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- Hey everyone, Kayley here with some DIY-able prom
slash just general fancy occasion hairstyles for you guys.
I wanted to come up with some stuff
that would be great for long hair
but could be totally easy to do on yourself or a friend.
So I hope you guys enjoy these hairstyles.
Let's get into into it!
Let's start with this chill half-up, half-down hairstyle.
You're gonna start by grabbing a section of hair
from either side of your crown,
and you can make this as big or small as you want.
Bring them together and secure it with a hair elastic.
And then you're going to flip your ponytail
in towards your head just one
or two times to create a twist.
Then you can use your fingers
to kind of pull everything apart
and make it a little softer if you want.
Now take a section from either side of your face
and pull them back in the exact same way
as before, securing it with an elastic,
flipping it, and loosening it up.
Now, to make the braid, we're gonna pick up
some more hair just underneath the tails
of those two twists, split it into three,
and begin braiding all the way down.
Once you get to the end, secure it with an elastic.
Finish everything up by loosening up
the braid, and you're done!
This is a great way to have a romantic, bohemian hairstyle
without going way over the top.
And I think it's gonna be great,
especially for doing your own hair.
Bonus, this definitely would work on medium
to shoulder-length hair as well.
And now onto this layered ponytail.
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Start by pulling all but the very bottom of your hair
into a low ponytail, and secure it with an elastic.
Now split the remaining hair in half,
and we're going to use a Topsy Tail tool
to create the rest of this look.
This is basically like a giant needle for your hair.
Start with your Topsy Tail on the left side
and pierce it through toward the right.
Then grab your right section of hair
and put it into the little hole of the Topsy Tail.
Then all you have to do is grab the tip
of the Topsy Tail and pull that section through.
Now repeat the same thing on the other side.
Go from left to right diagonally,
then put the left section into the hole
of the Topsy Tail and pull it through.
Stick in a bobby pin or two
just for extra security and you are done!
I got this kind of inspired
by an old Blair Waldorf ponytail
and something that I saw on Pinterest.
I think it's really great, and really easy to do,
and gives you a nice little elevation to a normal ponytail.
Let's finish things off with this twisted romantic updo.
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Start by taking the hair at the crow of your head.
Bring it together, push it up a little bit,
and bobby pin it in place for some volume.
Now leave out whatever face-framing layers you have
on your left side, and then pick up a section
of hair and split it into two.
Now begin just wrapping these two sections
around each other a couple of times.
Once you've got that started,
you're gonna start adding in hair on the bottom.
Whenever you cross it over, pick up a new section of hair,
put it with your bottom section, and then twist that on top.
As you do this, really engage those arm muscles
and keep your hands up around the bobby pins
that we're using to hold the crown of the head.
That way, the twist forms nice and high,
because you don't want this to be super low and droopy.
Now, once you get back to the right side,
be sure to leave out some face-framing layers here as well.
And finish off the tail of the hair
by just wrapping the two sections around each other
and securing it at the end with an elastic.
Now just very carefully and gingerly pull the twist apart.
You do not want to go too crazy with this,
but you do want to make sure that it looks nice and soft.
Now we've just got to pin everything.
So, you're gonna pick up that twist
so that it sits about on top of those bobby pins
that we put in in the beginning
and then use bobby pins to hold that in place.
I recommend jumbo bobby pins or roller pins for this
because they will hold the hair really securely
and make your job way easier.
So basically, I'm just gonna pick up
all the sections across the back of my head
until they are nicely arranged where I want them.
And then we're gonna deal with the tail of the hair.
I'm just gonna wrap that underneath the first twist
and tuck the tail under so that you can't see it.
And again, knit in place with some jumbo bobby pins.
This looks very, like, loose and effortless,
but the bobby pins really do help hold it in place
and it felt very secure when I did this.
Finally, you can take those pieces of hair
that we left out in front and sweep them back
however you like to frame your face,
and then pin them into the twist.
And that's it!
This is a great way to wear the low bun updo
with just a little bit of a different twist to it.
And there you have it, some DIY-able hairstyles
for prom, or weddings, or whatever you have coming up.
I hope you guys enjoyed this!
If you have shorter hair, be sure to check out
the short-haired version of this that I did.
And be sure to come back next Saturday
for another hair tutorial.
I will see you guys then!
Mwah! Bye!