I’m heading off to Canberra today so by the time you guys read this James and I will probably already be on the plane ^_^ I think this is the hairstyle I’ll be wearing today too!
And here is the video version of the tutorial that I did quite some time ago.
This style requires you to have basic knowledge of how to braid, I’m planning to cover the basics in another upcoming tutorial for those of you who don’t already know.
Start with brushed hair.
Grab a section at the front of your head starting from just behind the ears.
Pull it up like this and then tie the rest of the hair out of the way.
And then flip/brush it over to the side you want the ponytail to end up on.
Take a very small section of hair just above the ear on one side. Begin the braid using that small section of hair.
Continue the braid using small loose sections hair hair so it goes over the top of your head from one side to the other. The arrows below indicate the ways the strands of the braid sit on the head. If you want the braid to sit up more and be a bit puffy make sure the sections of hair you use are loose. If you have thinner hair you can use sea salt spray to help give volume.
When you reach this point stop.
From the top it will look like this:
Brush any left over hair up to the top of your head and then tie it all into a ponytail.
I like my ponytail to sit really vertical so I try to angle the band upwards.
The pieces of the braids may get messed up while you tie the hair tie so to give it some extra puff you can pull them out a bit once it’s all secure.
Now just add a pretty accessory like a flower and you’re all good to go!
From the top:
This style looks good straight or curled.
Hope you guys enjoyed. I’ll be shooting the next set of these tutorial next week when we get back so if there any styles you want me to cover just leave a comment!
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Today’s hairstyle is a classic pouf with a quiffed fringe. This style is great for school because it’s very quick to do and you can pin the bottom hair however you like to meet rules like “hair must be tied back” etc. You can even pull the bottom hair into an updo at the back and make it suitable for work.
Start with clean brushed hair.
Let’s make a basic pouf first. Grab a section of hair at the top.
Backcomb near the bottom of the section while you pull it forwards.
Fold backwards and pin into a pouf shape. If you like you can shape it with your fingers so it’s rounder/higher/whatever then use some hairspray to smooth down any loose pieces.
Now, grab your fringe and brush it upwards. You can leave the side bits down or bring them up too.
Hold it out like this:
Back comb/tease the back of it near the base. I say near the base but you can really just do the whole lot if you can hold it up enough.
Now fold backwards and pin like you did the pouf. This may take a couple of tries to get the shape you want. If you prefer it to be pointy you can twist the end of the hair slightly before you pin it back. If it’s too messy then just lightly brush it in to place to smooth once it’s pinned.
I like this style with a headband.
I also like to curl the bits around my face so it’s all floaty and pretty.
All done! quick and simple 😀
This style is great for days when you just can’t seem to get your fringe to sit right!
And you can then style the rest of the hair however you like, I think a nice fishtail on one side is perfect!
Hair tutorial time again 😀 I am pretty happy with how regularly I’ve been able to get these done, the new set up makes me so much more motivated. Now I just need to finalise my video set up with some new lighting and I’ll be set!
Today I’m showing a basic small pouf style with two plaited headbands.
Start with clean brushed hair.
Pull out a small piece of hair from the nape of your neck.
Now plait down the whole length of the hair and tie off.
Repeat with another piece of hair on the other side of your head.
Put those to the side of the moment while we make the pouf.
Pull a large section of hair up from the top of your head.
Pull it forward on an angle and then use your brush to lightly tease/back comb the back of the section.
Now fold it backwards gently so the pouf is as high as you like and pin in place. I like to shape it with my hands so it’s nice and round. You can fluff it up with your fingers too. If you don’t like the shape just pull it up and start again.
Now grab one of the little plaits and pull it up and over your head to the other side. It should sit at the part between fringe/bangs and pouf. You can pull the side bits of hair behind the plait for a smooth look or leave them in front for a soft look. Pin the plait on the other side of your head, mine reaches just behind my ear but as long as it goes over half way you should be fine.
Now pull the other plait to the other side. it should cover the end of the first plait. Tuck the end of it under the first plait and pin in place.
If the ends are really obvious then pin a little of your loose hair over the top. Give the whole thing a burst of hairspray.
And that’s it! I like to curl the ends of the loose hair so it’s a very floaty soft look but I think it works really well straight too.
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial 😀
I’m going to continue doing these as regularly as possible so if you have any hairstyle requests please let me know!
Yay for more hairstyles 😀 This one is a big rolled vintagey style. I did a video on this one quite a while ago which is at the bottom of the post along with the downloadable version!
Let’s get into it, start with brushed hair.
You will need a hair sausage or something which can be put in the middle of the roll to pad it out. I did a tutorial a while ago on how to make your own sausage so check that out over here.
Start by brushing your hair backwards leaving a small section on either side of your face.
Decide roughly where you want the end result to sit on your head.
Gently hold the hair up like this:
If you don’t have a hair sausage you can use pretty much anything in that shape. Even a couple of clean socks rolled up will do 😉
Flip the ends of the hair over the sausage like this:
Gently roll the sausage and hair towards your head.
And it should end up like this:
Fluff out the sides so it covers the sausage completely. Pin it in place using bobby pins.
Now give it a a decent helping of hair spray.
Next curl the sections of hair you left down at the front.
You can leave them down like this as a softer version of the look.
Otherwise you can just fold the hair up so it follows the same curve of the roll and pin in place. It should hide the ends of the sausage completely.
Now just style your fringe.
As a finishing touch I like to add a some flowers at the top of the roll or a string of pearls.
All done!
This is a great style for summer as it keeps the hair off your neck.
For those of you who prefer videos here it is! I’ve been having some technical issues with embedding videos so if it doesn’t show up just leave me a comment and I’ll get it up again >_<
Grab a small section at the top of your head and brush it up and to one side.
Using a hair tie, make a ponytail but leave quite a bit of extra hair tie.
Pull the hair through the band again but only pull it a little way so it make a little loop like this:
Twist the hair band so it traps the loop in place:
Hold the loop in the palm of your hand and pull the loose hair through the hair tie again to form a second loop.
You should have something like this:
You can see the direction the hair comes through the band in this photo an the way the band wraps around.
Now to make it look more like a bow, push it forward and pin in place.
You can use the tail of hair to make the middle of the bow and cover the hair band. To do this just pull it backwards and pin there.
Like this!
I prefer to cover the band with a little flower.
This style looks extra cute if you curl the ends so it looks like a ribbon!
All done!
It’s worth giving it a blast of hairspray to keep in place. If you don’t want to use hairspray or you have thinner hair you can tease the ponytail so it has a better chance of staying in place.
Sometimes it’s easier to understand these kinds of things by seeing it in video form so here’s a video too!
I hope guys all enjoyed this tutorial as much as I enjoyed making it! Lots more to come, the new year is making me feel re-energised and creative!
It feels like I’ve been doing a lot of outfit videos lately but they are so much fun! I feel like you can get a better sense of how an outfit really works in a video.
Today’s is a pink school-ish number. I wore it when James’ parents were visiting. We played pool and I cheated won fairly because of my awesome skill.
An easy hair tutorial too, this one is good for summer and even better if you like braids but can’t work out how to do them around the head! It’s a basic side ponytail but the back is all twisted!
Vlog Time!!
Day 10- Christmas decorating and shipping fail. December vlogs day 10
Day 11- Boyfriend Does My Make Up Tag – December Vlogs Day 11
Day 12- Lottie The Pomeranian Practices Her Tricks! December vlogs
Day 13- I’m sick! December vlogs
Day 14- Interpretive Dance
Day 15- Stir Crazy!!!! December Vlogs Day
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Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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