The Year of the Bang

When blogger Joanna at a Cup of Jo asked the question: Do or Don't Bangs, I started thinking about what a great blog post this would make.  The New York times even had a recent article about bangs this year: Bangs are Back.

Before I had bangs I never ever considered getting them. Then I noticed a few trendy bloggers had bangs and I noticed how cute they were on long brown hair and I woke up one morning and decided to just go for it. I haven't really looked back since. Until now:

BANGS!

This was the first day I had my bangs.

 

I really love my bangs now that I have my glasses!

While they do require a bit of upkeep, I tend to keep them a little longer in the summer so I can sweep them to the side. The worst enemies to great bangs are sweat and wind....other than that, I have really loved my experience so far. Also, Zooey came along and gave me some street cred. 

Here is a little video called "Bangs Like Zooey" sung to the tune of Moves Like Jagger...FUNNY!

Orange you going to say knock-knock?

Do you ever look through your photos and notice themes?

Recently I was browsing back through my photo booth photos and noticed a few pictures from my orange dining room. I love the dining room because of the white chair railing and hand painted stripes along the bottom. I don't often take pictures in that room because in the evening the lighting is super orange (middle picture) but in the morning, (bottom picture) the lighting can be really quite nice.

I was having a little laugh at my changing hair and I thought you might enjoy a look at this great theme in my photo booth photos on my Mac.

Photo 6.
April or May 2008. Rocking the bob!! I am thinking about going back to a bob, with the bangs eventually.

Photo 131.
Not sure when this one was taken....I was sick of straightening the bob...I wanted layers. This haircut was pretty cute in person, easy to manage and very versatile.

Photo 662.
September 2010. My hair has really grown! I love having long hair. I have been trying out lots of styles. I never thought I would like bangs, but I DO love them! I took down the Venus Di Milo Botticelli reproduction so that I could make a hair tutorial (Featured on the Birds of a feather blog this week, be sure to check it out!!). I was worried the sexy redhead in the background would be too distracting. ;-)

Hope you are having a great week! Thanks for reading! ;-)

Summer Hair: Bohemian Braid UPDO

Go check out my post at the Birds of a Feather Blog today to see how I achieved this great summer hair style!


How was your weekend?