What do you get when you cross 33 yrs of living, 13 yrs of marriage, one HOT husband, five adorable daughters and one handsome son, and tons of great family and friends? Pretty much the sum total of who I am!!
With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, don’t forget to send your daughter off to school with a super cute heart hairstyle!
Most of these styles can be done in only a few minutes! If you like any {or all} of them, please feel free to “Share” them on Facebook or your blogs, “Tweet” them on Twitter, “Pin” them on Pinterest, etc!
As moms on a mission… let’s see how many heart hairstyles we can get out tomorrow! Are you with me???
You can view each heart hairstyle by visiting our Valentine’s Day Hairstyles category, or view our YouTube playlist of tutorials below!
Each style takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
One of my favorite hairstyles for Valentine’s Day has to be the Lace-Braid Heart…
I’ve had this requested via emails and comments from fans, and we are seeing versions of the style on Pinterest, and even in a book called Cozy’s Guide to Girls’ Hair. You can style this on your daughter, your neice, or even yourself (YES, you can do it)! I have done it on myself and it still looks great! As long as you have at least shoulder-length hair, you are good-to-go!
{We posted a Lace Braid hairstyle tutorial previously, that you may want to view first since this tutorial really doesn’t demonstrate how to do the braid, but rather the hairstyle using the braids.}
This one is sure to impress anyone and everyone that sees it, especially during Valentine’s Day season. I’ve had teachers, neighbors, and even strangers stop my girls to take photos of this hairdo! For a more mature version, try making the braid look messier by using the Pancake Braid technique we showed you last week.
Steps:
I started with dry, straightened hair. To begin the hairstyle, create a DEEP part down the center of the head… about six inches long. The part should go from the middle forehead all the way down to the base back of the head.
Secure one side of hair out of the way with a rubber band.
On the other section, about 4 inches back from hairline, begin the lace braid using three-sections of hair. {This means you will only pick up hair from ONE side of the braid}. Begin the braid by braiding toward the face. After you have created about three braid weaves, “turn” the braid by now braiding toward the ear to create the heart arc.
Continue to create the shape of a heart as you lace braid down to the ear. At this point, stop gathering hair into the braid and continue with a regular braid until you reach the middle of the head. Secure with a rubber band.
Remove the ponytail holder off the hair on the other side of the part ,and repeat the lace braid process.
Remove the rubber band on the first half of the braid and join the two ends of the braids together in the back with a ponytail holder to form the bottom point of the heart.
Add a red or pink ribbon for a little added flair.
This video tutorial shows a very simple way to spice up an updo hairstyle, for any holiday occasion. This one happens to be for Valentine’s Day.
In this video (you can use Messy Bun #1 or Messy Bun #2), I use a thin ribbon cut into small strips (length can vary), and then tie them onto bobby pins. You can tie the ribbons into tiny bows if you would like, but I did not have time when I filmed this tutorial. If you make the ribbons longer… you can curl them by running the edge of scissors along the ribbon so that they look like curly-q’s. Then I place the bobby pins throughout the messy bun until the hair style looks right.
This tip is perfect for any holiday or special occasion by using the colors of that holiday, for students or cheerleaders who want to wear school colors, and for brides/flower girls who want to accent their updo with white-ribboned bobby pins.
Items Needed: 6-8 small bobby pins, thin colored ribbon, scissors
