Braids

Start by making a part in your daughters hair anywhere. I don't like down the middle parts so we part hers on the side that slopes toward the middle of her hair.

French braid each side down to the end of her hair.

Then combine them anywhere in the middle as long or short as you want to. You end up with almost a heart shape look. My daughter loves braids so we have really had to get creative. If you want you can pull some hair over the elastic and curl it. This hides the end of the braid and gives it a whole new look.

How To Bleach Your Hair - Before And After Pictures

I never realised how easy it was to change your hair colour. I started experimenting with bleach at the end of last year and now have the process down to a fine art. It really does not take much time, effort or money to bleach your hair and all the horror stories of the damage it does, appear to me to be unfounded, if anything my hair looks and feels in better condition now, maybe due to all the intensive conditioners that come along with the bleaching products.

Here are a couple of before and after pictures, to see how even someone with very dark hair can go blonde...

BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES
















METHOD

I used Jerome Russels 40% vol peroxide and powder bleach, available in Boots and any chemist for just a couple of pounds. This initially got my hair really blonde, but then I had the problem of regrowth, the roots of course would show very quickly and there was no way I could afford to go the the hairdresser every couple of weeks. I was worried that my hair would get over processed, but I have found that i I can use L'Oreals Recital Preference, ultra lightening, and it does not damage my hair at all and keeps the roots looking light. It comes with an excellent conditioner, ceramide protein, that makes the hair really soft and shiny.

My other tp for bleached hair, is to use Kerastas Chroma Riche shampoo and conditioner. It makes hair really soft and also brightens the tone as well. I have a silver shampoo for if my hair gets too yellowy and the kerastase can add golden tones if it gets greyish. Sometimes I use a Clairol born blonde toner, to add a certain tone, such as beige or ash to my hair.

I wish I had done this before, I always wanted blonde hair, but it is onl in recen years that better products have become available. It really is easy to do at home, it is scary the firt few times, but there is really nothing to worry about, if you follow the instructions on the packs, do strand tests and have a little patience, you will be able to get your hair the shade you want.

Simple Twist

Here is a simple but cute style for girls who want there hair down. I parted it diagonal to one side then pulled it into a ponytail and added a simple pull through twist. I then pulled another small section of hair following the same lines as before. Then I pulled it through a to make another twist. Once finished we flipped up the ends.

Here is a picture of the top of her hair.

Twists

Start by deciding how you want your parts we did triangle parts around the front of her face.


Once the hair is in an elastic pull the hair through the center to make a twist.



Once all of the elastics are in place we did 4 ponytails across the front. Twist the hair.

Pull all 4 twists to 1 elastic in the middle. Then we added a flower

French Braid to Buns

Start by making a french braid across the front of her hair.

Then pull the finished braid down the side into a pigtail.


Then put the other side in a pig tail.




Once the hair is in pigtails take small pieces and twist downward. I twisted 3 sets of hair.

Then take the twisted hair and loop it under your fingers as shown below.

I put an elastic band around the hair to make it stay in place.
Below is your flower looking bun.

Repeat on the other side to create a cute unique hairstyle.

Split pony

As you can see my littlest doesn't have much hair so we have to get really creative to make it look cute. This is another simple yet cute hairstyle for her.
Take a small row of hair in the front and put in an elastic. Then split that hair in the elastic into 2 pieces. Pull one piece to each side and put in another set of elastics.

Infant style

This one is simple and looks cute on your littlest one.
Part the hair in three rows put elastics at the end of each. I then put the three ends into an elastic about halfway down her hair. Nothing fancy but a simple cute style.

Corn Rolls into Flower

Start by parting the hair. I always part the hair I am working with and put the extra in a ponytail out of the way.

To make a corn roll you have a couple of options rolling the hair like a french braid taking one piece of hair and rolling it around the other then keep picking up hair as you go. OR below shows taking the section of hair and pulling it out straight then start rolling in one direction this also makes a roll in the hair.

Here we have 2 rolls attached together with an elastic.

You can put the parts in any direction you want today we put 2 up each side and 1 coming from the middle.


I don't have a good picture of this but to make the flower. Take a small amount of hair and put a lose twist in it. Hold it in a loop until all the strands of hair have a loop. Then put an elastic around the base of the hair you are holding.

It looks like this when finished.

Prom Hair Styles

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