tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25241736773678601242024-03-13T13:22:33.561-07:00Hair TodayHelen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-71420884672545284692013-01-22T11:23:00.002-08:002013-01-22T11:23:23.417-08:00Thrifty!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximising my 30p entrance charge to the toilet, I spent one and half hours primping hair and make up (both amusing myself and remaining warm). The results, I was very pleased with:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Might not look that impressive, but double plaits wound into each other to form a neat centrepiece were hard to get right. And my quiff, styled 5 times in order to get the perfect height without excess. Sidewys combed, double twist and pinned, and then fed round the back of the plaits and secured as if it originated from back there. Neat and tidy like - got me the job too!</span></div>
Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-77694611043397198782013-01-22T11:17:00.001-08:002013-01-22T11:17:13.722-08:00Big Buns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quite dark, but this was 2 thin side ponytails with the rest of the hair gathered in a large bun underneath. Bit boring, but kinda running out of inspiration. Must gird loins, and plunge on!</span></div>
Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-37165345087254952812013-01-22T11:12:00.001-08:002013-01-22T11:12:38.391-08:00Nicole!! Papa??<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I am modelling it into the mirror in the Cineworld bar, photo courtesy of the brilliant </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hmmm, judging by my phone chronology, I think the next photo was taken in Edinburgh with the lovely Andrew and Natalie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A complicated plait, made up of two smaller plaits and a loose strand made for interesting texture: possibly the most successful 'do' yet. I really liked this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Confession: not only have I done it again, but I have missed 3 whole days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, in fairness I did have a mental wee run of it there... Went down to London for 11 hours, bagged a brilliant new job with a great wee theatre company and then went straight to work and then straight on to a TV/Film casting. Crazy... then lazy - day and a half off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, in honour of my own promise to myself, I shall make up these 3 days by edging into February.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a result of not doing terribly much, I have created this swish up do. My favourite side parting has been refined with less hair making it slicker with less bulk. I've really incorporated the curls into the style and let the hair show me how it want to sit/fall. The high ponytail has been woven to a point and then pinned into the side, assisting with volume and preventing collapse through rigorous pinning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out that styling your hair in the toilets of the bus depot, having had very little upright sleep on an over night coach can be a win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adopted a 40's inspired film star look today with twists in the side and a folded rather than rolled bun gathering at the back. Looked just the thing in the garage reception, no-one could tell (from my hair anyway, the yawning might have given me away)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I parted my hair at the base of my head and then pulled the two sections of hair round to the front to form one thick ponytail, secured at the very front of my hairline. I then folded the ends of this ponytail back off my face and pinned all over the back of head, creating a sort of bouffant or heavy duty quiff. Very 50's revivalist. Adventurous, not sure if I pulled it off, but enjoyed having a different shape and the illusion of having shorter hair again.</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-29478595432177898132013-01-13T09:15:00.001-08:002013-01-13T09:25:45.168-08:00Day 10 - sideyweys<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hair looking quite wooly after 2 and half days of coping with Central London, so a chunky side plait was all I could muster.</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-40037565942188308472013-01-13T09:11:00.002-08:002013-01-13T09:25:37.185-08:00Day 9 - multiple free styling<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I went for an audition, so I attempted to show my crowning glory in it's best light. As a result, I went through a number of different styles, including three at the audition itself. This was not necessarily showing off the versatility of the hair, but an increasing frustration of it not remaining still, and being untidy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initially, I had a sideswept top-section with loose ponytail, banded in two sections down my back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After, the first portion of the audition, I attempted a double bun a la Princess Laya which looked ok to begin with, but during a particularly energetic exercise, fell out on one side, resulting in lopsided one up one down feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The double bun, twisted more tightly was the style I eventually maintained for going off to Battersea Arts Centre (But on reviewing the photograph, taken by the lovely Olga Leon in BAC's beautiful Grand Hall), I feel I shall never attempt this style again while my hair is this length. It's my most disappointing style so far! UGLY!</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-7766055749891224612013-01-13T09:01:00.003-08:002013-01-13T09:25:29.150-08:00Day 8 = London baby!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Funny day this as I arrived into Victoria coach station at 6.20am. Due to lack of dressing/hairdressing space I maintained the Victory Rolls 'til I hit Tate Britain at 10.30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, so I have a real excuse for the last 5 days... have been away in London for work. Had a fantastic time: felt able to experimented a bit with my hair as you can walk down the street with blue nose hair in London and no-one would bat an eyelid!</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-54646677731515826482013-01-07T12:21:00.003-08:002013-01-07T12:21:58.728-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if I just haven't had enough experience at it (I did 3 attempts) or if I just have too much hair but they look a little different to the pictures and videos i was gathering last night. Hmmm, might just need some adjusting - they certainly needed no backcombing!</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-36070529547609191022013-01-06T15:08:00.002-08:002013-01-06T15:08:21.745-08:00Day 6 - partaaaaay!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, Twelfth Night, is the lovely Mandy Sykes' birthday and so I took advantage of the occasion (and the fact I had no Christmas decks to pack away) to get all dolled up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was inspired by the lovely Kirsty Worthington, one of the actors in my agency, as she often wears a similar style: I shall deem it the Worthington!</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-17925282350186771432013-01-06T15:02:00.000-08:002013-01-06T15:02:03.020-08:00Day five - organic<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hmmmm, well, today was the first real test of actually having to get up and go (as it was my first day back to my regular Saturday job). So, in true organic style, I worked with the day before and added to it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wrapped the already existing fishtail pony into a low bun and pinned hard. What can I say, it was reasonably neat and tidy for a reception shift. It might not go down in history but it did the job</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-51324616774861975472013-01-06T14:57:00.000-08:002013-01-06T14:57:15.756-08:00Day 4 - not wholly a success<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, fishtail braid kind of looked a bit lumpy and was doing an interesting twist (which I will call adding texture). Not my best so far...</span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-27082578452980132112013-01-06T14:17:00.004-08:002013-01-06T14:17:40.992-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naughty Naughty... Have missed updating for a few days, though, to assure you, I haven't not been doing my hair! </span></div>
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Helen Cuinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096862558736138602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524173677367860124.post-1329858116865697202013-01-02T11:40:00.004-08:002013-01-02T11:40:48.145-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's style is a classic - takes a bit of time, but then, I have the time at this early stage in the month. (Not panicking about spending time on my hair when I get busy again!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Double french braids (one either side of my head) make for skinnier and more manageable plaits. It's taken me 15 kirby grips to keep the plaits wound round my head without any end sticking out. Looks very neat and tidy - a bit french. Overall, a favourite and worth the effort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's a new year... almost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I've set myself a challenge. Every day for the next month I'm going to do something with my hair. Everybody is commenting on how long it's become, and I'm really struggling to join with their enthusiasm as my hair won't do the styles I used to casually create. </span></div>
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