Katniss

Jacie (AKA Tammy the hair-doll) gets to go to "The Hunger Games" tonight! Not that I care, its not like I'm jelly or anything... She was kinda dressing up like Katniss so I quickly braided her hair! Katniss, in the movie, has a diagonal braid across the back of her head. The images I saw were a little more "outtie" than mine is but I think it turned out decent for a 2 minute job...

Can't wait to hear how the movie is! Hopefully I have something to post tomorrow, I'm currently in Coalville on dog sitting duty for my parents. Not much human interaction for me this weekend!

May the odds be ever in your favor...

Les

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Fishtail

Ya know how fishtail braids seem tre hard to do? Guess what? They aren't! I'll show you...
I split the hair into two halves, thusly

Next I took a section from one side and crossed it over

And then did it to the other side

I continued it all the way down her hair...

Ta-dah!

There you go! I love fishtail braids. They speak to the part of me that sometimes wishes I had long bohemian, hippy hair. (Then it takes me like, a minute to do my hair and I remember why I love my short 'do!) Once I figured them out I was pretty much impressed with my awesome skills. Now you can be too! I mean, with your awesome skills though.

Dessert Wine is out...
Les

Hair Dos
-The smaller the sections you cross back and forth, the more intricate this will look
-Try to make the sections as even as possible
-Spread the braid out a little for a more "un-done" look

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Trends 2012

A client of mine asked me what the trends where this year and it got my thinking, so I decided to write a little post!

Braids

All anyone can talk about these days are braids. Good thing I love'em!I thought this trend would start to wain but , if anything, its picking up steam!

Bobs

The haircut heard 'round the world...Jennifer Aniston's bob. I tell you what, this woman must crap gold. Anything she does sends women out in droves to do the EXACT same thing.

I luurve Rhianna's hair like this! A-symmetrical is becoming more and more mainstream and I have been doing this particular haircut a lot lately.

Pastel Color

This is a trend that I have really been digging. Pink, purple,blue, darker fading to light, light fading to dark, I've been seeing all of it! I particularly like it in the dip-dye or ombr'e style like in these two pictures.

(don't mind this creepy, eastern-European looking woman wearing a crop jacket for a shirt. Casually holding a kitten...)

Red

WOW this is blowing up here in Cache Valley! We had about 3 girls in the salon today with some variation of these colors. With this trend, (no matter if its a copper-red, vivid red, or red-violet) the key is for it to be as bright as possible! Only problem, its A LOT of up keep.

See ya!

Les

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-The World Best Chicken Noodle Soup, created by Candice(Gooch) Lee Evans

-ZiZi inability to get comfortable on my bed, which is driving me banana sandwiches.

-Cherry-Watermelon Kool-aid (so good, yummy!)

NOT CUTE!

Let me preface this with a few words everyone's favorite hair model, Jacie,asked me to share: "I know my hair is greasy. Don't judge me."
Now thats out of the way...
I was going to give a tutorial on some cross-over braids Jacie found. I have all the pictures of all the steps and everything. But I'm going to be real, it turned out butt-ugly. Please consider Exhibit A-

This little gem isn't my best work. I even tried to resurect it by putting the ends in buns but that didn't look too swell either. She wanted her hair done before she wen't country swing dancing so this is what I came up with...

Mucho better, no? And easy. She put on her little bohemian top, cowboy boots and headed down to the Fun Park. If anyone REALLY wants to learn how to do the cross-over braids, I might give it a take-two. Maybe it will be less ugly. Maybe.

Check ya later!

Les

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-Our "Summer dinner" we whipped up

-Orange Fanta in a glass bottle WITH a straw

-Jason coming to visit!

Its gettin' all high fashion up in here!!!

I hope your sitting down because I'm about to blow your mind...I have discovered the next "thing". Sock buns, be damned! I was reading about Fashion Week in NYC and, as far as hair goes, this style at the Marc Jacobs show was all everyone could talk about. Funny thing, its so flippin easy, its ridiculous.
To start I parted Kashlie's hair into two sections...

The I braided one of the sections straight down. Don't get too close to the ear...


I spread the braid out a little bit because you want it too look a little messy. Then I started making a bun...

I finished wrapping it around, being sure to hide my ponytail and tuck in the ends. I repeated on the other side. Here it is!


I like them a lot! Especially if you leave the bangs down or leave a little out around your face. I don't recommend the hideous hats at the Marc Jacobs show, though. Lets just say his inspiration for the hats was Dr. Seuss...

Hope you had a good weekend!
Les


Hair Dos

• Keep the buns low and towards the back of the head.



• A little messiness is a good thing

Hair Don'ts

• DON'T wear this like you're freakin Princess Leia...eww

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-The movie, School Ties

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Braid and Weave Tutorial

Here is the tutorial as promised! Its not too hard to do, you just need to have long hair. Longer than Jacie's would have worked even better! Short layers would also pose a problem, you'll see why...
To start, I parted off a section of hair like so...
Then I did a braid, only adding to one side (like the braid I did for the Braid and Bun tutorial!)
I braided with BIG sections and my braid was on the looser side...

(Full disclosure, I redid my braid after I took this picture. I wanted it just a little tighter. And prettier. Not much though, promise.)
This is where the "weave" part comes in. Remember that section of hair hanging by her ear? You are going to take smaller pieces from that section and weave them in and out of those large sections you were braiding with! To make this easier, I put a bobby pin on each section of hair...

