Happy Wednesday!
You guys... you HAVE to watch this video.
One of my lovely readers, Angela, made a video
about one of her beautiful, wonderful hairstyles.
I can't wait to try it!
I can't wait to try it!
Enjoy!
Guest Hairstyle: Kiera with a Half-Up Topsy Tail
Not all of my hairstyles are easy to replicate.
Sometimes I can't even figure out how to do them again.
One of my buddies, Kiera, decided to give the
Braided Side Topsy Tail a shot... and it didn't work out.
But she did end up pulling off an incredibly awesome
half-up topsy tail.
I love it!!!
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Curl Your Hair Without Heat
Last week, I saw a post on my friend Kristen's blog
(Confessions of a Graphic Design Student).
She mentioned how she vintage-style curled her hair with a headband...
with NO heat.
Needless to say, I had to try it.
I began by putting an elastic headband over my slightly damp hair.
I grabbed pieces of my hair and tucked them around the headband,
continuing until I reached the back of my head.
It's really similar to the Holiday Updo that I did in December.
When I reached the back, I simply twisted that hair around and around
the headband until it was all tucked in.
I slept in my headband overnight...
Daniel said I looked like Friar Tuck.
So this is the "Friar Tuck Method" now and forever in my eyes.
In the morning, I pulled the headband out of my hair and was
SHOCKED at the curls I got.
Wowza, baby!
They stayed like that almost all day.
Of course they fell out a bit... but I didn't mind.
UPDATE // And just in case you'd like to see how to do this,
I included my very own video tutorial (original inspiration tutorial can be found here).
Enjoy!
Products used in this video:
Oh... and just last night after my shower,
I mentioned to Daniel that I was going to "Friar Tuck" my hair again.
His reaction was so adorable, and clearly showed that he found
that sleep-in style NOT attractive.
I opted for two French braids instead.
Sexy.
UPDATE** For those of you who asked
if this could someday become a hot new trend...
yes, the Friar Tuck...
I've actually worn a version of it out before.
Check out THIS LINK!
UPDATE PART 2** For those of you who say you
get a red mark on your forehead that won't go away for hours,
after you finish rolling your hair,
push the front of the band up, so it rests in your hairline instead
of on your forehead.
That's what I do!
UPDATE PART 2** For those of you who say you
get a red mark on your forehead that won't go away for hours,
after you finish rolling your hair,
push the front of the band up, so it rests in your hairline instead
of on your forehead.
That's what I do!
Guest Hairstyle: Kasey with the Braided Bun
Last week I received a super-cute email from a
darling named Kasey from Lessons from Ivy.
She took the liberty of sharing her hair story (and a hairstyle!) with me...
and now I want to share it with you!!
Take it away Kasey...
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2011 was the year of "Hair-Raising Disaster!" You see, my sister decided to, of all things, get married last spring. Right when I would be 4 months pregnant. For those of you who have never experienced being 4 months pregnant after having 2 children within 2 1/2 years, let's just say being 4 months pregnant makes you feel a little frumpy.
I figured since I knew I'd feel frumpy, then I should do something fabulous with my hair, like get it straightened. But instead of paying the pros to do it, I decided to take matters into my own hands and try a 7 day straitening kit. I had read good reviews on this particular product and figured, what harm could there be? BIG MISTAKE!!!
I followed the directions to a tee. I should have listened to my gut, the smell of the product was noxious. Anything that smelled that horrible couldn't be good for hair, but I pressed on through the process.
After I finished my hair was straight, and it stayed straight but........ then I started noticing my hair was literally breaking apart, and falling out. It was awful. I had little half inch pieces of hair sticking up all over my head. In defense of this particular product, the company did refund my money, small consolation to the girl with hair falling out and wedding pictures in the near future.
Fast forward to now, I've asked my hair's forgiveness and promised to be nicer to it. I've gotten several cuts, and things are going back to normal. But my length has not returned yet (oh how I miss a simple french braid), which is why I'm glad I found this style, the braided bun. By using 8 tiny rubber bands I was able to make it work with my medium length hair, and has been the first up-do I've been able to have in a long time, *smile*.
I just sectioned the top layer of hair into 2 sections, and my bottom layer into 3. The rubber-bands helped hold everything together because my hair's shorter. All in all it only takes about ten minutes to do when my hair is wet, another bonus.
I'm looking forward to being able to try some more fabulous up-dos as my hair grows, but in the mean time, I'm just happy it's not falling out!
You can find me at http://www.lessonsfromivy.com where I blog about being a wife and mom to three fabulous kiddos, and I hope I won't need to share any more hair disaster stories.
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Guest Hairstyle: Cat with the Beach Twist
Taking a cue from my
Show Me Your Hairstyles post,
one of my lovely Aussie blogging friends,
Cat from The Khromazone,
has decided to show us her version of the Beach Twist.
Clearly, her hair is amazing.
She is amazing.
Cat... do more hairstyles and show them to us!!
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How to Poof a Ponytail Without Teasing or Hairspray
I recently had an email asking how to make big hair
without all the teasing and hairspray.
Now, I haven't figured out a way to do this with my hair down,
but with it up? It's a cinch!
- Begin with wavy or curly hair (dirty hair with a bit of texture works best!) Put your hair into a high ponytail.
- Add an alligator clip horizontally that goes through your hair under your ponytail and also partly through your pony. It should make the hair bounce up immediately.
- Make sure your hair in your ponytail is spread out throughout the top of the alligator clip
- Mess up your ponytail for added oomph.
- Voila— a big, messy ponytail.
If you really want you can add some hairspray, but I didn't find it necessary.
Sure, it fell a bit throughout the evening,
but that's OK because dudes don't tend to prefer it that big anyway.
Trust me, if you're doing big hair, guys probably are not a fan.
Keep it simple! ♥
Trust me, if you're doing big hair, guys probably are not a fan.
Keep it simple! ♥
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