Hair...gettting that look, or not

Well I've been trying for the last few weeks to get my hair into a retro look...so far I've ended up with the light-socket hair (aka fried curls) The pony tail as nothing else is working or just a simple sweep-back of the curls and pinned with a bobby on each side. The last has earned me a few compliments. I hope to find my camera soon to post a pic. I've done the sweep-back with either my foam curled(slept in) or the hot rollers. After a quick comb out, do the flip and spray. Then I pin right behind the ears and use a bit of pomade to smooth the top a bit and off I go. It's actually an easy style and the best I found a pic of my grandmother a while back from right after my grandparents got married. My hairstyle is VERY similar to hers!