Go Utes!

In honor of this weekends fabulous game, we decided to come up with a Utah Utes "U" hairstyle.  (Sorry all of you BYU fans!)   :)  We had church the day after the game and we've had a friendly rivalry going on with some of our church members.  Of course, we had to rub in our victory just a bit!  :)  Our whole family wore red to church and we came up with this red "U" for my princess's hair.  *This is one hairstyle that I'm PLEASED to say was not well received by some!*

I started by dividing the hair in half with a part and we chose to do a zig-zag part.  Next, I pulled each side up into a ponytail and then finished them off with a 3-Strand Braid.  I secured each braid at the end with a clear elastic and then I took those elastics across to the opposite side and secured them into the top of the other braid.  I found the best way to secure them was to lift part of the original top elastic and feed the bottom end of the other through. 

 I then bobby-pinned the ends under the braids.  I wrapped some red ribbon around the two braids and tucked the ends of the ribbon through the elastics to hold it in place. 

 Our finishing touch were the coordinating ribbons.  :) 

For those of you that are BYU fans, you can check out this style:

I call it the Wish it was a "U" Instead of a "Y". 
It would be cute with blue ribbon wrapped around it as well. 

Friday's Film: Angel Halo

This is a fun hairstyle that is really quite simple but takes a couple times doing it to get used to the flow of it.  The original post on this is here: Angel Halo.

We've also used this concept for Halloween Hairdos: The Great Pumpkin

And for The Rose Bowl.

The more you practice this hairstyle the easier it is to get it looking perfect!

"Fan"cy

We were running a bit late for church this last week so we had to come up with a hairstyle that was fast!  We call this one "FAN"cy because it looks like a fan on top.  :)

Start by dividing the hair from one ear to the other and securing the top half into an elastic. 

 Now take a small section from that ponytail and bend it up in a horseshoe shape above the elastic.  Bobby pin it into place over the elastic. 

 Continue doing this with section of hair from the ponytail until all of your ponytail has been "horseshoed" and bobby pinned. 

 

You will end up with the ends from your ponytail hanging down over the remaining hair and a fan effect above the elastic. 

 Grab a hair clip to place over the bobby pins and hide them.  We've used some decorative hair pins here.  (Quite a few of them because my princess wanted them ALL in - you don't need this many to get the job done.)  :) 

 

This only took about 5 minutes to complete and we were ready to head out the door.  

Puffy Pull-Throughs

Here's a 5 minute style that is simple and fun. 

 

I call these "Puffy Pull-Throughs" but my daughter refers to them as "Hamster Ears". Section out the hair from ear to ear and then divide it into two sides.  We've created an off-centered part on ours so our sides are not even but you can do it however you like. 

 Pull each side up into an elastic.  Now grab your Topsy Tail and create a Pull-Through.  At this point you can either use a rat-tailed comb or your fingers but I find that the comb makes it a bit easier. 

 Hold onto the elastic in the Pull-Through and simply grab bits of hair to pull toward the forehead - loosening them from the elastic.  You can make your puffs as large or as small as you like and you can pull out as much or as little hair as you like. 

 These were so easy and fun that I will be using them on hairstyles in the future!

  We just let the rest of the hair fall down in waves but you can finish off the back in any way. 

Friday's Film: Bottom Braids & Bun

We had a bunch of requests for this video so we got right to work on making it.  Hopefully it is helpful for you.  This is the original hairstyle: Bottom Braids & Bun.  I apologize that the video is a bit dark.  I will make sure that I don't stand between the window and my princess again. :)  

This give you a nice view of the French Braids on the bottom.

Like I said in the video, the hairstyle will never look exactly the same way twice. 

Jumping the Track

This hairstyle is a combination of bits and pieces of several other hairstyles.  It's easiest to do when the hair is completely wet.

   

Start by dividing the hair into 4 equal sections by creating a horizontal part right in the middle of the head and then another vertical part from ear to ear.  Tie off the bottom right section and the top left section in temporary elastics to get them out of the way.

 

Start up on the top right sections and comb the whole section toward the bottom left section.  Make sure it is nice and smooth and then separate it into three equal sections and begin braiding.  (Be sure to begin your braid down in the corner where the two parts meet.)  Plate it a couple of times until it is in the bottom left section and then begin adding hair from that section into the plates.  Finish the French Braid and secure it with an elastic. 

Now move up to the top left section and take out the elastic.  Part out a section along the bang-line that is about 2 inches thick. 

Separate that section into three equal new sections and create a 3-Strand Braid out of each.  You only need to plate your braid long enough to reach the middle corner where the parts cross over.  

Comb the remaining hair from that section toward the bottom right section and then divide it into 3 equal sections.  Plate a braid with each section and plate it a couple of times until it is in the bottom right section.  (Go ahead and take out the temporary elastic from the bottom right section.) Begin adding hair from that section into the plates.  Finish the French Braid and secure it with an elastic. 

Spray it with hairspray for a nice hold and then add some hair clips over the two elastics.

Braid Overlay

This is one of those "accidental" hairstyles that turned out really cute.  She started the day with the small braids meeting in the back and the rest of the hair down but we still have temperatures over 100 down here so we pulled the rest of the hair into a braid and this is what it made!  I love it!

Start by creating a small off-centered part at the front of the head. 

 Create a section on each side of the part that goes down to the ear. 

 Make a 3-Strand Braid out of each section and then combine the two braids at the back of the head with an elastic. 

 You will want the braid to be combined a bit lower on the back of the head. 

 Now gather the remaining hair and divide it into 3 sections for your braid.  Add the combined braids from above into the middle section.  Now just braid the rest of the hair as usual.  I love how it absorbs the upper braids and totally conceals the elastic. 

We also tried it another day with Squish Braids and that turned out really well. 

Kind of pretty don't you think!  (An EASY!)