After poking around on her site for a little while, I found this tutorial where Kate (she's the blogging hair-dresser over at it's the small things) shows how to do what she calls the "bouncy curled under".
"I can so do that" I thought. So I grabbed my blow dryer and did the first step, which is to blow dry upside down. When my hair was long that was the only way I could dry it without making my arm fall off, so it was no big deal. Or so I thought. After I felt like my hair was sufficiently dry, I flipped my head right-side up, and here's what greeted me in the mirror:
I know, right? Whoa baby! See those awesome
"wings" I've got going on out by my ears? Yeah that's the long-over-the-ears thing I was trying to hide. Looks like I definitely accentuated
it....hah. So it was back to the drawing board... er... sink. I got my
hair completely wet again (after trying to just use my brush and blow
dry it down and failing) and this time decided to blow dry with things
right-side up.
{sorry about the blurry photos! I'm buying myself a new camera for Chirstmas!}
SO much better! Still a little funky in the back, but at least my ears look normal again. Not quite the "bouncy curled under" but close enough!
Have you ever tried to style your hair and had it go terribly wrong? Do tell. I can't be the only one out there...
You are so brave with these pics - but adorable! I am trying not to fall prey to the "mom hair" routine, but it's so hard. I am sporting a choppier, long bob with side bangs right now... for me... that is WILD. My hair is super curly, so I -have- to straighten daily or I look like there is a pyramid on top of my head. A pyramid of frizzy curls, haha. Love your cut!
ReplyDeleteErin, I'm glad you like it! I'm definitely not one to take myself too seriously - thus the crazy pic :) I know what you mean about mom hair! It's definitely hard to avoid! My hair is super straight and will barely hold any curl whatsoever, so I like to keep it short and a little choppy to add some texture.
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