Chignon Bun Behind Ear

It's hot today and after going out shopping not once, but twice, I was ready for a cooler way to wear my waist length hair.  So I shampooed it, and while it was wet, I combed it over my shoulder as if I was going to do my usual over the shoulder braid.  But instead of braiding it, I twisted it and coiled it into a chignon just behind my ear. It sits there quite comfortably and won't get in my way if I have to lean back in a car or on a couch. I secured it with four dark bobby pins. It's a bit loose and messy. If I was going to wear it for swimming or ballet, I'd make it tighter. My flyaway hair is a lot easier to style when it's wet, but do what works best for you.

Braided Crown Day 4

This style is not easy to do by yourself, and usually I have to attempt it 3 or 4 times before it either passes, or I get impatient and decide to do something else with my hair.  It helps to learn this on a friend and then once your muscles are trained you can braid behind your own head.

I started the braid just above my ear, went around the back, over the other ear, and then whatever is left gets braided and laid around my forehead and above the start of the braid.  When I get to the end of the braid I secure it with a hair elastic. The end gets tucked into the top of the main braid and then I pin the tail. This is a pretty style to enhance with tiny flowers like strawflowers for a special occasion.

Pigtails Day 3

In this hot weather I do my best to get my hair up and off my neck.  So today I went with pigtails.  That in itself looks pretty plain, so I spiced it up by wearing my newly woven hair scarf with it.

Pin and Twist

Last night I decided to do my hair in a pin and twist style I saw on the Internet, but I didn't want to sleep on a head full of bobby pins.  So I did it this morning.  This was my first try and I think I can do better in the future. I need to imagine the back of my hair parted as if I'm doing pigtails, and then lay the pin curls along that line.