The 4 strand braid pull-back

It has been too long my lovelies!
Here is a quick hairstyle to spice up your hair for the day!
This is a 4-strand braid pull back.

Separate out a chunk from the front of your hair and tie the rest back from your face. Take the chunk and separate into four even pieces. Holding the pieces pulling back from your face, start to braid. The braid is taking an outside piece and going over, then under, then the other outside piece going under, then over. Keep repeating this down the strands till you run out of hair.

If that way of thinking about it doesn't work for you, the other way that I have heard it explained is taking one outside piece over, under, over, then flipping the two in the middle and repeat.

Once the strand is done you can tie it off and proceed to mix it into the style. Or, you can do what I did and hold one of the middle strands and push the rest of the braid up to make it a little messier, then tie off.

What I did once I had my braid tied off was pull it into a pony tail to fit what I had to do that day. Or you could pin it with a flower, hide the end under some other hair with pins, or pull back into a bun.

Voila! You are done and ready to head out the door!

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Not your mothers pony-tail

Hello my lovelies!

I have a quick and easy way to spice up your ponytail to make it a little more put-together looking and not like you just ran out of the house!

All you need are bobby pins, a comb/brush, and a couple hair elastics. 

To begin with, comb out your hair. Then you are going to separate out pieces of hair from your temples back. Take those pieces and pin out of your way for the moment.

Take all the loose hair that you have left unpinned, and brush into a high ponytail. Unpin the front pieces and wet them down, or just comb it out. Then separate out the front of each piece and start braiding straight back towards the ponytail, only adding hair to the bottom. Keep it high to that it covers the part as well as you can. Tie off the braid when it reaches the pony with a hair elastic. Repeat on the other side.

Use the two braids you just created to wrap around the ponytail holder and pin the ends below the ponytail. 

That's it! You are now done with your hair and ready to start your day! Perfect for school, work, a casual date or a night out!

The look from behind

The look from the side

Let me know if you have questions, comments, or try this hairstyle on yourself!

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Rosette hair and the arcade

Hi lovelies!

I had a date yesterday with my darling boyfriend and we went to the arcade to play skee-ball (my favorite!) and got pinkberry and bubble tea! It was a really sweet date, and I took a couple pictures for you guys, and then I have a really easy hair tutorial for you to try out!  It is the perfect look for a date that you want your hair out of your face for, or if you just want to look cute for work/school!

The boyfriend was trying to play pinball...but there was a child that was just watching us...

We won a bunch of tickets!

Now on to the hair! All you need are, as usual, a comb/brush, and some bobby pins, and if you like a head band!

Comb out your hair, pulling it straight back from your face. Then you are going to take pieces of hair from by your face and twist it around two fingers until tight with the back or your head. Pin the curl down flat with as many bobby pins as you need Make three of these curls, alternating what side of your head you are taking hair from, and pin them closely together.

You could stop now and leave your hair as-is. Or you could add a cute headband, ribbon, or clip to add a little more pizzazz to your hair! 

The front view of the look

The back view of my hair

The side view

The rosettes that I placed in the back could be placed anywhere else you like to achieve different looks! Another thing to note is that if you sleep with them in you will have little ringlets for a second day look! (If you want the ringlets I would suggest doing a whole bunch to curl your hair with 0 heat)

If you need anything clarified, try it out on yourself, or have any comments I would love to hear them!

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A Summer Baby Shower and French Twist Ponytail

Well hello my lovelies!

I recently went to my friends baby shower for a baby boy that is due in September. The mommy- and daddy-to-be are naming him Asher, and they have an adorable nursery with an exotic animal theme. There are monkeys and lions and giraffes and elephants and hippos everywhere! 

Anyway, I took a couple of pictures of her opening gifts at the baby shower, and one of our other friends is taking notes on what is from whom for writing thank you notes later. So I will give you a couple pictures of that before I give you the hair style that I created to keep cool in the hall the baby shower was in.

Opening the presents!

The TINIEST shoes I have ever seen!

Little bibs that I made! (There is an apple, carrot, and corn.)

Itty bitty sunglasses!

Now on to the french twist ponytail! All you need is a comb/brush and a ponytail holder!

So, as per usual, brush (or comb) our your hair to make sure you do not run into any snarls when doing this hair style! 

Once your hair is combed out section out a chunk of hair at the top of your head and split it into two pieces. Take the two pieces and cross one over the other, then cross again to make a full twist. Add more hair into each section, and cross the hair over again, keep the hair tight. Continue adding hair as you go down, twisting the hair after each one. Once you reach the end just tie off with the ponytail holder and you are done! 

If you like you could add a cute bobby pin, ribbon around the holder or a flower pin!

The back of the hairstyle

The back again!

The hairstyle from the side

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or let me know if you try it out on yourself!

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Double flip pony

Hello lovelies!

I recently did a double flip hair style that I thought I'd take a moment to share it with you! It is super simple, and appropriate for almost any occasion!

To begin with you should collect three hair ties (preferably clear elastics) and a comb (or brush) there is also an option of putting flower clips or other decorative clips into the hair style.

So, as always, comb (or brush) your hair out so it's nice and smooth.  The take your fingers and section off the top of your hair and tie it back into a loose pony tail. Take your fingers above the hair elastic and make a hole and pull the hair in the pony tail up and through that hole.

Then take a section of hair from below the first one and tie it into another low pony, incorporating the hair from the first. Then you are going to do the same thing and make a hole to flip the hair in the pony tail up and through.

Then you are going to take all the hair into the last elastic and tie it off into a tight pony tail.  At that point you are done!

...or you could embellish just a little bit more! At the last elastic you can pin in some fake flowers to the hair or some sort of other fancy pin.

...and you could also curl the hair in the pony tail ( or straighten it).

The double flipped ponytail 

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