Curly Girl
The Sunday afternoon outfit/photo post seems to be becoming a regular feature. Today's isn't so much about the clothes, though -- it's about hair!
I think I've wanted curly hair for as long as I can remember. Back when I was 7 or 8, I remember putting my hair in numerous tiny braids, trying to get some body. (I probably looked more like Ms. Frizzle than anything else, but it pleased my tiny mind at the time!)
Then a few weeks ago I tried the tutorial for "Sarah Jessica Parker" curls from the blog Love Maegan. Mine turned out a little less "big, bouncy curls" and a little more natural and tousled, but that's actually what I prefer so I was thrilled! I've always loved Elizabeth's hair (from Delightfully Tacky) and I feel this method gives me kind of the same look -- very windblown and casual. (With the deep side part I feel like I'm channelling Julia Roberts, which is okay with me...)
The method is kind of like pincurls, except you twist the hair even more, and instead of rolling them flat against your head they twist up into spirals that stick out a bit. I always feel like an alien but nobody sees me at night so that's okay! I start with barely-damp hair and sleep on the spirals, and then finger-comb them out in the morning.
Curly hair from a few weeks ago (with extraneous white fuzzy.) |
I was opposite! I always wanted super straight hair and am finally embracing my crazy curly hair :-) My hair also looks very red when I get my picture taken in the sun :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Beth! I've finally become resigned to my straight hair - I even like it most of the time! - but I feel that a style with a little more volume is more flattering to my face, so I love curls :)
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ReplyDeleteI see Beth beat me to it...
ReplyDeleteThe hair looks really good Gillian -- I could never keep curl either, which is why it is now short
wow beautiful hair, post tutorial with your routine o/
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