Bangin' Blue Bangs

So every summer without fail, I change my hair somewhat drastically. Whether it's styling it a different way, cutting it, or dye-ing it the color of a crayola crayon, it's my way of de-stressing and my oath to having a great summer. This summer I decided to do something that I've been wanting to do for a while but was a bit anxious about.

If you followed my blog waaaay back in the day, you might recall me having a sad attempt at Bettie bangs. I was 17, cut my hair in the bathroom on whim without the slightest idea of how exactly to cut them, and though I thought it looked awesome, I was sadly mistaken.

*cringing*

Okay, maybe they weren't too bad, but I cut them too wide for my face shape and they didn't suit me well. I even had friends tell me to grow them out because they looked bad.

Fast forward 3 years later (where I now have my makeup sorted out thank heavens), I wanted to give Bettie bangs a second chance. This time I asked one of my friends who is in cosmetology school to give me advice and possibly cut my hair. She thought it would look fabulous and agreed to do the honors. 

After my bangs were cut, I wanted to add a little color to the mix, blue to be exact. Usually my hair takes to bleach and color relatively well in one sitting. For some odd reason, my hair wouldn't take to the bleach as well as it usually does (we used 40 volume and my hair wouldn't get as blonde as it needed to be). We tried again the next day with no avail, but went ahead and attempted to add color anyways. Again, my hair was being stubborn and wouldn't take to the color even with multiple attempts. My friend was afraid of damaging my hair too much and thought we should try again in a week or so. Having the same temperament as my hair though, I wanted blue and wanted it now. I paid a visit to my local Ulta store and discovered Anastasia Hypercolor Brow and Hair Powder in Electric Blue. I then went home and went to work.

Some hair oil for the powder to stick to

The blue powder got everywhere!

The instructions were super simple: apply a hair oil, mousse, or leave-in conditioner, etc. to the hair, rub the color on, and set with hair spray. It was the actual application of the hair powder that was a bit difficult. I had to rub the hair powder in my hair for quite a bit before the bright color would stick. After trying to get more color on my hair than everywhere else, this was the final result:

I was happy with the color pay off and the gradient effect I achieved. Even though it was difficult to get the powder to stick, I think I may just stick with this rather than attempting to dye-ing it again. This way I can lessen the damage to my hair and deep condition it without worrying about losing color/touching it up every so often (I'd just have to put more powder on). 

Today was the first day I wore my hair in a set and I loved the way it looked:

I used large rollers on the top and pillow rollers everywhere else

The back

Side view

It looked even better with a flower in place!

I'm happy I faced my fear of repeating the past with a Bettie bang because it came out looking awesome! I'm really excited to try different sets with this look because I don't have to worry about what to do with the front of my hair, making styling a tad bit easier. Hopefully this hair is a foreshadowing of a great summer!

xoxo

Eunice

Last Minute Hair

I'm baaaack and with a quick hair tutorial too! With a busy schedule and long days, I don't always have time to sit down and put in a roller set in my hair. Lately I've picked up the habit of just putting my hair in a lazy bun with a hair accessory, something I usually frown upon. So I've decided enough is enough and found ways to do my hair that's quick, simple, and still gives off that vintage vibe.

The first thing I did was take a curling iron, I think mine is either 1/2" or 1" but any normal size one should be fine, and curled the front section of my hair back. I then set it with a large sponge roller.

With the rest of my hair I took the same curling iron and wrapped sections of my hair around the barrel of it, like you would with a curling wand.

The curls should come out to look something like this:

When curling my hair, I did it sporadically giving my hair almost messy curls (aka I was running late and didn't have time to be neat/ precise)

I then took the front section out of the roller and brushed it forward. It made a weird curl thing so I decided to go with it and pinned it in place.

And that's it! It took my around 10-15 minutes to do which isn't too bad. I ended up adding a hair flower to make it pop a bit as well.

Now you're ready to speed walk to class before you're fashionably late!

xoxo

Eunice

Curls and Faux Fur

Happy Monday everyone! Today I decided to set my hair in an actual pattern *le gasp* after weeks of just rolling my hair in a sporadic mess. The set I used was from Lauren Rennells' Vintage Hairstyling. Even though I followed the set exactly, my hair still turned out slightly different than what the final product looked like, as my hair never fully cooperates. Nonetheless, it still looked nice!

Instead of a wet set like the book instructed, I did a dry set as that works best for my hair. I rolled the front section with 4 small rollers and used medium/extra for the rest of my hair, making sure to leave the crown of my head flat. 

The book also used pillow rollers but since I didn't have any, I continued with the sponge rollers and split the rest of my hair into 3 rows.

ahh, the dreaded before picture

After sleeping in the set, this is what my hair looked after I removed the rollers and before I brushed the curls 

out.

After tons of brushing, hair manipulation, and pomade, this was the result:

side view (faux fur collars are the best)

front view

I adore the bangs because they're a little Diana Dors-esque (I worship her and her hair)  

back view

Since, I used sponge rollers instead of pillow ones, the curls weren't as loose as they were supposed to be; but they lasted through the entire day which was awesome!

And there you have it! A quick tutorial (?) to get you through the long week (now back to tackling this homework...sigh)

xoxo,

Eunice

Rolls, Rolls, Rolls

Ah, what better time to do a blog post than in the wee hours of the morning... Lately, I've been having trouble putting quality outfits together due to my growing pile of clothes that need to be altered (I cringe whenever I think about it). So I decided to jazz up my hair instead. I went to visit a friend yesterday and had no time to wash/ put my hair in a set, so I made due with what I had. I tossed a scarf on but didn't know what to do with the top portion of my hair since it had barely any curl left to it. Randomly rolling my hair into various, large pin curls resulted in this:

curse you, bobby pin!

Not too shabby I'd say! It held up well throughout the day and added a flair to my attire when my outfit did not suffice.

a close-up

Now to deal with my excessively hair-sprayed hair in the morning...sigh.

xoxo

Eunice

The Go-To Outfit

Everyone has one. That outfit you put together in a hurry or when you have absolutely nothing else to wear. It makes repeated appearances and has become some sort of uniform for you. It's versatile, it fits, it's your go-to outfit! In my case, my go-to outfit would have to be this dress I bought on Etsy, a cardigan from Nordstrom, and a belt (I tend to switch it up) from Forever 21.

The shoes I'm wearing are slowly becoming a part of my go-to attire. I got them recently online and they literally go well with everything in my closet.

And what's a go-to outfit without a go-to hairstyle? I usually brush my previously rolled hair out and roll my bangs in this fashion:

What's your go-to outfit?

xoxo
Eunice