High Cheer Bun | Updo Hairstyles
July 13, 2011
A month ago I was in California with my best friend and her daughters, where I filmed a few updo hairstyles. This one is perfect for cheerleading or ballet, since it is a bun hairstyle, but it is also perfect for occasions such as prom or other formal occasions!
I forgot to snap a few still shots of this style when I was in California, so I recreated the hairstyle on my daughter last week.
Side View
Top View
Back View
What I love about this particular bun style is that you can finish it off in any number of ways. We show three options here… wrapping the bun with a braid, splitting the hair and then cross wrapping, and then twisting the hair strands and wrapping. One that I forgot to mention is that you could fishtail braid the strands and then wrap the bun. That makes four options you can use!
This tutorial is filmed on the daughter of my best friend, who can sometimes be a goof! Check out her cheesy smiles anytime the camera focuses in on her directly! She is a great girl! Enjoy!
Items Needed: Brush, comb, water bottle, 2 hairbands, 2-3 bobby pins, and gel/pomade/hairspray (if desired).
Time Requirement: 2-3 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Happy Hairdoing!
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Double French Twistback | Short Hairstyles
June 29, 2011
By request, I have started to go through some of our short hairstyles that we have not yet filmed.
I have done this double twist hairstyle before in a photo tutorial, but here I decided to film it on my #4 daughter who has the short A-line bob. It is another simple way to pull the bangs back out of your face.
Although this is listed as a short hairstyle, it can be done on any length of hair. If you are concerned about flyaways… feel free to use a good pomade or fiber gum in the twists. Enjoy!
Items Needed: Rat-tail comb, 1 gator clip, one hair elastic, bobby pins, water bottle and hairspray (if desired).
Time Requirement: 5 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Happy Hairdoing,
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May 16, 2011
I am on a recent mission to provide those of you moms some more simple, yet cute, mommy hairdos! I mean, we make our girls look cute… but sometimes we forget about ourselves! Actually, girls of all ages can use this, and it literally takes one minute to complete!
We call this the Single Twistback, and it can be used to switch up the French Front hairstyle that you are seeing everywhere right now. I show two ways to finish it off, but you can really use your own imagination and see where it goes!
{Yeah, I can’t really hide it! I am still sooooo excited about being named as a finalist in the YouTube contest above! My girls keep asking me where we stand in the voting (it is close), I think the twins are maybe more “into” this friendly competition than I am! Now, back to the hairstyle…}
Items Needed: Rat-tail comb, one rubber hair band, two small bobby pins
Time Requirement: 1-2 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
You can view all the many wonderful video responses and comments here!
Happy Hairdoing!
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April 28, 2011
Hello Ladies!!! One of the most frequent requests I receive is for a “basic tutorial” on how to French braid.
Since so many of my braid and twist hairstyles incorporate the basic stranding used in a French Braid, we decided a few months back to film this tutorial. Although we uploaded it to YouTube, we never posted it here.
Many of you may already know how to French braid, but this video is really meant for those who are struggling, or simply do not know how. If you have “tweeners” who are almost teenagers, and you want to help teach your daughter how to do her own hair, this is a good start.
The French braid is a doorway style to pretty much anything you can think of… if you can master it, you can pretty much do any hairstyle. (Click here if you are looking for a cute French braid hairstyle for soccer, be sure to visit the link.)
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, one hair band, water bottle, hairspray, accessory (if desired).
Time Requirement: 5 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Note from Mindy: I want to thank you all for the wonderful compliments you post here, on Facebook, YouTube or via email! I wish I had the time each day to respond to them all (literally 100′s), but I do want you to trust me when I say that we read EVERY single one! Those compliments are what motivates me to keep going on this hairblog!
Happy Hairdoing!
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