Hot Rolls

My first memories of hot hair rollers were from childhood on picture day.  My mom would put my hair in the plastic and piping hot rollers, held in place with what I thought was a ginormous paper clip.  After they had cooled off, she would take them out and tell me to flip my head upside down to release the curls and add volume, then hairspray.  It was very cute and I liked being made-up, especially for important days such as weddings, school picture days,etc.  

I have never actually owned a set of hot rollers, for whatever reason, and for the past few years I wanted a set and never actually bought them.  What set do I get? Which one will achieve the look I want?  What look do I want to achieve!?! So many questions.  To achieve the waves that are everywhere right now, I would either use a curling iron and curl every strand (and with my thick sometimes long hair) this can take an eternity.  Or use a clever non-heat method, such as sleeping in a sock bun.  A working girl that has to be at the office at 8 a.m. needs ways to save precious time in the morning.  So, I thought hot rollers would be a great way to get curls/waves all over and save me a ton of time. 

I bit the bullet this past weekend, and after years of wanting to buy some, I did!  I watched some YouTube reviews of women that had tried two different sets to see what they like and what styles they achieved, this helped a lot.  I recommend to check out YouTube videos of makeup reviews, hair product reviews and styling tips.  It helps to see the products in action and to get an opinion.  The state of my hair currently is: just below my shoulders, growing out my Zooey Deschanel blunt bangs (which means they will be pinned back in some form for the next two months!).  I was worried that large rollers in the 1.5" to 2" range would be too large and my hair wouldn't curl, I was afraid that it would just curl under and look like I round brushed it.  I can get a set with large 2" rollers once my hair gets to a long length.  For now, for my length, and style I want I decided a medium roller of 1.25" would be adequate.  So with this worry in mind, and after YouTube watching I landed on:

Remington's T Studio, Set of 20 (12 - 1.25", 8-0.75")

The set runs around $35, and with a 4-year warranty.  The curler's are heated horizontally as opposed to the traditional vertical coil and each roller comes with it's own clip to hold in place, which warm up with the rollers as well.  Some reviews complained about the clips leaving marks on the hair.  The clips leave marks on my hair, but I want loose curls and I only wear the rollers for about 2.5 minutes and the marks quickly leave as I work through my curls.  The rollers are velvet covered which help hold the hair and not burn my fingers.  I like this set and I am happy with my purchase, so happy I rolled my hair Saturday, Sunday and Monday! It takes so little time that I just love it!  The rollers also only take 90 seconds to heat up.  Here are a couple of pics of how it turned out.

So that's my UN-sponsored product review for today. Haha! I just wanted to share what I thought and what look I achieved and it only took 5 minutes, which is wonderful for a busy professional!

The Best Show Period

I haven't yet talked about my Zooey Deschanel obsession, but basically I look up to her.  I look to her for fashion, hair, music and so much more.  I model my bangs after her! She always has great looking hairstyles!  Unfortunately the recent news of her divorce with Death Cab husband can't be easy to deal with.  Fortunately however, she is the star of the greatest show on television (I hope this helps with the pain, if there is any pain).

Everyone must watch this show!

It's called New Girl and airs on Fox at 9 p.m. (EST) right after Glee for all those gleeks out there.  I think it is absolutely hilarious! I laugh out loud, literally!  It takes a lot for me to laugh like that.  I have one of those loud hearty laughs so when I think something is outright funny, everybody within a  5 mile radius knows about it.  It is about Jess, a school teacher, who after finding her boyfriend cheating needs a new place to live and finds three men needing a roomie on Craigslist.  Jess discloses that her best friend is a model and the douchiest of the men (Schmidt) excitedly accepts her as a new roommate even though the other guys are weary to live with a woman.  Then the hilarity ensues!  The guys help Jess with men and vice versa.  Schmidt also has a Douche Bag Jar that he must put money in when he does something....well...douchey.  There is some obvious tension between Chicagoan Nick and Jess.  And Winston and Schmidt have competitions with each other constantly.  Jess is hilarious and the quirky girl that is true to herself.  

Helping a girl out.

For example, in last Tuesday's episode she went to pick up her model bestie at da club and showed up in pj pants and a hoodie, and I'm like, "I have totally done that!"  And she sings and makes up songs about random things and my husband is like, "You totally do that!"  It is a really enjoyable show and is just fun to watch.

Falling in heels, ever so graceful.

Crying and watching Dirty Dancing, we've all been there right?

I feel like the comedy this show has, reminds me of how me and my friends interact with each other.  That is refreshing and I feel like I'm watching friends act goofy on TV rather than too cool people that I would never know living in their loft sipping espresso.  So I recommend to take the plunge and give the show a whirl.  My Friday so far isn't turning out as I'd hoped, but I know I've got all my New Girl episodes to keep me company and make me smile when I get home!

Happy Weekend Everybody!

No Excuse

My oh my how long has it been?  There is no excuse as to why it has been so long since I have posted anything.  Lack of inspiration? Busy with work? Stressed? Slightly Depressed?  A number of factors have contributed to this I think.

But during my absence I fell in love.  Fell in love with Pinterest! I have created so many crafts, tried out new hairstyles and created new looks with my existing clothes thanks to pinterest boards.  If you have checked it out, you really must.  And at first I didn't really get it and was slow to catch on, but through perseverance and spreading the love I have really enjoyed using this site. 

For my first example: I found a pin showing this messy wonderful updo (pins usually provide links which have shown me so many new wonderful blogs that are out there).  

http://www.thesmallthingsblog.com/

 This particular pin lead me to the attached blog and turns out it is wonderful.  The blogger is a twenty-something hair stylist and jewelry designer.  The site has so many wonderful tutorials and videos to get fun with hair.  Check it out here.

So I decided to give it a try.......Please note that they look nothing like the original, but it was fun to play and with practice I hope I get better.  

Somehow mine turned out really messy!

New bangs. yay! channeling zooey.