This apollo knot was very popular in the early Victorian era with a centre parting and tight ringlets at either sides of the head almost on the face. The knot at the back would often be achieved by adding hair pieces as it would require a lot of hair to achieve an exact apollo knot, decorations would also be added to add interest with flowers or jewels.
1840's
Moving onto the 1940's the hair style changed quite dramatically with the curls becoming looser and more 'romantic'. The curls were created by using a small curling iron which they would heat up in the fire or hot stone and then wrap the hair around the the hot iron.
1850's
Here is an image I've found of a lady in the 1850's painted by an English pre-raphaelite painter and illustrator, John Everett Millais. Her hair seems to be looped over her ears with a middle parting and a neat bun at the back of the head. The hair is quite simplistic and quite sleek at the sides where the hair was made into a definite loop around the ear making a difference to the earlier loose romantic curls of the 40's.
1860's
Here are some hairstyle sketches I found from hair from the late 1860's As you can see updos were an 'in' hairstyle especially with the curls at the back and the wrapped bun. This is probably my favourite of all the victorian decade hairstyles, I feel like the feminine curls at the back are really flattering and the buns are something copied even today.
picture number 2: http://www.ariacouture.com/1840s.html
picture numner 3;http://hoocher.com/John_Everett_Millais/John_Everett_Millais.htm
picture 4: https://www.pinterest.com/venfashions/1860-s-accessories/
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