And then wove it in and out of each section (like a needle and thread!) above the actual braid...

When I got to the end, I just suck the bobby pin in by her pony tail to hold it in place until I was finished weaving the other sections. Now, Grab another bobby pin and do it again! When are done weaving all your little pieces, I just grabbed all the hair, pulled the pins out and braided everything together.

Whatcha think? I like it but I think you could tell the basket weaving part a little better if A) Jacie had thicker hair and B) if I had curled it first. It mostly looks like a fancy braid right now. Hmmm, maybe I'll try it again another day! But for now, I'm tired. ZiZi and I cleaned my room AND moved my bed. Which is no small task. I feel old saying this, but I think I threw my back out. But I will say one thing, if you want to change your out look on life, change the position of your bed. Remember that one, it's gonna be a famous quote one day!

Peace out, Girl Scouts!

Les

Hair Dos

• Remember for it to be "basket weaving" you need to start each piece opposite of the one before it. If you start your first piece on top and push it down, the next piece has to be from the bottom, pushed up. Ya savvy?


• Try it curly!


• Use some product to smooth out any fly-aways.

Hair Don'ts

• This is not going to work with your shorty-short layers. Sorry.


• Unless you have crazy finger dexterity and eyes in the back of your head, you probably need to have someone do this little hair do for you. At least the weaving part.

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-The entire bottle of Simply Orange I drank today

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Bridge Pigtails

This is another hairstyle I did at Cookie Cutters. I loved to do messy pigtail buns and if the girl had long enough hair, I would add the 'bridge' part just to make it more interesting. And when the hair looked extra cute, the moms tipped better. Just sayin...a girls gotta eat. So to start, split the hair into two high pigtails...

Take a small section...
Braid that section and tuck it into the ponytail on the opposite side...

You could probably leave it like this but I like to take a section from the other side...

twist it and thread it around the braid and tuck it in the ponytail on the other side. I turned my pigtails into messy buns and...Wahla!

I love funky styles on little girls! Its just fun.

See ya!

Les

Hair dos

• Try to make the pigtails even. AKA one is not higher up or more to the side than the other.


• Try double braids or double twists!


• Try braiding the pigtails instead of buns

Hair Don'ts

• If you are over the age of 11, don't do this style on yourself. Eww.


• Don't be afraid to try funky, fun styles. You only get to be a kid once.

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-Some guacamole I found in the fridge for dinner

-The craving for a Mt. Dew. Weird.

-The song 'Blue Jeans' by Lana Del Ray being stuck in my head

Easy Braid? Don't mind if I do!

I'm am not the worlds greatest braider. Promise. I literally only learned to braid AFTER I was finished with cosmetology school. I was working at a full service salon and a little kid's salon, called Cookie Cutters, right after I finished school. When little girls came in to Cookie Cutter's, they ALWAYS got a style of some sort. So learning to braid was a must! I worked with some girls that were really awesome braiders and they taught me some cool tricks. Doing a wrap around braid and finishing with a messy bun (braid'n a bun) became one of our 'signature' looks people always requested. Yes, I just said all of that, referring to a shop in a strip mall filled with screaming children.

Stuff I'm using today...

So to begin, I had my roomie Kashlie blow dry her hair and sit on the floor in front of me. I teased her hair just a little at the crown and smoothed out any that you could see. Homegirl was only going to church so I didn't want her to look like Prom Barbie. I decided to start her braid on the same side that she parts her hair (i.e. the side with less hair). I started with a vertical section about a half and inch thick, put that into 3 sections and started the braid.

NOW before you pick up your next sections, I'm going to share a little trick with you... Only pick up hair from the bottom and add into that section. DO NOT add into the top section like you normally would with a french braid. I'll tell you why... Unless you are AMAZING at braiding(which, I am not), the top part of the hair will look messy AND your braid will be an 'innie' braid instead of an 'outtie' braid. Which is what I want. Also, it is tre tre easier to do than adding to the top and bottom.

Sorry, crappy picture!

Back to the braid! Just keep adding into the bottom and then doing the braiding. If you are standing. move with the braid to keep the angle right. I just had Kash turn her head a little as we went along because we were too lazy to stand up.

When you get to the point you want to do the bun, stop braiding (obviously) and put the hair in a pony tail as gently as possible. If you pull too hard you will have a mess( and I kinda did, but i fixed it with the tail of a comb and covered the rest with my bun!)....

SO, you could just leave this, ala 80's style, or do a messy bun. I wanted it to look a little fancier so I did this loopy bun I like the looks of. First, take a section like this...
Tie is in a knot(yes, I said knot). It will look like this...




Stick a bobby pin in it...









Push it into your hair...











Just keep repeating that all around, spacing them out until they hide the ponytail and look pretty! So easy, huh?! When you are done with that, I just gave it some hairspray and you're done!




One more tip, If you want this to look more grown up, keep the bun behind the ear or lower. If its for a little girl, do it wherever you want!

Until tomorrow!
Les






Hair Do's

• Smooth out the section you are putting into the braid or it will be a hot mess



• When you get to the point you want to start the bun but your hair is so thick/ heavy your afraid the ponytail will fall out, put it into 2 ponytails (or 3!). Just use your loops to cover it up!



• Once again, SDH(aka, second day hair. Don't be too impressed by me right now) works best!

Hair Don'ts

• Don't fear the braid! It just takes practice!

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-Noodles &Co. (YUM!)

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