Wednesday, 17 September 2008

side pony with worm twists

Start by parting from ear to ear to do your puff braid.
Pull it all back, including the section with the puff braid, into a low side pony.
To do the worm twist, twist a section of hair. Keep twisting until it begins twisting down. I left out the ends to make them spikey, but you could twist all the way down so they are not. You could do the whole pony tail, but I thought it was cute to leave some out. Pin the twists with bobby pins to hold in place.

Spray the hair to hold & that's it!!

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

DiamonD

I love low piggies on her so this was a great way to it.
Part the hair down the middle (I parted all the way down) & add your 2 little piggies.
I know I didn't do it with this first set of braids & piggies, but before you braid this, do your next set of piggies THEN braid. Divide the piggies into 3 sections, as shown to do your braid.
So this is how I did it. I added the ponies after. The next set, I added the ponies before & it's easier & quicker. If you do do it the way I did, you have to put an elastic in to hold your braid. But if you do your piggies first, then braid, just take 2 strands from the braid & take it to one of the piggies. While you're doing that, the other strand of the braid needs to be held in place, so pin it (I actually put it in my mouth to hold it. ha ha).
Make your next piggies & braid the piggies up above down to it doing the exact thing.
Spray to hold & add cute bows.

Monday, 15 September 2008

wHat?? I know...kind of funky!!

Pretty funky. Oh well - gotta try something different sometimes.
Part the hair in the middle & do your little piggies. Don't pull the hair all the way through, just enough to have cute little messies. I sprayed them with hair spray a little & tugged at them so they looked more messy. I used to ALWAYS do this type of messy bun on her when she didn't have as much hair.
Next, divide the hair into 3 sections & braid. Make sure you remember to add the hair hanging down from the ponies into your braids.
Add bows to the top & that's it!! This was extremely simple

Friday, 12 September 2008

the RESULTS from yesterdays braids

I SO wished I braided all the way to the ends - but atleast the top part looks cute, right? I gave her a bath this morning without getting her hair wet at all.

When I took the braids out, I applied polmade all over so it wasn't so frizzy & didn't have that slept on look. I wanted her bangs to be out of her face - so this is what I did:
If you want to do "laces" like she has this is what I did:
Do them CLOSE together. Notice how small my chunks are. Part the hair straight down the middle & add your 2 elastics. Cross the ponies over & add your next 2 elastics.
Go as far down as you would like. I think this would have been easier if her hair was damp (not frizzy) but it still turned out okay.
I curled the ends of her hair with a curling iron...still wishing I braided further down. Oh well:)
I sprayed her hair with hair spray to keep the cute wave. This was such a time saver & I probably could have let her gone another day sleeping in the braids.

Thursday, 11 September 2008

braids ALL over

I know - this isn't something I would normally do. I'm really excited for her to just sleep in it & then to have wavy hair tomorrow. But here it is anyway:
It is much easier than it looks & it's alot better if the hair is damp. Part the hair on a slant. Then I divided that part in half.
Inside-outside french braid each half. I think this braid is actually easier to do when you have smaller chunks to braid, just like this. Braid further down on the ends than I did. I don't know what I was thinking.
Go to the other side & part it on a slant also. & divide in half.
Braid those also.
Keep making your way around the head, switching back & forth from right side to left of head until you meet in the middle.
I added a headband so she looked more girly. Can't wait for the end results tomorrow!!

Wednesday, 10 September 2008

Knots

I'm not lovin' this. It didn't turn out as cute as I pictured in my head - but here it is anyway. The reason why I don't like it as much is because after I knotted the hair & I pulled it into another section, I didn't do it as tight as I should have. You'll see.

Do 4 parts in the front & section them off with elastics.
Knot each individual pony. I pinned them to keep them out of the way.
Section the hair further down & add the knot into it then add the elastic. This is where I was talking about. Make sure that it's pulled back tight before you add the knot on top. You can see hers is kinda loose.
Pull back into pony or bun. & that's it!!

Tuesday, 9 September 2008

Messy Piggy Tails

I LOVE pig tails but I wanted a little variation so I added the messy buns at the base.
Part the hair straight down the middle. Pull up into pigtails but do not pull the hair all the way through.
On each piggy, pull out a section of hair from the middle. This will be the part that stays straight.
Add an elastic around the rest to make a messy bun just like I showed last week how I do messy buns. The hardest part is keep the long piece out of the bun - so grab everything but the straight piece. Instead of doing a messy bun with elastics - you could use bobby pins instead & pin around it.
I blow dried & FLAT IRONED the long pieces. I wanted them really straight.
Add your bows & you're all done!!