Cute little teen punk...

This was a fun simple style on Mad. A nice tight Dutch braid on one side, lots of cute curls on the other.

Valentine's Day and some Puppies!

As you can see, my blog has become one of the bottom things on my priority list. I'm a bit sad about it, but soon (APRIL!) I will be finished with my Master's program, and I can get back to the important things of blogging about hair! :)

Maia got a haircut last week, so we have been dealing with the short hair styles. I know I saw this one around on one of the other blogs, but this is what we did yesterday for her hair. Emma had this traditional one, but of course she snuck out of the house before I remembered to take a picture. :)




In other news, my mom has English Cream Golden Retrievers that she is selling- there are only 3 left, and they are the perfect family dog. They live at our house, so they have been raised with my kids, and are super fun and playful. She only has 2 girls and 1 boy left. She will ship them at cost within the US. Check out her blog for available puppies and prices, and for contact information. :)

Brookside English Goldens

I caught the three playing tug-o-war yesterday. It was sprinkling here in Las Vegas, so they were a little wet, not their usually fluffy white selves. :)

Inspired by: Pinterest!

Pinterest is absolutely addictive. If you haven't signed up yet, you should. They have an entire section just for Hair & Beauty, but make sure you've got some time if you check it out. (Here is my hairstyles board if you'd like to follow it!)

I found this style a while ago, and tried it last week- super simple braids, but tight at the base of the head. It was a great one to do when my hair was wet, and worked well on my somewhat wavy hair, but would also look great on curled or straight hair as well. 

I only used 2 rubberbands and a few bobbypins and it held all day long. It even looked better as it dried throughout the morning. (Also, I did a two-into-one braid on one side, as my bangs still aren't quite long enough to reach without falling back...) So here's the video, although it is long, and a little boring, so feel free to skip through the steps. :)

A fun Formal Style...

So first of all, I would like to apologize for not posting lately. My class is getting nice and busy near the end, so I'm all sorts of busy with that in addition to all of the regular mom duties. The end is in sight though! :) 

My niece had her 17th birthday party this weekend, and I had the chance to do her hair. I've started to get into doing coloring, do any of you readers like to dye your own or others' hair? I'm not professional in the least, but I've had fun learning new tricks. I started off with Savannah going to a light golden brown (she's naturally a dirty blond, but she's been dying it lately...) She wanted a fun touch of color, so I added the teal streak.

I started by ratting the crown of her head to make the big bump, then wrapped the hair around and used pins to secure.  I did this while the hair was still straight, so I wouldn't have to mess with the texture on the front part of the style. It worked out great, and then I just curled them with my small Frankenstein curler for a wave style- not ringlets. The curls got more and more wavy and loose, and looked great throughout the night.

 I thought I'd be able to hide the pins, but at the end, I needed a fun accessory to cover them. I tried this big bow, but it just didn't look perfect. I had some netting, feathers, and flowers, so I made this quick clip that looked perfect with her dress. (Sparkly pink and zebra print)

Here she is with her makeup and dress on- so beautiful! Happy Birthday, Savannah!

Sock buns!

I just recently did a little YouTube research on sock buns- I'd never used them, and thought it was more of a pain since I could just pin the hair and have a little bun. I was wrong! So easy, and the way these are wrapped, with the hair wrapped up inside, there's no extra hair to wrap around the base of the hair. I did use two pins just to make sure they didnt unroll during school.

I used an old toddler size sock for these two buns, and I currently have a big sock bun in my hair too that I used a regular size sock for. So easy!

Today's project...

I wanted a set of these little color matching people that I found on Pinterest, so this was my project today. I made some extra sets for friends that wanted them and built a cute little peg girl army. I think I love them. :)

(The little girls come out of the cups so kids can learn their colors.)

Curly Momma Do

My hair has gotten more and more curly with each baby, and sometimes it's easier to deal with the curl than try to get rid of it. I just recently found this mousse by Suave, and I have to say it is one of my favorites. It goes on more like a lotion and less like a big sticky foam. (It's even called "Whipped Cream Mousse" Yum.) :) My hair doesn't feel weighed down like it does with usual mousse, so I would recommend trying it to anyone that might need mousse. I think it was maybe $3.

After that plug, here's the do.

I used:
3 rubberbands
1 big hairtie
10 (or so) bobby pins

Start by flipping your head upside down and add the mousse to damp hair. At this point, I gathered some of the back hair and did a simple braid.

Now, the cute little front bump, and two side braids. (I rubberbanded each of them, and then took them out after the big ponytail.) 

Gather up all the hair and make a ponytail, then pin in place to bundle the hair into a little messy looking poof.