DIY Curl: RAG ROLL YOUR HAIR

D.I.Y. CURLS: 

I love the look of naturally curly hair! My sweet friend, Katie, told me about rag rolling. It's a quick and simple way to get natural looking curls without using a curling iron! I asked her to share her method here on A Beautiful Mess because I knew you'd be itching to learn like I was! Enjoy...

You'll need some cut fabric strips, a comb and some water. All things you probably already have laying around the house (yay!)

How to rag roll your hair- First, dampen the bottom of your hair (the part you plan to roll) using a spray bottle. Next, separate a section of hair and twist it around one strip of fabric. Then, tie the fabric strip in place and repeat until the entire bottom section of your hair is rolled. After that, all you have to do is sleep on your rag rolls and remove them in the morning for pretty curls! You can feel great because this method won't damage your hair the way a curling iron can. 

STYLE A LOW BUN

 STYLE A LOW BUN

It's the perfect season for easy and elegant up-dos. Maybe you are getting your outfit together for a friends wedding or for your senior prom. Here's a simple style for a cute low bun, you could dress this up with little flower blooms or ribbon!

1. Seperate a few thick strands from the top of your head (where your part naturally ends) and tease them by brushing the hair up toward your head. 

2. Pull your hair down, styling it into a low pony tail.

3. Fluff up the teased part of your hair. 

4. Now that you have a volumnious low pony tail use a hair tie to keep it in place. 

5. Seperate the hair of your pony tail in half, tease the upper half. 

6. Use the lower half (the unteased hair) and flip over the top or your teased bun.

7. Wrap hair around the base of your bun and pin it in place. 

8. Style any loose strands.

Have fun styling your own low bun!

Shorty Hair

Shorty Short

1. Start with clean, dry hair.
2. Part your hair all the way around in a big horseshoe shape about 1- 1 1/2 inches above your ear. Clip that section up.
3. French braid both sides and get them to meet in the middle in the back of your head. Take both of the loose ends and make a teeny tiny bun. If you need hairspray to make the bun stay, give it a little shot and then bobby pin. It’s TOTALLY okay if it’s a bit messy. It’s going to get covered up anyway.
4. Let down all the hair from the section on top and take a bit of texturizing spray to it (we used THIS ONE which is a bit expensive, but you could also use THIS ONE which I also love!).
5. Tease the crown area for some volume and then smooth it over with your comb.
6. Give the top layer a light veil of hairspray.
7. Now start twisting the sides back as you see Ali doing in photo 7. Pin the twist to the braid as you go. NOTE: That’s the whole point of the braid! You’re using it to secure the hair! That’s the trick to getting short hair “up”, otherwise everything tends to fall out or not reach.
8. Repeat the same twist + pin method to the other side. Secure the twist by pinning it to the braid as you go.
9. Once both sections reach the back, roll those two “tails” you have left over from the twists. I prefer to roll upward, but you can roll sideways or down if you prefer. Just be sure to check your work in the mirror as you go. Look at it from the front, the back and the side to make sure it looks balanced! If you have a hard time rolling the leftover pieces (aka: if they’re too short) you can always just tuck them into the braid. If the hair is too soft, spray it a little with some hairspray. YOU CAN DO IT!
10. Once you’re done, give it a good veil of a strong-hold hairspray.