Sunday, February 8, 2015

January hair and chocolate party!

So I know this is what you've all been waiting for...how I do my Sunday hair! (Follow me on instagram @oswens for a week-by-week looksie.)

Week 1: Piece-by-piece bun
So I don't know the real name for this hairstyle, but it's basically a ponytail where you leave a bit out on one side/the front, and then you take pieces from the ponytail and droop the ends over the base of the ponytail and secure it with a bobby pin. You'll see in the sixth step she uses I teasing comb--I don't own one of those, so naturally I didn't do that. 

Difficulty: I love that I didn't have to curl or straighten my hair first. I probably should have redone it to make it look even better, but I think two tries and you're good to go. Durability: Not so great. All of church I was like, I wonder what it looks like now... I had to fix it before we took the picture. Time: about twenty minutes

French braid to one side until you get to your ear, then just normal braid until it reaches around the back of your head; secure with a bobby pin. Then grab a front section from the other side, smooth it out, and tuck it under the braid.

Difficulty: I can never get my french braids to look like the ones in the picture, so I had to try that one a few times. I also had to curl the bottoms of my hair to make it look like the picture. Overall simple though. Durability: Pretty durable, and easy to fix if the part I tucked back fell out. Time: about twenty-five minutes (mostly curling my hair)


Week Three: Twisty Bun
Looks so easy! I had saved it for a day when I had a meeting early before church so that I could sleep in a little. Just gather your hair like you were going to do high ponytail, twist it around until it coils up, and secure with bobby pins!
Difficulty: I can never get my hair smooth on top and bottom for these buns. Also, my hair is way to thick to be secured only by bobby pins. And I didn't do it nearly high enough. So I think this is hard for me although the idea is very simple. Durability: my hair was escaping everywhere! From the sides, the top, the back especially. Not super durable. Time: I only spent ten minutes on it. Probably should have spent more...


Week Four: Headband Chignon
Get a headband that's not loose and put it straight on over your hair; mine came within like an inch of my forehead. Then take the hair underneath the headband and wrap it around. Keep curling and curling it until it's all around the headband. Secure with bobby pins if needed.
Difficulty: I've done this hairstyle before, but this was probably the best it had turned out. I have a serious problem with my hair not poofing up when I first put on the headband; here I just bobby pinned the front poof down and it ended up covering up the headband, which was great. This one takes practice, so I'd say medium difficulty. Durability: Always falls out by the end of church. I can kind of curl it all back in, but I need bobby pins on hand to keep it secure for any amount of time. Time: Can be as quick as five minutes! More like ten though since I redo it.


So there you have it! 

Brian and I also hosted a little chocolate tasting party. We got chocolate from ten different countries and taught people how to listen to the snap, look for white blemishes, and get the full taste by letting it melt. Super fun!!


Sparkling water, crackers, and bread to cleanse the palette between tastes.


Guest of honor: Jack's first party!! And yes, those are
mustache pants