I used to do some hair tutorials when I was in college here on the blog, so it didn't surprise me that I've had a few requests for more of those. Lucky for me, one of my best friends, Chelsea, is a hair stylist (she does my hair here in Michigan! If you're looking for a stylist in West Michigan, let me know and I'll give you her info!), so she was kind enough to come up with a few styles to show you all. Not only was she a bridesmaid in our wedding, but she also did all my other bridesmaids' hair for our big day! You can see them here. My other sweet friend Rachel took all our photos for us.
Today we're showing you this double french fishtail braid:
1. Start with loosely curled hair. Get our best tips to get loose curls like those above HERE.
2. Part hair at your normal part line.
3. Begin a fishtail braid hair at top of forehead. To do this, gather a small section of hair and divide into two sections, as opposed to three sections like you would do for a normal braid.
4. Continue the french fishtail braid by adding hair from only the top side closest to your part, into the braid. A fishtail braid is best described as criss crossing pieces of hair into the two original strands.
5. Continue until you get to the back of your head. Once you can't add anymore hair, continue a traditional fishtail braid halfway down and secure with elastic.
6. Do the above steps to the other side of your head and secure that braid with an elastic as well.
7. Grab both braids and secure elastic where they meet. Take out the other two elastics.
8. To finish it off, wrap a small piece of hair around the elastic so you can't see it anymore. For tips on how to do this and get it to stay all day, check out our last hair tutorial here.
Viola!
Even if you can't master this fishtail version, you can try this look with even a regular braid or twists!
Hi friends! Back in January I gave my readers a survey and asked for post topics you were all interested in reading about. I used to do some hair tutorials when I was in college, so I did get a few requests for more of those. Lucky for me, one of my best friends, Chelsea, is a hair stylist (she does my hair here in Michigan! If you're looking for a stylist in West Michigan, let me know and I'll give you her info!), so she was kind enough to come up with a few styles to show you all. Not only was she a bridesmaid in our wedding, but she also did all my other bridesmaids' hair for our big day! You can see them here. My other sweet friend Rachel took all our photos for us.
Anyways, we're doing two styles today + showing you a new way to curl your hair!
CURLS:
1. Section off hair into layers. If you need to spruce up your hair on the second or third day without washing it, I love this Amika dry shampoo.
2. Curl a small section, starting at the mid-to-root area of your hair. Don't start from bottom and roll the iron all the way up.
3. Tip for texture waves: when releasing the curl, twist the hair around the rod. Watch the video to see what we mean...
4. At the hair in front of your ear, curl AWAY from your face. Hair after the ear, curl away, then towards, away, then towards. Alternating every other one.
5. Holding the curl in your hand while it cools will "set the curl", which means it will help it last longer.
6. Run your fingers through the curls.
Half Up Do:
1. Put in a little dusting of Push Powder (or anything that helps increase volume). Tease the base at the crown in sections, then smooth the top section so it's not rough/matted.
2. Gather a section of hair at the crown area, leaving the hair in front of the ear out and maintaining your part in the front.
3. Secure with hair pins-- don't worry about them being seen, as we are going to cover them up.
4. Grab the hair in front of the ears, twisting as you pull it to the back to cover the hair pins from step three. You can try to conceal these hair pins a bit if you want to leave this style down as seen below. If you can't cover the pins, not to worry! We're going to pull the hair into a pony tail and remove the pins that you see.
Tip: be sure to leave out a few strands of hair by the face for an effortless look.
Glam Ponytail:
1. Complete the above steps 1-4 to create your base.
2. Grab the rest of the hair at the base of the neck and secure with elastic.
3. Remove visible hair pins from the twist. Do not remove the original bobby pins we put in in step 1 above, which made up the base of the half up do.
4. Take a small section of the under part of your ponytail and wrap around the elastic to conceal. In order for it to stay put, twist the end of the small section of hair around a bobby pin as shown below. Then secure the pin up through the base of the pony tail.
