Bohemian 1/2 up Headband Wrap

time:  20 minutes
supplies:  brush, stretchy headband, curling iron or wand, bobby pins
skill level:  easy



Have you ever had one of those days?


You know--whatever can go wrong seems to.



Luckily mine's not that bad.  Just a few bumps.

Like I couldn't find my tripod this morning when it was time to film her hairstyle.

And I stepped in

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Summer 2014

It's been a crazy, fun, busy, awesome summer.


Nursing school.

Lots of hours working at the care facility.

As many weekends as we could swing it, playing at the lake.



Two birthdays.

(Neither of them mine).



As many days as I could spend hanging with my fabulous cousins.



But today...

It was back to school.

Bummer.

Lucky my cute little brother (who's now taller than I am)

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Waterfall braid with a Bow & Curls

Time:  20 minutes
Supplies:  brush, 4 clear elastics, bobby pins, hairspray, curling iron or wand
Skill level:  medium



This is my cute friend Brinley.
 

She needed a beautiful hairstyle for her brother's wedding.

And she wanted it to look thick and full!  

But...

her hair is SUPER fine.  

It's silky smooth like baby hair and lays really

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Fast & Easy Fishtail Top Knot Bun

Time:  3 minutes
Supplies:  brush, elastic, bobby pins
Skill level:  easy



I am loving this summer weather!


And the break from school. 

(Although I'm taking a summer nursing class that's filling up my days. It's okay. It's almost over. And then I'll get paid to do all the dirty jobs I've done while training...we can talk about those later).

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Bohemian Twist with Rope Braid

Time:  15 minutes
Supplies:  brush/comb, hairspray, bobby pins, elastic
Skill level:  medium



We've got a great summer look for you.


It's beachy, yet classy.

You can go from sandals to heels.
From bermudas to boleros...from gauchos to gowns...
from shorts to shimmers.

Enough of the cliches.



But I do love the versatility.  

The bohemian

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Don't forget to blow the flowers

Amidst all the chaos in your summer, the girls of Locks and Locks
of Hairstyles want you to stop and smell the flowers.  

Find a firework and light it up; 

get a blanket and cuddle up. 



My dad wrote a poem for you all about his childhood summers.  Picture a scraggly blond kid on a shabby bicycle, Sandlot-style baseball on his inner-city street, a few days with only popsicles for food,

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Great updo hairstyle for short/fine hair

Time:  15 minutes
Supplies:  brush, 3 small elastics, bobby pins
Skill level:  easy



So you  may have noticed (if you've watched my video below)
that my hair is brown!  And a lot shorter!

Before you get all crazy and tell me how different, weird, strange, etc. it looks, just remember (like I keep telling myself)...it's a work in progress.

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