Go to the dentist, after over an hour of bus riding, for the first time in about 3 years (which is a big change because i used to go 3 times a year because HOLY SHIT MOM I LOVE THE DENTIST SO MUCH)
Go to PT with an adorable PTist and strengthen mah back muscles
SWIM for the second day in a row when i get home despite how fucking cold the pool will be
Make a healthful dinner with veggiebuls for the ManBear
Convince the ManBear to take me to the story so i can buy veggiebuls to make a healthful dinner for the ManBear
REMEMBER TO DO MY BACK EXERCISES AND THEN ICE MY BACK
Relax and read in bed with my honey. Because I love it and everyone needs to do this once in a while.
Things I will not do today, a list:
Veg out as soon as I get home (yes your day was a pain in the ass, self, and yes you just dont want to do ANYTHING! but seriously. you deserve better)
Spend 5 hours on the computer doing basically nothing (editing saved blog entries is allowed. Reloading tumblr over and over is not allowed.)
Forget to take out the trash!
Make a lazy dinner
Eat dessert for dinner (see above)
Buy things at the store you have convinced the ManBear to go to that you dont need. Cause really.
Put Ichabod in the dishwasher. THAT IS NOT WHERE HE GOES OK.
My beauty secret for everyone this week (who would have thought I had one of those?! OR COULD UPLOAD TO YOUTUBE?!) is my hair-do, as that lovely video stated.
This style is super quick and easy, and easily done for people with long or short, curly or straight hair.
So lets start! I hope you enjoy it!
QUICK WARNING: This post ended up being SUUUUPER long. That was unintentional. And i didnt even include ALL the pictures. Woof!
To begin, grab the stuff you’re going to need: a comb or brush, bobby pins and hair product*.
*I’m using Davines Protein Sculpting Lotion which is awesome for curly hair – good curls without being crunchy, oily or sticky. I also sometimes use Matrix.Curl which gives a more defined and slightly crunchier look and feel.
Your product can be hair spray, mousse, gel, whatever you’ve got or usually use. It just needs to be able to get your hair to stay in the shape you put it in. If you have curly hair, it’s not a HUGE deal, but your hair will be a little more poofy. Straight hair needs SOMETHING in it or it will fall out at the end of the day. I’ve kept this ‘do in for 2 days straight (eww) with only minor maintenance, but I’ve got curls so that could have something to do with it.
STEP ONE:
Get yo’ hair wet.
STEP TWO:
brush / comb / detangle / finger / fork it* to make sure you’ve got no knots.
*Like the Little Mermaid!
STEP THREE:
Add your product. I know you just combed it and now you’re adding product? I DON’T EVEN! THAT! WHAT! MAKES NO SENSE, etc.
trust me. it works better this way. IVE TRIED IT THE OTHER WAY AND I AM SAVING YOU THE TROUBLE.
product product product
Then, part on the side. Whichever side you prefer a part on. You could do it down the middle if you want. I usually part mine on my left. Just kind of how it happened (and keeps happening).
THIS IS MY PART ISNT IT AWESOME.
STEP FOUR:
grab some bobby pins. Starting with one is good.
STEP FIVE:
Starting on the SMALLER side of your part, grab the chunk of your hair starting at your part and ending in front of your ear and pull it back. As you do this, twist it once or twice:
Ive found that its easier for me to wrap OVER rather than under. (The hair underneath over the top.)
Pin this twist in place. I usually use two bobby pins criss-crossed to hold it in place. (below.)
You can ignore the fact that my scalp is showing. Between the hair DRYING and the tidying you do later, this is easily fixed.
STEP SIX:
Pull out your bangs. If you have actual bangs, just don’t grab them. If you DON’T have bangs, or have LONG bangs, pull out the front chunk of them, they’ll get used later:
Then repeat the twist – and – pin on the other side:
The amount of bangs you leave out depends totally on how big you want your front twist to be.
