If Betty Grable and Lucille Ball had a baby... It would be my hair today

Today, stylist Amy and I had a chance to play with my hair. We had been looking at pictures of Betty Grable, and decided to try and create a a Pompadour-ish curly look.

To get the look here is a step by step.

Section the top of your hair off in a long U-shape, from the front of your head to the end of the top of your head, leaving down the back and sides. Using a very small curling iron, attack the U-shape with it! You want to do very small sections, so this is where you are going to spend the majority of your time.

Once you have all of that curled and clipped out of the way, you can section the back from your front sides. The back was back combed and twisted into a french twist, while the sides were swept up with one placed under the curls for a form, and the other as an accent curl on the side of the french twist.

Arrange your curls on the top of your head and pin in the fashion you desire. I ended up pulling out about 40 pins last night when I got home, so make sure you have lots of bobby pins and hair pins!! (don't mind our product shelf in the background in this picture! I had to sneak in at least one picture of me looking off into the distance.)

This was a very time consuming process, and as you you can see in the picture below, keeping your curls under control can be a little difficult. I had to keep pinning them in, and had to watch out for low hanging branches.

It ended up looking exactly like we had envisioned it to.

Thanks, Amy, for you determination to get all the curls done!

Best Haircut

Most people have no clue how long my hair is, since I have it up the majority of the time. I was asked what haircut I would recommend, so here is a post dedicated to haircuts.

If you are looking for a very authentic 40's through early 60's hairstyle, you are going to want was is called the "middy" haircut. Very precise layers, this haircut is one that you HAVE to style daily, or else you end up with a strange looking mullet. There are many pictures online as to what it looks like. I have personally had this haircut, and while it makes styling easy, I sometimes need to have an off day, and not do my hair, therefore looking silly.

It also can be difficult finding a stylist who will readily do it. Working in a hair salon, I have only seen a few people ask for it, and then end up toning it down a few days later because it can be difficult to work with. This is a hardcore haircut that takes time to work with.

The best idea I have for a haircut, would be a heavily layered cut. I currently have a cut that is very layered, transitional, and perfect for everything that I do. My bottom layers sit about 3.5 inches below my collar bone. I would suggest anything between shoulder length and a little longer for any of the styles I have featured here. Layers are key to less work. With standard one length hair, you are going to have to wrap more for the piled high updos. While not impossible, I personally prefer to have my hair with a workable length, and layers for creating body and volume.

Again, I am not a hairstylist, so please consult with yours for what works best for you hair, and they can send you in the right direction!

If you have any questions about hair, products, or anything else, let me know!

Updo's and Flowers! Happy Summer!

Yesterday I had one of those amazing, rare opportunities to actually take some time styling my hair. Normally, I need my hair done in 15 minutes, so it is nice the times I have to spend some time on it.

Great product knowledge: Brocato's Big Easy Dry Shampoo. Works wonders! I need a lot of build up in my hair for a lot of my hairstyles, and this removes just enough in between shampoos for me to have wonderful hair, AND prolong my color, save from washing. As a redhead, I know red fades a lot, and washing it speeds up the fading process. Find your local retailer and buy some up! It comes in a travel size as well, perfect for you gym bag or purse!



I curled my hair in sections, and pinned it while I was doing my makeup to let it set. I only did the front, top, and sides. I left the back out since it was hidden. After it had had time to set, I let down the curls, and back combed each section. The two sides (Luckily I have blond and black for easy differentiation!) were twisted up and pushed forward (with a crazy curl end on top of my head) before being pinned. The back was made into a french twist, completing the mess of curls. I pin curled my bangs, and added some lovely flowers! I randomly placed curls throughout, pinning and spraying in place. It took about 50 minutes from start to finish, but a great time to do makeup in between while the curls are setting.

I wasn't the only one to have time spent on my hair yesterday, my Maltese, Wicket, got her summer do done. She looks adorable!



She was all worn out from the excitement of the doggie salon, but got a great report card! They didn't want to let her come home with me she was so well behaved! Such a sweetheart! They even put pretty bows in her hair. When they told me to remove them in a week, I already knew they wouldn't last with the Dachshund and the Chihuahua playing as hard as they do. Which is why she does not and never will have either of the Maltese standard haircuts, too dirty and too much upkeep for it to be ruined in 15 minutes of rough housing outside. Plus, we live in Savannah, not the best weather for lots of fur.

I have been going through my phone and finding a TON of great pictures of my hair, and will be uploading a collection, probably today and tomorrow.

Happy styling!!