I want this hairstyle! minus the damage!

[Hana212]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcMDwQvM6hQ&feature=related

I just found this 60sec "vintage" hairstyle and I think it looks fabulous!
a) Is APL/BSL hair long enough for this style
b) How can I do this without the blowdrying and overall roughness that he used to create the style
c) Has anyone tried this before? If so, how did it turn out? Do you have pictures? Or is there a thread for this and how to do it already??

My hair is currently 1in off BSL and I am trying to treat it 'like fine lace' because it is very fragile due to a bleach happy hair stylist...
I appreciate any help :D
Also, since I am documenting all experimental hair styles on youtube.. I will attempt this with a tutorial to go with it for you all to see :D

xxx

[Henrietta]

Oh, I saw this vid too:) I have this style written down in my Hairy Book but I haven't tried it yet. I mean not exactly this one. I did something similar, but with the "bun" on the centre of my head.
Which doesn't mean I do not have an answer for one of your questions;): Probably you can make the "taking the roots up" thing with massaging or brushing your hair with your head upside down;) No blowdrying needed.
Find 15 minutes and just try it. I think it may work for APL hair...;)

[manderly]

It looks very Dynasty, lol.

Cute style, really annoying video :D Post pics! :D

[heidihug]

Oh, that blowdrying "method" made me feel sick! If I did that to my hair, it would be a mat of tangles that would never come out.

Anyway, cool-looking 'do. I know for a fact I could never do it - my hair is much too fine and piece-y and floppy. It'd never stay that way no matter how many pins I put in or how much hair spray I used. I think people with shorter and thicker hair might be able to do it without blow-drying. It would be mighty hard to get it to stay, though, without at least some hairspray, methinks.

[vividdreamer]

*cringes at the blowdrying part*

It kind of reminds me of the styles Nicki wears on "Big Love."

I think you'd be able to do it with BSL, though your "pouf" ("poof?") may not be as...well, "pouf-y."

[spidermom]

Definitely not a style for the likes of me. I think you could clip the hair up at the roots and let it air dry, then proceed.

[Spike]

It's a cute style. Essentially it's a poofy french roll at the side of the head.

I note you're boderline wavy--does your hair take curl well? Try wet-setting for extreme waviness/big curls and use a hair rat to add volume to the roll.

[*Rose Red*]

it looks great, but I think that this blowdrying would damage my hair and cause a lot of tangles. but I am intersted in pics as well :D

[Hana212]

It's a cute style. Essentially it's a poofy french roll at the side of the head.

I note you're boderline wavy--does your hair take curl well? Try wet-setting for extreme waviness/big curls and use a hair rat to add volume to the roll.

My hair will hold curls (never used to but it gets wavier as I get older).. What is wet setting? I can see how curls would add volume to the role.. then I could incorporate the brushing hair upside down part and maybe it would work :D

xxx

[Jessica Trapp]

:bigeyes: *at the brush/blowdrying part*

[akuamoonmaui]

Cool! But did anyone else think he was a bit "rough" with his model? Poor thing!

[podo]

I found a vid the other day that showed how to get a pouf with no heat.

Basically, you just take the hair, comb it (flat) a little further back than you want it, then push it forward again (giving you the pouf) and then pin it. POOF!

For this style though, I don't think you even need it. Just the roll would work I think, like a french twist?

[CaliRose]

It turned out cool, but I think if I followed those directions, my end product would look...not like that. :P

[Jadewtch]

The hairstyle is really pretty, sadly it looks like you can't get away with not using the hairdryer. I'd never be able to get the knots out. I can't help but feel sympathy for the poor girl. The stylist seems to be just yanking away at her hair

[Hana212]

I attempted this minus anything but my hands.. and it looked right - but I didn't have a clip to hold it in place.. will have to try it properly again!