In which I have a hairstyle

[colliemommie]

This is also my first selfie experiment, and my house is very dark, so please bear with me.

I have been trying for years to find a way to do my hair that 1. does not take more than five minutes 2. keeps it away from my face (I have rage fits when hair gets in my way) and 3. stays put through errands, the gym, kids, etc.

I have a big, square, Ukrainian head, so horseshoe-shaped headbands give me an instant headache and the soft loop ones slowly slide back and then pop off. And I just can't get excited about anything that involves a blow dryer or any sort of heat styling.

Then I discovered victory rolls.

As worn by the lovely Veronica Lake.

And as worn by the shiny me:

Now I took these pictures yesterday around nine pm, which means that they had been in for over twelve hours, three of which were spent outdoors at the playground. There is one bobby pin in each of the two rolls. And it takes me five minutes. Victory, indeed!

And I think it's flattering on me as well. (For the love of all that's holy, please tell me if I'm deluding myself!). It reads as vintage-y without screaming "I have me grandmother's hair!!" which is also nice.

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're so pretty! The hairdo is very flattering on you.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[agameofthree.livejournal.com]

I think it looks great, and is very flattering!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[babity.livejournal.com]

Love the look on you!!!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[acheuleanhandax.livejournal.com]

Classically gorgeous. You look great!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[dreamweaver523.livejournal.com]

it is awesome and you are super cute!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thanks bb!
Hey, wanna go see some wild dogs? ;-)

[dreamweaver523.livejournal.com]

of course I do!!!!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

They are having a penguin parade every Saturday and Sunday until the end of March...

[hikerpoet.livejournal.com]

Looks great! Classic for a reason!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

I think that's why it appeals to me. It manages to be elegant and fun at the same time.

[mahasin.livejournal.com]

You and that hairdo are gorgeous!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Your hair always looks amazing in your pictures, so I definitely value your opinion.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're deluding yourself. It looks like a good style for you.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm not great at determining what suits me best, so I appreciate the feedback.

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're deluding yourself at all. It's pretty. I'm just astonished and amazed that it stays up that well for twelve hours after only five minutes and two hairpins.

My hair is so slick and slippery that about the only thing that keeps it out of my eyes is a lot of product and/or putting it behind my ears.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

My gran says they all wore their hair in victory rolls in the vacuum tube factory she worked in in the forties, but all the way around instead of just the front the way I do.

That's when I figured it was worth a try. If it holds up to factory work it might survive my kids.

[noodledays.livejournal.com]

haha, good call!

[pinkminx.livejournal.com]

Good hairdo.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Since I asked directly I felt for fairly confident about getting an honest answer from you. I appreciate it.

[jadeejf.livejournal.com]

Oooh,t hat looks cool!! I should learn how to do that!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

We are at Ukrainian dancing right now, but I will try and find the YouTube video to post when I get home. There are a bunch out there, but this girl explains it away that made a lot of sense to me.

With the curl and texture your hair has, it will probably be a lot easier to work with than my very fine hair.

It's not hard to do exactly, but there is a knack to it.

[northernwalker]

They look really good on you! I wish I could do them, but I have really curly hair and it would involve blowdrying it straight first. Yeah, no.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Just so you know, most tutorials will tell you to curl your hair first. The more texture your hair has, the easier these vintage styles are to do. And there are a ton of videos and pictures out there of women with very curly hair, or textured hair, or untreated hair who look great with these pinup styles.

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I'm totally not just saying this: they look MORE flattering on you than they do on Veronica Lake. Really, I scrolled down thinking, "that sounds like my kind of hairstyle," saw her, thought, "nahhh..." saw you, thought, "Oh yes, actually, very nice!"

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks!

Veronica's the original. Hers go all the way around her head and form a v at the nape of the neck. V for victory, and hence the name. The angle is different when you're rolling up all your hair.

Plus you know her hair is back combed within an inch of its life. I do very little teasing, most days I just use a spritz of leave-in shampoo if I need lift at the roots.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_holly/]

I think you look lovely!

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Thank you! For me it's proving to be a very versatile hairdo. I don't even think about it once it's up for the day.

[noodledays.livejournal.com]

I love it, and it is very becoming on you. :D