Braids and....a surprise!

Hello dear friends,

     It has been much too long since I posted on my blog, but I have a very good reason for being preoccupied.  Two reasons, actually~ I'm a happy newlywed (married 5 months now!), and another reason that I am having trouble keeping a secret...see if you can spot what it might be in the pictures below.

     My hairstyle today is a simple princess updo made with two lace braids and a braided bun.  I love this look, it dresses up any day and any occasion.

 

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Simple Braided Hairstyle~ plus UK's Daily Mail features a new article on my hair

Hi friends,

     I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's week!  A few days ago I braided my hair in this simple braided hairstyle.  It's a hybrid braid, which is practically the same as a chunky fishtail braid.  It's a fishtail braid made with four interchanging sections of hair.  I pinned the end of my braid around my head like a halo.  I love this simple boho look.  Thank you for coming to see!  Check out this article that the Daily Mail is featuring about my hair, especially my favorite hair secret of eating a spoonful of peanut butter every day :-)

Click here to read the article:

Bridal Hairstyle

Hello friends,

     So much has been happening lately, I can't believe I have not been posting at all on my blog.  Please forgive me!  But I have a good excuse, I'm getting married!  My love Justin and I are getting married at my home in Micronesia on New Year's Eve, next month.  I've been trying out bridal hairstyles, and have decided on something rather like this.

     Last week I went to get my bridal portrait done!  What a wonderful, amazing experience.  I've dreamed for so long about being a bride, and now it is actually happening.  I love my dress and veil and can't wait to walk down the aisle and be married. 

     To make this hairstyle, I first created a poofy section at the top of my head with bobby pins.  Then I took a small section of hair and braided a 3-strand braid, gently pulling on one edge as I braided to give the braid a lacey look.  I wrapped this braid around like a headband and pinned it in place.  In this version, the bun is a smooth low bun wrapped around with another three strand braid.  In my bridal portrait, the bun is a flower bun made with two 3-strand braids that have had one edge gently pulled like my headband braid.  The pulled-out sections look like petals in the flower bun.  This flower bun is the bun-style I think I will do on my wedding day.  What do you vote?

     I can't promise to post pictures as often as I have in the past, but I will do my best to have something new to share several times a month.  Please feel free to browse through past months and years and see all the hairstyles and braids I have shared along the way.  Your love and friendship is greatly appreciated, thank you to all my dear friends around the world.

Love, Andrea

 

 

 

 

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(Cell phone versions, not the original portraits...but you get the point :-)

 

 

 

Light Blue Rope Braid Updo

Hi everyone,

     A few Sundays ago, I wore another favorite blue dress and fixed my hair in a simple style to match.  This is one of the first updo's I learned to do, two rope lace braids and a low braided bun.  Thank you for visiting my blog!  I'm looking forward to seeing how I'll feel like fixing my hair tomorrow :-)

Basket weave hairstyle

Hi dear friends,

     This morning I watched a video on YouTube and it was so easy to follow that I tried it on my own hair.  Of course I had to set up a second mirror, so I could look in one mirror and see the back of my head in the mirror on my wall.  I love how this basket weave hairstyle turned out!  Thank you so much for coming to see my post.  I hope you have a lovely day!

 

Spiraling Braid and Bun

Hi friends,

     I saw a hairstyle on Instagram and today I tried to recreate it.  This is a Dutch braid that starts at the bottom, spirals up and around a bun.  I love how this hairstyle turned out!  Thank you so much for coming by to see my blog, I hope you have a lovely day.