The Biggest Loser Hair

I was watching the latest episode of "The Biggest Loser" and saw a darling hairstyle on the host, Ali.  My daughter had a birthday party to go to and I thought it was a nice opportunity to give it a shot. 

Get the hair nice and wet and grab a small section of hair from the bang line.  Begin to French Braid it off to one side of the head. 

Continue braiding as if you were making a crown around the head.  Make sure that when you gather the hair on the top half of your braid that you gather just a little bit of hair from right next to it.  You want most of the hair on top to not be included into the braid.  When you get down to the bottom (right about the middle of the head) put a clip on the braid to hold it in place. 

 Comb all the remaining hair back to where the French braid has stopped  and then unclip the braid and add everything together into a ponytail. 

Grab a small section of hair from the bottom of the ponytail and braid it.  Wrap that braid around the elastic to hide it and then pull the ends through the elastic with your Topsy Tail. 

This is where they finished it on the show but my princess was going to an Alice in Wonderland party so we added a few more things. 

 We braided the rest of the ponytail and added some coordinating hair clips. 

You have to wear Alice to a Wonderland party!  :)
*HALLOWEEN HAIRDOS BEGIN TOMORROW*

Infinity

We couldn't come up with a good name for this hairstyle but I told her it looks like the sign for Infinity so that became it's name.  (My daughter's favorite part of all of this is making up the names of the hairstyles!) 

I went digging through my princess's old toddler boxes to find some ribbon sculpture clips that I made back in the day.  I don't know why I ever put them away because she can still use them and she was actually quite excited to see them.  (I'll add them into hairstyles once and a while so you can see some of them.)

 This is "Alli" and this whole hairstyle was designed by my princess just for this clip.  :)  She wanted her to have a swimming pool right on her head.

We started with a regular ponytail right in the middle/back of her head.  I separated the ponytail into two halves and made a Corkscrew out of each half. 

Now I pulled each Corkscrew down first, then around by the ear and finally back to the ponytail elastic.  Add a bobby pin here and there as you wrap it to hold it in place. 

Now bobby pin the ends of your Corkscrew under the ponytail elastic and it will give you two rings.  (Do you see how it "sort of" looks like the infinity sign?  I know it's a stretch.)    :) 

  Add whatever clip you like over the elastics and bobby pins to hide them.  We added "Alli" into her very own swimming pool.  :)

*We've used this style for another one of our Halloween Hairdos starting next week so get excited!  My princess and I got a little over-creative with some!  :)*

Puppy Dog Ears

I usually refer to these as "Heidi Braids" (which is their true name) but my princess really wanted to call this post "Puppy Dog Ears" - and so it is.  :) 

 Part the hair in half using any part you like.  I just used the "Butt Crack Part" because we were kind of rushed that morning. 

 Pull each half of the part up into a piggie and then braid it. 

We've done the Quad Braid on each of ours but I've found that it's cute with any type of braid. 

 Now pull the bottom of the braid up to the top elastic and secure them both together using a second elastic and wrapping it around the entire braid.  Have the bottom of the braid lying on top when you secure it so that the ends are sticking out perfectly, 

Wet down the ends of the braid and add a bit of gel or mousse.  Curl them over your fingers and they will dry that way.  Now you can add some hair clips to finish it off.  :)

Meet in the Middle

This is a traditional double French Braid with a bit of a different look. 

Start by parting the hair into two sections.  Set one section aside and begin with the other. 

French Braid that side down to about the middle of the head and then secure it with an elastic. 

 Now have your princess lay on her tummy on her bed to make it easier for the bottom half.  Start the bottom French Braid at the neck and braid all the way to the end of the top braid. 

 Combine the two together with an elastic.  While you princess is still on her tummy, start the bottom braid on the opposite half. 

Tie it off with an elastic in the middle of the head again and then finish off by French Braiding the top half and combining it together with the bottom by securing it with an elastic. 

You should now have to piggies that both have two French Braids feeding into them. 

You can leave the piggies plain like we've done here or finish them off with braids, Corkscrews, or buns. 

Tied Up and Twisted

Make sure the hair is wet and part the hair from ear to ear.  (You'll be working with just the top half of the head so these directions will apply only to that area of the hair.) 

 Divide the hair into two equal halves and set one half aside. 

 Now make a diagonal part going from the corner of the middle part up to the bang line. 

 Pull out a small section on the lower half of the diagonal.  It will be about 1 inch thick and just above the ear - set that aside for a minute.  Now take the top half of the diagonal part and divide it into two sections and tie them together (It's the same as the first step of tying your shoe.)  Now combine the tied hair with the lower section of the diagonal and secure it with an elastic.

  Now grab that small bit of hair from above the ear and twist it together with the combined diagonal sections. 

Hold it together with a clip while you move to the other side to repeat the steps.

 

 Make sure your second diagonal part mirrors the original one. 

 Once you've done all the steps on the opposite side, combine the two twists together in the back of the head.  Spray for hold and then add a hair clip. 

Tic-Tac-Toe

My princess came up with the name for this one because she said it looked like X's and O's.  :)  This hairstyle is easiest when the hair is really wet.  You can add a little mousse or product into the hair for extra hold if you would like. 

Divide the hair into two sections and pull each side up into it's own piggie. Now grab 4 chopsticks - you can use the regular wooden ones for eating or you can pick up some of these ones specifically for hair.

  I grabbed these ones off a clearance table and Sally's. 

 Poke the sticks through the hair, just behind the elastic holding the piggie.  Now take a small section of hair from the piggie and wrap it (in no organized fashion) around the sticks.  When you get to the end, just bobby pin it into the back of the piggie. 

Continue doing this with more small sections of hair - making sure to secure each one with a bobby pin at the end.  You can either tuck all the ends in with the pins or leave some sticking out like we've done here. 

With your last couple of strands you'll want to twist them before wrapping them.  This gives it more of an elegant look.  (You don't want to twist all the sections or else your bun will stick out too far.) 

 Give it a good spray and it will hold all day! 

*This is also a great hairstyle for those moms out there - with only one bun of course.  :)*

The Cast

I was looking at my princess's hair after doing Red Light, Green Light and decided that I could take that to the extreme and  cover the entire ponytail.  That's how we came up with The Cast.  (It looks like a cast over a broken arm.)  :) 

 I always like to do a small Pull-Through on top of the head when all of the hair is being pulled back.  I think it adds a little flare to the style.

 Start with a ponytail and simply create your first Wrap around to hide the elastic. 

Make sure to pull all your Wrap Around ends through the elastic they're covering using a Topsy Tail.  This will make them hold tight and last all day long. 

 Under the first Wrap around you will want to add another elastic.  Have a Wrap Around on top of that one as well to hide the elastic. 

 Continue doing this all the way down the ponytail until it is fully covered except for the ends.  Add a hairclip and you're done!

 I'm going to have a fun variation on this idea coming up in my "Halloween Hairdos" that I'll be starting next week.  :)  Keep your eyes peeled for it!