Wand curls

After being introduced to the magic (haha) that is the styling wand by my friend Amy, I have become obsessed with re-creating the look. She curled my hair at around 9 pm one night and we went out dancing after and the curls were still there even 5 hours later! I have thick hair that is very stubborn and will NOT keep a curl. Even better, when I woke up the next morning I had soft, loose curls that I was sad to wash away. 

I have dreamed of doing my hair this way again and thankfully, my roommate happens to have a wand! She has a CHI which worked fabulously (see pictures below) but I got pretty much the same results with Amy's Remington (on sale here).  

Here's my hair post-wanding:

 And after I ran my fingers through my hair I was left with this wild mane:

Love it! The best part is that I know it will last until I wash it again!

Hair flowers for fall

I am loving the idea of hair flowers worn in the colder months, especially in appropriate colors. I know that this is something typically associated with spring and summer, but when do you need flowers more than when they are rare in nature?

I'm wearing my own personal hair flower today. I love it so much that i own it in gunmetal too. It's from Eddie Bauer but I don't think they carry them anymore.

Here are some other pretty options...

From Anthropologie

From Zara

Free goodies

It's student appreciation day at the CU bookstore, yay! Got a Vera Bradley purse for free (an old pattern, but still) and tinsel in my hair. I'm obsessed with the tinsel, it's sparkly but subtle. So fun!

I decorated a cupcake too, but I ate it before I took a picture :)