Chic Updo Have we all seen this photo? I see it all the time from brides, bridesmaids, or any other client going to a formal event. It's beautiful. So I used that as a little inspiration for a easy updo tutorial! The Chic Updo (Cream t-shirt is from Target) *What you won't see in the video tutorial is the finish with hairspray. This may be a little bit more complicated than some my other tutorials. You'll see photos of a cleaner updo and one that I messed up a little bit by rubbing my fingers over it. (Yellow Dress is from Macy's So make sure you go somewhere fancy and show off your new 'do! How-To: The Cascade/Waterfall Braid The waterfall braid also known as the cascade braid recently exploded as the new "trend braid" of the season. The waterfall effect looks cool and complex, but it's easier to style than you think. Give this beautiful braid a try when Beautylish takes you through the how-to! Section Off The waterfall braid works best on straight or loose waves. Braid As Usual Braid your strands regularly three times, beginning from the right strand. Drop the Strand This is where it gets tricky. Step and Repeat Repeat this process—French braid the left strand, drop the right strand, and pick up an adjacent new piece. Pin and Secure Once you've reached a comfortable point to stop your braid, secure it to your scalp with bobby pins. Fishtail It! Braid the remaining piece of hair left from your cascade into a fishtail braid. Accessorize Add a cute bow or flower to hide your bobby pins and give this look some extra hair flair.
Starburst Crown Braid | Updo Hairstyles March 03, 2013 Perhaps my “most requested” hairstyle ever, has been this Starburst Braid! We have been asked for it for nearly two years, and we actually filmed a tutorial of it the same day we filmed the Dutch Crown Braid back in Oct 2011. {My girls and I liked the Crown Braid better that day and decided to upload it instead, because we were not huge fans of the hole on the top of the head like in the Starburst Braid.} I am not kidding when I say that in the past two weeks or so, I must have been tweeted, facebooked, or emailed versions of this hairstyle a hundred times! So yesterday, CGH#1 and I decided to re-film the tutorial with our better camera, lighting, and angles… than we used 1.5 years ago. We hope you girls will like this one, and if you do… please feel free to share! Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 2 small hair elastics, hairspray {if desired}. Time Requirement: 5-8 minutes Skill Level: Medium Step-by-Step Instructions: Enjoy! Happy Hairdoing!
Bubble trouble Every day I faced off against lackluster tresses, while two friends of mine couldn’t stop raving about their own glossy, sexy hair. They had recently stopped shampooing — just went cold turkey — and the results were marvelous. Both are decidedly un-crunchy, so I knew they weren’t making some hippieish statement about evil soap conglomerates or shampoo pollution in our waterways; this no-suds policy, I reasoned, must actually be good for hair. What did I have to lose? Seven months later, my hair has never looked better. The problem with shampoo is that most of it contains sodium lauryl or laureth sulfate as a foaming agent. Bahman Karimzadeh, a Los Angeles stylist and staunch anti-shampooist, advocates a more DIY approach to conditioning. Admittedly, when I first got off shampoo there was a funk factor. That’s when I contacted Karimzadeh, who counseled “shampooing” with conditioner once a week. And so here I am. After it dried, I admired the shine in the mirror, but something was off.