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Www.loveumadly.com/2012/07/diy-hair-bands-in-every-color/ When I was engaged, my sister gave me the best no-snag hair ties. They were awesome, but there’s only so long a married girl can rock fabric hair bands that say “I do” and “bride to be.” In search of post-nuptial hair bands, I found that they are quite expensive. Anthropologie has adorable color combinations, but they are $12 for 5 bands. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. 80 hair bands! Now the question is: what the hell am I supposed to do with eighty hair bands? Materials: stretch elastic (I purchased mine here) (I used 5/8″ elastic on the glitter and “fold over” elastic for the rest) Instructions: Measure elastic equivalent to wrap around the circumference of your wrist, leaving an extra inch on each side Cut the elastic (a sharp scissor is best to avoid fray; cut on a slight angle)Hold the two ends of the elastic together and wrap them around one finger.

*Clarification required: By purple hazing, I just mean rocking out. ** Not going to make them? *** Are you a fellow Blogger? Directions for Pro Hair Tinsel | Hair Flairs. Fold tinsel in half. Hold 3" inches from fold, creating a 'loop' and a 'tail'. With opposite hand, reach into the tinsel loop and pull the 'tail' through the loop. You now have a slip knot.

Slide the slip knot on to 2-3 strands of hair. (DO NOT tie to more than 4 hairs, or the knot will not hold) Pull slip knot tight at the base of the hair shaft. Take both ends of the Hair Flairs strands in one hand and the hair in your other hand and tie them together. Pick up each end of the Hair Flairs strands, one in each hand and pull gently in opposite directions until tight and secure.

Tie a simple knot using each end of the Hair Flairs strands. HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAN YOUR HAIR BRUSH. Photos/post: Kristin Ess This might seem pretty obvious to some people, but you’d be surprised at how many lovely ladies don’t clean out their hair brushes. Too often I walk into a friend’s bathroom, see a brush full of hair and I can’t help myself, so I clean it out. Within the next couple days I usually hear about how much it changed the way their hair looks.

It may not seem like a big deal but hair brushes are total traps! Grab any brush that’s gathered a visible amount of hair. I like to shampoo my brushes each time I clean out the hair. Tags: at home, bathroom tips, beauty, brush, clean, cleaning, DIY, flat brush, hair, hair tips, how to, kristin ess, kristin ess hair, maintenance, paddle brush, round brush, sanitary, the beauty department, thebeautydepartment, thebeautydepartment.com, tip, trick, tricks Related posts: Natural hair highlights - Homemade hair treatments. Google Image Result for. Waterfall Twist | Beautiful Teen Hairstyles. We have received a lot of attention for our Waterfall Braid hairstyle tutorials, with over 18 million YouTube views between our first two videos alone! What I hear from some girls, is that they are not very good at French braiding and as such they can never get the braids to look right.

We want everyone to be able to get that awesome cascading waterfall look, so… About six months ago, Kori, a good friend of mine from Princess Hairstyles, posted a simple “cheat” for the Waterfall Braid that used a twist on the side, rather than a braid. The end result looks so much like a waterfall braid that not many people would know the difference! For this tutorial, we carried the twist all the way around the head and we think it turned out super cute! Items Needed: Brush or rat-tail comb, 1 bobby pin, hairspray {if desired}. Time Requirement: 5 minutes Skill Level: Medium Step-by-Step Instructions: Enjoy!

Tween Knot into Side Ponytail | Cute Hairstyles. This hairdo was one of my very first ones on the blog. Since then, my readers have grown A LOT so I thought I might re-post once in awhile, just in case people missed it the first time around. This one is super easy, very fast, and can be used on little kids all the way up to teens. Items needed: Brush, comb, water, hairspray/gel, 1 rubber band. Time Required: 3-5 minutes Skill Level: Easy Start by parting the hair on top of the head into one middle section. The parts will run from front of head towards back of head… Then create a rectangle shape by parting across the head between two previous parts… Separate that section into two parts… Take the two pieces of hair and tie like you are doing the first step of tying a shoelace (cross the two parts and wrap one underneath)… This is what it should look like at this point.

Now wrap the hair underneath again… essentially a double twist. Pull both strands until knot becomes tight against head… Repeat with a second rectangle just behind the first… Teen Slide-Up Braid | St. Patrick’s Day Hairstyle {Lucky Do #4} Ok, so I was thinking about St. Patrick’s Day hairdo’s and it occured to me that most tweens or teenagers aren’t going to want a huge shamrock on their heads. But they still want to celebrate the spirit of St. Patty’s day. So I came up with a couple of simple, easy tween versions. This is the first. We’ll call this the “Slide-Up Braid” hairdo. Items Needed: Brush, comb, spray bottle, 1 rubber band, and hairspray. Skill Level: Easy Begin by brushing hair.

Section off a small chunk of hair right next to the part… Apply a little pomade or spritz lightly with water (just to keep down the frizz). When you get the very end of hair instead of adding a rubber band hold the MIDDLE piece of hair with two of your fingers… Now using your free hand, slide the rest of the braid upward. Now, pull the braid slightly downward again until you think it lays right. Rubber band the end of the braid. To make it festive for St. Happy Hairdoing! Braided-Over Ponytail | Cute Hairstyles. Simple Braid with Micro-Braid Accents | Braided Hairstyles. I saw a version of this super-cute micro-braid accented hairstyle on Pinterest last week, and pinned it. Since then, it has received over 330 re-pins. {We tried as hard as we could to find what website the style originated from, to give proper credit, but the original photo was uploaded directly to Pinterest with no tie to a user.}

