Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Friday, February 22, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Cute, Quick Hairstyles
BEACH Hippie
Time it took us: 2 minutes
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
· Unwashed, dry, slept-on hair
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
· Unwashed, dry, slept-on hair
Stuff to have handy:
· Large bobby pins
· 1-inch curling iron
· Shine spray
· Light-hold hairspray
· Large bobby pins
· 1-inch curling iron
· Shine spray
· Light-hold hairspray
How to:
Step 1
Flip hair over and lightly spritz hairspray on underside. Flip upright and spray on the top. Finger-tousle as it dries.
Step 2
Gather your bang-hair area and bobby-pin it out of the way so you can style the rest of your hair first.
Step 3
Curl 1-inch sections (away from your face). Start wrapping your hair around the iron at ear level, not above. And leave your ends out of the curling iron.
Step 4
Unpin the bang section and curl as you did the rest of your hair.
Step 5
Insert spread fingers into hair at the nape of your neck. Shake your hair (but do not run fingers through) to make the curls messy.
Step 6
Now pin back a piece of hair on each side of your part. (Remember, messy = good.) Secure them together with a bobby pin and mist with shine spray.
Flip hair over and lightly spritz hairspray on underside. Flip upright and spray on the top. Finger-tousle as it dries.
Step 2
Gather your bang-hair area and bobby-pin it out of the way so you can style the rest of your hair first.
Step 3
Curl 1-inch sections (away from your face). Start wrapping your hair around the iron at ear level, not above. And leave your ends out of the curling iron.
Step 4
Unpin the bang section and curl as you did the rest of your hair.
Step 5
Insert spread fingers into hair at the nape of your neck. Shake your hair (but do not run fingers through) to make the curls messy.
Step 6
Now pin back a piece of hair on each side of your part. (Remember, messy = good.) Secure them together with a bobby pin and mist with shine spray.
PIN CURL TWIST
Time it took us: 5 minutes
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
· Sorta dirty hair
Stuff to have handy:
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
· Sorta dirty hair
Stuff to have handy:
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
How to:
Step 1
Brush out a 2-inch-wide bang section and secure back with two bobby pins. Loosen a bit with your fingers by tugging at the hairline.
Step 2
Now you're left with a section of hair over each ear. Run your index finger from behind your left ear up to the crown of your head. Smooth this section of hair into a low ponytail behind your left ear then twist the pony twice toward the back of your head. Secure the remaining tail with bobby pins, then repeat on the right side. Connect the two twists with a bobby pin.
Step 3
And that leaves the always fashionable "mullet" at the nape of your neck. You can leave it like that. We're all done.
Step 4
Just kidding. Back to the mullet. Hold your left index and middle finger under the bobby pins in Step 2, and roll a messy 1-inch section of hair up around your fingers to create a coil. Pinch it, slip it off your fingers and secure with a bobby pin. Don't attach it to the twists in Step 2 or you'll pull them out. Repeat with remaining hair until it's all pinned up.
Step 5
Mist with hairspray.
Step 1
Brush out a 2-inch-wide bang section and secure back with two bobby pins. Loosen a bit with your fingers by tugging at the hairline.
Step 2
Now you're left with a section of hair over each ear. Run your index finger from behind your left ear up to the crown of your head. Smooth this section of hair into a low ponytail behind your left ear then twist the pony twice toward the back of your head. Secure the remaining tail with bobby pins, then repeat on the right side. Connect the two twists with a bobby pin.
Step 3
And that leaves the always fashionable "mullet" at the nape of your neck. You can leave it like that. We're all done.
Step 4
Just kidding. Back to the mullet. Hold your left index and middle finger under the bobby pins in Step 2, and roll a messy 1-inch section of hair up around your fingers to create a coil. Pinch it, slip it off your fingers and secure with a bobby pin. Don't attach it to the twists in Step 2 or you'll pull them out. Repeat with remaining hair until it's all pinned up.
Step 5
Mist with hairspray.
SIDE-SWEPT BUN
Time it took us: 5 minutes
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
Stuff to have handy:
· A hair stick, or bracket thingy like the one pictured
· Shine serum or spray
· Comb
· Hair elastic
How to:
Step 1
Make a deep side part with a comb. Apply a bit of shine serum all over and comb through to tame flyaways.
Step 2
Gather your hair into a low side pony behind the ear opposite your part. Secure with a hair elastic.
Step 3
Wrap the tail up toward your ear, then under the pony (into a bun), leaving the ends free.
Step 4
Pierce the bun with your hair stick, making sure to thread one end of the stick through the elastic before letting it pop out the other side. This holds the bun in place.
