Hairagami

I found this cool product at the store the other day and had to pick it up to try. 

 It's basically 2 slap bracelets that are sewn together that you place your hair between.  It's actually a fun little gadget.  There are several different hairstyles you can create with this little tool but here is one that we did that took us exactly 1 minute!!!  

 My princess had just jumped out of the shower so here hair was nice and wet and I pulled it all back into a ponytail.  I then flattened out the Hairagami and opened the two pieces.  I placed all of the ponytail between the two pieces and then pulled the Hairagami down to the ends of the ponytail. 

 I rolled the gadget up to the elastic - making sure to spread the hair evenly over the Hairagami as I rolled - and then pressed on it to curl it up. 

You can shape the curled Hairagami anyway you like and we did it in a cinnamon bun fashion. 

 We finished it off by adding a flower clip and we were done. 

It held very tightly throughout the whole day and even gave us some cute curls when we took it out.

  I'm excited to try some new styles with it so I'll post everything we do!

Hair Weave

This is really pretty but only works with longer hair - sorry all you cute little shorties out there!  This style is darling with either straight hair or curls.  Start with a small off-centered part in the front of the hair just so that you have definite sides.

 

Now move to the larger side and gather two sections from the hair line, just above the ear.  Have your princess hold the lower section while you begin with the upper section.  Weave it in and out of the hair using a Topsy Tail if you like or you can just use your fingers to life sections of hair as needed.  Go all the way around the back of the hair and then over to the opposite ear.

 

Secure the end of the hair with bobby pins.  Grab the lower section of hair from your princess and weave that around as well - making sure to alternate from the previous weave.  Secure that at the opposite ear with bobby pins.  (I tucked the bobby pins under some of the hanging hair to try and hide them.) 

You could do this with many more than two strand and really have a beautiful weave but it was bedtime for us so we had to stop with only two.  :) 

Bedtime Buns & Braids

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Sometimes after my princess takes a bath she will sit and let me play with her hair before she goes to bed.  Here are some fun little ideas we came up with the other night and maybe they will help spark some creativity for you as well.

 

This one is just a simple combination braid with a few differences.  We began with a side French Fish Bone Braid and then secured that with an elastic.  Next was the 5-Strand Braid and finally the Corkscrew.   I just liked the look of this one because it was more of a side ponytail than my usual combination braids.

This isn't as much a "braid" as it is "weaving".  Gather three equal sections of hair and then a fourth section that is smaller than the rest.  Take that fourth section and weave it in and out of the other three sections.  That fourth section will run out before you get to the bottom of the other section so just secure it with an elastic when it's finished.  We've done this before with ribbon and two sections of hair so this is just another variation. 

Here's a really simple idea that would be really cute with shorter hair as well.  Divide the hair into two large sections to start.  (Keep in mind that we were just playing around so my part here is quite sloppy.)  Braid each of your sections and then secure each braid at the bottom with an elastic.  Now wrap the braids around each other and pull through - just like a Long Knot or tying your shoelaces.  

You can secure it in place with some bobby pins and either tuck the remaining braid underneath or just let them hang down like we've done here.

This one is really easy but has a pretty look.  Slick all of the hair straight back and secure half of it into a low ponytail using an elastic.  Now take the other half of the hair and twist it tightly toward the elastic.  Twist the hair that is in the elastic as well and make sure that you twist it in the same direction as the other piece.  Pull the loose Twist of hair over the top of the elastic and then twist the two twist around themselves to create a bun.

 Secure them in place by wrapping another elastic over the top.  You are left with a nice, tight low bun on the side. 

  This one is one of my favorites.  It's a regular 3-Strand Braid - with a twist.  Separate the hair into 3 equal strands and begin plating them as usual.  After you've done one full plate you will hold the left strand out for a minute while you twist the middle and the right over each other once more.  Now plate as usual once more.  Follow this pattern:  Plate as usual for a normal 3-Strand Braid - Hold out the left while wrapping the other two once more.  Repeat this pattern through the rest of the hair for a fun new braid. 

This is exactly the same as above but you will hold the left side out and wrap the other two strands around themselves TWICE before plating again as usual.  It would be fun to try wrapping it several times before plating as usual and seeing what that braid looks like as well!
Hope you enjoy some of these ideas!

Knotted Crown

My princess came up with the idea for this one and wanted to give it a try.  This hairstyle is easiest with wet hair.  

Start by making a straight part on the top of the head that goes all the way back to the crown.  The part can either be directly in the center of the head or a little off-centered like we've done here. 

 Now section out 3 parallel areas on one side of the part and secure each area into an elastic, giving you 3 parallel ponytails.  Move to the other side of the part and do the same thing.  Now make 3 more vertical sections going around the back that you will also secure into ponytails.  

Start with the back-center ponytail and wrap it around itself then pull it through the middle, creating a knot over the elastic.  

Now move to the adjacent two ponytails and create knots out of them as well.  (I had my princess hold the ends of my knotted ponytails until I secured them so they would not fall out.) 

 Pull the remaining hair from those two knots to the back knot and secure them in with that ponytail - just below the knot - with a tight elastic.  Move up to the next two adjacent ponytails and do the same thing. 

 Finish knotting the rest of the ponytails and adding the remaining hair into the back ponytail as shown here. 

Add some hair clips over the ponytail to hide all of the elastics. 

It turned out pretty cute and she was so proud of her creativity! 

Wacky Wig

So I was at Sally Beauty Supply the other day and they had a table of clearance and everything was 50% off  the clearance price. 

They happened to have this funny little Paris Hilton wig set that only ended up being $1.25.  I couldn't resist it so I picked it up for my daughter to play dress up. 

 

What I didn't expect was how much fun my boys would have with it! 

 They each tried it on and spent the whole afternoon just laughing at each other. 

 I think the cutest one was my baby boy!  :)

Flashback Friday: Pinkalicious Hair

This is our final Flashbck Friday post.  :)  It has been fun and hopefully you've enjoyed them as well!

My princess insisted that we include this post in our blog because it's one of her favorite pictures EVER!  :)

  Her school had a special day where the kids got to dress up as their favorite story book character and my princess chose Pinkalicious.  (Along with several other little girls at the school!)  Because this is a hair blog I will tell you that we created two side piggies and then used the waver to give them some dimension.  Pretty simple to get a Pinkalicious hairstyle!

Curlformers

We use these all the time but I've never down an official post on these overnight curlers.  They are called Curlformers and their link is here. 

They are really fast to put in and they don't create the tight curls that the small pink sponge curlers do.  My princess think that the larger curls are more "grown up".  :)  I start right after she's had a shower or bath so that the hair is completely wet.

  I style the hair the way I want first and then I put the curlers in. 

 You can either have your princess sleep in the curlers overnight or just keep them in for about 3 hours to dry.  

 They hair was styled before you put the curlers in so you don't have to worry about ruining your curls. 

Our style here was a simple Pull-Through on the top of the head and then I pulled half of the hair up in the back.  I made sure not to include that Pull-Through in my half-up hair because I wanted the curls hanging down.

The end result are beautiful, soft curls that will last the whole day through! 

 I've only been able to find these at Sally's but I've also heard that they have a knock-off brand on Ebay.  :)