The Superman handbook : the ultimate guide to saving the day. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 162. ISBN 9781594741135.
^ Conroy, Sarah Booth (January 18, 1990). "'Poirot' PBS's Nifty Christie". 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

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The dictionary definition of kiss curl at Wiktionary

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[1] Sherrow, Victoria (2006). Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780313331459.

[condra-2] Harvey, Sara M. (2008). "The Seventeenth Century". In Condra, Jill (ed.). The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through world history. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780313336645.

[3] Lyons, John F. (2013). America in the British imagination : 1945 to the present. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 19. ISBN 9781137376800.

[4] Hall, Mitchell K. (2014). The Emergence of Rock and Roll Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 15. ISBN 9781135053581.

[5] Sherrow, Victoria (2006). "Josephine Baker". Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780313331459.

[6] Ribowsky, Mark (2010). The Supremes : a saga of motown dreams, success, and betrayal. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. p. 373. ISBN 9780306818738.

[7] Beatty, Scott (2006). The Superman handbook : the ultimate guide to saving the day. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. p. 162. ISBN 9781594741135.

[8] Conroy, Sarah Booth (January 18, 1990). "'Poirot' PBS's Nifty Christie". Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

[9] "History Behind the Slayed Edges Hairstyle and How to Pull it Off". Tricoci University. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

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