Meet in the Middle

I just came across these pictures and I think this hairstyle was done sometime in January.  It's fairly straight forward but there are some helpful tips for you. 

Start by parting the hair down the middle.  (I've pulled some of her bangs into one side in the front as well.)  Now that you have your vertical halves, divide each into half horizontally so that you now have 4 sections.

  Tie off 3 of the section with elastic and begin to french braid the 4th section.  Braid all the way to the end of the hair and tie it off with an elastic.  French braid all the sections and tie them off.  (Tip:  for the bottom French Braids, have your princess lay on her tummy on her bed so that her head is upside down over the edge of the bed.  This will make doing the upside down braids MUCH easier.) 

(Okay - this part could've definitely been straighter! ha ha) Now that you have your 4 French Braids completed you'll want to combine the top and the bottom on each side by twisting the two braids around each other and forming a bun.  Secure the bun with a tight elastic.  Do the on the other side as well.  Now just choose your favorite ribbons and wrap them around the bun, creating a bow,  to finish off. 

Celebrity style: buline

Ca si dungile sau carourile, bulinele sunt motive care revin constant in moda.
Sweet si retro, imprimeurile cu buline sunt in acest moment preferate de Rihanna, care a ales o salopeta colorata din pre-colectia de toamna de la D&G. Din aceeasi colectie Sara Rue a optat pentru o rochie.
Bulinele sunt si pe placul viitoarei mamici, Christina Applegate, care a imbracat o rochie Valentino.
Allessandra Torresani si Lauren Conrad au preferat combinatia alb-negru pentru tinute a la anii '50.
Lauren Conrad in Anthropologie

Alessandra Torresani

Rihanna in D&G pre-fall 2010

Sara Rue in D&G pre-fall 2010

Christin Applegate in Valentino

Rock Star

My daughter decided that she wanted to have a "Rock Star" party for her birthday this year.

  I instantly knew what she was going to wear and how her hair was going to be done.  She has a bunch of fun faux hair clips that we picked up at Sally's a few months back.  (I didn't know if we'd use them much but she LOVES them!) 

We started by parting the hair and then clipping the fake hair to the front of the head .  I then twisted a small bit of hair around each of them to hide the clips. 

I continued twisting the hair until it met right over the part and I connected the two sides with an elastic, then covered the elastic with a small claw clip. 

 No she doesn't really have a tattoo and three earrings.  :)

Then I pulled each side into an Indian Braid - making sure to include the faux hair. 

I tried to get a little bit of faux hair in each of the strands of the braid.  Both braids looked a bit different but still similar. 

We finished it off with some glitter spray and some Rock Star bows.

PARTicularly PARTial to These PARTS

It's a PARTS  PARTy.  :) 

I use different parts in a lot of my hairstyles so I thought I'd kill some time while we were in our hotel and get pictures of my favorites. 

 This is the "Butt Crack"  (Thanks to my sis-in-law for the great name.)  :) 

This is the "Zig Zag".  (My princess thinks they look like "greater" and "less than" signs.)

  You can make your angle at whatever degree you like and they can be as tight or as wide as you like.  

 Here's the "Swirlie". 

Just make the "S" shape down the scalp.  

We call this one "Blocks" because it's kind of like blocks stacked on top of each other.  

 Just  create 90 degree angles down the head - making sure to keep the lines parallel. 

 This last one is the "Heartbeat". 

Notice how it's only on the top half of the head and the bottom is the "Butt Crack" part.  You can mix all different parts together for a different look. 

This is the best comb to use for making parts.  It's a rat-tailed comb that I picked up at Sally's Beauty Supply for a couple bucks but I'm sure you can find it other places as well.  I use this comb for everything and would suggest picking one up if you don't already have one.

Remember that parts can be made anywhere on the head and do not need to always be centered.  They also don't need to cover the whole head.  Be creative and you can come up with all sorts of fun stuff. 

