1. That's one of the more annoying and persistent 20th century earworms I've run into, myself.
2. I believe this is a French roll AKA French twist. You'll need some sturdy hairpins. Pull hair into pony tail at back of head right around the occipital bulge. Do not snug the rubber band too tightly. Hold the tail so the end points up, and twist, but not as tightly as you'd twist for a Psyche knot or other use of hairstick-fu. Fold tail in half, and in half again, and roll it under the hair between the rubber hand and your skull, pinning the rolled-over hair in place, with the pins inserted horizontally. Practiced veterans, like my late grandmother (maysherestinpeace) or my housemate (who learned her hair-fu courtesy of the US Army's rules about long hair on women in the service) can do this without the rubber band. I won't say they're evil, butI do admit to French twist envy, since mine always takes a couple of tries to look right.
I'm sure there's a diagram for this somewhere on the internets. I'm told having some curl, or at least body, in your hair helps. Since I am the owner and operator of The Limpest Hair in Tennessee, I wouldn't know about that.
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Date: 2007-09-17 09:31 pm (UTC)2. I believe this is a French roll AKA French twist. You'll need some sturdy hairpins.
Pull hair into pony tail at back of head right around the occipital bulge. Do not snug the rubber band too tightly. Hold the tail so the end points up, and twist, but not as tightly as you'd twist for a Psyche knot or other use of hairstick-fu. Fold tail in half, and in half again, and roll it under the hair between the rubber hand and your skull, pinning the rolled-over hair in place, with the pins inserted horizontally.
Practiced veterans, like my late grandmother (maysherestinpeace) or my housemate (who learned her hair-fu courtesy of the US Army's rules about long hair on women in the service) can do this without the rubber band. I won't say they're evil, butI do admit to French twist envy, since mine always takes a couple of tries to look right.
I'm sure there's a diagram for this somewhere on the internets. I'm told having some curl, or at least body, in your hair helps. Since I am the owner and operator of The Limpest Hair in Tennessee, I wouldn't know about that.