Erica’s hair:
Self-described “beastly hair”
Light-to-medium brown
Lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (which apparently has some hella extreme weather)
Combination curly/wavy
From Erica’s email, I do believe she is the owner of bipolar hair. Depending on the weather, her curls act completely differently, sometimes shiny and bouncy and other times, well, BLAH.
I think all of the wavy/curly gals out there will agree – at least, I know I do. What to do, what to do…
I really like Erica’s curls and her layering technique. Notice how her cheekbone-length layers keep the overall shape from looking like the dreaded triangle. I do think she could take about an inch or two off and have a darling wavy bob.
What about these options?
Option #1 would take a little of the length off and shorten her layers accordingly. It would be a fresh look for the summer season, which she could let air dry or use a curling iron (like the photo) to add defined curls here and there. Option #2 follows the same idea, but with the addition of bangs. (My only concern would be the humid Winnipeg summers. Serious Humidity + Bangs = Interesting.)
Also, Erica should read this post (remember my fabulous Curl Expert, Jamie?) which covers all of the curl bases to help tame the “beastly” hair.
What do you all think?
(The second participant will be featured soon. This girl needs a break from the laptop.)
Kelly
May 22, 2008 at 3:45 pmLove the new site!
sizzle
May 22, 2008 at 4:18 pmIt’s so fantastic that this has taken off so much. The new site is so pretty and organized (like you!).
Jamie Johnson
May 22, 2008 at 4:40 pmHoly hairballs, this site is fantastic! I love it.
I voted for number 2, primarily because even if the summers are super humid, Miss Erica has the divine bone structure to pull off a bang pin-back a la Gwen Stefani and still look cute.
Congrats on the new site, Whoorl!
Sarah
May 22, 2008 at 6:35 pmI LOVE the new site. It’s beautiful!
Sarah
May 22, 2008 at 6:35 pmI LOVE the new site. It’s beautiful! I agree with Jamie that Erica has gorgeous bone structure.
ashley
May 22, 2008 at 7:08 pmshe is SO GORGEOUS.
yay curly haired girls!!
Spandrel Studios
May 22, 2008 at 7:09 pmI’m digging the design of this site!
And here’s a vote for the Audrey Tatou (#2) style. Tatou You, Erica!
Brerg
May 23, 2008 at 1:27 amErica,you are great looking even with your hair purposefully messy. I would be in heaven to wake up with a woman looking like you beside me in the morning. Wow, you are beautiful. I digress, so to chose a style for you, I think you should choose option 2.
Jeanmarie
May 23, 2008 at 3:49 amErica, those LIPS! You bring out the inner lesbian in me!
I voted #2 – thinking same bang/clippy/Lauren Conrad thing…
Whoorl, I planned to watch and then fell asleep at 9:15 – will you You Tube it or beg Mr. Gardner to embed it here??
Diane
May 23, 2008 at 9:34 amVery Cool New Hair Site!! All Hair all the Time!
Anxiously waiting for the Nightline video.
kat
May 23, 2008 at 10:59 amseriously erica is HOT. and she’ll be hot either way. i voted for #1 simply because i have no idea about curly hair and bangs.
you know my friend has very similar hair and recently cut her hair in kind of angled bob. and it’s rocking so far!
Melissa Rhinolegs
May 23, 2008 at 11:37 amha, i had to vote #2 because that’s the exact picture i took to my stylist for my last cut.
Kayla English
May 24, 2008 at 11:18 amI love the new site
A lady in red polish
May 25, 2008 at 5:22 pmLOve this photo. Its just calling for the blow the hair out of the face… :). The site is wonderful.
Tasha
November 9, 2008 at 12:32 pmI know I’m wayyyyy late to the party here, but just found out about the site today. I just want to say that this girl is GORGEOUS and I really like her her as is. Maybe a little more product for definition, but that’s really all I’d suggest. I wish I had these kinds of hair problems. ;)