This fine and fresh morning feels like a new start. My cold/flu is finally clearing up and I have new furniture in my room. Its such a great feeling!!!
So today I think I'll talk about one of my favorite things to do! Hair! I cant get enough of it. Back when my photography was a big focus, I spent a lot of time practising hairstyles and makeup to use in shoots. I became quite good too! It was all a matter of knowing where to tease and where to smooth.
Today I will teach you how to do this:
This is a shoot I did with my old housemate last year. The hair is hers + extensions. So before you get angry and say "well I don't have enough hair for that!" remember most of it is not hers.
This is a show piece. Though it is fine for everyday wear and you'll get a lot of comments.
Before you start thinking it is a before work, 15 min jobbie remember, it has a lot of product to go into it and it takes a little while to do. You'll need at least an hour to start with. Its worth it though.
You will need:
♥ Hairspray
♥ Clip in Hair extensions (real hair only) or long hair. This Style is done to make hair look super thick.
♥ About 10 Bobby Pins and a Strong (large) hair clip
♥ A fine tooth comb
♥ Curler and Straightener
♥ Patience and try leave your ego at the door.
♥ Clean hair. Not freshly washed though.
Step one!
The extensions should be curled beforehand. Hang them up and curl them with big loose curls, then spray them with hairspray and break the curls up with your fingers so they look natural.
Step 2
Curl the entire lower back part of your hair. Tie the rest of it into a ponytail on top of your head for later and spray and break the curls on your head. Put the extensions in and blend them in with your own hair.
(If you're using your own hair just curl the entire lower back part of your hair. Turn head upside down and spray and scrunch with your fingers for volume)
Step 3
Section the top pony tail into 3 separate sections and straighten the fringe with a slight curl so it sits slightly like a quiff, then spray and smooth with your hands. Pin out of the way. The bits on the sides should be curled too.
Step 4
On the second section of hair, pull up the first row of hair, keep it about a cm wide and straighten. Tease the rest of the hair with a fine tooth comb until its a small bundle and spray it. Pull the straightened part over the top, keeping it smooth and fold the end into the teased part and pin.
Step 5
On the third section of hair repeat step four leaving the end of the straightened hair out when pinning. Pin securely and spray the quiff, smooth with hands and curl the ends left out.
Step 6
The side bits of hair will still be left down at this point, straighten them and pull them back into where the third quiff is pinned and pin them with the large hair clip, curling the ends and spraying the sides remembering to smooth them.
Step 7
Clip a flower into the back. Any flower is fine.
Voila! There you have it!
Enjoy ladies!
xo-xo
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