New Hair!

So I've been feeling extra blah lately, especially about my hair. So! I decided to get a new cut and I absolutely love it!

Hair of the Day

Yesterday we went out of town and ate dinner at this semi-decent-not-spectacular Mexican place. Part early mother's day celebration, part "just because". It was really hot and muggy outside but I didn't want to just throw my hair up in a bun and call it a day. I braided a tiny piece of my hair, folded it over, french braided it down the side, and then threw it in a side bun.

Hair down showcased the braid a little better than up.

I'm really digging this little crown braid and will definitely be adding it to the repeat-file.

Hair of the Day

I've decided to try something a bit new and start a "Hair style of the day" post once a week. I had a lot of fun with the sockbun curls post. :)

I bought this cheetah print headband and Claire's and I love it! It makes my hair look effortless and has this rockabilly/retro look to it that I love.

I actually haven't washed may hair for about 3 days in this photo, which is why I went for a messy bun+headband look. That was definitely helped with some Suave dry shampoo. I should add I do SHOWER every day (lol), but I wash my hair only twice a week. I've found it gets less greasy that way.

Here's a close up of the head band. I love it so much.



And a side view (the best view I could manage) of the hairstyle today:

Beauty Post: Sockbun Curls

If you frequent youtube "beauty guru" videos at all, you've probably noticed how popular the sock bun is recently..and in conjunction with that, the sockbun curl. When you put your damp hair in a sockbun, you wake up the next morning with easy, heat free curls.

Yesterday morning I put my hair in a braid and no pieces fell out. Usually a huge chunk falls out to the right side because my hair was really layered and I'm slowly growing it out. Then I realized, if my hair is long enough to side braid, it might be long enough to try the sock bun!

Here is the sock bun. You can see I have a few pieces sticking out because my hair is just BARELY long enough to pull up like this.




AND YOWZA. DO I need a dye job. Nothing like an oddly angled picture to show you the ugly truth. Yikes. I had my hair bleached and dyed pink/blue and clearly I need a second try at covering that up. Here's a picture of my awesome pink hair from about a month ago:



Anyway.

I spritzed my pony tail with Aussie Scrunch Spray and then dampened it again with a bit of water before bed..just for some extra insurance. I woke up, took the bun+pony tail out and here are my curls:




My hair has never had this much body before. Once I took the pony tail out, I ran my fingers through my hair with a leave-in conditioner from Herbal Essences called "long term relationship" (red pump bottle). I pinned back my over grown bangs because they were matted down and bam! Sexy, voluminous hair with NO heat - no blow dryer, no curling iron, no hot rollers! Just a sock and a pony tail.

There are a ton of "how to sock bun" videos on youtube, just type in "sock bun" and you'll get over a thousand different hits.

If you try the sock bun curls, let me know on the facebook page how it went for you! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find my left over box of brown hair dye. Yeesh, orange is not a good look for me. I had no idea...that just shows you how little I ever look in the mirror LOL.