a nap time hair show

As my children slept this afternoon I somehow felt some inspiration to put on eyeliner and to blow dry my hair.  After that it just turned into an all around pinning, clipping, braiding hair show.  I even perused Pinterest - something I only do when I have real focus and an end product in mind.  In the search bar I typed teacher buns and braided do's and messy fishtails.  The results were impressive.  All I needed was a teen-aged neighbor to try it all out on, or maybe she could do my hair instead?  Whatever the case, I need one.

After taking these photos I realized that I never, ever look at the back of my hair before I walk out of the door.  It was amazing how different the style looked from that angle...I guess it's time to purchase in a handheld mirror because some of them looked waaaay better in the front or waaaay better in the back.

So without further ado (no pun intended), here are my attempts at styling my hair.

^ Definitely easy, but a little bit of a process.  It was worth it - it felt good on my head.  Does that sound weird?  I actually liked the braided pigtails on their own but I'm a bit of a Little Girl like that.  You can find the tutorial here.

^Not my favorite, but once again, I liked the side pony braid better than the end product.  I think I just needed to "puff" it up some more, or at least tease it before braiding.  The tutorial shows a fishtail braid (which improves the look) but sadly, I don't know how to do that.  This tutorial was blocked...just do a high pony, fishtail braid it, wrap it around and pin it.  Easy peasy.

^This was a bit of a failure but ended not too shabby.  It was an attempt at a "braid-into-a-bun" but I got frustrated and quit.  Gosh, your fingers start to hurt after a few minutes!  There is no tutorial - just try to french braid your hair to the side, give up and throw a hair tie in at your ear.

^Kind of a boring look but still looks put together, which is usually what I'm going for when I'm running out of time in the morning.  You can find the tutorial here.

^This looked a little sloppy from the front but was cute in the back.  I needed a lot more hairspray to get the look perfected.  And obviously I missed a piece of hair.  It's really, really time to get a handheld mirror...

Tutorial here.

^Ironically, my last bun was my favorite!  This was so so simple.  It also made me really happy.  The only issue was that it felt as though it would pop up in the back at any second.  I believe a second headband underneath would take care of that issue.  You can find the tutorial here.  P.S. - Her blog is adorable.

I hope you enjoyed my boredom at work!  

love, your very own non-hairstyler.