Sorry this post is so delayed. I had a house guest coming, and was busy cleaning out and preparing my guest room, so I neglected my blogs.
For Halloween, of course, I had to do a hairstyle that was a little different to go with my costume. It combined a dutch ribbon braid, a bun made with a ribbon braid, and a hair thing I bought in Japan. I have a couple of photos below. To see my complete costume, check this post.
To do this hairstyle, I started with a Dutch ribbon braid on my right temple, and braided around, gathering in new sections until I used about half of my hair. Then I finished the braid without adding new sections and left it aside.
Next I gathered my remaining hair and made a high ponytail on the left side of my head. I added two ribbons and ribbon braided the ponytail. I left it aside, then took the previous braid, brought it around the front and pinned the ends under the start of the Dutch braid. I left the extra ribbon length sticking out, and looped the longer portion up, and pinned it in place. I attached the Japanese hair thing with a mini claw clip.
The final part of this hairstyle was to coil the high braid into a bun, and pin it in place with hairpins (this is a little harder to do with the ribbons getting in the way of the hairpins). I was not careful to be neat with the hairstyle, because it was going to be dark out & I figured no one would notice anyway.
Here is a link for written instructions on how to Dutch braid:
http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/dutch.htm
Here is a video tutorial for Dutch braiding:
For Halloween, of course, I had to do a hairstyle that was a little different to go with my costume. It combined a dutch ribbon braid, a bun made with a ribbon braid, and a hair thing I bought in Japan. I have a couple of photos below. To see my complete costume, check this post.
To do this hairstyle, I started with a Dutch ribbon braid on my right temple, and braided around, gathering in new sections until I used about half of my hair. Then I finished the braid without adding new sections and left it aside.
Next I gathered my remaining hair and made a high ponytail on the left side of my head. I added two ribbons and ribbon braided the ponytail. I left it aside, then took the previous braid, brought it around the front and pinned the ends under the start of the Dutch braid. I left the extra ribbon length sticking out, and looped the longer portion up, and pinned it in place. I attached the Japanese hair thing with a mini claw clip.
The final part of this hairstyle was to coil the high braid into a bun, and pin it in place with hairpins (this is a little harder to do with the ribbons getting in the way of the hairpins). I was not careful to be neat with the hairstyle, because it was going to be dark out & I figured no one would notice anyway.
Here is a link for written instructions on how to Dutch braid:
http://www.dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/dutch.htm
Here is a video tutorial for Dutch braiding:
Here is a video example for ribbon braiding (without a hair band/elastic):
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