BALLET UPDO

With all the dance recitals that should be coming up soon I thought I would give a little instruction on how to do a little ballerinas hair.

(please forgive the blurry pictures, I have an energetic little girl)

The tools you will need are- tiny elastic bands (the thicker the hair the thicker the elastic band you should use or if its really thick hair just use two or three elastics together for a stronger hold), comb, bobby pins (use the same color as the hair), one or two types of hair product such as, gel, mouse, hairspray, wax etc. I used this curl force by Redken, it wets down the hair, adds texture and has great hold, everything I need it to do in one bottle!
First comb or brush out the hair.
then you want to part the hair on either side or if you don't want it parted just pull it all straight back. spray or massage in your hair product (you might need to add water to get everything smooth.

part the hair from one ear to the other ear.
then using your comb smooth and tighten the hair back into a half ponytail like this. You can place it higher or lower depending on your preference.
Then add your product and maybe some water to the bottom section of hair and comb it up into another ponytail as close as you can to the first ponytail.
now what you want to do is take one section of the top ponytail, smooth it out and wrap it around your thumb. make sure your section of hair isn't to large or the bobby pin wont hold it very well.
Direct a bobby pin in at the base of the curl to secure it. Make sure the bobby pin is as tight against the head as you can.
Notice how there is still hair sticking out because the hair is so long, don't worry we will fix that later. Do the same thing all around the first pony tail until it looks like this...
There should be four or five barrel curls fastened with a bobby pin with the ends poking out.
Now do the same thing to the bottom pony tail. In this picture I am holding up the hair just to show how big I have my sections.

if you look close you can see how I am pushing the bobby pin in, make sure its flat with the head.

so now you just need to decide if you want the little hairs sticking out or if you want a polished look then you will have to use a few more bobby pins and tuck them under. In this case I tucked them under and made a few more barrel curls with the left over hair pieces.If you don't want it this fancy or big you can also just do one ponytail instead of the two. If you do that just smooth all the hair back into one elastic band.

MAKEOVER CONSULTATION

I have been thinking about this new idea I have had for a little while and I thought I would try it out and see how it goes. I know that there are so many people who really want to try something new with their hair but really don't know what to do with it. There are so many styles and colors out there and it can be confusing when deciding what might be the best look for you! For all of you out there that would like some help finding a new look please email me 2 pictures of yourself one needs to be of you all done up with your hair how it looks today. The other picture should be with your hair completely back in a ponytail so I can take a look at your face shape. If you have bangs clip them back as well.
I will take a look at your pictures and help you find a few different colors, styles and cuts that would look good for your face shape and skin tone. My email address is cosmochick15@hotmail.com I look forward to hearing from you!!

SOMETHING NEW

Last week I did a color for a friend and she let me try something new. It turned out pretty cool and I thought it would be fun to post here to give some of you an idea of something your hair designer could try on you! DO NOT DO THIS YOURSELF!!! You could get this done using so many different colors and tones! If you are looking for a more natural look you could do a really dark brown on the bottom and a few shades lighter on the top giving it a natural but different look. Think outside the box and you and your hair designer might come up with something completely original, something you may LOVE!

I sectioned off a star (sort of) shape on the top portion of her hair. I colored the star a very bold vibrant red color (redkin 5cr 20vol) Then used a dark chocolate brown on the rest of the hair (redkin 3N 20vol).


Just so everyone knows I didn't have time to cut my friend's hair so I will post the end result as soon as I can! She looks beautiful and I can't wait to show you all!
If anyone is daring enough to try this let me know, I want to see pictures and hear how you like it!

HOLIDAY UP DO

I know I haven't posted anything for a while so I decided to do a post for the holidays. There are lots of fun party's to attend this time of year so I thought I would teach a quick and easy up do. This really should be pretty easy don't worry about getting it perfect. Be creative and add your own personal touch!

The outcome may look completely different depending on the length and thickness of your hair.

Tools: Comb, hairspray, bobby pins and some gloss serum or styling creme would be helpful if you have some.

First you want to start off by parting the hair. Make it a pretty dramatic diagonal part on on side of your hair.

Then what you want to do is backcomb the heck out of it. Start at the crown area and continue around the top of the head and then down your head so that the whole thing is BIG.

