My First Ipsy: February 2015

Goodness, let me tell you Cold and Flu season is NO joke! Last Sunday G and I had to fore go church due to a sore throat that I came down with. I know that seems silly to skip church over, I wasn’t dying but I wasn’t sure what I was coming down with and when 90% of the church are elders I would really not wish to be responsible for an epidemic to break out across the community!

::: Cue the overly dramatic music now :::

The Waved Bob

OH waved bob, how HAPPY you make me!

 

For months now I have been trying to perfect my Bob hair cut. I don’t mind going short, actually I prefer it! As for my husband, he is a typical guy who LOVES me with long hair. It’s not that I look bad with long hair, I just believe that since I’m petite with a round shaped face that the short cut flatters me more. As a compromise – Isn’t that what married entails? I try not to go too short nor will I grow it past a length that I’m happy with.

 

The cut is an angled bob with long layers in the front and layered (not stacked) pieces in the back.

The length in the back hits right above the shoulder and then angles gradually to the front hitting the collar bone.

 

I always do a hard part from the left to right and my stylist left the parted side just a touch longer for a little more of an edgy style. Usually if I wear this styled straight I will use a flatiron to lift the back and side under for a smooth look. Today I just left it as is since I was going to curl it.

 

Straightened Angle Bob

 

Now for the Waved Bob!

 

I use an Amika Ceramic Flatiron to both smooth and curl my hair. Two jobs in one, I hate curling irons. I always portion my hair into three sections, curling the bottom back section first, then the middle, then ending with the top and front pieces.

 

You can see a video of another gal styling her short bob here I use the same technique.

 

 

Helpful Tips:

1. Back pieces are usually too short to get a complete curl so it’s easier to just curl under.
2. The Curly Sue- To help flatten out the curls if you go over board run a big tooth comb through the curls then lightly run the flatiron over the hair. This helps with the volume.
3. Texturing spray helps to give the look a more “beachy look”
4. My best hair days are when I straighten one day, use dry shampoo the next, and then wave it. The natural oils just give it that extra something.
5. Most important- Curl AWAY from your face in the front – in the back mix up the direction of the curls for a fun look

 

If you’re not sure about how to curl with a flatiron use the search tool on Youtube, it took me a little time to get use to curling this way but now I can get this look in just 10 minutes if my hair is already dry. Check out Kate over @ The Small Things Blog she has awesome tutorials and videos that I have followed over the past two years and I just love her personality!

 

How do you curl your hair? With a curling iron, flatiron, curling wand?

 

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Helping Spring Along

This may be wishful thinking but I am hoping that by getting into a Spring mind set that I will be helping Spring come along a little faster.

Almost like as a kid if you wished for something long and hard enough with all your might it would magically happen.

Yesterday I went to get my hair colored, it’s been since December since I touched up my highlights.

I was beginning to think I would have to tell people I would going for a natural Ombre look since my roots where getting so long.

 

Usually I will bring some photos with me of cuts, style, and color but this time I winged it.

My hairdresser is Amaze-balls so I trust her to make good choices for me. I always walk away a happy client and so I told her

 

“I have the Spring Itch, lets go lighter, but not Summer lighter… if you know what I mean?”

 

She agreed and went on back to mix up my color and and hour and a half later I’m touched up and ready to go :)

 

 

 

Now that my hair is in full Spring the weather is sure to follow :)

 

Here’s to Wishful thinking!

 

Do you have the Spring Itch yet?