April 18, 2011

Hair Tutorial...via Michaela Noelle Designs

Hope you had a great weekend! Ours was filled with prepping, taping, priming, and painting....exhausting! But, on a side note, I finished reading Water for Elephants last weekend and LOVED it! Highly recommend it, and can't wait for the movie!

This posts wavers slightly away from design, but since I've had a few people ask me how to do this lately, I thought I'd share with everyone...

If any of you have trouble coming up with cute, quick hair styles like I do, I highly suggest checking out Michaela's blog.  She's an interior design student, and has "Fashion Friday" posts. She's done a few hair tutorials on Fridays, and I've learned a lot. I now regularly sport the low bun, and can't wait to try the high bun next!  (My hair is medium length and fairly thin, and I can still do it!)

It really is as easy as it looks.  Seriously. I just taught a friend of mine in 2 minutes.

{image via Michaela Noelle Designs}
First you want to tease the crown of your head to get some volume. Next, divide your hair into two sections. Starting with the left side, twist the hair all the way down and coil it up in a bun in the middle of your head. Secure with a clear elastic and 2-3 pins.
{image via Michaela Noelle Designs}
Then twist and coil the right side all the way down. Wrap that section around the first bun we have created.  Secure with 5-6 bobby pins. Hair spray and you're good to go!

{image & tutorial writing via Michaela Noelle Designs}

I'm still trying to figure out how to make it look like a knot, like Michaela does in this picture. Isn't it gorgeous??

This is just from my iPhone, but here's a pic of what mine typically looks like...not as gorgeous or as full as Michaela's, but it's quick and easy!


11 comments:

  1. Love this! I'm dying to find an easy way to wear my hair back. This looks perfect! I'm going to make an attempt tonight.

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  2. Great tutorial!! I will have to attempt this as well, but I wonder how easy it is doing it to yourself?? Nice share.

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  3. Thanks so much for featuring the hair style. It really is easy! And @Tamra above me...it's super easy to do on yourself too (:

    You're a doll, Krystal (:
    ps. I can't believe I wasn't a follow before this...I thought I was...oops! Sorry! I fixed it (:

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  4. I tried this as I was reading your tutorial and I'm loving the end result! So cute and easy. Thank you for sharing!

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  5. If you teased your crown, but then also teased the bottom separately you'd get more of a knot in the bun because it would be fuller!

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  6. Love this super easy style. Thanks!

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  7. Did you use regular hair pins to hold it up?

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  8. Very Very Pretty! Can I link this to my blog, all credit to you :)

    Sofia
    www.lovalafashion.blogspot.com.au (check it out)

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  9. So, I'm always skeptical when it comes to "easy" hairstyles seeing as I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing when it comes to my hair. But I just tried this at my computer and it came out pretty good! I'm really impressed! Now I'll be able to actually put my hair up in a cute bun for summer!

    www.eyeseefaeries.blogspot.com

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  10. Just did this while at the computer as well and my husband walked in and told me he really liked my hair. (He never throws me hair compliments!)

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