I have a dream when I close
my eyes, I wish my hair was 10 feet high...
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| I had to stop for food while I did mine. Back-combing sure takes a while! |
Those of you who follow me on
instagram *waves*, you may have seen my hair looking a little bit... bigger
than usual a few weeks back. It was all
in honour of a screening of Hairspray (1988) at the Komedia in sunny ol' Brighton which was followed by a bop for all the hair-hoppers and trashy teens (including myself, Hayley and Becca). Well, after a few Christmas cocktails beforehand we
actually managed to miss the screening (woops) but I've seen it so many times,
I didn't really mind (I do love a bit of John Waters kitsch-o-rama). The dance put on by the Big Itch boys afterwards
was well worth the trip out in the rain though.
Becca and I even managed to make it into the final two couples of the
dance competition - and we got to crack out the Madison!
But anyway, I'm here to write
about what I wore, and of course, the hair.
When I heard that there was going to be a John Waters/Hairspray party my
first dilemma was, do I go as a Drape from Cry Baby (who doesn't want to be
Wanda?!) or one of the teenage jezebels from Hairspray? Then I decided that I actually just wanted
massive hair, so Hairspray it was. I'd
like to say that I had an elaborate plan with detailed setting patterns, paddings
and lotions, but in truth, I just back-combed my hair and hoped for the
best. Inspired by an interview with John
Waters where he said that all of the actresses' hair in the film was their own i.e. no hairpieces
(although I imagine he's not including Debbie Harry's wig-bomb at the end) I
decided that just using my own hair was the way to go (also, I have no
hair pieces or wigs so that helped make up my mind!)
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| Mid 'feathering' as Tracy would say. My arms were getting tired by this point |
So, with quite dirty hair, I set about
back-combing as if my life depended on it.
I even took a photo half way through because I'd got bored as it was
taking such a long time (an hour and a half from start to finish). When I had finished creating this halo of
hair, I smoothed it down into a beehive with a few curls left down - all held
together with A LOT of hairspray. And here's the finished result...
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| Sadly, the Christmas decoration wasn't attached |
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| I thought the brooch looked like a suitably festive wreath |
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| The back was pretty messy but I was just shoving pins in and guessing really |
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| I thought these looked pretty atomic (they're actually for wrapping presents) |
I wore the same dress that I'd
previously worn to Singing in the Rain as I thought it was just on the cusp of
late fifties/early sixties, much like the film... As the party was just before Christmas, I thought I'd
be a little bit festive, so I had some foil decorations in my hair and a lovely
wreath-style brooch from the '60s. I also wore deadstock 1960s stockings and some plain white plimsolls. I think kitten heels would've completed the look, but alas, I own none. My makeup was a bit bolder than usual, with darker brows and frosted eyes and lips.
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| You can see my makeup and the sweater-guard a little better here |
I want to try more '60s
styles in the future, especially as once I'd finished the back-combing, the
style didn't take that long. It did also have the benefit of lasting, completely intact until the next day. Let me tell you, the brushing out was not fun!
Are there
any styles you think I should try or any spectacular 'dos you've had success
with?
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| Penny and Tracy in all their glory |
And before you ask - there
are no 'roaches in my hair - this girl's a clean teen. Well, teen might be pushing it...
