Hey, guys, it's Mindy from Cute Girls Hairstyles.
And today I'm going to show you how
to do what I'm calling the knotted head band.
Now, a fan from Saint Petersburg, Russia
sent this idea to me and I thought it was really clever
and a great twist on a head band for the front of your hair.
So I've started-- tilt down so they
can see-- by parting her hair on this side
and then I've also parted just from the side part
to the top of her ear.
And I've pulled all the rest of her hair
back into a pony tail to keep it out of the way.
You can see that I've already sprayed,
just with some water, her hair down.
And you don't have to do that but I
find that it works nicely for her hair
because she has lots of little baby hairs in the front
and this helps keep them secure.
You're also going to want a little alligator
clip for this hairdo.
It will just make it a little bit easier,
and I'll show you why in a little minute.
So you're going to start by taking your comb
and just running it up and sectioning off
just a small section.
And that one didn't turn out very well,
so I'm going to redo that one.
OK, so just a small section of hair,
parting it into two pieces.
I'm going to turn you, just a little bit this way.
And then you're going to take this left section over the top,
reach your fingers through the middle
and pull the end through.
So it's as if you're tying like, your shoelaces on your shoes.
And then just lay it flat.
Then you're going to take your comb, section
off another section, and repeat the same process.
Now if you have hair that's really fine
or has lots of fly-aways, you know,
wetting it down will work but you can also
think about using some pomade.
I have put just a little bit of pomade through her hair.
Will you hang on to those front pieces for me?
I've used this one.
It's Garnier Nutrisse Fiber Gum.
But if you don't have that, don't worry about it.
Use whatever you want.
You can try some hairspray.
Anything that you have in your cupboards already
that you're currently using will work fine too.
So third time, again, left over right,
reach through the middle, grab the end,
pull it down so it's tight and flat.
And I'm going to have her hold onto these.
Now, this one's a little different.
You can see that you have three strands back here
at this point.
We're going to take that first strand that we worked with,
the farthest one away, pull it underneath the other two.
And I'm just going to clip the other two
down flat against her head.
And you'll understand why in five seconds.
So again, I'm going to part off a little section.
You can see that this end is now in my left section of hair
and I'm going to reach under and grab that front strand
and pull it under and add it into the right section.
And then go ahead and just tie a knot, like you normally would.
And tighten it down.
And then again, put this back into the alligator clip.
And I'm going to, while I'm back here,
I'm going to take that front one again and release it
and alligator the other two.
And we're going to continue this.
Seems kind of repetitive, I know.
Oops, sorry.
Until we run out of hair, which takes just a minute or two.
And just so you know, while I'm working
on this I'll just tell you, this will work on short hair.
My daughter that has shoulder-length hair,
I can do it on her hair as well.
And it also will work if you have
bangs because your bangs will just kind of knot
into the hairs, which is nice if you need your bangs out
of your way for a day.
So again, we're going to release that front-most strand,
clip those two down, grab another little slice of hair.
Add that strand in.
Find my front one.
There it is.
Hang on to those.
You can do this on yourself.
I have tried.
It's just a little easier if you use another clip on the front,
since obviously, you won't be able to hold it.
Thank you.
And release.
And continue until you run out of hair.
One more.
I think we've got a couple more, then we'll be done.
You can see that what happens, I'll
show you in just a second, as we're
pulling those front strands back in,
it's creating kind of like little arches,
like kind of a little half-circle effect all
the way through her hair.
And when it loosens up in just a second when we finish it,
it creates a really fun pattern that
is really different than what you see typically
in head bands.
You know, typically you're seeing twists or braids
so this is a little bit different, a little more
unusual.
And let's see, OK.
We're going-- you may hear knocking
at this point on the door.
I can tell that my baby has crawled up the stairs
and has discovered where we are.
And is wanting to come in.
Think we've got one more.
Nope, two more.
So continue on.
So I have been thinking about either doing
a hair-care tutorial or doing like,
my favorite products of the month.
Because you know, as you learn and grow with your hair,
you develop and discover new products, which is kind of fun.
And new things that you love.
Whoops, almost did that one wrong.
Make sure it goes under the strands, not over.
And you'll have to tell me which one you would rather see.
So leave a comment below telling me
whether you'd rather see monthly my favorites
or a hair-care tutorial on how I take
care of my hair and my kid's hair.
Keep it healthy.
So we're down to our last one.
Now I'm just going to release the ends.
And I'm going to tighten them down first, just
kind of tug a little bit.
Now I'm going to pull them down and I'm just
going to put an elastic right here.
The nice thing about this hairdo is
you could really be very creative.
You could do this all the way around.
You could do it on this other side as well.
You could do it into an updo.
And lots and lots of different ways
to play around with this hair do.
Tilt this way so they can see.
Now I'm just going to go back loosen these up,
just a little bit.
So you can really see the arc part of it--
tilt, tilt, tilt-- throughout the hair.
Tap, tap, tap.
Tap, tap.
That's what I'm hearing.
I might stick a bobby pin even in right here, just
hold that little piece of hair flat.
And then just tuck that down, put the hair over the top of it
however you want.
And you're done.
And as it dries, just so you know,
'cause hers was wet, of course, when we started.
But as it dries, it also puffs up a little more as the hair
dries and smooths out, which even adds to the effect
that we've now created with the little arcs
and stuff and the inner-knottedness.
Is that even a word?
I don't know.
But I hope you enjoyed.
Be sure to leave us a comment telling me whether you'd rather
see a hair-care tutorial or monthly favorite products
and that kind of thing.
So let me know and we'll see you later.
Bye bye.
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