Mohawk Dutch braid and low ponytail for waist-length blonde hair

Hi friends,

My sister recently cut her hair back to waist-length, which looks great on her and makes her hair so thick.  Here are some pictures from her look today, a Mohawk Dutch braid with a low ponytail.  (My hair was piled in my highest messy bun yet...I'll post a few pictures at the end as they don't deserve to stand alone :-)

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(I think I had this picture in mind when I fixed my hair...)

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Ginger Rogers' style half-updo, for really long hair

Hi friends,

Several nights ago I was playing around with my hair and put it up in this half-updo style.  My sister said it reminded her of Ginger Rogers' hairstyle in the movie "Tails of Manhattan."  So I tried this hairstyle again a few days ago and took pictures this time :-)
     First I gathered half of my hair as if I were going to do some-up-some-down (or a half-updo).  I held my hair in place with one hand, then reached over and gathered all my hair up until it was the length I wanted.  With the left-over length of my hair, I made a bun and clipped it in place.  The clips are also holding the original hair from my "half-updo."
     I apologize if my explanation is confusing!  It was actually fast to fix my hair this way, and just as quick to redo do it during the day if it got messy.  I posted a few pictures of Ginger Rogers herself at the end, so you can see what I was aiming for~

 

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(The original version)

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French Braid combo~ and getting ready for Redhead Days!

Hello friends,

Yesterday I got a package in the mail from Holland, with my new beautiful blue t-shirt for the Redhead Days in Breda, just a month away!  I had seen this braid combination on Pinterest and liked it so much I decided to try it myself.  I made a lace rope braid on one side only, then braided the rest of my hair in an Elsa-style French braid.  It's funny how just that added rope braid dresses up this look so.  Thank you for coming to see my post!
     On another note, a friend suggested I try olive oil on my hair, so I did that last night before I washed my hair.  I put olive oil on my hair (not on the top nearest my scalp, but on the length and definitely at the ends.)  I left it for about 30 minutes or so, then washed my hair as usual (condition-wash-condition).  The results seem to be very good, my hair is shiny and soft.

 

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My new hairstyle video just finished uploading to Youtube! (easy ponytail for super long hair)

Hi everybody!

This afternoon I made a new hairstyle video outside~ the sun had already sunk rather low by the time I finally finished, so please excuse the lighting :-)  This hairstyle is so fast and easy, I think it is my shortest video yet!

Click here to watch my video on Youtube

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Sunday Best

Hi everyone,

Last night I rinsed my hair in an apple-cider vinegar rinse, which always makes it clean and soft.  I don't do this very often, only every few months or so.  For lack of a better name, I'll call this hairstyle my Sunday Best :-)  First I made a four-strand slide-up (or chain) braid, then I made a waterfall braid where a headband would be.  I turned the tail-end of my waterfall braid into another 3-strand chain braid.  Then I put my hair into a low ponytail, and braided my ponytail in a rope braid.  I wrapped this rope braid into a bun and pinned/clipped it in place.  Finally, I wrapped my chain braids around my bun.  You can't really see the 4-strand braid, but the 3-strand chain braid stands out nicely, I thought.
     Thank you so much for coming to see my new post!  I'm sorry if my description of how I did this style is unclear, hopefully the pictures will help :-)

 

 

 

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