No Heat Curls DIY

How many of you straight hair ladies wish for curls? I know I do. Ya know ones that are easy, don't possibly have me burning myself, sleeping completely funky, or smelling like a perm for a couple of days.  I hope I'm not the only one! In some Internet surfing a few months back my sister found this awesome tutorial. I wanted to try it immediately but my hair was much too short. I thought about it this week and decided to try it out and I was very please with the results. You can find the tutorial here or here. 

And here are my pictures from trying this. Please be warned we are about to get very real in these pictures. Like, no make-up, shiny face from just washing, ratty pajama tank, etc. It don't get much realler than that. 

All rolled up. (P.S. I played with photo settings as to not shock you.)

The next morning when I first pulled out the elastic band.

My I woke up at 6 am in case this didn't work out smile.

Not huge curls because of my length and layers but enough wave to add some flavor to what I can do with my hair. 

Braids

Have you noticed the new hair trend? The braid thing? 

Like this girl...Lauren Conrad? I'm not positive. 

Or the more up do's and intricate looks with braids. I would put in pictures but my internet hates me so it's not going to happen. Anyways, braids. My sister saw a segment on some morning talk show. (No clue which one) And there are salons in New York that have braid bars. It's this big thing and girls are getting these braids put in and keeping them in for a few days. So she decided we needed to be hip and braided my hair last night.  (I can't braid, I seriously never learned, but I think that might become a new 2012 goal.) 

Oh ya braids....I like it. Here is a side view and I am sleeping with a scarf covering my hair tonight (did the same last night) to see if they will last 2 days. My hair is fine and whispery so not sure what the morning will bring. 

Have you caught into the braid phase? If not, you should really try it and change it up! I like to change it up. 

A Quote for Monday

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

I'm not sure who said this but I like it. It's nice to hear and see that an imperfection can be beautiful. I can be a little bit of a perfectionist. If I have an idea how something should look and it doesn't end up that way I get annoyed. The past few weeks I've been a little harsh on myself for my imperfections, mostly with the same old one that everyone gets harsh with. Weight. (Isn't it like a dirty word?)  What I see is imperfect and while I know no one is perfect I don't see what I want or think I should. This quote was a nice reminder that my imperfections are beautiful and that even my craziness is good.

Don't be your own worst critic. Remember your imperfections (usually so called imperfections) are beauty.