After seeing the photo, my #3 daughter pleaded with me to do a tutorial of this braided hairstyle on her, so we could share with all of you! How can I resist those batting eyelashes??? This hairstyle uses a Simple Side Braid, only I included two microbraids in two of the strands. The style of braiding you will need to use will be similar to the under-over stranding in a Dutch braid. I also included a Hair-Wrapped Ponytail, to give the braid an even more sophisticated look. We have worn this braided hairstyle twice during the week and moms always give a “double-take” for a closer look, asking how I did it. Enjoy! Time Requirement: 5-7 minutes Skill Level: Easy. Hair Art / Blue Ribbon Studio: Hair Tutorial...via Michaela Noelle Designs. Three Pink Dots: Put a sock in it. Demi_MessyPonyDanglyEarrings.jpg (JPEG Image, 1998 × 3000 pixels) - Scaled (23%) Hair Trends 2012: Side Braids. ScarJo makes braids that are pinned up look fantastic.

Here are the steps to achieve this look: Part the hair straight down the middle and straight down the back. Clip off half the hair with a hair clip. Pick up a section of hair perhaps 2-3 inches wide, parallel to the part. Separate the hair into the requisite number of strands - in this example, three. Cross over the strand nearest the back of the head going towards the front of the head first. This makes it easier when adding in sections later. Pick up a section of hair starting under the braid and going to the part, and add it to the strand nearest the back of the head. Continue the braid, laying a pleasing distance between part and ear.

Finish adding all the hair from one side of the head into the braid, ending with picking up hair from the bottom and adding it to the bottom-most strand. Braid out as for a basic braid. Starting with the rubber band, roll one braid from the end inwards. Pin the bun to the head. Hairstyles For Girls - The Story Of A Princess And Her Hair.

A Celtic Knot, or Pretzel Knot, made from hair! This hair barette (half up) style was inspired by a Youtube video showing how to create a celtic knot bracelet. We actually filmed this hairstyle back in January (for the Princess's Birthday.) I had kind of forgotten about it until I came across an awesome hairstyle on Google Images which used these knots to form a "pretzel knot net! " You can see that style on Pinterest by clicking here: Pinterest hairstyle. There are many, many different styles that can be created using these hair knots. And here, we tried a (very shortened) variation of the "knotted net" like the photo on Pinterest.

Before you try this, you may want to know that this knot can be a challenge at first. Here's the video tutorial: This would be a cute hairstyle for teens, moms, girls.... all ages! Our New Favorite (And Most Realistic) Braids Found On Pinterest | Adella.com. Every time I see a new braided hairstyle on Pinterest, I have to pin it. I just cannot resist! The sad part about these styles is that not all of them have tutorials attached to them, so to change that, Adella.com has created a guide to our four favorite braids that we found on Pinterest.

Don’t worry, we won’t have you try anything too crazy (Check out the hat braid below! How does that work??) Because even we don’t know how to recreate that one. While we work on figuring that one out, here are four simple braids you can try this weekend! The Messy Bun Braid: This braid gives the classic messy bun a modern twist. The Ponytail Braid: You all know how much I love a good ponytail , and this one is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The Ribbon Braid: You can do this braid one of two ways. The Headband Braid: To create the look that this girl has, start by teasing the hair at the crown of your head and pulling it back into a Snooki like pouf. What Everyones Talking About: Photo0542.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280 × 960 pixels) - Scaled (70%) Google Image Result for. Ten Ways to Dress Up a Ponytail. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to spend a lot of time on my hair.

But at the same time, I don't want to look like a homeless hairdresser when I go to work, so I try to make my ponytails as fancy as possible. Here are ten easy ways I like to dress up my ponytail: 1. Wrap it with a strand of hair -Put your hair in a ponytail like you normally would. -Take a small section of hair at the bottom of the ponytail and wrap it around the elastic. 2. -Put your hair in a ponytail like you normally would. 3. 5. 6. -Flat iron your hair and apply smoothing serum for a more polished look. -Part your hair to one side. 7. -Part your hair to one side. 8. 9. Recommended Products:

Four Twist Ponytail | Daddy ‘Do Hairstyles. It is time for another Daddy ‘Do hairstyle, a style that is so easy a dad can do it! This incorporates a high ponytail that is then separated into four equal parts. Each section is then divided again, the two strands twisted into each another tightly, then secured with a rubber band. Repeat the same for the other three sections of the ponytail. Now we all know the above to be a Rope Braid cheat for dads. With a rope braid, you can actually tightly twist the two strands independently and then twist them around eachother, securing with a rubber band. For this tutorial, we simplified the process so that the dads are not spending 20-30 minutes on the style. My daughter is only 11 and she does this style on herself in just a few minutes. The best part for dads, is that by leaving the style in overnight… he can take out the twists the next day and have a fun curly ponytail {2nd Day ‘Do}!

Time Requirement: 5-10 minutes Skill Level: Easy Happy Hairdoing! Cute Hairstyles: Triple-Twist Ponytail. Items Needed: Brush, comb, water bottle, 2 rubber bands, and hairspray. Time Requirement: 3-5 minutes. Skill Level: Easy Of many of my long hairstyles, this one uses a much a much easier ponytail option. Easier than it looks! Begin by parting hair on either side… Pull hair back into a tight ponytail and secure in place with a rubber band… Now part hair into three sections (have your daughter hold some of the sections if that helps)… Beginning with the section on the left…separate that section into two equal pieces and twist together.

Now move to the middle section. Take the three twists, place them together and secure by rubber banding all three twists together. Here is the twisty hairstyle with some added bling! Happy Hairdoing! * Note from Mindy: Don’t forget to follow us on BlogLovin, a new easy-to-use blog reader! My Style / Prom hair? Maybe? Style / knot your average pony.