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

[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.