Flanna's New Hair

Flannery decided she wanted her hair cut "chin-length" last week.  It turned out to be really flattering on her!  

before

after

after - side view

What fun change have you made recently?

Look Good, Feel Good

I got brave and trimmed my daughter's bangs tonight.  And I have to say, I think I did a pretty fantastic job.  Check out the cute little hairstyle she has going on here!

After I trimmed her bangs, I blow-dried her hair.  Afterward, she looked at herself in the mirror with a proud little grin and asked, "Mommy, can you fix my hair like this before school tomorrow, too?"  She's really been into wearing fancy dresses and "church shoes" to school lately, as well.  I think she just feels good when she knows she looks good.  Don't we all?

Her sweet way of admiring herself today inspired me to maybe try a bit harder tomorrow to make myself look good.  I do feel better about myself, more confident and put together, when I like the way I look. 

What about you?  Do you think your appearance has an affect on your mood?

Look Good, Feel Good

My current hair mousse is not cutting it. But I've been too busy to go buy a replacement mousse. So, I've been putting up with frizzy and flat wavy hair for the last 3 weeks or so. And it's really bringing me down.

Yep, I'm a little shallow.

Turns out, if I don't feel like I look my best, I don't feel my best, either. So this frizzy flatness has got to go.

I mean, as soon as I have a spare moment to sneak away to Target.

On days that I pick out my clothes the night before, and actually wear flattering clothes that fit me well, and that I put on make-up (especially if this process doesn't happen at the stop lights during the drive to my daughter's preschool), and that I wear my contacts and pull my hair up so the frizzy flatness isn't so noticeable, I feel more confident. More together. More organized. More in control. More me.

Which is a good thing. A happy thing.

Look good, feel good. Sounds shallow, but I really think it's true.

Oh, by the way, I found this neat blog called Fashion Advice from Audrey, and I've been learning a lot from her advice so far! For example, it seems that now's the time to go find your perfect boots, because they're on sale right now. Her advice for picking a great boots: find a comfy pair (flats perhaps), that come just about an inch below the knee, and that aren't too tight on the calf, for maximum versatility (from pants to skirts, etc). See, you're learning already, and you haven't even visited her blog yet!



Any ideas for good wavy-hair hair products that won't leave my hair either a) crispy, or b) sticky?