Friday Fashion Tip Number 2. Do SOMETHING with your hair.

   Doing your hair communicates that you care about how you appear and you are trying.  Leaving your hair down makes it more prone to getting dirty and can impart an unfinished affect on your overall look.  When putting up your hair you have the option to go for a style the relies on being perfect or one of the "messy" styles.  I prefer going for a messy style, it doesn't look bad when it gets messed up.  :)  Also, contrary to the name, messy styles are sometimes very polished in appearance.

Lets see the difference putting your hair up makes.  :)  Cause its not just for special days anymore!

Heres doing nothing.

(Of course, this is before is has a chance to get messy.)

Here's with a messy bun.  Pretty simple.  Just put your hair up like a regular pony-tail but on the last time through the hair band just pull the hair halfway through.  Then squish that funny bump and bobby pin it down in a couple places.  To soften the look more, pull out some strands of hair around the hairline.

This is my personal favorite.  I wear it to nice events as well as work.  And with my hair curled first, its the best I can pull off.  They key to getting this to come out well is pulling out some hair right in front after you put up the sides.  And, for those of you wondering, no, I don't wear the flower in there when I'm going to work with horses.

Of course, the easiest thing to do is the classic pony-tail.  Its just a matter of opinion as to how it looks when the hair starts falling out after 5 hours of work.  Some people hate it with a passion (my best friend) and others think it's perfectly fine (me).

    So, wether you decide to do one of these hairstyles or something else my point is just to take some time to do something with your hair.  It will most likely be better than leaving it down.

Credit goes to my mom for all the pictures.