Day 19: Sock Bun With Braid

Here's one of my rare sleek hair days.  You'll notice I typically prefer a softer, more relaxed look.  However sometimes it's fun to he a bit more precision :)

So you put your hair in a sock bun at the top of your crown area, leaving a chunk out in the back of the bun.  You take that chunk, braid it and then pin it along the base of the bun.  I finished off the look with a sparely good headband so that I felt more like a princess.  And.... PRESTO!!  Fantastic hair!!!

Day 18: low messy bun

So here's something pretty simple that will make you look like a glam lady

So all I did here was pull back my hair into a low ponytail leaving out a section right at the nape of my neck.  I pinned everything from the ponytail to create a loose bun look.  Then I simply braided the nape section and wound it above the bun and pinned it in place.  PRESTO!!  Fantastic hair!!!

Day 17: Double Crown Braid

ICan I just please take a moment to BEG all of you girls out there to retire your flat irons???  I watched a girl flat iron her hair yesterday and I about died!  If you have to pass over your hair more than twice, then it was meant to have texture.  Plus, texture is so much prettier and softer than straight flat hair.  I understand a sleek look every once in a while, but seriously, for the most part, lets learn how to embrace what god gave us and give up the drowned rat look.  Also, that emo thing....  Still doing you no favors, except to make every adult look at you and think "please don't make me ever have to interact with that teenaged thing!"  Sorry, I needed a short rant!  But back to business...

This is simple.  I curled my hair and parted it just off center.  Then I made two braids with the hair above my ears.  Then I stretched them all the way across the back of my head and pinned them into each other and also right up to my head. PRESTO!!  Fantastic hair!!!  Easy peasy 

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Day 16: Tucked in to the Side

I don't know how to intro this braid except to say I was feeling a bit pin-up girly this morning, and I needed something quick :)

I started by teasing my crown so that I would be able to hear people compliment the fullness of my hair all day (and I am super good at faking thick luscious hair!). Then I smoothed it and did a diagonal side braid.  I only extended the braid a bit and then made a small bun out of the rest so that it tucked better.  Then I shoved it under the French braid and pinned it in place.  PRESTO!!!! Fantastic hair!!

Day 15: Double French Messy Bun

This is a great style if you are in sports or are a runner and you need your hair to stay back, but you still want it to be cute.  I used to do it back in high school in my volleyball days...  Unfortunately, you look super cute, but it does not make you more coordinated :(

So first you're going to ignore my horrendous regrowth and pretend its shadowing.  That's what I did.  Next I parted my hair on the side and did 2 French braids going straight back.  At the crown I extended them both as loose braids to reach the messy bun.  Then I did a really fun messy bun :). And of course, I tugged at the French braids so that it would look like I worked out at some point today.  PRESTO!!!  Fantastic hair!

Day 14: Fishy Pigtails

So today was hot and I just swam all day.  His means that I gift to you an easy braid :). But that doesn't mean that it's not worth the blog!!

All I did here was split my hair in half.  I didn't make a definite part, because again, I like to look like I napped in my hair (I can't believe I just posted that on the Internet, and that after rereading it, I still like my phrasing).  Then I just fishtail braided both pieces of hair.  Next I distressed them so that on might as themselves "did she just nap in that or did she just wake up?", because thats what I think looks good in me :). I finished it off with a couple of really cute thin headbands and PRESTO!  Fantastic hair!!!

Day 13: Fishtail Katniss braid

This is a nice twist on the ever popular side French braid that the world of long hair is obsessing over right now.  I like to put my own personal twist on trends that I love, so as not to look so much like a lemming...  But by all means, feel free to copy my twist on it, because I think it's great!

So I started with a French fishtail in the front to get my bangs out of my face and also because my framing is too short to fit in a side braid without falling out.  I extended the fishtail pretty far down and clipped it while I braided the rest.  I teased the crown a bit for body, then smoothed it over and did another French fishtail across the back.  When I got to my ear, I joined the small fishtail with the large one and extended the braid down.  Next I distressed both braids, because I just don't believe in a sleek fishtail braid :). At least not in my fine blonde hair....  Then.... PRESTO!  Fantastic hair!!!