Butterfly Bun

Hi friends,

     Last night I discovered a great new source of hairstyle ideas on Facebook and Pinterest, by a lady in the Netherlands who goes by Vlechtjes Enzo.  She has some really neat ideas, and today I tried out a version of her butterfly hairstyle.  Mine turned out differently, of course, since my hair is so long.  But if you look at it knowing it's supposed to be a butterfly, I think you can see it.  I'm looking forward to trying out new ideas that I see on her page.
     I included a picture of my braid waves after taking my hair down this evening, plus a picture of the clips and bobby pins I used to create this look.  Thank you for following my blog!

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Braid Waves

Hello friends,

Thanks so much for stopping by!  After wearing my French braids for two days, I let my hair down this morning to admire the braid waves.  Here are some pictures to share with you :-)

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Simply Elegant Hairstyle

Hello friends!

I love the pictures I have to share with you today~ this is such a simple look to create but it looks very elegant.  First I made a small French braid headband.  Then I put my hair into a high ponytail.  I braided my hair into four English braids, so combined with the extra braid from my French headband I actually had five English braids in my ponytail.  I fastened the ends with clear elastics, then folded my braids up into a good length for my braided ponytail hairstyle.  I took the ends and wrapped them around the base of my ponytail like a bun.  Then I clipped this "bun" in place with two matching hairclips, and headed out the door!

As usual, I had a hard time decided which photos to leave out so I ended up including a lot!  One of the benefits of having your own blog, I guess :-)

Simply Elegant Hairstyle

 

And a bonus picture~ these are the braid waves when I took my hair down tonight :-)

Wavy Updo

Hello all, 

Yesterday I made two chain braids (or snake braids) to use as accents~ you can see pictures here.  I love the crimps that chain braids make~ much more defined than regular braid waves.

I kept these crimpy sections separated from the rest of my hair.  Then I sectioned off parts of my hair and made twists, like Lilith Moon does in this video:

When I finished making the twisted sections, I put my hair into a low ponytail.  I braided that hair into a rope braid, then wrapped that braid into a rose bun and clipped it in place with my butterfly clips.  Finally, I took the crimpy sections of hair and arranged them between the twisted section.  I wrapped the ends around the base of my rose bun and bobby pinned them in place.  It sounds complicated when I try to describe it, but actually it was relatively easy.

And now for pictures :-)

 

 

A lot of pictures, I know~ thanks for taking the time to look!