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
Stuff to have handy:
· A hair stick, or bracket thingy like the one pictured
· Shine serum or spray
· Comb
· Hair elastic
How to:
Step 1
Make a deep side part with a comb. Apply a bit of shine serum all over and comb through to tame flyaways.
Step 2
Gather your hair into a low side pony behind the ear opposite your part. Secure with a hair elastic.
Step 3
Wrap the tail up toward your ear, then under the pony (into a bun), leaving the ends free.
Step 4
Pierce the bun with your hair stick, making sure to thread one end of the stick through the elastic before letting it pop out the other side. This holds the bun in place.
HELLO, SAILOR
Time it took us: 10 minutes
Works on:
· Medium or long hair
· Dirty-ish hair -- a day after shampooing
· Medium or long hair
· Dirty-ish hair -- a day after shampooing
Stuff to have handy:
· 1-inch curling iron
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
· 1-inch curling iron
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
How To:
Step 1
Make a side part. Starting with the bigger side, gather front section from the ear to your part and smooth it so the hairline is bump-free. Then twist several times upward toward your part. (See inset photo No.1.)
Step 2
Secure the hair along the line of the twist with several bobby pins. At the end of the twist, criss-cross bobby pins to anchor the twist in place. Repeat on the smaller side.
Step 3
Divide the hanging hair in back into 1-inch sections and wrap around a curling iron. Hold the barrel vertically to create a spiral.
Step 4
Once all sections are curled, mist with hairspray and shake your hair gently to loosen the curls.
Step 1
Make a side part. Starting with the bigger side, gather front section from the ear to your part and smooth it so the hairline is bump-free. Then twist several times upward toward your part. (See inset photo No.1.)
Step 2
Secure the hair along the line of the twist with several bobby pins. At the end of the twist, criss-cross bobby pins to anchor the twist in place. Repeat on the smaller side.
Step 3
Divide the hanging hair in back into 1-inch sections and wrap around a curling iron. Hold the barrel vertically to create a spiral.
Step 4
Once all sections are curled, mist with hairspray and shake your hair gently to loosen the curls.
WAVY POMPADOUR
Time it took us: 5 minutes
Works on:
· Any length
· Wavy/curly hair or thick, straight hair
Stuff to have handy:
· Bobby pins
Works on:
· Any length
· Wavy/curly hair or thick, straight hair
Stuff to have handy:
· Bobby pins
How to:
Step 1
Loosely bobby-pin a two-inch bang section back. Secure it closer to your hairline than to the crown of your head to keep this look sophisticated, not preppy.
Step 2
Those with high volume are now looking at a major case of "triangle head." To slim down the hair's silhouette, try this trick with your sides: Gather a small section of hair from just above your ear on each side, leaving some hair loose over your ear (see picture). Twist these sections, rolling them down toward your ear, and secure with a bobby pin. The roll should be pretty tight to the head. Repeat on the other side for the full de-triangulation effect.
Step 3
Mist with shine spray.
Step 1
Loosely bobby-pin a two-inch bang section back. Secure it closer to your hairline than to the crown of your head to keep this look sophisticated, not preppy.
Step 2
Those with high volume are now looking at a major case of "triangle head." To slim down the hair's silhouette, try this trick with your sides: Gather a small section of hair from just above your ear on each side, leaving some hair loose over your ear (see picture). Twist these sections, rolling them down toward your ear, and secure with a bobby pin. The roll should be pretty tight to the head. Repeat on the other side for the full de-triangulation effect.
Step 3
Mist with shine spray.
PIN-UP CURVES
Time it took us: 10 minutes
Works on:
· Curly or wavy hair in any length
· Straight-haired girls can pull it off too with five extra minutes of curling iron time
Stuff to have handy:
· 1-inch curling iron
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
· Clip (to keep hair out of the way)
Works on:
· Curly or wavy hair in any length
· Straight-haired girls can pull it off too with five extra minutes of curling iron time
Stuff to have handy:
· 1-inch curling iron
· Bobby pins
· Hairspray
· Clip (to keep hair out of the way)
How to:
Step 1
Run your index fingers from mid-ears toward the back of your head until they touch at the back of your head. Pin up the top half of your hair to get it out of the way for now.
Step 2
Gather the bottom of your hair at the base of your neck. Now, make a "roller" out of two fingers, and fold your hair up to the clipped section. (See inset photo No.1.) Bobby-pin it in place. Messy is fine; the pins will be hidden by the curls you'll make on top.
Step 3
Remove the top clip and free the sides of your hair. Re-clip the top bang section.
Step 4
Pull a side section down and back (the direction is important), then twist upward and secure with bobby pins so it lays flat. (See inset photo No.2.) Repeat with other side.
