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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 4: Jody Sawyer from Center Stage This is a bit of a random mainstream choice for inspiration. But I love a good dance movie. And ballet hair is super fun! Plus when this film came out I was a junior in high school and cheesy romantic movies were sorta my bread and butter. So…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 3: Cindy Loo Who from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas So I was a little ambitious when I chose Cindy Loo Who for day 3 of this series. In all honesty my first run through of this style involved a red Solo cup and an awful lot of hairspray. But at the…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 2: Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones Today’s inspiration is Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons and the once and future Khaleesi of Westeros. Played by Emilia Clarke on HBO’s Game of Thrones. Dany has seen many epic hairdos on GoT. Mainly involving intricate braids. But this look is most current, from season 3 and…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 1: O’ren Ishii from Kill Bill Welcome back to my blog series: 30 Days of Nerdy Hair. In which I attempt to recreate 30 hairstyles from movies, television, popculture, comics, video games, etc. Last year was such a success that I’m bringing it back a little eary this year. I’m always looking for suggestions,…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Bonus Day 2 – Princess Leia Ok, here it is. The one I’m sure you’ve all been wondering if I’d do or not. I just have to say… it’s called 30 Days of Nerdy Hair. Would it really be complete without the buns? Oh ye of little faith. 🙂 So… today’s inspiration is a fanboys…
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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 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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