Happy New Year! Last week I told you about my fun holiday partnership with Pantene, and today I'm here to give you an update! Last night I tried to follow this tutorial, I really did. I think my bangs and the fact that I don't have a rattail comb contributed to my failure, and I ended up just using the instructions and photos as inspiration and made it up as I went along. Steps one and two were fine, and then I just twisted along on my own, adding extra pieces as I went.

All of the products are awesome, but for this look I used the Pantene Root Lifter Spray Gel, Pantene Stylers Heat Protection Spray, and Pantene Stylers Extra Strong Shaping Hairspray. I'm not usually one for a root lifting spray of any kind, but this one is awesome and I think I'm going to start putting more time into styling my hair in different ways from now on. All it takes is a few extra minutes and a couple bobby pins!

Thanks for letting me share my experience with you--I hope you all had a great night last night! Rob has the day off and it's so nice spending the first day of our wedding year (!!!) at home together. How have you been celebrating this New Year?

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

"Hair", "New Year", "Sponsors"Megan | Freckled ItalianJanuary 1, 2014 Comments

Wishing You a Happy New Year

I was a little early with my end of year musings a couple of weeks ago, so I'm here today to wish each and every one of you a safe and fabulous end to 2013. Happy New Year, friends! Thank you for making this year such a lovely one.

Photo credit: V.A. Photography

(Can't wait to show you more from this shoot in 2014!)

"Blogging", "New Year"Megan | Freckled ItalianDecember 31, 2013 Comments

Holiday Hair Inspiration + a Quick Giveaway

Happy Day-After-Christmas, friends! We're still in Virginia until Saturday, but after that Rob and I have plans for a quiet and romantic New Year's Eve dinner at

Fogo de Chao

in Minneapolis. I'm really looking forward to getting dressed up and spending our last unmarried NYE together. In 2014, we'll be Mr. and Mrs. Peterson! I'm planning to put on a fancy dress, some heels, and do something really fun with my hair.

I'm not too much of an up-do lady, although I love an elegant up-do for really special events, I usually show up to a holiday party with my normal hair--curled, but maybe with a bit more volume than usual. I'm a fan of vintage styles, and really love the whole victory roll look (as you can see

here

). For our New Year's Eve dinner, I want to try something similar to that, but maybe a bit less costume-y. Lucky for me, Pantene sent a huge box of awesome products to help make my holiday hair styling a breeze.

Read further to check out the style I'm using for inspiration, the Pantene products, and to win a set of your own!