Inspiration Photos for the Barbara Stanwyck Hair Tutorial

Here are the photos that inspired the Barbara Stanwyck hair tutorial!

 

Inspiration for the Dita Von Teese Hair Tutorial

I was very excited to get a request to do a Dita Von Teese hair tutorial, she's so incredibly stunning and I love every look that she has worn!  Since there are quite a few tutorials on youtube already for her looks I wanted to find one that had not been done as much, but at the same time was a defining look.  I found so many looks I would love to do, but settled on her smooth barrel curls as it's so sleek and glamorous, plus I really wanted to play up that great swooping bang!  


Here are the photos that inspired my YouTube tutorial "Dita Von Teese Inspired Vintage Soft Curls Hair Tutorial".  And yes, I admit I'm probably the worst at coming up with video titles!  LOL

My Inspiration for the Joan Fontaine Inspired Soft Updo Hair Tutorial

I wanted to do a tutorial based on Joan Fontaine because I love her easy natural beauty.  To me she has that same classic ease as Grace Kelly.  Since Sundays can be such a lovely lazy day I wanted to feature a look that could be done on an old curl set and more of a pin and go, all so I can be as lackadaisically lazy as possible.  (Truly, it is an art-form!)

Here are the photos that inspired my YouTube tutorial "Joan Fontaine Inspired Soft Updo".

The Windy City + Flirty Sundress = Thank God for Bike Shorts!

The Opposite of how I Looked!

So yesterday I was feeling a little cheeky, the weather was perfect, I was wearing a new flirty sun dress, my hair is newly dyed and looked amazing.  Now anyone that knows me will quickly tell you that I'm more often neurotic than overly confident, but when the planets align properly you just have one of those days and you can't help but walk with a spring in your step and a bounce in your curls.  So I decided that during my lunch hour I would go out and enjoy the weather, watch some tourists, and generally bounce around being all that and a bag of reasonably priced chips.  With my big sunnies on I stepped out onto Michigan Avenue with a very Mary Tyler Moore attitude and with perfect timing Mother Nature decided to show me just how sarcastic she can be by blowing my fabulously flirty new sun dress up around my ears!  Nope...it was not a coy Marilyn moment, it was more Lucille Ball.  Frantically I turned in circles while batting and grabbing at my errant dress desperately trying to bring it back to knee level, all the while thanking the heavens that I had the forethought this morning to wear bike shorts therefore saving all the innocent tourists from their very first flasher moment.  Once my dress was back under control and my dignity was clutched fervently to the side of my leg I continued, albeit with a little less bounce, to enjoy the remainder of my lunch break.  Of course by then the wind that caused my frantic dress dance was no longer blowing,  Mother Nature was too busy gasping and clutching her side laughing.  Once clear of witnesses the bounce returned to my step because one is so resilient when having a great hair day!

An Everyday Vintage Hairstyle Tutorial: Circa 1950

Hey all!  I'm really excited that my first post back after my short hiatus is a hair tutorial video!  This hairstyle is a really easy everyday look and it has a soft spot in my heart, as every time I wear it my Mother says I look just like my Aunt Nora.

What's your go to hairstyle?  Leave your response in the comment section below.

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I'll be back on a regular blogging schedule soon!

Just a quick post to let you all know why it's been so quiet lately.  I've been stretched thin and exhausted the last couple weeks with work and family.  My Mom has been in rehab recovering from a hip surgery and she's doing great, but it's like my life is in a sno-globe right now and someone keeps shaking things up!  Hopefully Mom will be home by next weekend and we can all get things back to "normal".  I've got some great ideas for upcoming blogs and a hairstyle video that I've shot but that's going through a slow editing process...I'm hoping to have it up next week some time.  I hope everyone is doing well and I'll be back to a regular blogging schedule in the next week or two...which is good since I have so much I want to share with you all!

Feeling the Love During a Tough Week

So the last week and then some has been pretty rough.  My Mom just went through hip surgery and it's looking like it will be a long recovery, which has taken it's toll emotionally and physically.  So while I was drudging through this time I was thrilled to find that one of my favorite bloggers, Atomic Chic, awarded me my very first blog award!   If you've never stopped by her blog please do so, I'm sure you'll find her as interesting, inspirational, and fashionable (with just the right amount as geek) as I do.  Thanks again for the lovely award!

The Rules:

If you are tagged...

Thank the person who gave you the award 

Share 7 random bits about yourself

Pass the award on to a few of your favorite blogs

(And don't forget to let them know!)

I'll be tagging and awarding the following lovely ladies!

Caroline over at In Vinculis Etiam Audax...for inspiring photography

Tami over at My Moving Finger Writes...for great style and overall fabulousness

Jess at The Vintage Huntress...for inspiration and drool worthy fashion picks

Now for the random

1. I've eaten pretzels as big as my head, drank beers larger than it, and danced on a table while singing German folk songs at Oktoberfest in Munich.
2. My dream is to live in Europe, write travel books for Rick Steves, and visit every country in the world.
3. I'm not afraid of being a little wacky...talking in odd voices - check, dancing in a supermarket -check, creating stupid songs complete with a strange dance...oh, check and check.
4. I practiced martial arts for 8 years, and have used it twice it my life.
5. For a short time I did stock upgrades and downgrades on The Rob Black Show, and no...I'm not a financial guru.
6. If I reincarnated as an animal I would want to be a pelican...they can swim, fly, float, plus they come with storage!
7. My favorite nut is the walnut.

Can't wait for more?  Then check out my Weekly Blog:  Veggie Girl Eats Out for my review of Sweet Art in St. Louis, MO.  Click here to view Veggie Girl Eats Out! 

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