Twisting it around the bobby pin ensures it won't come unraveled from around the elastic. LOVE this tip!!
I love this glam version of a low pony! I can even see myself making it a bit simpler by doing less twists. Can't wait to play around with it! Let me know how it goes if you try it out :)
Incase you're wondering what products I use, here they are below. I love Aveda & Pureology products. I switch between those two brands for my shampoo and conditioner. I LOVE the Aveda damage control, which also helps detangle your hair -- I put this on first thing out of the shower. I also have both the brushes below, but definitely prefer the Aveda brush. It doesn't even hurt to brush out my hair! I've got some seriously thick locks, so that says a lot.
If you're wondering where I got my shirt, it comes in two colors and they were just restocked! This is one of my favorite shirts ever. It feels like a blanket, it's so soft! And free shipping right now (4/26)
If you're wondering where I got my shirt, it comes in two colors and they were just restocked! This is one of my favorite shirts ever. It feels like a blanket, it's so soft! And free shipping right now (4/26)
It's time to wrap up Floral How-To Week (where I've been sharing floral tutorials, tips, tricks + more thanks to FiftyFlowers.com who partnered up with me and provided some truly beautiful blooms!). Today, I thought I'd highlight one of my favorite floral vessels - the European demijohn. Demijohns were extremely popular in France, Italy, Germany and beyond to hold champs and wine; they're usually rounded in shape and greenish in hue. The really old ones feature wavy glass and have sweet bubbles in the glass. I had fun collecting a bunch while living in Europe but now I've decided to part with a few and will soon be stocking them in my wedding boutique, CB Vintage. Consider this post a sneak peek and if you're interested in scoring first dibs before they're stocked, just send me a note at theclassicbride@gmail.com ;) UPDATE! These darlings have been listed! Hop on over and shop my selection of demijohns! ;)
While these charming demijohns look adorbs for lining a reception table, I think they'd also be endearing bridesmaids gifts - just add a calligraphied name tag, a few stems of your favorite bloom and voila! - you have an incredibly special bouquet-meets-antique-gift for your favorite gals!
See that wavy old glass? Isn't it beautiful??
I love that these cuties still have some labels on them. :)
Again, all the pretty demijohns featured in this post will soon be headed for my wedding boutique (if it's not there already) so shoot me a message at theclassicbride@gmail.com for more details if you're interested. UPDATE! These darlings have been listed! Hop on over and shop my selection of demijohns! ;)
And catch up on all of my floral tutorials by clicking on "Flower Week" in the labels at the top of this post! ;)
It's Floral How-To Weekon CB (where I'm sharing a week's worth of floral tutorials, tips, tricks + more thanks to FiftyFlowers.com who partnered up with me and provided some truly beautiful blooms!). Yesterday, I shared vase alternatives for floral arrangements but today it's all about the power of a beautiful bud vase! As you may know, I heavily used vintage milk glass vases and compotes in my own wedding and I still love them to bits. They create such a clean and classic look! Here's a few ideas on how to style milk glass:
For my wedding reception, I asked our florist to line the loooong reception table with vintage milk glass vases and compotes (that I had collected over the year leading up to our wedding) filled with creamy white hydrangeas and glossy magnolia leaves. The end results looked prettier than I had even imagined. So I thought I'd recreate that vision on a smaller scale by placing single white peony stems in some of the bud vases I still have - doesn't it look so crisp?
I also love the idea of grouping milk glass bud vases together in a larger vessel to create a bigger statement. These vintage French bottle crates (below) lend a more rustic feel and would look great at a garden or courtyard wedding. And they are for sale so head to my shop here if you're interested. ;)
Again, everything featured in this post will soon be headed for my wedding boutique (if it's not there already) so shoot me a message at theclassicbride@gmail.com for more details if you're interested.
UPDATE! Everything has been stocked! Hop over to my shop see the selection of milkglass!
And make sure you tune in all week for more floral tutorials - just click on "Flower Week" in the labels at the top of this post to make sure you don't miss any posts! ;)