Even if you have long, luxurious locks like Hannah here, you can still make a pompadour to rival Morrissey’s. How is that fair? It’s not fair. IT’S NOT FAIR HOW CUTE YOU ARE GONNA LOOK WHEN YOU DO THIS POMPADOUR! Pair it with the cat-eye look that Arabelle showed us yesterday and people will be intimidated by you and hopelessly in love with you. This is a fact of science.
(Sorry about the crappy sound quality; we need to get Hannah a new camera.)
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I can’t believe you mentioned teddy girls! I’m always mentioning them but few people know what I’m talking about. This was brilliant!
Log in to replyYOU’RE SO PRETTY AND THIS IS REALLY COOL.
Log in to replythis is awesome :) thanks for sharing!
Log in to replyI did this when I was a very young girl, and thought I was Elvis… now I’ve married my own Cry-Baby, and can no longer have a pomp! So sad, but a great DIY!
Log in to replyI liked the video, yet it was a little half-hearted.
Log in to replyI did this several times before, trying to decide if I should have a short haircut. It’s real simple and pretty cool too!
Log in to replyI did cut my hair shorter, but not really short.
So now it’s not short enough that I can do a real pompadour and not long enough to do this pseudo pompadour. Sigh.
oh well
same :(
Log in to replyAwesome! I’m going to go do this now! <3
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That is not a pompadour.
Log in to replyfucking amazing <3
Log in to replyso posh.
Log in to replyThere’s a kid in my French book with a terribly duck billed pompadour and it never ceases to amuse me; it’s actually pretty brilliant.
So cute! :)
Log in to replyARGH! I got a bit excited but my hair is ringlet-curly not straight so the bit at the front sticks out horizontally (like a unicorn afro or something).
Log in to replyI tried this, but it didn’t work too well with my thick, curly hair! :( oh well
Log in to replyI think this can still be mastered with curly hair! You might need to smooth it out with some pomade or a ceramic iron but I think it looks great with volume and curl in the front, and the addition of a bandana headband to smooth it down a bit would look cute too.
Glad you guys liked the video and @freydsrednose I wish I could do funkier videos with editing and stuff, but I don’t have the software!
Log in to replythis is cool, i will do it when my hair gets long enough (y)
Log in to replyawesome!
Log in to replyI’m with freydsrednose. Why didn’t you show us the part with the curling iron? What size barrel are you supposed to use? Do you curl it toward or away from your face? I would also maybe like to see a couple different shots that clearly show your hair, just to get an idea of how the finished style should look all over. I’m not trying to be a jerk, I promise; I just wasn’t sure why the tutorial was missing an entire step.
Log in to replyThis is pretty cool…but I already have short hair and I have no idea what to do with it to make it look like that!
Log in to replyIs it just me that keeps reading this as “Poppadom”?
Log in to reply@dumbelina Because if I showed me curling my hair, it would’ve been like 5-10 minutes of boring footage of me doing just that, and I don’t have the software to edit it out. I would use a 1-inch barrel.
Log in to replyI WANT YOUR SWEATER SO MUCH.
Log in to replyWow, you are really pretty! And nice sweater! :)
Log in to replyOMG. Your jumper (8)
Log in to replyI wish my hair was long enough to do this!
Log in to replyi’m on board with this being an awesome look, but am ALSO on board with those who say it’s half-hearted. no fancy schmancy (read: imovie) software? ok, so stop filming, go curl it, amd come back to filming to tell us what you did. hell, even step-by-step still pictures (that actually SHOW the hairstyle, i mean) to accompany the video would be helpful. hannah is awesome and clearly has amazing ideas/style ~ i am living for your blush in this vid, for instance ~ but these vids are kind of a poor representation of them.
Log in to replyOH MY GOD THIS IS PERFECT :’)
I’ve tried doing this but my hair’s ridiculously thick–or, not so much thick, but very fine and I have an obscene amount. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for bringing hair pins into my life. They do a fabulous job of holding up my hair–bobby pins are just too heavy, I think. Anywho.
I’ve tried doing this multiple times, but I think my bangs are a bit too long? Do you have any tips for those of us with longer, more layer-ish bangs than normal?
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