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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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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 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 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 10 – Black Swan Today’s inspiration is Natalie Portman in Black Swan. The key to this look is a classic ballerina bun and a killer feather headpiece. I created my own, but one could easily be bought for the craft challenged out there. I started with rhinestones and a string of pearl beads. Then…
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