For this fun and fancy one, I started with a side part back to her crown.
I then angle parted the larger section, and clipped off the middle area. I did spritz these little sections with water before I began my braid.
I did a daisy chain braid down to her ear and put in an elastic.
I did another braid in the middle section, angling towards the same direction as the first.
And then, I got out my WAVER. And yes, I LOVE it! I found this one in a clearance bin at Ross, and you would have thought I'd found a $100 bill buried in that bin. You see, long ago I had ye old crimping iron (1980 called and wanted it back), and I have since yard saled or DI'ed it, and have regretted it ever since. I didn't love the crimpled look, but I just loved the idea of the crimper. Nice, evenly distributed waves, not induced by an hour and a half of braiding. I've searched high and low for one that I liked (I don't like, I repeat, I don't like using the 3 barrel thingamajig) and was easy to use. SO, I'm telling you all this so that when the day comes and you find your waver buried in a bin, you will be as happy as I was! They are FABULOUS! Here's what Bessie (this is what I've named her since she's so beloved now) looks like:
See the nice deep waves? And it has temperature settings so you adjust it according to the type of hair you are using it on.
To begin waving I parted off her hair into small sections. I comb the hair out first, and lightly mist that section with hairspray, comb again, and then pick up my first piece to wave.
This waver gets extremely hot, so to protect her little noggin, I place the comb right next to her head when I use the waver up close.
Do each piece evenly, and always spray with hairspray before. This will help keep it in throughout the day. When you have waved all her hair, very lightly comb through from underneath, and only if necessary. If you've combed the piece out beforehand, it shouldn't need much.
And voila!
