A Little Bit of “Hair”spiration

A Little Bit of “Hair”spiration

January 8th, 2010 @ 5:30 pm by Mrs. Buttons
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Right after Mr. Buttons proposed, I wanted to be stubborn and keep my hair the way that I like it. Why should I have to change because of one singular day in my life?

However, the reality is that I have very very fine hair. And it is stick straight. It does not hold a curl without about 10 pounds of hairspray involved. Yummm, who likes crunchy hairstyles???

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Can you imagine how much hairspray is involved in that?

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I love this photo, as it is a beautiful example of looking natural for your wedding, but personally, I don’t want my hair to look pretty much the same as I wear it every single day. This, after all, is NOT a typical day!

After some more searching, I DID run across one set of inspiration photos that made me very hopeful. Mrs. Cheese’s inverted bob transformed into bridal hair was so extremely successful! Seriously, how beautiful was she???

A Little Bit of Hairspiration : wedding hair 1030

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Well, call me insecure, but I just wasn’t ready to rock the short hair on my wedding day. And, as you know, I started to grow it out to a reasonable length.

The last time I visited my stylist, we talked wedding hair. Before she started chopping away a like I am used to, I asked her what I would be realistically able to achieve with the hair that I have, and how much length I could feasibly add in the time period I have to work with. I have to love her, because she immediately responded with, “I know EXACTLY what I want to do with your hair.”

Apparently, my hair will grow about ½ of an inch a month, which will put me at total growth of 4 extra inches by the time the wedding comes around. That will put me at a few inches below the shoulders, assuming that I don’t freak out and chop it off myself before then, a la Brit Brit!

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She suggested a low chignon, with a lot of teasing/volume on the top of my head. I rushed home and started to look at some ideas. And breathed a sigh of relief, because these look like feasible styles!

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I love this picture…I have long bangs like this photo, and I love how it is an “updo” without looking too formal. I think that with my projected hair growth, this is an achievable look.

But, my stylist also mentioned that we can add some “extension” without physically attaching hair. There is the option of adding some “extension” inside the chignon itself to make it look fuller. I’m digging this idea… especially after Mr. Buttons and I turned on the movie What Happens In Vegas the other night. And I fell in love with this…

And yes, after searching high and low for photos online, I had to pause the movie at multiple times to take screen shots of the hair style at all angles (how in the world are there none online???).

(all images are personal photos)

Did you find hair inspiration somewhere you weren’t expecting? How did you find the perfect coif for the big day? Did your hairdresser give an opinion of his/her own?

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36 Responses to “A Little Bit of “Hair”spiration”

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mander411 (message) 735 posts, Busy bee

I just saw that movie and commented on Camerons hair! Great pics! I googled Carrie Underwood to find my hair pic - I always love her hair

1/8/10 @ 5:35 pm (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

Ooh, I like! Very classy.

I also have stick straight hair, and tried / failed miserably at curling my hair for NYE this year. Thus, all of the 1/2 up curly styles I had in mind are pretty much out. If only I had at least a little curl to my hair….

1/8/10 @ 5:43 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

I LOVED Mrs Cheese’s hair! You should do that

1/8/10 @ 5:47 pm (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

that picture of britney really makes me sad and creeps me out at the same time. but then i felt much better when i saw your sweet inspiration photos–you’re going to look fabulous!

1/8/10 @ 5:49 pm (reply)

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soonerpsych (message) 1,898 posts, Buzzing bee

I have the same problem with my hair. It’s super fine and stick straight, doesn’t want to curl for anything. I still don’t really know what I’m doing with my hair, but those styles of chignon are kinda where I’m leaning.

1/8/10 @ 5:52 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

I second the Britney picture being creepy and sad. I can’t even imagine…

1/8/10 @ 5:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Rainbow (message) 1,535 posts, Bumble bee

Aww poor Brit! I love Cameron’s hair in that movie! Yay for celeb hair-spiration! (mine is Katie Holmes)

1/8/10 @ 6:09 pm (reply)

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Ms Potato Chips (message) 1,193 posts, Bumble bee

I love that ‘do! I’ll have to bookmark it. And I especially love hair dressers who know what you want before you do!

