7.18.2011

They always make it look so easy

Once upon a time I stumbled upon a do-this-then-sleep-on-it-and-wake-up-with-perfect-curly-hair tutorial on Pinterest, excitedly I decided to give it a shot.



I wrapped & twisted my hair around my stretchy headband that night before bed (I actually already owned the same kind the girl who did the tutorial used! A sure sign this would turn out perfectly... Right?!)





I woke up the next morning with a frazzled mess that looked just like the teacher lady said it would




"Perfect!" I thought to myself, "today is gonna be a good day!!"

Annnnd I really believed that, as I started untwisting the headband out of my hair.

All the way up until I looked in the mirror...








What a hot mess.

Moral of the story: don't believe everything you see on Pinterest.

21 comments:

  1. AliJuly 18, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    What a hot mess haha you're so funny. Also, is that a TJ Maxx tag I see miss?

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  2. JenniferJuly 18, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    lol I had a feeling it wasn't going to be so easy.

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  3. Aly @ Analyze ThisJuly 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Haha!! At least you tried ....

    And ... did you forget to take a tag off of your dress/top!?!

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  4. SarahJuly 18, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    i tried this, too! the hair around my face turned out all right but the back was frizzy/tangled/crinkly. i ended up having to use my curling iron anyway to fix it :-/

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  5. taraJuly 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Ahhh too bad it wasnt really that easy. :(

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  6. AshleyJuly 18, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    I tried this and got the headband tangled in my really long, really thick hair. It ended up taking me over an hour to get it out. Not impressed...

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  7. Tori BellaJuly 18, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Actually, it doesn't look that bad. I'm kind of impressed. And I hope you read Aly's comment about your tag on your dress before heading out the door. ;)

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  8. CarolineJuly 18, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    I think your hair looks good. I want to do the braid ones, but I never can.

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  9. Michelle (michabella)July 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Dang hot mess is right.

    #kidding

    Just add a little hair spray, scrunch it and your good to go! Cute dress btw. You still have the tag on it. ;)

    But yes...the moral of the story is true. Not everything works. xoxo

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  10. MateyaJuly 18, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I think the hair looks cute. All you need was a little hairspray.

    Maybe I will have to try this...

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  11. Sarah @ Scissors and a WhiskJuly 18, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    I saw that this happened to another blogger. She suggested putting gel or some type of frizz control in before hand.

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  12. MarianJuly 18, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    I'm pretty sure that headband thing wouldn't have lasted the night on my head. I would have had to worn some sort of cap for extra protection;)

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  13. Mrs. HJuly 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Did you try using any pomade or goo to make the "fly aways" go away?

    So sorry to hear it didn't work.

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  14. JillianJuly 18, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    I like it!! I think it looks great, honestly!!

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  15. AmandaJuly 18, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    At least you tried it! I keep tagging things to try, but haven't gotten around to it. I will note not to try this one :)

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  16. Becca ChristensenJuly 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Aw! I've tried so many hair things that haven't worked out, I'm totally sympathetic.

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  17. Leah @ Everyday LoveJuly 18, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    I tried it too! It worked but I had to touch it up. But my hair has lots of waves so that helped I'm sure!

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  18. {andthisiswhatshesaid}July 18, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Too funny. I know the feeling. I think I will try this though.

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  19. Brandi July 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Pictorials are never as easy as they appear! I hate when that happens!

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  20. ♥ Marcy ♥July 19, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Bwahahahahahahahaha. By the way is that a tag hanging off your dress/shirt? I hope it was removed before heading off for the day LOL If, that in fact, is what it is?!

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  21. KellyJuly 20, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    AMEN! I tried the sockbun curl (found on Pinterest as well) and it was SUCH a hot mess. Bummer. Lesson learned! ;-)

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