So with all the cool hair things in Pinterest I thought "I can do that!" So I tried. Sweeping successes, and failures, hereto follow.
All of the following are from my "Hair" board:
http://pinterest.com/marlipaige/hair/
The Double Braid Headband
http://pinterest.com/pin/141089400796183796/
http://pinterest.com/pin/141089400796183786/
My hair is a lot thinner than the girls' in the picture so my braids are much smaller. However, they were really cute. It got a lot of compliments. And these are some of my favorite pics of myself. It took about 45 minutes to do it the first time. I've done it since and it takes me maybe 20 now. If you don't do the curls afterward like she does then it's really a breeze. You just have to get used to sectioning out your hair and then figuring out how to attach it without seeing the bands.
I bought tiny hairbands at Dollar Tree and used blonde bobby pins to secure it. I now have three different sizes of small hairbands that I alternate depending on how big my braid ends up being.
I use this size (a little smaller than a half dollar) for bigger braids or more secure ends:
This size (a little smaller than a quarter) for small braids like the ones shown:
And these for completely invisible braids that are slightly more painful:
Bow Hair!
http://pinterest.com/pin/141089400796189841/
So this was fun and not something I could do myself. My dear friend, Aliya, did it for me. It was cute, but I wouldn't wear it in public. And I think I could do it myself now that I've been showed.
The Circlet
Inspired by other people's braid hair, I decided to start with the same principle as a french braid and wrap it all the way around my head. I did one from right to left that went over my head, and one from left to right that went under my head. It resulted in an updo of a full circlet.
I added a small floral clip to hide the rubber band.
It took about 20 minutes to do. I wish I'd had a bit more hair so it would've gone all the way around. As it was I had about an inch of no braid.
"Fuller Ponytail"
http://pinterest.com/pin/141089400796827321/
The picture makes it look so easy anyone can do it and make it look good. WRONG. I did EXACTLY what I was supposed to, and...fail.
That doesn't look like a full ponytail! That just looks like someone doesn't know how to do their hair!
-_-
"Perfect Curls"
So this is a combination of many different pins on my hair board. You can go look at all the tips on perfect curls or you can just listen to what I did.
My hair was a little dirty (24 hours since washing).
I put volumizing mouse in it.
Then I put it in hot rollers.
Hello hot rollers!
As I rolled each piece of hair I sprayed it with medium hold hair spray as it went into the roller.
I left the rollers in for an hour.
As I took each piece out I once again hairsprayed.
Then...I pincurled!
Basically a pincurl is just the curl that already came out of your hot roller, and you just twist it back up around your finger and bobby pin it to your head.
Full disclosure, this is neither my head nor my picture, but I wanted to show you a pincurl. And apparently I have no pictures of myself with them.
See how it's just a nice flat little spiral? This is also the best way to do your hair when wearing wigs because it keeps it flat against your head.
Alrighty. Well you just use a single bobby pin to pin it or you criss cross bobby pins for extra security. And then you go to sleep!
(no, my hair is not pincurled in this picture, but it should STILL BE while you sleep. This was just an excuse to put up a cute pic of my doggie and I snuggling)
Ok, wake up the next morning. Give it a quick all over spray with hairspray again. Take the bobby pins out.
Hi Crazy curly hair!
Ok, so I spray it AGAIN. I know, this seems like overkill, but for people like me whose hair won't stay curly...it's not. Then I turn my head over and run my hands through it and kinda give it a hand-toussle messy tease.
Now, for a Cosplay outfit (River Song from Doctor Who) I continue to tease it because hey! she has crazy curly hair!
BUT if I'm wearing it in real life I just hand tousle it like that, give it a final spray, and use a comb to tame any crazies sticking out. Below are varying degrees of tousling I did. The first instead of tousling I retouched the less curly spots with the curling iron. The second is a light tousle. The third is a full shake out and tousle with my hands.
And my hair will hold up the curl (losing some curl and just gaining body / wave per about every 10 hours) for up to 48 hours without washing it. Different hair will perform differently.
