Lola the lomo

Meet Lola.

                           She takes lomo shots.

LOMOGRAPHY! 

Slow film in a plastic camera that produces double exposures, pinholes, time exposures, and other radical photo opportunities. 

Most of these shots are redscale film from Urban Outfitters. 

 East Nashville, renovated house

 Tripple exposure of a park in Seneca, South Carolina

 Pigeon Forge, TN near the Apple Barn

 Knoxville, TN 

 My handsome boyfriend

double exposure and two half frames to make one shot

Hiking trail in Jocassee, SC 

UT pedestrian walkway 

 Time exposure

 Double exposure

Love the sign in the back ground.

Gonna Tangle My Feet Over The Wire

Combat boots that I love.

From: Zappos

Jeggings: Ann Taylor Loft
striped tank: Dillards
red coat: Dillards

Contrasting the form fitting jeggings and the slender boots, the flowy tank and puffy red jacket emphasize the legs. The loose garments on top make the outfit not seem too tight. 

Sneak peaks of my dorm room in the back ground. You can tell things are crazy because my room isn't spotless at the time I took these shots.
              GO VOLS!


A shot to show how I did my bangs. Loosely tied back so that they can fall softly.


Ideally, I would have sprayed my bangs, let them sit for a bit then taken that bobby pin out.


To begin, I scrunched my hair while it was wet to give it this textured look and feel. Then once it dried, pull up half of it as if to do a half pony tail, but then loosely twist it and bunch the twist on top of itself. Leaving the ends of your hair sticking out, bobby pin the pivotal points of the messy bun.

Those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me.

Meet the beautiful Chelsea Lyons.

Below is the lovely Paige Alcorn.

Chelsea Lyons was the hair stylist here, and I adore what she's done with Paige's hair.

It's so classic!

Basically, Chelsea twisted Paige's hair in a french braid manner by starting with hair on the left, twisting, adding a section, twisting, adding another section, and so on until the twist bends around to the right.

Secure with a ponytail holder.

In this case, Chelsea gave the style a bit of volume by teasing Paige's hair near the top of her head before embarking on the twist ending in a pony tail.

Add a flower, feather, or other hair piece.

Finish by curling the ponytail. Make sure to curl every piece the same way. Chelsea curled Paige's hair away from her face, not toward.

Thanks Paige, for being a gorgeous model for me.

Jenny's got a body thats shaped like an hourglass

My good gal friend, McKenzie (Gal with Curves) had a forties/ fifties birthday to celebrate her Sweet Sixteenth. I came over a bit early to assist her in errands as well as style her hair.

This is what we came up with:

I wasn't sure where I was going with this, but McKenzie told me to do whatever I wanted.

I ended up twisting two sections from the front to cross in the back.

Continuing to twist these sections of hair, I criss crossed them behind her pony tail which I did not use any hair ties for. Bringing the twisted sections back around the front, I crossed them once more in front and once more in back.

Then I secured them with bobby pins, using the pony tail to hide the pins.

With her short, side swept bangs and one loose curl by her face, the look is complete.

She looked stunning and her party was a hit complete with a birthday cake with her baby picture, guests dressed in their best 40's and 50's attire, big band music, and a movie projected onto her garage door.

Tip for the style: I curled and sprayed her hair before styling it. After the curls set, I lightly brushed through them with my fingers and sprayed once again.

Before the festivities began.

Happy 16th, McKenzie!

May this year bring you all your dreams and much more.

Laced Lies

LIE: When styling your hair, it should match your outfit's genre.

LACE: (The beautiful, yet delicate truth to the typical hair myths that girls often buy into) Hair is an accessory just like your clothing. Make it beautiful, make it daring. Make it different. Yes, the style should compliment your outfit, but that shouldn't limit your creativity.

top: Express, many years ago

skirt: the Fashion Shack, a second hand store in South Carolina

boots: Dillards

I love the tight off the shoulder top with the dome of the high waisted skirt. Low cut boots with studs perfected this look. It has a girly-punk vibe. Next step: hair.

With this outfit I wanted my hair to contrast with the sleek edgy look.

Solution: sleek, perfectly groomed hair.

Originally, I pinned my bangs back and sprayed them, but then after they had set, I took the pins out and touched up with some spray.

Treseme Tres Extra Firm Hold is my current favorite. It smells good and it's a reliable product.

Notice, the sides waves back into the style. This adds a bit of a relaxed feel to my otherwise very tight style.

Start out by pulling half your hair into a ponytail, paying particular attention to the way you sweep the sides into a half pony. Then take a piece of hair at the base of your ponytail where it is secured with an elastic, and wrap it around the elastic. Secure with bobby pins underneath your hair. I hid the pins under the portion of half pulled back hair.

Twist the half pony loosely, adding sections of the hair left down until all hair is in the twist. Wrap the twist into a loose bun to the lower right or left near the nape of your neck. Secure with bobby pins. Spray. As the day passes your hair may loosen a bit. As long as it is still in place, let that natural loosening add to your style.

Don't forget to carefully spray back any fly aways for a clean, sleek up do.

Happy Styling!

Little bit of this, little bit of that

Dress: Straight up vintage from my lovely Nana

Converse: your local Journey's

Thank you college, you've left my shoe supply quite scarce for when I go back to the parent's house. I like the Converse with this, but only to an extent.

I left some extra bangs down on this style. If I were to style my hair this way again, I'd probably opt for less bangs down to give the style a lighter feel.

A fun little style without too much hassle.

Pull the side with your bangs back by rope braiding two pieces tightly, then secure with bobby pins.

Pull back a larger section of hair from the other side.

Smooth it back and over the bobby pins that secured the rope braid.

Lift up a section of your hair (in my style I did this part of the back left of my head, since the rope braid's bobby pins are on the left), bring the smoothed section of hair under the lifted up section.

Secure with bobby pins.

Depending on fly aways, and your hair's texture, lightly spray.

Right now I'm loving Treseme Tres Two Spray Extra Firm Hold.

Viola!

Here's a closer look at the side to see how much hair I chose to leave down near my bangs.

With this style, I made sure to have a touch of undefined wave to combat the prim and proper feel, therefore complimenting the dress with a diversity.

The Rope Braid

Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo and Juliet

For a lovely early evening and into night the pulled back, a loose hair style and flowy maxi dress provide the perfect feel.

Nashville, you are the best.

LIE: Twists won't stay in place.

LACE: (The beautiful, yet delicate truth to the typical hair myths that girls often buy into) When styled properly a twist will be secure. Twists are perfectly simple, yet look completely complicated.

In this case, I started the style as a twist on the right side of my head and added sections of hair as I went down.

Leave enough looseness for the style to not look too tight, but start the twist relatively tight until you reach right above the nape of your neck.

Take the twist you already started and add the rest of your hair to it, but instead of twisting the new section in, cross the two sections over each other the full length of your hair.

TIP 1: Crossing the two sections over each other should be as tight as possible because it will unravel some.

Tip 2: If you have layers like I do, then trying this style while your hair is a completely wet or a little greasy helps it hold shape as it dries.

I love the balance of loose and tight this hair style holds. It perfectly mirrors my long, form fitting, yet flowing dress.

Dress: Macy's

In Centennial Park

Nashville, TN