Dreaming of Curls

Last year in Queensland I purchased some very sweet hair curlers from Dream Wavers, at a stall at Eumundi Markets. They are fabric-covered with a foam core, fasten with Velcro, and are soft enough to sleep comfortably in them. I managed to find a set made with a retro cherry-print fabric. They are trimmed with little red satin bows too. Cuteness overload!

Unfortunately I never quite got round to using them, because my hair was too long. Yes, it is possible for your hair to be too long, simply because one’s arms are not long enough to roll up the curlers neatly – or maybe I’m just unhandy? And then I cut off my hair into a bob, and now it is far too short! (This is sounding a bit like a Goldilocks adventure.)

But is this reason enough to grow my hair again? I’m rather fancying a 40s retro style next – something like this …?

Lauren Bacall

Or this? (Okay this is the same hairstyle, except Veronica’s is longer. I’d better start practising my smoulder too.) 

Veronica Lake