Victory Rolls: Attempt #1

Gosh, I love victory rolls! I thought to myself on a Saturday night. The boy is in the living room playing video games and I'm puttering around aimlessly. Why don't you learn how to do them? I thought to myself. Really, there are so many great tutorials out there. I'm particularly fond of The Girl With The Star Spangled Heart's video. So I gave it a whirl using a comb, a hand-me-down dollar store hair straightener, hairspray and bobby pins.

I have naturally curly hair which refuses to cooperate on good hair days and has full blown tantrums on bad hair days so first we partition and straighten the hair:

Next we grab then end, carefully make a loop and roll that loop up. Pin it to your head and voila!

Ok, maybe not. Let's try again. Voila?

Maybe 1/2 a can more hairspray and a dozen more pins will help...

Well, I tried.

This has been victory roll attempt number 1. I believe I'll invest in a brush, a better straightener and perhaps a curling iron before I try again.

Stay Saucy,

Miss Scarlet

Clowning Around

This past winter has been rough- soul suckingly, dream crushingly rough. I've been dealing with intense depression and as a result for months I've had no creative drive. Life without artistic passions to pursue is like living in a colourless world. But lately little buds of hope have been blooming. To help combat the overwhelming drabness winter I organized a vibrant and playful photo shoot with AJ Batac and Mark Godilano on Sunday March 2nd at the Manitoba Legislative building. The following photos were taken by AJ Batac.

Rainbow balloons make me happy.

The weather forecast claimed that the Sunday of the shoot was supposed to be a balmy -6 degrees Celsius. You don't need to be a genius to know that when it comes to the weather the only constant is the curve balls that Winnipeg throws you. It was -17 degrees and with the windchill it felt like -30.

 What's more playful than a clown?

 As you can see, the tights I chose for the shoot don't cover my entire legs. While they certainly fit the theme I was going for they were in no way practical for the resurgence of winter. Luckily AJ is a pro at taking pics and giving directions. The shoot went like this: disrobe sweat pants, pose! Pose! Adjust angle! Pose! And clothing goes back on.

"I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away." -Fiona Apple

The shoot was short and sweet, with the cameras clicking away as fast as possible. It was exhilarating and a wonderful way to break out of the rut I had found myself in.

Time to spread my wings and relearn how to fly.

Cheers to the coming spring.

Saucily yours,
Miss Scarlet