Step 5
Now comes the fun part: curls. Holding the iron horizontally, wrap a 1-inch section of hair from the crown of your head around the barrel. After five to 10 seconds, unwind it and stretch the curl back 'til it hangs over the bobby pins from step 1. Be sure to break up the curl a little with your fingers.
Step 6
Repeat until you've curled the whole top section and mist with hairspray.
Step 1
Run your index fingers from mid-ears toward the back of your head until they touch at the back of your head. Pin up the top half of your hair to get it out of the way for now.
Step 2
Gather the bottom of your hair at the base of your neck. Now, make a "roller" out of two fingers, and fold your hair up to the clipped section. (See inset photo No.1.) Bobby-pin it in place. Messy is fine; the pins will be hidden by the curls you'll make on top.
Step 3
Remove the top clip and free the sides of your hair. Re-clip the top bang section.
Step 4
Pull a side section down and back (the direction is important), then twist upward and secure with bobby pins so it lays flat. (See inset photo No.2.) Repeat with other side.
Step 5
Now comes the fun part: curls. Holding the iron horizontally, wrap a 1-inch section of hair from the crown of your head around the barrel. After five to 10 seconds, unwind it and stretch the curl back 'til it hangs over the bobby pins from step 1. Be sure to break up the curl a little with your fingers.
Step 6
Repeat until you've curled the whole top section and mist with hairspray.
BRAIDY LADY
Time it took us: 5 minutes
Works on:
· Medium to long hair
· Wavy, curly or straight
· Freshly blow-dried or unwashed hair
· Medium to long hair
· Wavy, curly or straight
· Freshly blow-dried or unwashed hair
Stuff to have handy:
· 1 small clear hair elastic
· 4 small bobby pins
· Texturizing cream
· Light hold hairspray
· 1 small clear hair elastic
· 4 small bobby pins
· Texturizing cream
· Light hold hairspray
How to:
Step 1
Part hair where you usually do. Side or middle will work.
Step 2
Grab a section on each side of the part. (Section should be about as wide as two fingers.)
Step 3
Loosely braid both sections toward the back of your head where they will meet. Apply a dab of texturizing cream or pomade to the bottom of each braid so it doesn't unravel easily.
Step 4
Use a clear elastic to secure both braids together in back.
Step 5
Carefully slide the bobby pins in under the braid, along your scalp. This will keep the loose braids from falling out.
Step 1
Part hair where you usually do. Side or middle will work.
Step 2
Grab a section on each side of the part. (Section should be about as wide as two fingers.)
Step 3
Loosely braid both sections toward the back of your head where they will meet. Apply a dab of texturizing cream or pomade to the bottom of each braid so it doesn't unravel easily.
Step 4
Use a clear elastic to secure both braids together in back.
Step 5
Carefully slide the bobby pins in under the braid, along your scalp. This will keep the loose braids from falling out.
KNOTTY AND NICE
Time it took us: 5 minutes
Works on:
· Medium to long hair
· Straight or blown-straight hair
· Smooth hair that's been thoroughly brushed out
· Medium to long hair
· Straight or blown-straight hair
· Smooth hair that's been thoroughly brushed out
Stuff to have on hand
· 2 tiny clear hair elastics
· Hairspray
· Shine-enhancing gloss (spray or serum)
· 2 tiny clear hair elastics
· Hairspray
· Shine-enhancing gloss (spray or serum)
How to:
Step 1
Part hair in the middle or slightly off center, but it's important to have a pretty balanced left and right side.
Step 2
Part hair all the way down to the nape of your neck as if you're making pigtails.
Step 3
Spritz shine spray or run shine serum over the left side of your hair, then secure one elastic about 1-2 inches from the bottom of that section. Repeat on the right side.
Step 4
Take both sections and twist them inward (toward each other) and back.
Step 5
Wrap them around each other until the ponies look like rope. Then tuck the bottom under and secure with several large bobby pins.
Step 6
Spray on a bit of hairspray to smooth down any flyaways.
Step 1
Part hair in the middle or slightly off center, but it's important to have a pretty balanced left and right side.
Step 2
Part hair all the way down to the nape of your neck as if you're making pigtails.
Step 3
Spritz shine spray or run shine serum over the left side of your hair, then secure one elastic about 1-2 inches from the bottom of that section. Repeat on the right side.
Step 4
Take both sections and twist them inward (toward each other) and back.
Step 5
Wrap them around each other until the ponies look like rope. Then tuck the bottom under and secure with several large bobby pins.
Step 6
Spray on a bit of hairspray to smooth down any flyaways.
