Wedding Hair

My friend JayKay got married today. Beautiful bride, dashing groom, emotional ceremony (traditional Jewish ceremony - a first for me) and a wonderful reception. But, no pictures to share, as Simply Silly Mel left her camera at home! Hopefully Parks, who was my 'date' for the day will let me have some of the photos she took and I will be able to share them at a later date.
Many congratulations to JayKay and her lovely Beau!


I did remember to take a photo of my updo when I got home though. I had actually set my hair on SoftSpikes the night before, with the intention of having curly hair. However my hair was still wet in the morning and as a result the curls were, well, not curls and I had to come with a plan b. In the end it was very simple to create; a few flat twists at the front, secured with small rubber bands and the rest of my hair gathered up with a hairtie. I am not a fan of the little rubber bands; I find them fiddly to remove and am pretty sure that I take some of my hair out with them - any suggestions for alternatives would be greatly received.
If you have the patience and time (both of which I didn't have enough of on the day) you could flat twist all of your hair; I'm sure this would create a stunning effect.

From the head of the NHD

Literally!

I present to you, my newest hairties. While we were in Switzerland, Brunsli was kind enough to let me select some pieces from her collection. I'm sorry I can't give you the names (because I don't know them!), but I can tell you that I think they're great. Being Brunsli-sized, I can actually wear them as hairbands; the little purple one (and you all know I felt bad about choosing the purple one!) has become an almost daily accessory for me. I put it on whenever I have had enough of my I-actually-think-it's-growing-now hair being in my face. The cream one, has a lovely pearlised crackled finish to it. Brunsli joked that I had chosen this one because it looked like a white chocolate truffle (which I absolutely adore)! As you can see from my roots in the hairtie pics, I have given up on retightening my hair - only momentarily though. I have ordered the nappylocs tool and will keep going when it arrives.

Sunday Styling II

My Sunday styling didn't quite go according to plan this week. It had been my intention to set my hair on Soft Spikes after washing and I actually gave it a good try. The trouble was that my locks wouldn't stay on the curlers; each time I thought I had a curl set, it would unravel. Now I have thought about this and my conclusion is that my hair was too wet (and possibly suffering from a little shrinkage). I think that at the length my hair is currently, my best bet is to put the Soft Spikes in while my hair is dry and then to give them a light spritz with water to help them set.
So this week's styling option has been the ....erm...very little styling option...otherwise known as the freestyle. I have been enhancing this look with hairbands and hairties; speaking of hairties, I have two new ones that I have to share with you soon.

Blog Idol - a meeting realised

When I made the decision to get Sisterlocks I wasn't completely sure about what I was getting myself in to. As I searched the net for more information and of course pictures, I came across these things called blogs; among them was a blog that was to become my hairpedia. In the four months leading up to my SL installation, I regularly checked in with Brunsli's Hairstory and managed to read all of the archives! I found the blog more helpful than the official SL site and the insights into the rest of her life were entertaining; along the way I asked her a few questions, which she kindly answered and I also developed my hairtie addiction.
So, when the chance to meet up with Brunsli (and Breadfruit) presented itself, I jumped at it. The rugby (come on England!) and the travel chaos it caused, prevented us from meeting in Paris, but we were able to find a solution with a new location.
I have to admit (and I didn't tell her this, so shhhhhh) that I was very nervous about meeting Brunsli; what if she didn't like my hair! However as soon as we met, my nerves quickly disappeared; she is as wonderful in real life, as she comes across in blogosphere and (I hope she agrees!) we got on very well.

Your hair looks nice...in that picture!

I was showing my sister and my cousin a few of my picture albums (because of course I only have a few!) this evening. My cousin commented that my hair looked nice in a few of the pictures and she wondered why I didn't have it like that more often. I guess I have just become lazy with my hair; now that I have cut it, it takes a lot more effort to style. I have long been an advocate of freestyling; but on reflection I have to agree with my cousin, at it's current length, my hair looks better with a little styling.
It's not as if I don't have the tools to do it; I have my softspikes, I have a growing collection of beautiful hairties and I have some great clips and headbands. I figure that as Sunday evening tends to be hair washing time, it could become hair washing and styling time; a softspike set (or if I'm pushed for time, plain old plaiting) will give my hair an 'I've made a bit of an effort' look for a few days.
Mmmm, we'll see how it goes; I'll keep you posted...

I set my hair on soft spikes last night; my hair was damp and I rolled all of my hair towards the back of my head. My main aim was for the ends of my hair to look neat, but I also wanted the curls to go in the same direction.

I chose this lovely shell hairtie (I'm not sure of the name) to keep my hair in place.

Soft Spikes - The Results

I was really excited when I was taking the curlers out(which was as easy as putting them in); I could feel the corkscrew curls and this confirmed that I had put them in properly.

I loosened the curls and loved the back

I quite liked the view from the side

But I didn't like the front! I think that if my hair were longer I would have really liked the results; but these tight curly do's just don't seem to suit my face. Now it could be due to a mistake that I made when putting the SoftSpikes in; any advice will be greatly received and tried out next weekend.

(Gosh, I do look miserable!)

I decided to put my hair up with a hairtie and I loved the look I got. The SS set seemed to give me so much volume and I could see a lot more definition in my locks; so all was not lost. I know that the curls will drop over the next few days and I'm sure I will be able to wear my hair out then.

My pineapple chunk

Since having my hair cut I have been able to wear my hairties, by design rather than fault!The wooden one is my favourite of the three shown here.

I'm a little way off having a grown up pineapple, but I love the way my hair looks in the hairties. I love the texture and definition; now my hair is starting to resemble all of the pictures I used to look at in awe whilst waiting for my Sisterlock installation.

Out of disaster, success is born!

Guess what fits my new short hair...

So the next time I want to wear a hairtie, I just need to reach for a pen!
Go shorty, it's your hairtie day...
(P.S How's my kitchen!)

Guess what arrived in the post...

I know lots of you will recognise the beautiful little packages straight away; but for those not in the know, I have just quadrupled the size of my Brunsli Hairtie collection!

I am particularly impressed with this new batch - they are stunning pieces. Of course I couldn't wait to try them on

The only trouble is, that at the moment my hair isn't thick enough for the hairties and so they slowly work their way down. I know that they can be adjusted, but I really don't want to mess about with these works of art.

All is not lost though; I now have some headbands to keep me happy while my hair is growing up!

Me and my Mandrisa

I have been wearing my hair down since my SL's were completed on Tuesday; this is quite a change as I would usually be seen sporting a ponytail. Today I decided it needed to be up and out of my way - Christmas is fast approaching and as usual I have left my shopping to the almost-last minute. The prospect of being at the shops with all of the other 'last minuters', with my hair getting in my face was not an attractive one, so I decided to give my Mandrisa Hairtie an outing. I gathered my hair into a fairly messy bunch and wrapped the hairtie several times around (my strands are rather thin!) before securing it. I'm not sure that my hair in it's present state does the hairtie full justice, but it has kept my hair in place all day. What's that you say? Did I get my shopping finished?...

What to do with my hair...

I'm having my hair SL'd on Monday and at the moment I find myself at a loss as to what to do with it. I don't want to be too harsh on it and have been avoiding excessive product and heat usage for the past four months.
So for my Xmas party yesterday I decided to plait it whilst it was still wet on Tuesday evening. (I actually went to bed with it wet, which I know is not a good thing, but I do it quite often)
When the plaits were taken out my hair had a nice wave to it, which I loosened and then created a little side bunch with my new brunsli hairtie.

Good to go!