Summer Hair Styles

There are a few styles that are really in this season.  Some are casual and some are a little dressy.

Casual Style 1: Sleek Ponytail
When hair is wet, pull into a tight ponytail, make sure that there are no bumps.  The ponytail should be a little bit higher than you would normally have, it should make a bold statement.  When the hair is dry, straighten the hair that remains in the pontytail. DO NOT BLOW DRY HAIR! Twist a small section around the top until it is covering the elastic, then secure a clear elastic around that hair.  Brush the hair that remains until it is completely straight and looks sleek.  Secure this with hairspray, and voila!

Casual Style 2: Fishtail Braid
A fishtail braid is a great sophisticated look with minimal effort, and will stay for a long time.  Divide your hair into two sections.  Take a clear elastic and secure it around the top of one of the sections.  Take the other section, and secure a third of that with another clear elastic.  Now secure the remaining two thirds with another clear elastic.  Put behind your shoulder for further use.  Take out the other section that we made in the beginning.  Repeat the steps we did with the second section with this section.  You should have four sections, and two should be half the size of the other two.  Take the smallest sections and pair them with the bigger sections.  One one side, rap the smaller section of one braid around the back and out the front.  Repeat this step with the other side.  The smaller ends should have switched sides.  Then repeat this step with both sides again.  Keep repeating until the braid is a length you like.  Secure all of the lengths together, I normally use a colorful elastic because it looks more cheerful, but you can use a clear elastic or a hair colored elastic!

Dressy Style 1:  Braided bun

If you know how to make a french braid, then you can do this, I will soon be posting how to make a french braid but until then I'm guessing you know how.  Make a french braid starting on either the right side of your head or the left, but only one.  Continue the braid as a french braid until you have reached about three centimeters past your ear.  Secure it with a clear elastic, in this case a colored one isn't optional.  Brush the other side until it is smooth.  Add all of the hair together into a low side ponytail.  Twist the ponytail and then wrap it around the base of the hair elastic.  Secure once the bun is in a shape you like.  Hair spray is optional, I suggest using shine spray if you want to look a little more elegant, but if you want it to be a tiny bit casual, just leave it.  Ta da! You are done.

 Dressy Style 2: Lady Gaga hair bow

Although we love how Lady Gaga rocks her bow, it is an extension.  I am going to teach you how to do the real deal, and it will look fabulous.  First, take all of your hair up into a ponytail, (if you have bangs, leave them out, it will look better) make sure that it is all smooth and that there are no bumps.  Take a second elastic and wrap it around the ponytail (once for really thick hair, twice for regular hair, and three times for thin hair).  You should still have room around the elastic.  Twist the elastic to the back and make one more loop, but don't pull your hair all of the way through.  It should look like a bun with the ends on the top of your head.  Divide the bun into two sections, a left and a right.  Pin the from and pack of the right to your head, repeat with the same side.  If it isn't staying so well, you can add more pins.  Then take the remaining ends that are in the front and brush them out.  Then using a hair clip, lift them up to the from of the part where your bow splits in half, and clip them right behind the bow.  Spray your hair all over and you are done! You now have a perfect Lady Gaga hair bow.  P.S. the picture I included is with Paris Hilton instead of Lady Gaga because the bow Paris is wearing is the one we made.