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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 19 – Cleopatra Today’s inspiration is Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra. I started off with some simple gold and black beads. I desperately tried to string these beads straight into my hair to really go authentic Cleopatra. But alas, my hair would not cooperate. So I strung them on hair colored string and tied them in…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 18 – Princes Leia Today’s inspiration comes from the original icon of geekery. The girl all little girls born after 1977 wanted to be. Princess Leia Organa (from any of the original Star Wars trilogy.) And I know you expected the buns, but I always liked her hair from Return of the Jedi, while she…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 17 – Padme Amidala Today’s inspiration come from Padme Amidala in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. (Enter the nerd) Formally Queen Amidala of Naboo, Padme is a senator in this movie and tones down her costumes and hair significantly from the first film. (Incidentally, this is the second Natalie Portman hairstyle…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 16 – Little Red Today’s inspiration is Little Red from Once Upon a Time. The season premiere is this Sunday night on ABC at 8pm. If you aren’t currently obsessed, it’s only cause you haven’t seen season 1 yet. Check it!! This look has a lot of the same elements as Day 2. But…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 15 – Captain Janeway Today’s inspiration comes from Captain Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager. The only female captain in the bunch. Way to take one for the ladies, Kate Mulgrew! To achieve something remotely close to this powerful hairdo, you need to tease and tease and tease some more. I still couldn’t quite…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 12 – Daenarys Targaryen Today’s inspiration comes from Daenerys Targaryen (aka Khaleesi) from Game of Thrones. First I went to a trim store and got a length of silver ribbon. I went through many thought processes in regards to pulling this off. And ribbon just mafe the most sense. The next part is tricky…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 11 – Dorothy Today’s inspiration is Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. A most beloved classic!! The key here is the french braid. Now I have no idea how to teach french braiding. And not for lack of trying. To be honest, for the longest time, the french braid eluded me. Until one night…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 5 – Jackie Burkhart from That 70’s Show Today’s inspiration comes from Mila Kunis‘ Jackie Burkhart from That 70’s Show. Not a particularly nerdy choice, I know. But I wanted to be diverse in the hairstyles I chose. And hippies are certainly diverse. Plus this look can also be used if you are going…
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