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

[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.