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Real Bride: Elegant Braid Hair Style
Submitted by Eva
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Showing posts with label Braids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Braids. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Submitted by Eva
We love, love, LOVE featuring real brides. Share your bridal style with us!
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Real Bride: Janella
A long, half-up-half-down 'do styled with microbraids.
Courtesy of the lovely Janella Proctor.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Braids: Long and Elegant
Do you doubt that braids can be elegant enough for a modern wedding? Well, wake up, ladies! In the right style braids can be every bit as formal and alluring as any other kind of hair.
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Monday, 11 May 2009
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Friday, 23 January 2009
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Friday, 28 November 2008
Monday, 6 October 2008
Criss cross braids with only 1/2 of the hair
This is just like THIS hairstyle, with only 1/2 of the hair. That is the nice thing about hair, you can change one style by just doing it on half the hair or doing the same style on either side of the hair.
Start by parting the hair in the middle and pulling each side into a ponytail. Braid down the hair, now here is my tip. When I am braiding, I pull the braid over to the other ponytail to see where I need to end my braid. I don't like having to redo things. Secure the braid with an elastic.
Now, take the braid and flip it over so the end is by the opposite base of the ponytail. Pull a section of the elastic up and slip the end of the braid under the elastic.
Now you just curl the ends, or make them spikey. If I did spikey ends, I would have done the hair that was left down straight. Since I curled them, I curled the ends. I like consistency.
Slip some bows in and there you have it.
Start by parting the hair in the middle and pulling each side into a ponytail. Braid down the hair, now here is my tip. When I am braiding, I pull the braid over to the other ponytail to see where I need to end my braid. I don't like having to redo things. Secure the braid with an elastic.
Now, take the braid and flip it over so the end is by the opposite base of the ponytail. Pull a section of the elastic up and slip the end of the braid under the elastic.
Do the same with the remaining braid.
Now you just curl the ends, or make them spikey. If I did spikey ends, I would have done the hair that was left down straight. Since I curled them, I curled the ends. I like consistency.
Slip some bows in and there you have it.
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Puffy Braids with Braids
Part the hair on the side or the middle. I parted on the side and took it to a gradual part to the middle of the nape of her neck.
Part from the crown to the ear and pull into a ponytail.
Braid the ponytail and pull up another section of hair. Combine the braid into the ponytail and secure with another elastic.
Repeat to the endof the hair.
Then repeat on the other side.
Part from the crown to the ear and pull into a ponytail.
Braid the ponytail and pull up another section of hair. Combine the braid into the ponytail and secure with another elastic.
Repeat to the endof the hair.
Then repeat on the other side.
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Tidy Braids
Someone requested that I share how I keep their braids so together. Here you go!
Here is that soaking wet ponytail again.
And here it is all gooped up with product.
Section it into three parts. Try to make them even
Then just braid. I hold my braids tight...some people braid loose, some braid tight. I belong to the latter group. It's all about preference.
Just keep going. Notice the parts under the braid are starting to get unruly. Since I MUST have order, I take care of that by running my comb down each part.
Then just proceed to the end.
Here is that soaking wet ponytail again.
And here it is all gooped up with product.
Section it into three parts. Try to make them even
Then just braid. I hold my braids tight...some people braid loose, some braid tight. I belong to the latter group. It's all about preference.
Just keep going. Notice the parts under the braid are starting to get unruly. Since I MUST have order, I take care of that by running my comb down each part.
Then just proceed to the end.
Friday, 29 August 2008
Braid Flower
I came across a blog a couple of days ago where the woman made a comment in regards to my blog..."she probably thinks that she thought of these hairstyles herself."
So let me set the record straight on that. I don't think I thought of these myself. I watched my mom do my little sisters hair. She had AMAZING ringlets that her sweet daughter inherited. I had stick-straight hair and very little of it so I was always coveting those curls. I watched her braid it, fish-tail it, etc. I started doing little girls hair when I was about 9 years old and I started babysitting for a hairdresser. I was able to do her three daughters hair. She taught me a lot. I learned from her. I learn from watching movies, especially teeny-bopper shows. I see hairstyles in parks and libraries and my daughters schools and I emulate them. I learn from friends, neighbors and family members. Some times I will think I have thought of something myself and I see it being done already. It is hair. Saying I thought of it first is like saying there is only one great chocolate chip cookie recipe. It just isn't possible.
So today, I will show you one that I used from another blog. First I saw THIS post by Jenn, who has become a wonderful friend, and I loved how she did the loops. Then I saw THIS post and loved the braids. So I combined the all up into a ponytail and then did the braid flower. See...not original. But it fulfills the purpose of this blog...and what I assume is the purpose for all of the other hair blogs that are surfacing...to share ideas.
Basic Instructions:
Pull the hair into a tight ponytail
Using pomade, braid the hair into five equal sized braids...make sure to end the braids the same distance down
Pull the braid into a loop and push the ends of the braid through the elastic...as shown HERE
Repeat with each of the braids.
When I had them pulled through, I used my flat iron and curled the ends and then I used a pliable putty (by Garnier of course) and pieced them out.
So let me set the record straight on that. I don't think I thought of these myself. I watched my mom do my little sisters hair. She had AMAZING ringlets that her sweet daughter inherited. I had stick-straight hair and very little of it so I was always coveting those curls. I watched her braid it, fish-tail it, etc. I started doing little girls hair when I was about 9 years old and I started babysitting for a hairdresser. I was able to do her three daughters hair. She taught me a lot. I learned from her. I learn from watching movies, especially teeny-bopper shows. I see hairstyles in parks and libraries and my daughters schools and I emulate them. I learn from friends, neighbors and family members. Some times I will think I have thought of something myself and I see it being done already. It is hair. Saying I thought of it first is like saying there is only one great chocolate chip cookie recipe. It just isn't possible.
So today, I will show you one that I used from another blog. First I saw THIS post by Jenn, who has become a wonderful friend, and I loved how she did the loops. Then I saw THIS post and loved the braids. So I combined the all up into a ponytail and then did the braid flower. See...not original. But it fulfills the purpose of this blog...and what I assume is the purpose for all of the other hair blogs that are surfacing...to share ideas.
Basic Instructions:
Pull the hair into a tight ponytail
Using pomade, braid the hair into five equal sized braids...make sure to end the braids the same distance down
Pull the braid into a loop and push the ends of the braid through the elastic...as shown HERE
Repeat with each of the braids.
When I had them pulled through, I used my flat iron and curled the ends and then I used a pliable putty (by Garnier of course) and pieced them out.
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Butterfly Hair
A new family is moving across the street from us. They came to our ward (congregation) on Sunday and her daughters had their hair done like this. They called it butterfly hair, because it looks like butterfly wings.
Divide the hair into four ponytails.
Divide the hair into four ponytails.
Braid each ponytail down to the end.
Secure with an elastic but before you let go, take the elastic and pull it up over the original ponytail.
Repeat with each braid.
Top off each ponytail with a pre-made ribbon.