the sparkly life: messy ponytail
Showing posts with label messy ponytail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label messy ponytail. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

How to Get Chrissy Teigen's Golden Globes Ponytail

Chrissy Teigen Golden Globes

You guys, I cannot stop thinking about Chrissy Teigen. And I'm not talking about her brilliant twitter, her blog, or that cry-face meme. I'm talking about her Golden Globes ponytail. It was heaven, no? The messy, "oh-this-old-thing?" style looked amazing with her gown on the red carpet, but it would look just as appropriate with jeans and a tee on a date (or a playdate). It makes me want to wear my hair wavy, which is MAJOR. I'm certifiably obsessed, people.

You too? Here's how to recreate it:

1) Work a volumizing mousse through wet hair (Chrissy's hairstylist, Giannandrea, used Macadamia Professional Foaming Volumizer), then blow it dry using a round brush (this one is my all-time favorite).

2) Use a 1-inch curling iron to create waves allover your head. (This is a great, affordable curling iron that all the pros use.)

3) Take a dollop of styling cream (Giannandrea used Macadamia Professional Whipped Detailing Cream) and rake it through your hair with your hands to add piecey definition and to break up the curls.

4) Pull your hair into a high ponytail, just below the crown, and secure it with a hair tie. Use your fingers to pull the tail apart to make it bigger and fluffier. Don't try to be too perfect. Flyaways are your friend here.

5) Take a small section of hair, wrap it around the base of the ponytail to hide the elastic, and hold it in place with a bobby pin or two.

6) Spritz the whole thing with flexible hairspray. (This one is a classic and so good.)

Monday, December 23, 2013

Weekly Sparkly Reads

via Pinterest
I'm at work today. Are you? Are we the only ones? Well, here's a few fun things to check out if you're stuck in front of a computer, too. Have a great holiday and I'll see you in the new year!

 I just adore Alexa Chung's messy, ribboned ponytail here. I will 100 percent be copying it.


• Since I love pasta, I've become totally obsessed with the site Inspiralized, where blogger Ali Mafucci creates delicious-looking "pasta" from vegetables. (Check out this puttanesca, and seriously, just look at all of the photos. It's practically impossible to believe they don't contain "real" noodles.) Inspired, I just bought my spiralizer, and will be attempting to make zucchini noodles in the new year. 

• Looking forward to starting some holiday traditions this year. A few I pinned and plan to implement this week: this cute snowman breakfast; a special Christmas Eve box stuffed with holiday pjs, stories, and other fun stuff; and our version of this sweet photo of baby hanging his first ornament. 

• This Onion article on skyrocketing gorilla sales is amazing. 

• These Paola Pivi neon bears are everything.

• I know this song isn't new, but I heard it in my barre class yesterday, and now I seriously cannot stop listening. Love.