Little Girl's Hairstyles - Uneven Braid 5-7 min

So hi! I've been absentee for a while! My little gal had spring break and we were off playing--but now it's back to business!

Here's an oldie and a goodie. I saw a little girl at my daughter's dance class with these braids, and I thought, "Oh, that's cute!" And then, after I looked at it a bit longer, I realized, "Hey, I know how to do that!" So, with that being said, here's an EASY do (if you can braid, you can do this!), and it caught even my callused hairdo eye, figuratively speaking of course.

I am putting in a bit on parting here, since it's something I get asked from time to time how to do effectively (ie smoothly). First, comb/brush out the hair well. Second, part the hair, placing your thumb of one hand in the indent in her neck for reference, then bring the comb down to your thumb. This will help get it in the center. Last, spray the hair after you part it, and then comb away from the part. The wet hair will stay parted while you work on one side.

On this hairdo, I did an angle part to the crown.

I did two ponytails. You don't have to for this braid, but it makes handling the hair a bit easier.

To begin the braid, which is just a regular 3 strand braid, but with uneven sections, divide the hair into 3 sections: 2 small, 1 large. I like to take my 2 smaller sections from the same side, and I try to get some of the longest hairs in each, so I pull from under the ponytail, if possible. I do this since it takes much more hair to wrap around the biggest section, and I have to end the braid sooner than normal. If you can work in some longer sections, like from the middle, your braid will be longer. Also, the smaller the sections, the shorter the braid as well. BUT, the smaller the sections, the better the braid looks (in my opinion).

And begin braiding...

I always spray the undersides and topsides of braids with hairspray when I'm done, to give it some hold, and you are done!

Her cute flower is from Angela's Accessories.

Oh, and be sure to look down there at the new Stephenie Meyer novel! You can reserve it today! I just did mine!

Little Girl's Hairstyles -Pull Thru Ponys with Corkscrew Curls 15-20 min

If you do this hairstyle today.......

You'll have this hair tomorrow. (Enlarge this one to see it better!)

Since you'll be curling the hair, don't get it all wet. I only sprayed the front, where it's parted on an angle.

I parted down to the ear, and then gathered one side in a pony. To do a pull through pony, stick the end of a rattail comb through, and wiggle it back and forth to make a large hole in the pony.

Bring hair through, wrapping it over, going towards her face. Bring it to this point, and then to tighten it down close to the head, I split the pony and pull down and apart.

Do two pull through ponys.

Comb back the rest of the hair, and pull into a high pony.

You are going to do another pull through pony with the large one, this time pulling it in the opposite direction.

Use your rattail comb to make another gap, and pull the hair up through the gap, and over.

It gives it that nice poof on top. Tighten it up the same way.

To begin the corkscrew curl, I used sections about this size. I used the 1/2 inch curling iron, since her hair is pretty straight, and I wanted maximum curl. I sprayed the section of hair first with hairspray, and smoothed it down with my hand.

Start by wrapping the hair around the barrel, all the way to the ends, and hold with your hand. When I get to the last 4 or 5 inches of hair, I start twisting the hair as I go around. You can see the difference in how it's laying on the barrel. You can do that to the whole section, especially if it's shorter. I hold it here with my fingers for about 30 seconds. *If you see steam coming off the curl, it's most likely the hairspray burning, and not to worry. On the other hand, if you smell something not right, it's time to lose the iron.

This is what it should look like when you are done. See the difference on this than from the 'not so perfect curls' post? This will end up leaving the ends more straight, and you'll achieve that soft tousled wave look.

This shows where I start twisting the hair at the end on the barrel.

All corkscrew curls finished. Give it a good coating of the 'spray.

See all those nice creases? Here's what I do to fix that so the ribbon doesn't look so hammered.

Just run your curling iron up and down it until it's smooth. You can also curl your ribbon just like you curled her hair, if you so choose. I chose not today.

All nice and tidy.

She's not in the corner because she's in trouble. It seemed to help her keep still today for pictures for some reason.

Front

Whenever I do this style on my girls, I always try to have them sleep in it, ponys and all. The next day I take it all out and it will look (usually) like the soft tousled waves that are so popular today. I love love love it the next day. See the post labeled Double twist braid with soft tousled waves to see what I did the next day. Also, I don't finger comb out the curls until the next day, and then, just very lightly.