My Itty Bitty Middy!

...in fact, it's a Middy plus.

I'm sure most of you know what the Middy haircut is; THE haircut worn in the 1940's, perfect for styling and the most versatile cut for the huge amount of different styles worn then. So thanks to the most knowledgeable of vintage gals who have the haircut, I discovered it and decided I wanted it.

Unfortunately, living in the heart of Melbourne has it's issues. I wasn't able to find a hairstylist who was able to understand my "look", knew what a Middy was, OR was able to translate this (very dated and slightly complicated for modern stylists) diagram.

I actually went into one hairstylist who told me that it was "okay" for me to have the look I had, and that he wasn't going to give me the middy, he was just going to give me an easy care cut for $30. I almost stormed out of there with the comments he was making to me, I was incredibly offended.

However, trawling through blogs I decided to look up any alternative hairdressers that Melbourne might have, thinking someone ANYONE in Melbourne must have been looking for a Middy. I mean, we aren't a small city.
Thank goodness for my new heroes, Wildilocks.

Wildilocks are an alternative hair salon that actually KNEW what a Middy was, and honestly, were the BEST experience getting my haircut I've ever had. Not only did the girl (I'm sorry sweetie I've forgotten your name) save my dead bleached hair (my ends were so beyond repair), she made sure that I knew exactly what she was going to do, how short it was going to be when it was curled, and she was genuinely concerned about how comfortable I was getting the cut. Not only was it an amazing experience, but she knew all about the Middy, and kept telling me all about it throughout the cutting.

So here is the middy straight; she styled it all lovely without curling it, because I told her I was going to pin curl it when I got home anyway, but then I left the salon in the wind and the rain and it kind of fell flat, so it looks rather messy:



Also messy, was my bad pin curl set, but you will get the idea of what it looks like when it's curled!



And here's the fantastic "U" shape, and how awesome it's going to look when I do a pageboy.





So if anybody is in Melbourne, I say head on over to Wildilocks, you will not be unhappy! Don't be dissapointed if your stylist won't do the Middy for you, I have hope you'll find someone who will. Just like I did (after months).


XOX,
Miss Kay.

Engaged!

Hello readers!

I'm just letting you know that I haven't been able to update and do things because I've been busy with uni starting and that my sweetie and I have just gotten engaged!!!

So I hope I am not seeming lazy, but if you would like to catch up with me at all, you can grab me on my twitter which is linked on the left.

I am a very happy and spoilt girl!

Later Days

Hello all!
Recently I've been searching for something cheap and easy to use as a curl activator, and I'm telling you, I think I've found something for you budget vintage girls!

I've been looking for expensive things lately, and to be honest, it's only because I've been one of those ignorant hair product buyers, where the most expensive thing is very much the best. So I picked this up yesterday and tried a pin curl set by chucking a load of it in my spray-bottled wet hair:


THESE are the curl results, and pretty much, I think it's the best pin-curl set that I've ever brushed out. I hardly needed to brush to get rid of my frizz!
So I just had to get the camera out and take a few pictures.


Sometimes I wish my grandmother and my nana (whom is suffering through Alzheimers) were around to help me out. I'm not sure my nana would remember how she did her hair in the 40's now. But my grandmother, whom passed away a few years ago, probably would have talked my ears off about pin-curling. So you girls who have your elders around, use them as resources! I wish I had when mine could of helped me, but I was a goth (ha ha!). And my grandmother and nana were pretty good-looking ladies in their day!





These pictures are so precious to me, especially since I have lost my grandmother and grandfather (the groom). Aren't they the sweetest?



In other news, I'll be blogging about the Oscars fashion later, because as a film student, the Oscars are pretty much the biggest night of the year for me!

Xox
K.