Faux Hairstyles

Hey blog readers! Today, I will show you how to do Faux Haircuts to yourself! It'll look like you cut your hair, when really, you didn't. Perfect for Halloween, etc. which you can never be too prepared for. I knew what I would be this year, last year, and I know what I'll be next year, this year. 

Anyway, whatever you want to do with this hairstyle, let's get started! There are four different things you can do, so I'll start with this one.

It is  a pretty basic 'bob hairstyle' that is easy to do without committing to it! 

First, make sure your hair is parted on a side. After that, gather all of your hair and hold it in the back of your head, like you would do a low ponytail. Then, begin twisting it toward your part line. You want to twist all of the hair in the direction away from the heavy side of your hair.

When you get to the point where you can't twist with your hands behind you anymore, pull it over the shoulder on the same side of your heavy side of hair, and keep twisting in the same direction. Then, you are going to take the end of the twist and bobby pin/ clip it near the top of the ear until it feels secure. All you need to do now, is gently move the hair that originally went in to the twist over near the front of your face. It should feel very easy to do and should start doing it, itself, when you pin it up. That's all to the first one!

Here I just divided my hair in half and did the same thing on both sides

Now on to the Faux Bangs! If you thought the first one was easy, this one is a piece of cake! You don't even need pins, but I recommend some for extra security. All you need to do is section off a piece of hair from your part line (heavy side, of course!) to your ear. Pull that section as close to the part line as you can and twist it toward the light side of your head. Place the twist over the ear (on the heavy side), bobby pin it, then gently pull the hair down the twist! That is all!

One more faux hairstyle is for bangs. It's very easy. All you do is take a section of hair as if you were parting it ear to ear, except stop like an inch before you reach the ear on both sides. Finger-comb it forward and then fold the hair back and pin.

Lastly, I will share with you a different technique for a faux bob! Just flip your head upside down, take the ends of your hair, bobby pin the ends on the center/lower back of your head securely, and flip your head up! Now just comb some of your hair back, to cover up the clips.

Watch this video while recreating this hairstyle for a better understanding!

Snow Cones

Today, I will show you how to make my all-time favorite food: snow cones. 

They are perfect for cooling you down in the Summer Heat! And before you read this, I will just tell you this is the most detail you will ever see on how to make a snow cone!

When I moved to a new house, the freezer did not have an ice machine and that was so hard for me, until I started this system.

Before you start, you'll need ice trays. I have three for when I use one, I still can make more without waiting for the water to freeze. I got a two pack from Target. They are pretty basic ice trays. After having them for a while, they are all cracked, but they still work fine. Just some of them will leak, so some ice cubes only freeze half way. I still recommend it though, because one ice tray will make around two cups of shaved ice.

I also have one ice tray that I bought from HomeGoods, but they sell the same thing at Bed Bath and Beyond. It comes with a lid, so the water doesn't spill, but that's not a problem for me because my spot for my ice is flat. Also, there is a way to open just the middle, so you don't have to take the whole lid off when you refill the tray. I recommend this one, too.

You will of course need a snow cone machine, too. It works a lot better than hitting the ice with a rolling pin like we did before we bought it! And yes, we really did that, just imagine it! So my snow cone machine is from Target. They also sell the same one at Walmart, but it's 10 dollars more for the exact same thing. And I know what you're all thinking, "she really puts a lot of work into snow cone  buying/making!"

Now we move on to Step 2: Filling the Trays. I always debate with my family about the water we use in my ice trays. They want me to use tap water, but I prefer to use bottled water because even though you're not drinking it, you still put it in your body. Also, you can tell the difference of water types in the snow cone because it will have a gross/weird/different taste while and after you eat it, if you don't like the water that was used. That is the key to a good snow cone.

Now you leave them in the freezer for about 3-4 hours. You can tell when they are ready when there are no air bubbles, and when there are cloud type things in the ice. The longer it's in the freezer, the better it tastes, because it is not watery.

Once it is frozen and you are ready for a snow cone, get out two normal sized cups, and one ice tray. If you are making shaved ice just for yourself, only get one spoon, but of course if you are making them for two people, get two spoons. As I said before, one tray makes around 2 regular sized cups of ice.
Twist the ice tray to loosen the ice cubes by turning one end towards you and one end away from you, and back and forth. Then put them all in the snow cone machine by opening the lid in the top. If you use my ice trays, they won't all fit, so I blend blend blend, open the top, put the remaining ice in, and blend blend blend some more into the cups.

Now would be the time to put your flavoring in if you would like, but I enjoy it plain, which makes it zero calories and gives you the feeling of eating something even though it is just like drinking a bottle of water! Super healthy!

I hope you enjoy!

Detailed Rapunzel Braid

Today I will show you how to do a braid that I modeled after Rapunzel from Disney's Tangled.
And don't you love the tower in the background?! 

Before you begin, you'll need two elastics (of any color because we will be hiding it anyway), and optional flowers for more of a costume look. I recommend getting fake flowers from the Dollar Tree and pulling each flower off of the stem and poking it into the braid. 

To start, section off two sections of hair (one on each side) starting at the part line and going four and one half inches down and picking up the hair. You can clip both sections up, or just put them over the shoulder to get it out of the way.

Then, you will start a loose french fishtail. It's really not very hard, even though many people mistake it to be. All you will do is take a small piece of hair from behind the ear (one piece from each ear) and cross them. I did left over right. Then you take another strand from the right side and cross it over to the left. Combine the two strands on the left and hold. As you pick up hair from each side, you will put it in the opposite section. Continue doing that until you've picked up all of the hair and then secure it with an elastic. After that, poke two of your fingers out through the middle of the braid, right above the elastic (try to make the hole where the two strands cross) and pull the ponytail through the hole, towards your hair model's neck. Divide the ponytail in two and pull both sides to make it tighter after making the huge hole.

Now, go back to the hair we sectioned off at first, and just do 2 normal three strand braids; one braid for each side of the part line. Also, remember to start the braid around 4-4.5 inches from the part line to leave the hair in front looking and feeling relaxed. Once you've braided one, bring it around the head, the same way you brought the first strand of the fishtail and put it under the fishtail braid by sticking your fingers under the braid, through the top of the fishtail and pulling the little braid through. Do that to the other side as well.

Then you will take one of the two braids from under the fishtail, wrap it once around the elastic, and pull it into the underside of the elastic. Do the same thing with the other braid.

Now that the braid is covered, we will just do a normal three strand braid, except you will twist each piece away from the braid as you cross it over. If you are braiding the left piece over to the middle, you will twist that section to the left, and bring it over like that. This way, the braid will appear thicker because the hair is turned out.
Tie that braid off with another elastic. To cover it this time, I took a piece of hair that is from the back of the elastic, and pulled it around once, tucking it in the top loop of the ponytail (in the back of course!)

Now would be the time to add in flowers, but since I didn't have any at the time, I just left it plain, which looks better for when it's not Halloween! ;) Thanks for tuning in to my tutorial, and let me
know what other hairstyles/princess hairstyles you'd like me to put on my blog! And remember to check out my blog's Instagram @theiincreativity for updates on when another post will be up and where my inspiration for this hairstyle came from!