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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 29 – Carrie Bradshaw Todays’s inspiration is Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City. Known for unique fashion and bi, awesome hair. What you need here is a coupke days dirty hair, some volumizing dry shampoo and Big, Sexy hair’s back comb in a bottle. I curled all my hair in…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 28 – California Mountain Snake Today’s inspiration comes from my favorite Quentin Tarantino movie, Kill Bill (vols. 1 & 2.) Specifically Daryl Hannah’s Elle Driver, aka California Mountain Snake. I went as her for Halloween one year. And it was so much fun. Not a ton of people knew who I was but the…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 27 – Lavinia Swire Todays’s inspiration is the ill-fated Lavinia Swire from Downton Abbey. I started off by heading to M&J trimmings to find a trim that might represent Lavinia’s headpiece. I settled on one that I liked and got a yard which ended up being way more than enough. I also used a…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 26 – Belle Today’s inspiration is Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Incidentally, she is the Disney princess I most identified with as a kid. Brown hair, nose in a book… my kinda princess. I found the perfect Belle bow at American Apparel. Then, I started rolling my hair back starting at my bangs…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 25 – Bollywood Today’s inspiration comes from Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu. Now, I know your thinking ‘B-poosie whatsie?’ It’s not so much about the actress as it is about the genre. Bollywood is the term used for Hindi-language films out of Mumbai. Usually containing song and dance numbers. And they are awesome! I bought…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 24 – Betty Draper Today’s inspiration is January Jones’ Betty Draper from Mad Men. Start off with side swept bangs and a very high pony tail. Then secure the end of the pony tail with a hair tie. Flip the bottom of the pony tail up and under and secure it. Then create a…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 23 – Tinkerbell Today’s inspiration comes from Tinkerbell. The feisty fairy from Peter Pan. This style is all about choppy bangs and a high top knot.
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 22 – Peggy Carter Today’s inspiration is Peggy Carter from Captain America. (Cap’s ill-fated love interest.) I attempted the big bad finger waves. But I prepped the night before in this one. The best tip I received from my dear Elizabeth Munroe (hair dresser extraordinaire) was that you start right at the part of…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 21 – Elizabeth Bennett Today’s inspiration is Kiera Knightly’s Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. Incidentally, my second favorite Jane Austen novel. (The first is Persuasion.) I’m a huge nerd for all things Austen! Start with some pearl pins. Also, the curlier the hair the better. I slept with wet heir to ensure the…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 20 – Breakfast at Tiffany’s Today’s inspiration is Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Basically I made a high pony tail, swooped it back under and did a little back combing. Then I added some sparkly pins in the shape of a tiara.
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