The Twirly Bun

This bun has been my go-to hairstyle for the past couple of holidays. You know those times when you need your hair to look its best and it falls through? That doesn't happen with this bun.

This bun is for the curly who:

• wants an intricate-looking updo
• loves compliments on her hair
• woke up with hair that looks less than perfect
• has about five minutes to make herself look presentable
• has at least ten bobby pins lying around
• doesn't mind losing half of said bobby pins in her hair until the next co-wash time

Seriously, this is the easiest bun you will try. I did this in the car the other day without a mirror (not while driving - I carpool). You don't even have to have long hair to do it!

Pull your hair into a ponytail.

Grab a section of hair.

Twist it.

Pin it.

Repeat. I usually work from the outside in.

You end up with something like this:

Accessorize

Complete!

A Magical Combination

This week, something crazy happened. I got legitimate, looks-like-I-just-washed-today 3rd day hair. That doesn't happen... at all.

And that's not all. Here's what my hair lasted through:

• Two nights in a modified pineapple
• One night of just plain sleeping on it (Got home too late on Tues night to wash; I figured I would put it up on Wednesday)
• Two days of horribly high humidity. It was so bad that I felt like I was on the Gulf Coast.
• A day of crazy storms, which included lots of high winds and being rained on

My hair did get a little flat (which is normal for me in high humidity), but for once it actually stayed pretty defined. The most impressive part of all of this for me was waking up Wednesday morning and actually being able to leave the house without putting it up. That never happens. Ever.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures. But I'm glad I found a new combination for high humidity/windy/rainy days:

• Shampoo - Organix Pomegranate Guava low-poo
• Rinse-out - GVP Conditioning Balm
• Darcy's Botanicals Natural Coils Curling Jelly
• BRHG (generous amounts)
• Curl Junkie Curls in a Bottle!
• Garnier Fructis Curl Spray Gel

Each day, I sprayed with a little water and then a little of the GF Curl Spray Gel. Works like a charm!

Short Update

I'm still here! Work has been crazy, and though I've had a few posts bouncing around in my head for a couple of months I obviously have yet to sit down and type. I'll work on that.

Here's what my hair is looking like these days:

I haven't gotten it cut since the beginning of February (when I last posted), and even then it was barely a trim. I've trimmed a few layers myself since then, but it's largely untouched.

This picture was taken this past weekend (Saturday night). We took a short trip to the east coast for a family event. I washed my hair Thursday night and took no hair products with me! We didn't check any bags and I didn't want to go through the pain of divvying up products into little containers to get through security. Luckily it lasted through Sunday when we returned. Isn't that awesome? I attribute it all to the low-poo and PT I did Thursday. Magic.

Productless

Happy February! I just got my hair cut tonight (a trim - my ends needed it badly!) and as usual, left with wet, productless hair. It was almost dry by the time I got home.

I'm not really in the mood for washing and doing the whole routine. I was going to straighten, but I'm tempted to just leave it like this for tomorrow (minus the frizz). Most people who ask about my hair seem to think it has magical properties because they have "bad" hair that "doesn't cooperate" and "could never look like that." This would show them! Oh the power of a good gel and diffuser...