Celebrity nails

Pana la lansarea a ceea ce se pare ca va fi must-have pe unghiile celebritatilor, (asa cum s-a intamplat si toamna trecuta cu verdele jade) a celor trei nuante editie limitata "Le Khaki de Chanel" - khaki rose, vert si brun, pe 10 septembrie, la Fashion's Night Out, Lauren Conrad a ales sa-si coloreze unghiile cu ceea ce pare a fi Nouvelle vague, tot de la Chanel, Rihanna ramane la clasicul rosu, iar Garcelle Beuvais si-a asortat oja cu piatra inelului.

Garcelle Beauvais

AnnaLynne McCord

Rihanna

Pixie Lott

Zara casual toamna 2010

Colectia de toamna Zara casual ne propune cardigane, rochii maxi, jeansi evazati, pantaloni scurti din denim sau tricotati, jachete din denim, imprimeuri florale cu un aer boho.
Accesoriile ca botinele cu siret, mocasinii, fularele voluminoase, gentile cu franjuri, suprapunerile si nuantele de maro, kaki si bej completeaza tinutele lejere inspirate de anii '70.

Round Trip From California to Florida

Imagine that one piggie is Disneyland and the other piggie is across the country (or head) in Disney World.  :)  Now do you understand the name of this hairstyle?  Love this one!

  Start by parting the hair and making two ponies on each side of the head.  Now separate each pony into two halves and make each half a braid. 

Each ponytail should now have 2 braids. 

Take the inside braid on each side and cross it over to the opposite side. 

 I had to wrap the braid around the opposite pony because my daughter's hair is so long but this isn't necessary.  Now attach the braids to the ponies with elastics.  Take the braid that is still hanging and attach the bottom up to the top with an elastic.  Do this for both sides. 

Wet the ends that are sticking up and curl them down with your fingers - using product if needed.  Add some little flowers underneath the curled ends to finish it off. 

Count the Corkscrews

I love doing Corkscrews in my daughter's hair because their really fast and look pretty. A Corkscrew is a basic twist but you must make sure tht you twist the two pieces one direction and then wrap them together the opposite direction.  This helps the Corkscrew hold better than a regular twist.

Start by parting the top of the hair about 3 inches back. 

Take each side of the part and create a Corkscrew, making sure to start it without an elastic.

 When both Corkscrews are long enough to reach the back of the head, tie them together with an elastic. Make another Corkscrew out of the hair from that last elastic.

When you get to the nape of the neck, combine all of the hair into an elastic. From here you are going to make a Hawser Braid, which is essentially two Corkscrews twisted together. The hairstyle is as simple as that!

Puffy Princess

This is a Puffy Braid with a bit of flair to it. Start by sectioning out half of the hair on top of the head. Now Part that section into two pieces. (Part it a bit off-centered for a better look.) Not tie one half off with an elastic to make working with the other side easier.

Always start your parts from the name point, creating a "star" effect. On the larger half you should end up with 4 sections and the smaller half should have 3 sections. Tie each section off with an elastic (close to the front of the head) and make sure that you add the previous hair into the new elastic-section. Hopefully that makes sense and if it doesn't than hopefully the picture will help. When you get your last elastic in on each side, pull the two ponytails together around the back of the head and secure it. You can let the rest of the hair fall however you like. My princess has naturally wavy hair so we've straightened it with a flat iron here. Tie a ribbon around the back elastic and you're finished!

Feeling Groovy

I wasn't around for the 60's but I love the hairstyles. My daughter was "feeling groovy" on this particular morning so we decided to go a little hippie. Grab a small section of hair from one side of the head, just above the eyebrow line. (Make sure you don't grab your section from the front of the hair because you don't want to show. Gather it from about and inch behind the hairline.) You'll want to braid that small section as far down as you can. We chose to do a 5-Strand Braid because it is a little wider than your normal braid. Once you've finished braiding, pull it across the forehead and tuck it under the hair on the opposite side of the head. Attach the braid to the hair with bobby pins - making sure to make and "X" with the bobby pins for the best hold. Now separate the rest of the hair into two halves and pull them down into Indian Braids. Secure the ends with elastics and add hair accessories as you like. I've just glued some little white ribbon flowers to hair pins and tucked them into the braids. I thought it gave it more of a "Flower Power" look. :)