The Knotted Headband | Back-to-School Hairstyles
August 12, 2012
I always appreciate when our fans email links or photos of hairstyles I have not seen previously.
This knotted headband style was emailed to us by a fan from St. Petersburg, Russia and we really loved the look of it!
It looks complex, but if you know how to do the first step of tying your shoelaces, then you can certainly do this braid! The pattern to the braid is essentially overlaying loose square knots.
- I started with the hair wet, and used a little pomade to control the flyways.
- You then take as small section next to the part, and divide it in two, and interlace them just like the first step of tying your shoe. I then did this two more times, each time adding the top strands to an alligator clip.
- After creating your third set of strands, bring the first two strands under the next two, and interlace them again just like the first step of tying your shoe.
- Repeat these steps until the braided headband has the look you want.
- Secure the end with a bobby pin and spritz with hairspray as desired.
- When the hair dries, the loops of the knots spread out a little and look absolutely gorgeous!
This braid is perfect for any formal occasion, or for dancers, cheerleaders, or simply wearing around town! It can also be worn in any number of combinations for a super cute and unique hairstyle!
The knotted headband is also great for women of any age! We have worn it on my CGH#4 {fourth daughter with short hair}, and I have done this braid on myself as well!
I guarantee you will certainly receive lots of compliments on this hairstyle! Enjoy!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, pomade, 1 small hair elastic, 1-2 bobby pins, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 5-10 minutes
Skill Level: Medium
Happy Hairdoing!
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Bow Braid Headband | Girls Hairstyles
May 21, 2012
We were surprised to see The Bow Braid do so well in only one week’s time! In that video, we showed you several other ways to incorporate the bows into five separate hairstyles.
Today, I decided to show you how to do a Bow Braid hairstyle on yourself {as requested by so many of our YouTube fans}.
This style uses a French Braided Headband as the base before adding in the bows. If you do not know how to do a French headband, you can learn how to do so by clicking our French Front hairstyle tutorial.
In this tutorial, I only sectioned enough hair for four bows, but you can actually do more if you would like. My personal opinion it that this hairstyle looks better with only a few bows on one side, more like an accent to the style, rather than bows all across the front.
I have worn this hairstyle three times in the past two weeks, and cannot tell you how many times moms stopped me wherever we were to ask how I did it! Thankfully, I have this website where I can refer them!
Items Needed: A brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, hairspray or pomade, a hairpin (not a bobby pin), and one hair elastic.
Time Requirement: 5-10 minutes.
Skill Level: Hard
If you like this hairstyle, please feel free to blog about it, share it on FB, tweet it, pin it, whatever-you-want it!
Happy Hairdoing!
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Comment on this post »How to Make Feather Headbands
August 03, 2011
In our last Daddy ‘Do hairstyle, Four-Strand Ponytail, my husband showed a feather headband that we had made. We received so many comments asking us how to make these headbands, so we decided to film a tutorial for you all.
I first bought one off of Etsy a year ago for between $16-20, and I loved it… but one day while browsing through Hobby Lobby, I saw that they sold pre-glued feather patches. I was sooooo excited! And they were listed at $3.99 each, however I bought them on sale for half that price. I have since seen that Michael’s also sells them.
I then bought a 3-pack of wire headbands that were listed at $2.99, but were also on sale for half price. The felt material I already had, so all we needed was a hot-glue gun and a pair of scissors…
I recognize that feathers as accessories may not be ideal for everyone, but they certainly are a trend right now.
I figure that I had less that $4 into each headband, which is far less expensive than $16 or so online! Plus, it can be a fun craft to do with your darling daughters! I now have six different headband styles that we have made.
{As I taught my my best friend Jenny how to make these headbands, she showed me how to make cute feather earrings. Feel free to check out her tutorial on YouTube!}
Items Needed: Feather patch, scissors, felt, simple wire headband, hot-glue gun.
Time Requirement: 5 minutes
Skill Level: Medium {with parental supervision}
If you felt that this tutorial was helpful, please do let us know! Happy Hairdoing!
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Comment on this post »Teen Hairstyles: Braided Headband into a Rose
January 25, 2011
Over the past few months I have received a few inquiries asking for hair headband hairstyles . You could say that the hair headbands are somewhat of a trend that is very popular with teens today. This style is a fairly simple one, and can be done in the normal French Braid style, or in the Reverse (Dutch) Braid style, depending on how you want it to look.
Also, you can finish the headband in any number of ways. You can leave the braid hanging on the one side, or you can do what I did and roll it up and bobby pin it into a super cute rosette. The latter is not a new concept and is not something I could claim, but the combination is wonderful.
Time Requirement: 5-7 minutes.
Skill Level: Easy
There you have it! If you like this hairstyle… be sure to let us know!
Happy Hairdoing!
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