Tuesday, April 1, 2014

thoughts on being: date night ready in 10 minutes or less!




















it kind of feels like sacrilege to be posting this tutorial, because it is my favorite secret to being low maintenance... but nonetheless, here is the easiest way to give yourself victoria's secret-esque curls in under ten minutes!





















start with dry hair. if your hair is a little bit wet, it might have unforeseen consequences. part it where you normally part your hair.




















pop that hair up into an ultra-sexy ponytail right on top of your head, I dream of genie style, and split your hair in half.




















pick out your favorite sized curling iron. I recommend at least a one-inch barrel for this style, because the smaller ones tend to look a little bit wild.




















start to curl the sections in small-ish pieces. they don't have to be tiny-baby sized, but you want them small enough that you're able to get a good curl.



















finish curling around your head.




















let it loose! undo the elastic and run your hands through your hair to loosen up the curls.

if you have awkward-nearly-grown-out bangs like I do, you'll need to curl them now because they will look weird and straight from being in the ponytail.







































flip your head upside down and give your hair a good spray. being upside down adds some volume and also won't make the top of your head look crusty.

you're done! honestly, including taking selfies, this took me 4 minutes. I realize I have thinner hair than the average Jane, so I said ten minutes to avoid false promises.