Hairspray was banned from the 'Little Women' set.
Greta Gerwig
The latest adaption of the Louisa May Alcott's classic novel envisioned the famous March sisters - played by Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, and Florence Pugh - as early bohemians and writer and director Greta Gerwig encouraged the head of the film's hair department, Fríða Aradóttir, to create less structured hairstyles.
Greta provided photos from Victorian-era British portrait photographer Julia Margaret Cameron as inspiration.
Speaking to Refinery29, Fríða recalled: "Greta, early on in our conversations, suggested that this family and these girls and women were possibly the original hippies.
"The hair was always meant to be a little less structured than you see in a lot of period movies. I find that more relatable than coiffures, which are so distinct and untouchable."
As a result, the hair expert decided to ban hairspray from the set as she knew it hadn't yet been invented during the story's timeline.
Fríða told her team: "Let [the hair] be flyaway, let it be loose!"
She added: "On Jo, there were always pieces falling down -- she was too busy thinking about a lot of other things and not tucking her hair in."
Meanwhile, the makeup department also worked incredibly hard to keep with the times by providing a "no makeup look" on the big screen.
The stylists added a signature Victorian flush to the actresses by using a coral stain on their lips and cheeks.
Judy Chin, the makeup department head, explained: "My conversations with [Gerwig] were about having the girls just look wild and natural. I took all of their features and enhanced them.
"I wanted them to look very natural and strong and beautiful without any sort of noticeable cosmetic enhancement."
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