Easy Daily Hair Styles?

Hi guys,

I've been thinking lately about changing my hair style...or, well, my LACK of a hair style. Most of my life I have had long hair and never wore it up. See, I used to have problems as a teenager about the way my face looked, so I always hid my face behind my hair. It's been quite a long time since I've grown out of that way of thinking, so I've been searching off and on about different hairstyles.

The problem is--I'm a complete newbie when it comes to hair. I mean, I brush, shampoo and condition it every day, but I don't know anything else beyond that. I don't have any hair tools besides some headbands, ponytail holders, and a hair dryer.

Can anyone offer some help? Maybe some styles a newbie like me can do?

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4 replies since 15th August 2011 • Last reply 15th August 2011

Reply #1:

I also have long hair (right below my butt) I usually wear it in a french braid and will put the bottom into a bun using chopsticks or a flower clip.
I also like to wrap the bottom part of the french braid around my head like a crown, you need pretty long hair for that. I also like to do a french braid "mohawk" basically I only french braid straight down the middle until I get to the middle of my head I will then secure it with a clip and leave the rest down or put it into an updo. Here is the link for how to do a french braid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvqjFiDUIwE

If I am in a rush I will just put my hair in a pony, then braid the remaining and put that in a bun. Then pull some of the top to make it a little poofy.(I work in a kitchen so my hair has to be up most days.)

Try doing a zig-zag part instead of a straight part, it is easy to do and makes a usual hair-do look different. Even doing your hair on the side instead of centered is an easy alternative, braids, buns, and pony's look cute this way. I also like to do Puca buns, there is a tutorial on here for that.

Hope these styles help you out, I can make a tutorial for anything you are unsure about.

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Reply #2:

have you conidered stuff in your hair? like facinators and bows? Just an idea.
(some projects that goes with that)

_http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/candy-bows-dont-throw-them-candy-wrappers-away _
_ http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/facinator-veil_
_http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/black-feathers-on-a-chain-facinator _

dont forget feathers, they are trendy, and maybe an Idea

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Reply #3:

Try a fish tale braid they look really cute but there a bit tricky so go on youtube and keep practiceing it took me about a week to finally get it down. You may also wanna try buying a magazine with different stuff for your hair there are some really cute ideas in them I know for certain there are about 5 new hairstyles in seventeen magazine every month (:

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Reply #4:

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Unfortunately, I can't stream any videos online until I get back to college next week, but I'll keep the links and watch them when I can. Right now I'm looking at the Pucca buns and little accessories that I can put in my hair.

I don't have long enough hair for the braided hairband trick since I had it cut to my shoulders a few years ago, but it reaches to my mid back and I'm going to keep growing it out! If anybody has more suggestions, please share them!

Edit: I just realized that the Pucca Buns tutorial on here is a video -_-. Is there a tutorial out there that shows step by step?

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