Courtesy of Elegant Events
Monday, 21 July 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Soft and a little more grownup.
My girl is growing up. She is throwing her locks in with the likes of HSM and Hannah Montana. She wants the soft curls and the trends. Which is okay with me, so long as she lets me braid it once in a while.
We started out with dry hair. I curled the ends and teased all around her crown.
Then we pulled back the hair where her bangs (if she had them) would have been. I usually use four bobby pins. Make an X and then another one over the top of that. Pull out the front just a bit to make the pieces a bit more uniform.
It looks fine down, but we weren't finished.
So we split it in two and made some soft, loose, low ponytails.
She thought she looked SO grown-up. But you and I both know that two ponytails are the very essence of little girls. Don't anyone tell her that. K?
We started out with dry hair. I curled the ends and teased all around her crown.
Then we pulled back the hair where her bangs (if she had them) would have been. I usually use four bobby pins. Make an X and then another one over the top of that. Pull out the front just a bit to make the pieces a bit more uniform.
It looks fine down, but we weren't finished.
So we split it in two and made some soft, loose, low ponytails.
She thought she looked SO grown-up. But you and I both know that two ponytails are the very essence of little girls. Don't anyone tell her that. K?
Friday, 18 July 2008
I'm back...and how about some criss cross braids.
Whoa, that was longer than I thought. I beg for forgiveness. We have had swimming lessons each day this week at noon and it just didn't make sense to do my girls hair twice a day, so instead they have resembled orphans.
HOWEVER,
Today there was no swimming lessons. WOOT!
This was going to start out as two braids pulled together. I have been doing just my regular standbys lately, but we decided to take it up a notch. It turned out pretty cute. You could do this with six braids as well. SO fun!
Part the hair into four sections.
Braid down as far as you can. I did an upside down braid this time.
Secure each section with an elastic.
Then, if you numbered the braids 1...2...3...4, you take braids 1 & 3 together and secure them with an elastic.
Then comb the hair under smooth and spritz with some hairspray.
Then secure braids 2 & 4.
Tie a ribbon around each braid.
Curl the ends under.
HOWEVER,
Today there was no swimming lessons. WOOT!
This was going to start out as two braids pulled together. I have been doing just my regular standbys lately, but we decided to take it up a notch. It turned out pretty cute. You could do this with six braids as well. SO fun!
Part the hair into four sections.
Braid down as far as you can. I did an upside down braid this time.
Secure each section with an elastic.
Then, if you numbered the braids 1...2...3...4, you take braids 1 & 3 together and secure them with an elastic.
Then comb the hair under smooth and spritz with some hairspray.
Then secure braids 2 & 4.
Tie a ribbon around each braid.
Curl the ends under.
