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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 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 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 14 – Robin Sparkles Today’s inspiration is Robin Scherbatsky’s 80’s, pop star, alter-ego Robin Sparkles on How I Met Your Mother, in honor of the season premiere yesterday. I started off with a roll of white tulle. Then I made a large bow headband out of it to really give that 80’s look. Then I…
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30 Days of Nerdy Hair
Day 13 – Katniss Everdeen Today’s inspiration is Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. The book turned movie turned crazy successful franchise. Start on the side of your head that your bangs fall to. And then french braid all the way around to the other side. Reference day 11 as to why I cannot teach…
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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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