Diagonal Flipunders Toddler Hairstyle and Giveaway

A Quick and Easy Hairstyle For Toddlers, Babies, and Girls

This fun hairstyle is very easy and quick. Great for keeping hair out of the eyes. Of course, this style isn't just for babies. This would be cute for older girls as well! The Princess wears her hair like this quite a bit. With an added ponytail or bun, it's a great hairstyle for gymnastics, sports and dance (as it stays in place and holds up very well.) This hair style should work with short hair and long hair, fine or thick!

Along with this hairstyle, we are giving away a Topsy Tail and a Design Weaver. I realize not all of you are "Youtubers" so we are doing 2 separate giveaways (and 2 prize packages.) Feel free to enter both here on the blog and on Youtube to double your chances! To enter on Youtube, go here to watch our video and complete the entry. To enter here on our blog... scroll down for entry details under this styling video.

The "Topsy Tail" and "Design Weaver" we are giving away are both made by Scunci. The Topsy Tail is shown in our hairstyling video above. If you haven't seen the the Design weaver before, it can be used to add ribbon to many hairstyles and braids, or for weaving the hair as shown in our basket weave video. I have noticed that both of these tools can be hard to find in stores, it seems to be hit or miss. If you are having a hard time finding either one, they can both be purchased online at Hair Flair Boutique.
We will have 2 winners (1 on Youtube and 1 here on our blog.) Each winner will receive both the Topsy Tail and the Design Weaver.

To enter our blog giveaway:

1. Follow us on Pinterest
2. Hit the share button under our post for this hairstyle/giveaway on Facebook
3. Leave a comment letting us know what you have planned for Valentines Day!

Please leave a separate comment for each entry you complete under this post. You can complete just one entry, or all 3 of them to up your chances. It's up to you! Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced on 1/29/12. (Please leave an email address in your comments so that I can contact you if you end up being the winner.)

*This is not a sponsored post. We purchased the prizes (which are some of our favorite hairstyling tools) to give away just for fun.

Braid Wrapped Bun

A Braid Wrapped Around A Messy, Piecey Bun - Updo Hairstyles

This braided updo would be great for a special occasion such as prom, a dance, church, communion, wedding, flower girl, homecoming, recital, ballet, etc.

I love the look of the braid wrapping around the bun. I first saw this style on "Goldilocksnme" and thought it was so darling, I had to try it! Their bun turned out very pretty and elegant.

The braiding technique used in creating this bun is called "perimeter braiding." This is basically the same technique we used to create the carousel braid in one of our former hairstyling videos (which btw can also be used to make a bun... it turns out really cute.)
Depending on how you place the braids, the bun can be shaped in a variety of ways. We were going for a round shaped chignon with sort of a messy look to it. You could definitely make this hairstyle more polished and sophisticated looking if you prefer.
As you will see in our video, you could easily make this into a heart shaped bun that would be a perfect Valentine's Day hairstyle!

The Illusion Braid

A unique braided ponytail

This braided ponytail is inspired by a request sent in from one of our Youtube subscribers (Rachel.) You can find the beautiful original braid/hairstyle we are trying to recreate by clicking here: Unique Braid

When I first saw the photo of this hairstyle, the plaiting looked very complicated with 6 strands! I had to study the braid for quite awhile (and actually felt quite silly afterwards) when I figured out how the braid was created. As you can see from our video, this is actually a very easy and quick hairstyle. Hence the name "illusion braid." Enjoy!

Video braiding tutorial:

I'm thinking this is a style that most everyone can do (although you will need fairly long hair to complete the braid.) We would love to see pictures on our facebook page if you try it!