This is a fun fancy updo that most of the time you probably WON'T want to do on your 3 year old. When I have to rely on bobby pins alone to hold up the hair, I know the hairdo just ain't gonna last through the somersaults, frequent wardrobe changes into princess wear, and jumping on the bed.....SO you might want to save this for your older, more 'sophisticated' gals, who need something a little extra special. I had to use my most available model however, so here we go. Fortunately, she has mounds of hair to demonstrate on!
I started off by quickly curling all her hair.
I gave her a side part on top.
I took the front section, and twisted it down low by her ear.
I secured the twist with a bobby pin, in a bobby pin roll.
I did the same on the other side, creating a headband effect in the front of the hair.
In the back of her head, I pulled all the hair up, including the front pieces that I'd bobby pinned off,
and twisted it all into a large twist.
At this point, you want to roll the hair, in this case, from the left side, over and 'tuck' it over the twist, enclosing the twist. This gives you a french twist.
Next I took several bobby pins and 'combed' the hair that I pulled over with the tips of a bobby pin, and tucked it down under the twist, and pushed it all the way in. It's out here so you can see how it is holding that top hair.
More angles to try and illustrate how to place the pins to hold in the twist.
Bobby pin all the way up and down the twist until it's secure and tight.
After the twist is secure, then I flopped the hanging hair back over the twist.
After combing through her hair, I had to retouch up her back curls quickly.
Stick in a big bow on top (I got this one from KayteBug Boutique)
One thing with this updo is you can make it look sleek and tight, or loose and soft. I did a looser softer look here, with her little wispies all curled (since I knew this 'do wouldn't stay in long anyway), but I love the soft loose curls.
Perfect for prom, parties, special nights out for your big or little princesses!
