VIII. Baby Blues and Curly Q’s

Well, this is essentially the “Red Carpet Curls” look on steroids. I have not included step-by-step instructions for this one… Just follow the same steps laid out in blog entry #4.

The only crucial differences to create this look are:

*Save the bangs for last. Make them big. Big Bang = out of this world hott! (Yes, that was a bad pun. You’re welcome.)

*GO CRAZY with the curls! Make sure you get every section of hair. Leave no straight bits. In tutorial #4, I left the hair a sort of half-straight, half-curled mop, then combed everything together to get that glamorous look. This one is fun and bouncy, so really, don’t leave anything straight.

*Spray after every curl is made. Don’t leave anything unsprayed.

And there you have it! Enjoy!

Peace ❤

VII. Conquistadora

Okay! To get this fierce goddess’ hairdo…

1)Wash it, Mousse it, Root-Lift it, Blowdry it (upside down). Make sure you blowdry a thick side bang. Blowdrying it makes it stay where it’s put from the getgo, and you won’t have to deal with those stubborn “antennae” that like to pop up! Also, make SURE you spray with some kind of hair-protectant spray. You do NOT want to heat-damage your hair, and this style is a pretty traumatic one.

2)Separate your top hair from your bottom hair.

3)Begin at the bottom. Place SMALL chunks of hair between the heated plates of the straightener, and slowly rock your straightener back-and-forth as you pull it from root to end. This creates the crimps. Spray after each crimp is created for maximum hold. For me, this is absolutely essential.

4) Continue this up through your mop-top. It’s best to pull small pieces from your mop top instead of letting the whole thing down because you really want to make sure you get every strand of hair. With this type of style, just one out-of-place straight hair is noticeable. If you don’t want to look like a warlady and prefer more of a hippy look, you can add a fancy headband.

***There IS a technique to headbanding. The best way to wear a headband is to pull it over your head and down to your neck, then separate your top hair from your bottom hair, and put the bottom part of the headband in-between, letting the top hair fall back down. Then you can either pull the headband all the way up, or you can stop about halfway between your eyes and your hairline (I prefer the latter, although I don’t have any headbands that are super fancy…)

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5)Using shaping/sculpting wax, gently roll the ends of some of the upper segments in between your fingers to get the hair to shape itself into thick chunks.

Oh, and one more note… As you can see, I have a little frizz going on. Obviously with this style, you’re probably going to have a few problems with frizz. If you want, you can use a TEENY-TINY amount of sculpting wax near your roots (but not at the root) to get the friz to lay down), but take care not to lose any of your volume, and you don’t want your hair to look greasy, so less is best.

Well, there you have it! Rock the look, and love how you look!

Peace ❤

VI. Rocker-Chick

Well, I was gonna call this look the “Christmas Tree” or maybe “SOS” but then decided to call it something a little nicer instead of hurting my hair’s feelings. Anyway, this style says: “I don’t care that I just rolled out of bed; I can rock any look!”

1)Okay, to achieve this style, wash it, gel it, dry it.

2)Separate your top hair from your bottom hair, pulling the top up with a clip. Straighten the bottom layer completely. (You may choose to swoop the hair outward, but this will make your head look like a Christmas tree… and that’s a personal choice).

3)Take the hair up in the straightener, and gently pull it outward (keeping it horizontal with your eyes) all the way around your head in different spots. Smaller chunks are better. Spray after each addition to get definition between sections. I find that working downward from top to bottom is easiest because the top layers curl upward, revealing the lower layers that need to be curled. Also, if you aren’t so into the “freshly electrocuted” look, you can -as I have- choose to curl some chunks downward to keep the style from being too overwhelming to onlookers.

4)Side-Bangs are a very simple way to make yourself appear 10x more beautiful with minimal effort. Work it!

Aaaaaand… now you’re a looker. Sport your new style with pride!  😉

Peace ❤

V. How to Get Rufio-Inspired Hair

RU-FI-OOOOOO!

Hot? ABSOLUTELY.

The Concubines from Anna and the King.

Gorgeous? YES.

What makes these fictional personages so swag, you ask? The hair. You can really tell a lot about a person by the way they wear the hair. If you’re the type who craves attention in the absolute best respect, then here’s the doo for you.  I have invented a style that will not make you as hot as Rufio nor the Siamese concubines, but it’ll get you headed in the right direction. 😉

1)Separate your top hair from your bottom hair, and pull both up into a reverse ponytail (as seen in blog #2. Spikey Pony). Tease, spray, and shape the hairs of each pony by rolling them between your fingers to get thick spikes everywhere.

