A Messy Mess w/ a New Bow

We were playing outside and Alex wanted her hair fixed. She brought me two elastics and a bow...

Yeah, this one is really messy, but it actually turned out okay. ;) I started by making two french braids along the front and down - some call it a braided headband, but I left a small section out.

I pulled it all together in a low ponytail.

Then, guess what... a messy bun! I know, I took you off guard didn't I?! I never do those! --Lol! That was sarcasm, by the way. ;)

We added a bow, which I managed to not get that great a picture of... But Alex added the smile and that's all I really care about! ;)

Twist Me Up

I love love LOVE how this flower clip came out! ;) Naturally though, I only got one shot of her wearing it, and not really a great one either! Geez. ;) Anyway, this was a fun style and one I have done again since because I just like the feel...

I started by twisting her bangs to the side, while keeping the front a little poofy. The easiest way I can describe this is that you want to roll the hair down rather than pulling it to the side and twisting. Make sense?

Well, I did this twice and pinned them down for a moment. Then I used these two twists to start a french twist in the top of this side of her hair.

After finishing the french twist, I did a simple twist with the rest of the hair. I have done this a lot, but I'll give a quick over view of the idea. You just take a piece near the front and then grab the next piece and wrap it around. Grab another piece, working your way back and twist the pieces around each other. You should have just two pieces at any given time and continue to add and wrap them around each other. This is not the same as the french twist which is much harder. ;)

I did this same twist/roll on the other side with all the hair.

Then I put it all in a side pony. I made a messy bun out of this and added the flower clip!

It really looked pretty and she got a lot of compliments! Just wish I could give you a better picture of the finished look. ;)

Fabulous, Step by Step

Just in case anyone missed it, there is a GIVEAWAY in the post about Alex's recital. http://tinydiva.blogspot.com/2010/07/be-my-little-baby-bumblebee.html

A pair of hairbows available to one lucky winner, so comment away! ;)

And now for the 'do that I did for Alexandra's Faboulous photos... The up close, step by step pics I took of this hairstyle...

I started, as usual, by separating two sections in front and holding them back. I put the bottom into a low side ponytail. (Oh, and please ignore the sand... we have it under their playground/fort and it's always in her hair!)

Next, I parted the front into smaller sections and started some french braids. I put three on one side and just one on the other.

I pulled everything together into a messy bun type thing. I had to use one bobby pin for that last braid that wouldn't quite stay. Then some hairspray because her hair was frizzed out!

Add a bow and some sass and there you have it! ;)