You should look something like this. Except with your face, not mine. Cause that would be weird:
You can stop here if you want. The back at this point looks cute and its simple. OR YOU CAN PRESS ON:
This is where it starts to get tricky. Partially because I do this ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD and partially because pictures don’t really make it super clear. Sorry.
STEP SEVEN:
Pinch the two ends of your twists together, or at least pull them into the center of your head. You want them tucked together so they don’t puff out. If you have longer hair, it helps if you make a mini-bun and use a pin or two to make sure they’re secure. If you DO pin your twist-ends in, make sure they are a little bit below where your twists are pinned. Shorter hair wont need to be pinned.
Then collect the rest of your hair (the BOTTOM) and bring it up to about even with your pinned twists.
The ends should flop forward on their own (if not, just tuck them forward with your free hand). Make sure they are in FRONT of the hair you’ve pulled up (not hanging down the back of your head).
It doesn’t need to be pretty or tidy at this point. The clean up comes later (WHEN YOU CAN USE BOTH HANDS!)
At this point, all your ends (twist ends and bottom ends) should be tucked inside this jumble. A few ends may stick out based on your hair type / length, but the main amount should be inside. This is what will make it puff out.
STEP EIGHT:
Now we pin this lump into place.
Decide which side of your head you’re going to start on. DONT start in the middle. Everything will fall apart.
Holding the main lump of hair in one hand, bobby pin a loop or section of your folded and tucked up hair into place.
Ive found it works better if you snag some hair and slide the pin sideways, then down and in.
One or two pins on each side should be enough to hold it for now. It doesn’t have to be 100% secure, but it needs to hold enough for you to feel comfortable letting go.
STEP NINE:
Repeat on other side:
Remember to NOT pin in the center. UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR HAIR TO BE V-SHAPED.
pins pins pins
At this point you should have a nice mildly messy lump of hair:
It should be secure enough that you aren’t concerned about it falling at the moment.
STEP TEN:
TIDY TIDY TIDY
From here on out (except for the last stage) all we’re going to do it tidy up the loose bits, smooth out the strays and secure the hair to your head. Like I said, Ive slept in this and its lasted.
Using as many bobby pins as you want (this hair style lends itself to hiding them for the most part), snag the loose bits and pin them into the space between your skull and the lump youve pinned up.
This secures it AND gives your roll definition.
please ignore the clutter that is my sink.
In the end, you can smooth as much as you want. Ive spent 20 minutes making sure everything was perfectly tucked in, but (ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CURLS) it doesn’t have to be perfect by any stretch.
And there you have it!
Now you’re all asking me, BUT KAT. WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS SHIT?!:
WELL I AM GETTING TO THAT OK!
STEP ELEVEN:
(Holy crap i didn’t realize this would end up being so many steps! sorry!)
Bangs.
If you have short bangs, or want to leave your longer bangs loose, you can skip this step.
Pull your bangs to the LARGER side of your part (again, trust me on this).
Twist the chunk towards you (like you’re starting your car. unless you have a prius. in that case, fuck your car starty button thing). Make sure the top and front of this twist are smooth or you end up with lumps (like this). Twist basically ALL of this hair, like to the end (not just once or twice like at the beginning).
Pull this back to where you pinned your OTHER twist on this side, and pin into place.
You’ll have the little end part, so just tuck that into the back and pin the tip into the crease.
And then you’re really done!
Ta-dah!
You WILL get compliments on this. It also gets a lot easier to do once you’ve done it a few times.
You can embellish by adding cute bobby pins, bows or headbands. Instead of the fancy tuck in the back, you can twist your hair into a simple bun (just tuck in the edges) and pin the front bangs the same way. Sometimes I leave a few shorter curls out at the bottom. MILLIONS OF VARIATIONS!
So, thats my beauty secret. From me to you. Let me know if you try it!
I was hoping to post some AWESOME pictures from a random photo card i found by the garbage dumpster in my unit buuuuuut there was nothing on the card so I have nothing. Instead I will post random pictures from MY camera and force you to look at my cat and my ass.
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