This is what it should like like after backcombing. If you need tips on backcombing check the post on round brushing and styling your hair and it should help.

After back combing take your comb and smooth out the very top of the hair so that it looks nice and neat.

This is what it should look like at this point.

Then you will want to take the entire front section of your hair (your bangs) and clip or bobby pin them away and we will get to those later.

Then bring up your first section. You want to pull up the hair from the crown of your head and part of the sides. Pull it back like your going to put it in a loose ponytail and comb it out so that it is smooth.

Then you will take that section and start to twist it, then turn the ends underneath the twist almost like you are going to make a knot.

get a bobby pin and stick it into the hair making sure it stays in place. Sometime two bobby pins are needed.

Then bring the another section of hair right underneath the one you just twisted up. smooth it out with a comb just like before. It helps to use the styling creme to smooth all the hairs back.

Once again, start to twist and turn the hair under itself.

Place the twisted knot under the other knot and a little to the right. Fasten with bobby pins.

continue to add more knots in this same way until all your hair is up. I usually like to alternate were I put the knots, first one on the right then one on the left, but be creative and do whatever you want!

When all the hair is up then take the front section of hair and smooth it back and secure it with a bobby pin.

I usually try to hide the bobby pin with the hair in the back.

Hopefully my directions made sense. let me know if you have any questions.

You can also do this up do with shorter hair you just might not be able to make the knot. Just twist it up and secure it the twist with a bobby pin. Then spike out the hairs a little bit with styling creme.

You can also try just doing it half up. leaving some of your hair down and curling it might be cute. If you want to do this just do two or three of the twisty knots and style the rest of your hair however you want. Good luck and happy holidays!!

SIMPLE WAY TO GIVE HAIR BODY AND STYLE WITHOUT THE ROUND BRUSH.

many of us have a hard time using a round brush to hair dry and style our hair. I wanted to show an easier way to achieve this same look without using the round brush. Check out these step by step videos and let me know if you have any questions.







After you take all the the bobby pins out. Flip your head upside down and shake out your hair lightly. Then flip it back and part it where you want and it should look fabulous!



To finish it off just back comb if you want and use a little hair shine or gloss and hair spray.

ROUND AND HEART FACE SHAPE

It is very easy to find a hairstyle for a round face shape and a heart face shape. If you have a heart face shape your the goal is to make the forehead appear more narrow. Most hairstyles look good as long as you use some sort of bang whether it be a forward heavy bang or a side bang. Using bangs will cut the line of the forehead off making it appear not as wide.


Pictures of Good hairstyles for a heart face shape:


** These pictures below don't necessarily show women with a oblong face shape. I am just giving examples of the actual hairstyles**


Using bangs to cover your head like this will make your face appear to be oval which is the goal!






Here we have a hairstyle that doesn't have bangs but it works because the hair is parted way over on the side. the line of the hair is cutting off the width of the forehead.

Hairstyles to stay away from:

Exposing your forehead all the way like in this picture will show off the width of the forehead.

If you have a round face shape what you need to do is try to find styles the elongate your face shape.

Pictures of hairstyles that would look great:

** These pictures below don't necessarily show women with a oblong face shape. I am just giving examples of the actual hairstyles**

Short hair is tricky when you have a round face shape. However, this style would work because the length is just longer then the chin and the style itself is more square looking. This would look great and it would draw the eye down making the face look longer and more narrow.

Longer styles look the best on people with a round face shape. Most long hairstyles would work. Just stay away from heavy bangs because those will cut the face off even more making it appear really small.

If your going short make sure the length is longer or shorter then your chin. If your going shorter make sure there is some sort of poof on top elongating the face shape.

This is an example of a short haircut that would work. the poof on the top makes the face look longer.

Hairstyles to stay away from:

curly, short hair is a no no. The curls make the face appear round.

This long hairstyle would normally work but the way it's curled around her chin will make it look round. If you have a longer style try to leave the layers longer then the chin.

Haircuts that end right near the chin shorten the face shape making it appear even more round.

another short curly style.

this style really hugs the face and enhances the roundness.

*Remember also that if you are doing what I have written not to do, its OK! These are just helpful hints. Be creative and have fun with your hair I don't want anyone to feel limited. I encourage trying new things because in doing so you may discover something you absolutely LOVE. I just think it is helpful to know your face shape and understand what styles might look the best!