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Sans Fards Selfie

February 2, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve always been semi-irritated, semi-amused by celebrity photos shoots that make a big fuss about their subjects being sans fards — wearing no makeup. Maybe it’s because I work for myself, and most days I don’t wear any makeup (or even much in the way of clothing). I see myself bare-faced all the time, so I don’t need to take a picture of it.

That said, I did wind up taking a sans fards photo yesterday — one that was much better than the typical front-facing-camera, double-chinned surprise shot — while I made numerous attempts to get this photo of my natural hair texture.

A lot of people ask me why I straighten my hair. This is the texture air-dried, no flat iron, after keratin treatment grows out. Does not look great with the mullet! #untreatedhair #wavyhair #mullethair #desperateforkeratin #undone #hairselfie #naturaltexture #hairtoday #wavy

A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Feb 1, 2018 at 11:29pm PST

I was taking the hair photo because I have an appointment for a keratin hair-straightening treatment and whenever I tell people that I do that — and that in between keratins, I use a flat iron — they always ask, “Why? Your hair is perfectly straight!” Nope! As you can see, my hair is wavy, and wavy is unpredictable. If I leave my hair wavy, I can wind up with five different hairstyles in one day, depending on the humidity of the space I’m in. I like my hair to be consistently straight, like one of my hair icons …

My hair icons! Joan Jett, Jane Fonda, @prawn_star … #mullethairdontcare #hairinspo #straighthairstyles #joanjett #janefonda #klute #dieantwoord #yolandivisser

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… or consistently curly, like it was after a perm in 1995. This is still my favorite ‘do ever.

#flashbackfriday … I love super #curlyhair too. This was my favorite hairstyle ever. Permed by @keithcarpenterhair in 1995. Impossible to maintain, unfortunately, or I would have stuck with it. I like either perfectly curly or perfectly straight on me, not the in-between I actually have! Check out my amazing 1990s eyebrows tho. #curlyhairdontcare #1990sstyle #pluckedbrows #eyebrowsonpoint #thinbrows #favoritehairstyle #ifeltfabulous #vintagestyle #redlipstick #permedhair #fakecurls

A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Feb 2, 2018 at 12:46pm PST

Anyway, the photo below is both sans fards and sans keratin, but it’s not #NoFilter because — as a decades-older man once helpfully reminded me — I’m no spring chicken anymore.

Accidentally took a #nomakeupselfie while trying to get a pic of my wavy hair. Maybe I’ll delete this ? there’s a filter tho, I mean, come on. #sansfards #nomakeup #yesfilter #selfie #bareface #airdriedhair #thisis50 #50andfabulous

A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Feb 2, 2018 at 7:48am PST

The right side of my hair is wavier, but, if you follow me on my personal Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that my right side is like the dark side of the moon. You know it’s there — you just never see it.

I believe that the last time I went through a big natural-hair phase was in 2005.

Vintage Ossie Clark dress in 2005.

Looking back at photos from that year …

Another vintage Ossie Clark dress in 2005.

… makes me want to passionately kiss my flat iron!

The vintage Ossie Clark dress from the first 2005 photo on another day that year. I was just trying on the striped sweater for fun.

Sorry, hair guru Keith Carpenter, but you’re not going to convince me to go natural again. Keep trying, though!

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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