CHIC PONY
Time it took us: 2 minutes
Works on:
· Medium to long hair
· Straight or wavy
· Unwashed hair (Freshly washed? Add a small amount of styling cream or lotion to reduce flyaways)
Stuff to have handy:
· Styling cream or lotion
· Shine serum
· Small hair elastic
· 2 small bobby pins
· Not-too-stiff finishing hairspray
· Flat, boar-bristle styling brush
Works on:
· Medium to long hair
· Straight or wavy
· Unwashed hair (Freshly washed? Add a small amount of styling cream or lotion to reduce flyaways)
Stuff to have handy:
· Styling cream or lotion
· Shine serum
· Small hair elastic
· 2 small bobby pins
· Not-too-stiff finishing hairspray
· Flat, boar-bristle styling brush
How to:
Step 1
Pull hair back into a low ponytail using a flat boar-bristle brush to create a bump-free finish. Secure with an elastic.
Step 2
Separate out a small strand of hair -- roughly the width of a pencil -- from the ponytail.
Step 3
Spray that piece well with hairspray then wrap it around the ponytail holder (see inset photo No.2).
Step 4
Bobby-pin the end of the small piece under the tail, and tuck in any loose ends.
Step 5
Lightly mist hairspray over everything and smooth with your hand.
Step 1
Pull hair back into a low ponytail using a flat boar-bristle brush to create a bump-free finish. Secure with an elastic.
Step 2
Separate out a small strand of hair -- roughly the width of a pencil -- from the ponytail.
Step 3
Spray that piece well with hairspray then wrap it around the ponytail holder (see inset photo No.2).
Step 4
Bobby-pin the end of the small piece under the tail, and tuck in any loose ends.
Step 5
Lightly mist hairspray over everything and smooth with your hand.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
15 Ways To Pull Back Your Bangs.
We all have those days when our bangs drive us crazy! Sometimes we blow dry them wrong, sometimes we don't have time to wash and style them, and sometimes they are even cut a little too short. Here are fifteen different ways to pin back your bangs for those days when they aren't cooperating.
1. French Braid Bangs Back
2. Side Swept
3. Side Swept Braid
4. Pinned Flat
5. Headband
6. Rope Braid
7. Braid
8. Pompadour
9. Mini Pompadour
10. Side Pompadour
11. Mini Side Pompadour
12. One-Sided Braid
13. Braid Down The Side
14. Twist Down The Side
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
9 styles that aren't your average messy bun
Easy Twisted Buns via The Paper Mama
Three Twisted Buns via A Cup of Joe
Chestnut Bun via A Cup of Joe
The Simple Gibson Tuck via Simply Stardust
Braided Crown via A Cup of Joe
Twisted Sister via The Beauty Department
Double Knot Hair via Fashionising
Side French Braid via Love Maegan
Side Chignon via This is Glamorous
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
DIY Dry Shampoo
By Danielle at Hookable Designs.
Dry shampoo. Have you tried it? Its what you use when you need to wash your hair yet don't have time to take a shower. I think everyone has encountered this dilemma once or twice.
Today, I'm going to teach you my rendition with 3 simple ingredients you should already have. If you don't, then they can be found in any grocery store.
This recipe came to my mind a couple days ago when I realized my hair needed a spruce up, yet I didn't have the time for an actual hair washing. It felt like a AHA! moment, as a little lightbulb turned on in my head.
I have to say that this Dry Shampoo isn't dry at all. But like the name says, it's a spray. I kept the dry part in because its a familiar name/product and it gives the same results.
What you need:
1 tbsp of cornstarch
4 tbsp of water
1 tbsp of rubbing alcohol ( I used ethyl, found it at Walgreens)
small measuring glass, cup, bowl...whatever.
a small spray bottle (shown in first picture)
Mix it all together, pour it into your spray bottle and shake it up!
To Use:
Spray in on your scalp, in your hair and anywhere the your hair needs to be de-greased. You do not need to drench your scalp, just dampen it up.
Side note: cover or close your eyes, alcohol in eyes is not fun.Also, if you don't like to the use of alcohol in your hair products( i.e. hairspray) then this DIY might not be for you.
Run a comb or your fingers through your hair to distribute it evenly.
Let it air dry or quickly blast your scalp with a hair dryer, which is my favorite method. We are going for speed here.
Repeat if necessary.
All done. Rejoice! you can go another day without washing your hair, and no one will notice.
Why it works,
Both alcohol and cornstarch are de-greasers. Cornstarch does not dissolve fast so you will notice that after the water has evaporated the cornstarch will still remain. Pretty neat, huh!
I hope you like this. Let me know how this worked out for you.
After-thought: I only recommend using this at max once a week. You know, for the day you really should've taken a shower but didn't. We've all been there.
Submitted By Amanda J.
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