Cross Pollination.

I think it's time to spread some blogging love.

Do you have a blog? Are you interested in branching out and reading new blogs?

Let's do some cross pollination, shall we?

If you have a blog that you would like me or others to read... spam-it-up in the comments section!! Include one of your own or one of your favorites. Just leave it in a comment, and spread the pollen!

Blonde at the Tips.

Clearly, as you may have noticed in my posts, I am not a hairstylist. Nor am I a professional writer. Nor am I very cool.

But I do really like to write. And I like to play, experiment, make fun of myself, and try all sorts of new things. As my hair is beginning to grow, you may be noticing my ever-evolving roots.

They're sort of out of control. Just a little bit. In addition to my blonde "tips", I would like to point out something else.

Since I'm rather new at this whole hair-blogging thing, I clearly am not good at taking step-by-step photos nor at describing the way I style my hair properly. Also, I know I don't sound super-smart all the time (but I am, I promise!). Thus, the "blonde" tips. I truly apologize if I ever confuse you. If you ever have questions, please please don't hesitate to email me at byebyebeehive(at)gmail(dot)com.

Well, I hope you're able to enjoy/tolerate my blonde blondness. For the next 321 days anyway.  :)

Formal.

With so many photos to share today... I don't need to do too much writing! Today I have decided to show you my step-by-step process to create a formal hairdo without a formal styling process. You know, since I can't use any hairspray, products, heat or tease my hair at all... I've got to make do with the basics. And you know what? Surprisingly the basics did the trick (this time).

I hope you enjoy the following photo montage of my before-to-formal look:

Put in Wrap Snap & Go curlers the night before and sleep
 on them to give your hair some good body the next day.

Take out curlers... and behold: Shirley Temple.

Adorb? Not so much.

Shake your head up, down, and all around to loosen
the curls and separate them a little bit.

I prefer to "shake" my head to separate and fluff the curls,
instead of brushing my hair because then it doesn't make
them too fluffy and still keeps the curl in place.

Whoops!!! During the formal event setup, I wrapped my curls
 in my scarf because I didn't want to sweat too much
 (we had to put 300 chair covers on!) and relax the curls all the way!
Oh, and P.S. ... that's Zoë from From A to Zoë.
This was our FATZy and Bee picture :)

Event time! You just know I rocked the Aunie Hawk
 for the event. Boo yah.

The Aunie Hawk delivered volume, oomph, and surprisingly
 didn't fall out at all. I skipped the bun with the longer hair
underneath and just let the whole back hang loose.

FATZy and Bee at the event! Finally... the event is here.

So, as you see... frumpy to formal can be done without products, processing and poofy hair (though I would've killed for some hairspray at one point in the evening)!!!  Do you think you're willing to give the Aunie Hawk a go yet? Or is it still to much of a mullet-look, as my sister says?

The Bee Behind The Hive.

Well, hey there! I think it's about time I introduced myself, don't you?

This is me:

I'm a 20-something girl who is always on the move. I earned my degree in Health Education & Promotion from Boise State University, I work for St. Luke's hospital in Boise, and I'm always finding new ways to adapt to every change that is thrown in my direction. When people ask me where I want to be in 5 years, my response is "happy." I constantly have to go, go, go to keep my mind occupied and keep myself stress-free. I am always really perky and peppy. Everyone thinks I drink a lot of coffee, but I'm really just a bright spirit at heart.

Here are a few of my favorite things:

• Teased hair and hairspray (obviously!)
• Fuzzy puppies, especially long-haired chihuahuas
• Scrabble
• Hawai'i (Kauai pictured above)
• Ice cream
• Massages (...speaking of which... ahem...)
• Margaritas, especially my dad's recipe, though they are quite stout
• Family dinners (we always have the most inappropriate conversations)
• Sunny, 78 degree, no wind days
• Lovey butterflies (you know, that feeling you get when you're so in the moment)

There are so many more things that I can just go on and on about, but I won't bore you with too much about myself. I mean, I'd like to think I'm pretty cool... but not that cool.

So, yeah. That's me. Annelise. Whoopee...

See you tomorrow!

When in Doubt.

... Messy bun it out!

I am SUCH a huge fan of the messy bun. Why? Because you can do it any way that you want to. Mine usually finds itself perched at the nape of my neck or right on top of my head. I usually twist it in and out of the ponytail holder a couple of times and it ends up where it ends up. Simple!

That is why I love it. My sister always asks me how I do my messy buns. The thing is... they're just so easy because I don't even know what I do. I pull, twist, twist, wrap. Done. I might have to post a step-by-step eventually... but I'm sure you probably have your messy bun down like whoa.

How do you do yours? Any tips for me with mine? Any new ways I could learn?

French Braid a la Bun.

Welcome, welcome hair chefs (if that's what you would call them)! Today we have a recipe for a quick and easy French braid a la Bun!

There are a couple ingredients that go into this French braid recipe:

1. A single French braid going down the back of your head.
2. A hairband to create a messy bun at the bottom of the braid.
3. Bobby pins if you have short pieces that you want to keep held back.

This recipe takes approximately 2-3 minutes to prepare and is ready to wear all day long! Enjoy!