1/8/10 @ 6:46 pm (reply)

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Miss Buttons (message) 5,046 posts, Bee Keeper

@mander411: Mr. Buttons was getting mad at me because I kept pausing the TV to take pics of the screen!

@Miss French Fries: Normally, I love my straight hair. Except when it comes to bridal hair…I wish I had some texture…

@Mrs. French Bulldog: I know…she was sooo pretty! Thankfully, the hair growing stint is going well, since I can’t go to my salon because it is in Florida, and I don’t trust anyone else to do my hair!

@Miss Pug: You mean I can’t rock a bald hairdo on my big day???

@soonerpsych: I can’t wait to get a trial and see how it goes!

@KMSull: Still not sure how someone could actually do that….

@Miss Rainbow: Ahhh love Katie’s hair…I was rockin the bob before she decided to cut her hair like that, and then when she did people kept asking me if I was trying out the Katie Holmes look…go figure!

@Ms Potato Chips: Isn’t that the best? I never ever tell her what to do…I just sit in the chair and let her have at it for the most part…

1/8/10 @ 7:09 pm (reply)

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

I love the updo with the bangs! It looks sooo gorgeous! I have curly hair, so this would never work for me, but I think she looks divine! I would go for that!

1/8/10 @ 8:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Pencils (message) 1,027 posts, Bumble bee

that cameron hair do is fantasmic. do it!

1/8/10 @ 8:02 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

Ugh, I LOVE THAT HAIR!! (The one on Cameron). Want. Saving. Stealing possibly.

1/8/10 @ 8:41 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

both inspiration pictures are really pretty! i found some inspiration when i randomly stumbled upon tia mowry’s wedding pictures…i loved tamera’s hairstyle!

1/8/10 @ 9:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

Mrs. Cheese’s hair was awesome! And I think you could totally pull of the Cameron do with a little extra hair in the poof.

1/8/10 @ 9:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Buttons (message) 5,046 posts, Bee Keeper

@KCheer: Thank you!!! You always want the opposite of what you have, isn’t that always the case???

@Miss Pencils: Yay! Thanks

@Miss Scissors: Hehe…its a hot hair style, I don’t blame you for wanting to steal its awesomeness…

@tea: I love random inspiration!

@Miss Nachos: Yay! I certainly hope so…I can’t wait for a trial to make sure!

1/8/10 @ 10:00 pm (reply)

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Magenta (message) 1,860 posts, Buzzing bee

love mrs cheese do… she looks awesome… i know there is a vitamin that if you take every day your hair grows faster… bit i dont know which one is… try taking a multi vitamin… i like the do with all the frizz

1/8/10 @ 10:01 pm (reply)

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Ms. Library (message) 1,250 posts, Bumble bee

I am stealing some of these photos for my hairspiration too! My hair is the same as yours, but super thick and won’t curl at all. Even a little curl in July? Forget it! These look like they could be winners instead!

1/8/10 @ 10:18 pm (reply)

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MrsWoohoo (message) 656 posts, Busy bee

Google was so great for inspiration. With the Internet, our resources are endless!

1/9/10 @ 2:05 am (reply)

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Annette

FYI: if you WANT to speed up hair growth, wash sparingly (I wash once every 4 days - the natural oils from your scalp are more protective than any “heat protectant” or other chemicals you put on there!), dye and use products sparingly, and brush/massage the scalp often to stimulate bloodflow.

The average person’s hair grows about half an inch per month, however thanks to these tips - mine grows double that!

1/9/10 @ 2:11 am (reply)

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Miss Buttons (message) 5,046 posts, Bee Keeper

@Magenta: I’ve heard that a lot of girls take prenatal vitamins, etc. Thankfully, I’ve been growing my hair out since May/June, so I’m already at the length I need…yay!

@Ms. Library: You are lucky that your hair is thick! Nice!!!

@MrsWoohoo: Yay internet!

@Annette: Nice tips! Although if you have super thin hair like I do, washing every 4 days would be almost impossible unless you weren’t leaving the house. The natural oils in my hair build up over the course of the day, and my hair is usually a grease ball after about 24 hours…TMI? I wish my hair was thicker so that I could do that!

1/9/10 @ 8:07 am (reply)

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