Good Hurr Day

Yesterday I found this YouTube clip giving me a tutorial on how to create mermaid waves in my hair. I wasn't hopeful because my hair is extremely fine and never holds curls. In high school I tried on two different occasions to perm my hair, neither of which held. For my grade 8 graduation the hairdresser curled my hair using half a bottle of mousse and a ton of hairspray, and while it held the curls were definitely falling flat by the end of the ceremony (which was short -- it was grade 8).

This is my hair naturally:

Aside from the clip, of course, I have done nothing to it. Fresh out of the shower, air-dryed, product free. Just a quick comb and voila. As you can see, it's pretty limp, and very straight.

Using the techniques from the tutorial, I achieved this:

I allowed my hair to air-dry after showering, and then used the flat iron. I used a bit of mousse to (attempt) to keep it in place. Although I don't like that you can tell there's mousse in it, I'm very impressed the waves even held.

More pictures:

in the boyfriend's car

getting more picture evidence of the successful waves

The waves did begin to fall flat, as you may be able to tell from the photos. In the first picture, the waves are much more distinct than in the final webcam ones, which I took several hours later. Although I was impressed with the results, I feel like my hair looks incredibly dry. My hair is clearly not used to being fried to shit from a flat iron. If I were to try to achieve this look again, I'd consider using a heat-protecting serum and perhaps a leave-in conditioner for the tips, which look particularly fried. Might also help if my hair was a bit longer. I liked that it made my hair look like it had more volume. All those bank tellers were impressed with my hair fo sho (yes, that is the only place I went today. The waves were purely a result of boredom -- not necessity for an event!)