I went through a lazy year of my life somewhere between college and marriage where I wore my hair "curly" every single day. My method for curly is this: shower at night; when you get out of the shower put mousse in your hair and pile it on top of your head in a big messy bun; spray this bun with a little bit of hairspray; sleep on messy bun; take down messy bun in morning; spray 'curls' with hairspray; leave for work. It's pretty much the best hair method ever. I couldn't resist. This is me mid-lazy year. This is exactly how I wore my hair for an entire school year. In this picture, it is dyed brown. Also in this picture, I am wearing a puffer, glasses with no lenses, pink sweat pants and galoshes. It was a snow day. This flat tire was the result of a quick trip to Starbucks for a tasty bev with friends on a day off. I am a freak... Here is my curly hair again, but close to my natural color. In this picture, I am helping my best friend pick a new hair color. I like to think Camille is praying over the decision in this photo, although I am pretty sure she was just blinking. But there are two downfalls to this style: A) it requires a lot of product and it doesn't really hold up well for two days, so you have to wash your hair pretty much every night and B) Micah hates it. Now, I don't feel pressured to always do my hair according to my husband's wishes, but wearing a hairstyle that he finds unattractive day in and day out is probably not the best wife move. So ever since getting married I rarely wear my hair curly. {When I do I get raving comments from females who wish their hair would scrunch, even though it's not the most attractive hair style. If you want scruched hair, try my method above. It will probably work unless you have absolutely no wave or volume in your hair.} Micah likes my hair straight. And the truth of the matter is, so do I. I feel like it looks best when it is dried and straightened, and my hair is not oily, so I can easily get two days out of it if I don't work out. But the other problem is that I do workout a lot. And I sweat. And I wash my hair almost every day, even though I know you are not supposed to. So here is my conundrum. I feel best when I have straight hair, but I don't like going through the process {even though my straight hair process is pretty easy too... wait until it's almost dry, use the blow dryer for two minutes max because I hate the sound of it, and then run the straightener through it 10-20 times.... I like to keep things simple}. I work out and wash my hair way too often to always wear it straight, but I always feel ugly when I go out with it wet, wear it naturally wavy {aka frizzy and awkward}, or wear a ponytail. I've decided pony tails are not for me - except for maybe side ponies. This is way I like my hair. Straight. With some highlights. Or some lowlights, depending on the season. In this picture I am siting in the backseat of my own car trying to finish our book club book while my best friends are driving us to Canada. This was the week of my wedding. Who doesn't go to Canada and host a book club the week of their wedding? So what's a girl to do? I am always inspired by Sydney, who wears a big, fun messy bun right on top of her head all the time and it looks great. I also love Casey, who is constantly rocking cute headbands. Maybe I just need to invest in some better hair accessories to get over my fear of wearing messy hair. These are my recent attempts to do something different with my hair. In this picture, I am bringing back corn rows. But only on one side on my head. Micah liked it. Here I am trying to delight in wearing my hair in a wet bun with a big flower to hide the grossness. {Inside, I am cringing...} This is simply me writing about my stupid need to always have straight hair, because it makes me feel better and motivates me to get over it. BUT if you have any ideas for fun hair styles or know how to create the perfect messy bun or can fill me in on who makes the best/most affordable accessories, please let me know! I am overwhelmed by the headband options on etsy, so help a girl out! XOXO! ... Read more
