Evolution of a Hairstyle

I wanted to do something different with my hair, and since I'm in the midst of rehearsals I can't cut or dye it. So, the most likely alternative is to straighten it, right? Well, I feel mean to my hair when I blow dry it and then immediately use a straightener on it. I thought it might be kinder to sleep in pincurls and then straighten it the next day once I've had the fun of the bouncy, loopy curls. I didn't actually get so far as to completely straighten it -- I decided sleep was more important. Plus, it was a rainy weekend, and my hair doesn't stay straight in any kind of humidity.

Here is as far as I got! Too bad the photos aren't more flattering... c'est la vie!

1. below, more or less my normal, albeit seriously windblown, hairstyle

2. pin curls... which I wore to work, resulting in most people not recognizing me from a distance :P


3. the result of my pin curls. Hello, Shirley Temple hair!


4. shaken, not brushed

5. brushed out the next day (after having been slept on)


Honestly, the results probably would have been similar had I just used the straightener on it in the first place. I am too lazy and my equipment too cheap to get all of the kinks out of my hair; my cowlicks mock me. Maybe it's time for some more "salon-grade" equipment...

Wow. That was a boring post. I'll try harder next time!

Happy today, everybody!