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Haircut

Erica Lea — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:12:54 +0000

Last Friday, I had my mom cut my hair to a bit longer than shoulder length and slightly layered. I’ve been having fun playing with new styles. Now I get to show ya’ll some short hairstyles!

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

What’s your favorite way to wear your hair? What styles make you feel pretty?

Side Swept Curls with Twist Hairstyle Tutorial

Erica Lea — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:50:28 +0000

Here’s a quick, glamorous hairstyle that looks like you spent loads of time curling your hair. However, you only need to curl a small section of hair, which only takes a few minutes!

What you’ll need:

A curling iron (I used a 1.5-inch curling iron)

A brush

Bobby pins (I used around 15)

Hairspray (for holding the finished style)

Watch the video for directions:

Bedhead to Elegant Updo [Video] Tutorial

Erica Lea — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:24:03 +0000

Inspired by my sister-in-law and friend, Breanna, who has an awesome hairstyle/fashion/personal blog, I’ve decided to share a tutorial for a quick, easy, and elegant updo that will transform your messy hair into a neat, beautiful, romantic hairstyle.

You’ll need:

About a million hairpins
Hair flowers or other hair accessories (optional)

Note: my hair had a bit of texture in it from the previous day, so if your hair is very flat you may want to add some product. I love TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Spray Gel.

And here’s the tutorial:

Haircut

Erica Lea — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:23:22 +0000

On Saturday, Amanda and I had Mom cut our hair. When Amanda saw the pile of our combined hair she cried “We’re bald!”

Photo Credit: Amanda Berge

The new style is not much different, just shorter. We both like our new cut very much!

Simple Three Strand Braid

Erica Lea — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:30:53 +0000

I first learned how to braid by making bread. It was so easy to cross the ropes of dough over each other to make French bread. But braiding my own hair was another matter. I would invariably end up frustrated and discouraged. But my sister encouraged me to keep trying, and eventually I succeeded at braiding a (very messy) simple braid.

Here is a tutorial to help you succeed with your first braid.

Simple Three Strand Braid Tutorial

1) Begin with neatly combed hair. There are few things more aggravating than snarly hair.

2) Separate your hair into 3 equal strands and hold them apart with your fingers.

3) Cross the far right strand over the middle strand. This is the new center strand, and the center strand is the new far right strand.

4) Cross the far left strand over the center strand. This is the new center strand, and the center strand is the new far left strand.

5) Continue in this manner (alternately crossing the far right and far left strands over the center strands) until you reach the desired length.

6) Tie off the braid with a ponytail holder, small rubber hair bands, ribbons, or whatever you wish.

This skill is the basis for many different hair styles. Experiment by making two equal-sized braids, making two small braids on either side of your head and gathering them together at the center of your head, coiling the braid into a bun, etc. Be creative!