How to fix your hair on a trip to Paris? A French braid, of course!

Hello friends,

I can't believe that I actually had the chance to go to Paris for the day! It happened to be a very rainy, wet day, but that was alright~ I was in Paris after all :-)

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Notre Dame Cathedral

In line to go inside

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Walking through the streets of Paris in the rain

In the distance you can see the Eiffel Tower on one side and the Arc de Triomphe on the other

Beautiful tree-lined streets, and the leaves were already starting to change color

At last!

Looking up at the top of the Eiffel Tower

Below the Eiffel Tower looking up

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The line at the Louvre Museum was too long to go inside...

but I did manage to see the Mona Lisa after all...in the bathroom on the train.

We ate on the sidewalk of a French cafe, which very nicely had a heat lamp right over the table where we were sitting!

Double-lace braids & bun

Hi everyone,

Today I tried a look I've seen on Pinterest, double-lace braids with a braided bun.  I sectioned off my hair, then braided the inside section first and the side closer to my face next.  Thank you for following my page!  I'm working on a post with pictures of my day-trip to Paris when I was traveling in the UK and Europe a few weeks ago.  You may be able to guess how I fixed my hair that day...I was going to France, after all :-)

(and some beautiful plumeria flowers that were blooming in our yard today)

Fountain Bun

Hi everyone,

I tried something a little bit different, trying to copy a look I had seen on Facebook by Cute & Glossy Braids.  (She does such amazing hairstyles on her beautiful daughters!)

First I made the small lace braid, then I put my hair in a bun, but kept out a small section of hair to use as an accent.  I wrapped it around my bun, right behind my headband braid, then arranged the end of my smooth accent section by pinning it in different places with bobby pins.  The result reminded me of a fountain :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Braided bun with wet hair~ my look for today

Hi everybody,

I'm back home again after a wonderful and amazing trip!  I got to see many places and sights that I never dreamed I would get to see with my own eyes.  I'll have to share random pictures with you over the next few weeks and months :-)  My hair was understandably in need of a wash after such a long journey home, so this morning I put coconut oil on it then washed it (with my C-W-C method).  It felt so good to have clean hair again!  I braided my hair in a simple English braid while it was still wet, then put it up in a low bun using hair clips that I got on my trip.  These particular ones came from a little shop in St. Andrews, Scotland.