When I stumbled on Holly Hunter in Saving Grace a while back I was instantly hooked, despite the show's religious theme. But this is no Touched By An AngeI. This show is tortured, obsessed with evil and redemption, existentialism vs. God, much the way French writers of the early 20th century like Jean Genet were. The redemption on offer is downright bitter, and the character's pronounced anti-heroism lies in her refusal to accept it. As television, Saving Grace is about as hard-bitten and dark as The Shield, and Hunter's Detective Grace Hanadarko is just as tough as Michael Chicklis' Detective Vic Mackey. She is tough, but she's also in her own way nice--and I love the image of a tough woman who isn't by default also a gratuitous bitch. The character seems to be in her thirties, though Hunter is in fact fifty. That's right, this woman is fifty. Fifty? Fifty.
At forty-five, I thought I was too old to wear braids, but what the heck. To seal the deal, a post on the Free People blog gave me some ideas for braiding hair that happens, like mine, to be shoulder lenghth and cut in a shag. The post links to some how-to video that is quite helpful if like me you haven't braided hair in, say, forty years. The charm of these styles is that you can't really mess it up, as the messier your braids the better they look. Check out my attempt after the jump....
The key to making it all stay put was a ton of Redken Body Full Carbo-Bodifier, aka Body McBody Body! This is what I normally use on my hair when it's dirty and I don't have time to shower--makes it look like it's dirty on purpose.
Ooh, that's lovely! Sod age, I'm following suit with the braids now too. (41 last week :) )
Posted by: Alice Bachini-Smith | October 02, 2008 at 08:07 PM
I don't suppose the old French braid down the back of the head is coming back?
Posted by: jkonrad | October 03, 2008 at 05:46 AM
That looks really cute, but it would look way cooler if you had a ciggy in your hand like Holly Hunter.
Posted by: dgm | October 09, 2008 at 08:06 PM