2)Tease the hell out of the free hair. Make it messy. The “dirtier” the better (especially if your hair is fine like mine). Use massive amounts of gel and spray until your hair shapes itself by thought alone! Okay, not that much… but you get the idea. You need texture and pliability.

3)Pull your front hair up and tease it to death. Spike it, shape it, rock it.

4)Apply colors if you wish. I used temporary streaker from Sally’s. It’s basically like a mascara tube with applicator brush that comes in a variety of colors. I chose red and black because Rufio is the love of my life.

5)Add whatever finishing touches you deem necessary (I like to have the sides of my hair down in front of my ears because it gives me a wispy, dreamer-look). Sexy. Okay, and that’s that!

P.S. Dante Basco, I love you. ❤

IV. Red-Carpet Curls

Admit it! You’ve always wondered how to get those beautiful flowy, wavy curls that always seem to grace the red carpet. Well, look no further! San will show you how it’s done.

1) After a wash, gel-it, dry it, brush it.

Okay, this may sound a little strange, but this style was actually created with a hair straightener! It’s really all about technique.

2) First, I separated my top hair from my bottom hair, curling the bottom first by taking a small strand of hair into the straightener, twisting the straightener all the way to the other side (180 degree twist), and pulling slowly to the side. Repeat until all strands have been efficiently curled. (This can be a little difficult). Once finished, let the top layer down and repeat this step.

3)Finish with spray, and -if you want- texture paste (I did not use texture paste, but this would give you more of a wind-blown beach look if you’re leaning toward that style). And presto! You’re hot now! ^_^

III. Pachycephalosaurus Braids

Yes, you thought right. This braided hairstyle was inspired by the beautiful but deadly Pachycephalosaurus. It’s an easy style that can be obtained in a few simple steps.

Note: Before I began, I texturized my hair by teasing it with a comb and some hairspray.

1) Pull the bangs back and twist into a “Gwen Stefani” bang. Yes, it’s stupid, but it totally works with this hairstyle.

2) Part the hair evenly down the center, and reverse-French-braid both sides. Personally, I have great difficulty French braiding my own hair, and I ALWAYS end up reversing the braid, but a reverse braid is necessary for this style.

3)Pull each braid across the other to form an “X,” then use bobby-pins  to pin each braid in place (as shown). Tuck any loose ends, finish with spray, and rock your dino-sheik!

Peace ❤

II.Spikey Pony

Alright! Style #2: The Spikey Pony

***Shorter hair works best for this do***

If you’re like me and you LOVE LOVE LOVE spikey-do’s, it’s a little bit of a let-down if you have long hair; but sob no more! There is a way to get the spiked look without chopping off your luscious locks, and that’s by making what I like to call the “spikey pony.” (Or you could put a zillion bobby pins in your hair, but we’ll save that for another day). 😉

1)Tease the mop-top, spraying with hairspray or spiker for a little more volume. Teasing is super-important if you have hair like mine [i.e., flat and lifeless], so don’t skip this step.

2)Pull the hair back into a regular pony tail. Then, take a hair parter (or rat-tail comb) and split a part down the center of the pony, creating a hole in the center of the pony. Then, pull the hair up through the bottom of the hole in an inverted-pony tail. Use spiker, ICE blaster, and styling waxes to separate and stand-up spikes. Note: I was pressed for time and did not shape many individual spikes, so if you want your hair to look all-out crazy-awesome, give yourself enough time.

3)Comb down side-bangs and burns, straighten with a flat-iron. Fluff up with styling wax. Note: Layered bangs are way easier to fluff up.

And VOILA! You’ve created a spikey-pony! Congrats! Fluff it, tease it, crazy-it-up, and you’ve got a super-awesome do! Enjoy it!

Peace ❤

I. The Cut

Nearly all of the styles I will post to this blog will have been created from my own hair, so I have posted a photo of my cut. This is a basic “Asian mullet” (where the top is cut  into short, choppy layers, but the bottom is straight and long). This is a new look for me, so I am still breaking it in and learning the ropes, but really, the possibilities are endless. You can see that the shortest layers stop at about mid-ear level (although some prefer to take it shorter). I like this style because my hair is super-fine, so having layers up top allow for more volume, and more volume tends to frame the face a little better in my experience. If you’re confident enough in yourself to cut it solo, go for it; but if you are worried about taking too much off, go to a salon. In a month or two, I will post a tutorial on how to get this particular cut and shape. A lot of people like to have the back taper downward from the sides, but I prefer to have it cut straight-across at the bottom because if I had tapered it, the front hairs would hang ragged over my shoulders, and I don’t like that look. Anyway, this is it. Bam.

Peace ❤