Sunday, August 30, 2009

Haircut!

The princesses hair finally got long enough to chop it and get rid of those afore mentioned annoying short baby hairs. So, all of her hair is one length!! Yeah!! For the moment, it can't be french braided. :( However, this chop will make it easier to braid in the future. So, for now I am on the look out for cute do's to do with short hair.




This blog has provide some of those cute do's for short hair, although most are for long hair.
http://hair4myprincess.blogspot.com/
I have been stocking this blog lately. Here are two do's I have tried from it:
This blog: http://babesinhairland.blogspot.com/, has more ideas for short hair since she has a two year old. Here is one do that I tried from her blog:





Across the top

I used to do this one all the time when Jocie had those annoying short baby hairs in the front.






Yes, the princess watches a movie while I braid....it's a perfect way to get her to hold still. And when I'm done she is so excited to be beautiful. :)

Classic Pigtail French Braid

Classic Pigtail French Braid with only half the hair. The main purpose of this post is so that you can see what I mean by Classic Pigtail Braid.



An older picture of the princess with this same do but with an added flair.




"X" Braid or Criss Cross Classic Pigtail French Braids

This is another favorite of mine. And my kids, who lovingly named it the "X" Braid.

1. Part the hair down the middle into pigtails. And then part the pigtails in half, so you have four sections on her head. Tie back three of the sections. The one left out should be one of the front sections.

2. On Classic pigtail french braids, I usually start the braid with a triangular piece in the front by the part. However, on the criss cross braids start with a small rectangular section above the temple, which is then separated into three pieces to braid with.

3. French braid toward the middle of the head. When you get to the middle, braid for another inch or two before you begin to french braid again with the section opposite the one you're working with.

4. Then, just do the same thing with the other two sections.


French Crown

This was my first attempt at this do. I have to use darling friend's princess as my princesses' hair is too short, so I haven't been able to do a re-try. Please excuse the lack of gel again too. Darling friend's daughter's hair is past her waist, and this do got it all up without it feeling heavy on her scalp since the weight is distributed.

So, you start behind her left ear. If you look close enough, you can see the part in her hair where I started. I clipped the hair up in front of that spot so it was out of the way. Then you just french braid in a circle. Next time, besides using gel, I will braid the bottom half of the circle closer to the middle. After you're done braiding, just follow the bottom half of the circle with the long braid and pin it up. I didn't even put a bobby pin in. I just tucked it in, and it held really well.







French Braid Pigtails

I love this hairdo!

1. Part the hair down the middle into pigtails. And then part the pigtails in half, so you have four sections on her head.

2. Do a regular french braid on one front section and then the other. I usually start the braid with a triangular piece in the front by the part. When you get to the end of each french braid, continue to braid for an inch or two:


3. Then, start at the base of her head on one back section. And braid upside down.

4. Then just put the two braids together on each side and tie another pony tail holder around both braids. Hope that makes sense.


In this picture, you can see the triangular area (mentioned earlier) in the front, by the part, that I start my three strands from.

I have no idea why her shirt is off....my guess...I got it wet while spraying her hair. Even when her clothes only get wet with water, she is convinced they are dirty. So sorry.

Accent Braids

I love accent braids. They add a cute touch. As you can tell, I should have used gel...oops. By the way, this is the princess of my friend. She has longer hair than my princess.

I was still in the experimental stage when I made the accent braids here, but I now know how to do them properly. There are two ways. Way #1: take a small section from her hair and braid. And here's the step I missed: When you take your next strand to add to the french braid, you have to take some from above the section that is the accent braid and some from below. That way you hide where the accent braid comes from.

Way #2: Have the section for the accent braid be the same length and width as the rest of the sections that you are adding to your french braid. However, I don't think that this way hides it well enough.

Regular French Braiding

If anyone wants me to explain the regular french braid...let me know. I think that the smaller the additions, the prettier.

This do is called Classic Pigtail French Braid.





When the princess saw my hair today, she came up to me and said, trying to make me feel pretty, "Mom, I love your back hair." LOL! So precious and inoncent!