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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Bonus Day 1 – Elektra Today’s inspiration is Jennifer Garner’s Elektra. This one is super easy and low maintenance. Perfect for a whole day at the con.
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 30 – Uhura Today is the last of my 30 day hair experiment. When I began this I didn’t realize that the last day of this would mark the first day of New York Comic Con. And since NYCC is the mini mecca of nerdom (come on, SDCC gets the real crown) I’ve decided…
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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 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 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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