Hair. We all have it. Some more than others. Some in places we’d rather not…
Fear not folks: I’m here to chat about the hair on our heads! Ahead of Viva, I’m thinking a lot about vintage hair styling, long hair and how the two often just don’t go together.
My hair (which is now down to my hips) attracts lots of comments when I wear it down or out. The number one comment is often “IS THAT ALL YOURS?!” to which I enjoy replying with a cheeky smirk “Yes, I grew it myself.”
But of course, my hair hasn’t always been like this.
Ten years ago when Myspace was big and emo mullets were too, I used to rock a (what I thought was cool) Rod Stewart style mullet. The top layers of my hair were so short that would stand and spike up on their own without product and it was all razor cut and thinned out to compliment the style. In hindsight, it was well and truly hideous and my younger siblings still give me hell about it!
When I finally decided that the mullet was to be no more, it took some time to grow it all out. In fact, only now after ten years is everything close to being the same length again! Remember that one at home guys: Yes, hair grows back, but it can take a while!
I’ve had a couple of beautiful hairdressers who have helped me along the way. Only since I stopped washing and heat styling it daily has my hair decided it wants to be friends again and also started to grow much quicker too.
My now long locks can sometimes be problematic when attempting vintage styles. I often resort to updo styles because my hair can be both time consuming and frustrating to curl and often it won’t hold a curl for long which means all I’ve really achieved from the time spent is an epic arm workout! It’s gotta be dirty if it’s going to hold anything at all so I often find myself looking ahead in my diary to see if any shoots or events are coming up that I need to ensure I refrain from washing ahead of!
It’s definitely not as difficult as it used to be when I first started attempting vintages styles some five or so years ago, but that’ doesn’t mean I’m an expert either! I still have lots to learn and am endeavoring to put some time aside this year to actually practice in my spare time to build my hair skill set. The key part here is when one has spare time…and not half an hour before you need to be somewhere! That’s a surefire way to NOT stay sane when styling!
So I’m welcoming any suggestions from fellow long locked ladies and putting the call out as to whether there are any styles you’d like to see me attempt. Because I have to plan ahead for my hair, I’ll be planning and practicing to decide how to wear it when enjoying the festivities of Viva Las Vegas
In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to film a little video of me taking all of my long locks out of a style. This is as opposed to filming me actually doing my hair, which I don’t think the world is ready for yet!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeWxU3Ob0KE&w=560&h=315]*Thanks to Micheline Pitt for her gorgeous Vixen range and this shirt that was a coincidental perfect choice when filming this video!
I hope you enjoy the video and this next installment of my VLV prep and planning posts!
