New 'Do: My DIY Bettie Bangs

Cut me some Bettie bangs the other day! Here is how I did it:

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1. Before - side swept medium length bangs, from my side part.

2. I set a comb on my head and balanced it, and where it started to rise off my head, I used a rat tail comb to define what hair I'd use for bangs. I went from that spot in a half circle around to my temples on each side. Then, I used a headband and some snap clips to keep unwanted hair out of the way.

3. I sprayed the bangs hair and combed it forward.

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4. I started in the middle and cut my bangs just to the top of my eyebrows, and contined across to my temples, with a slight incline for the U shape as I neared my hairline.

5. I blew my bangs dry and touched up the line... It honestly isn't perfect, but when styled, no one will ever know!

6. I used my straightener to flip the ends under, and voila! Bettie bangs :)

Here are a couple photos of my hair totally styled with them:

I'm loving them so far! And I left them a little longer and with a less dramatic U shape so I can pull them back or curl them into a different face frame if I want.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

FINALLY,  I'm seeing my graduation day in near view. I picked up my audit today and turned it in to the registrar. I'm graduating Spring 2011! I'm so stoked - I've felt many times that this point would never come. A domino effect of fantastic proportion will follow... Graduation, wedding, moving, then grad school! I couldn't be any more ready for a new place, a fresh start. Mark & I are both SO SICK OF KALAMAZOO, SO sick of WMU, and SO ready to breath new air.

So, updates! well, for one thing, my Zombie Brain turned out well! Photos!



In other news, I stripped my hair out & dyed it back to (pretty close to) my natural color. It's still got a few slightly funky highlights in it - like my bangs are lighter than the rest since they were bleached to take the red from before - but for the most part it's pretty good. My dyeing adventure!



So, school is stressing me out like no other.... Lots of pressure with such big decisions ahead about grad school. I feel like whenever I get to the point where I've mde a pretty firm decision, something comes up & I get shoved back to square one. The problem right now is that I was intending to get my masters in history, work for a while, then go on for my Ph. D. later. Most of the programs I really like, however, don't offer MA only - you have to go on to the Ph. D. too. So, I think I'm going to bite the bullet and just get both out the way. I'll volunteer or work at a museum while I am getting my degrees so that I have some work experience when I exit school and enter the public history field (preferably in the museum setting).

Well, tonight is the end of my hell week. I'm watching Prisoner of Azkaban (Sirius & Lupin are SO delicious) currently, and soon I'm going to clean the hell out of this crappy little apartment so it's somewhat livable and do something crafty... My hands are yearning to create something!

OK - time to RELAX and do whatever I want to do!!!

Emily

Movie Suggestion: "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994), Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund) - Kind of a mind-bender, Craven brings us back to the cast of "Nightmare on Elm Street" but in a new way that's kind of boggling, but still beautifully gory and horror-silly. Freddy is back & a demon has erupted within his persona, terrorizing the cast of "Nightmare on Elm Street." Lots of fun!

Music Suggestion: Drake, "Thank Me Later" (2010) - I'm a big Drake fan, and ever since I picked this album up in June, I've had it in my car listened to it at least a few times a week, if not more. He's clever, honest, and charming, and his beats are addictive. Drake sings & raps, and has some great artists on the CD with him, such as Alicia Keys ("Fireworks"), Nicki Minaj ("Up All Night"), Jay-Z ("Light Up"), TI ("Fancy" - my favorite track!), Young Jeezy ("Unforgettable") and of course, his Cash Money/Young Money captain, Lil Wayne ("Miss Me"). Definitely worth a listen, even if you don't usually listen to hip-hop; it's lyrical, harmonious, and reflective.