Hair DON'T of the Week

Hello my Darlings,
Yesterday I didn't have time to write my Hair Don't post, so I'm making it up today.
This week's Hair Don't is red hair dye.
Let me start off by saying this- hair is kind of precious. When you dye your hair repeatedly, it starts to get weak and break. If you have long and thick, gorgeous hair, after you dye it even once, it takes FOREVER to grow out. Some companies claim that their product makes your hair grow super fast. None of that works. So my point is, once you dye/bleach your hair, it takes a really long time to grow back to normal. You could always get it dyed back to your original color professionally, but that can be expensive, and is a bit of a hassle.
Anyway, back to red hair dye. Recently, one of my friends dyed her hair bright red. She got her aunt to dye it, so it wasn't done professionally. She started by bleaching her hair- meaning she took all color out of her pretty brunette locks. So now her actual hair color is white. Then she died her hair five times in a garish shade of red. Because it wasn't done professionally, she missed spots, and around her hairline is bleached out, and not red. Her hair will also fade over time, and will probably turn pink. There's also the factor of her brown hair growing back in- lord knows how awful that will look. So if she doesn't keep up with her faux ginger mop, her hair will look more of a disaster than it already is. Furthermore, if she does keep up with it, all that bleach could damage her scalp, causing bleeding and irritation. I know this because it happened to another one of my friends.
In conclusion, the moral of the story is- don't dye you're hair red... Or really any color for that matter. And if you must, then get it done at a salon, and find a way to do it that is healthy for your hair.
Come on, you need a healthy head for all those Delightfully Darling and Dazzling 'Do's!

Teeney Braid Headband

Hello everyone!
Today I have for you a Braided Headband, (really a cool "headband" made of your own hair!) This braid is really quite easy, if you start the braids in the right place. Good luck!

All you need for this 'do is 2-4 bobby pins, and a ponytail.

First, take a small section of your hair from the bottom of your scalp, by your ear. (see picture)

Now, take that section of hair, and pull it up towards the top of your head, so there's no bumps in the braid later.

Next, braid that section of hair all the way up and over your head. You can be done after this if you want, but if you feel motivated or have extra time or whatever, you can do as many little braids as you want, and make your headband as thick or thin as you want. In this case we're doing two.

Bobby Pin the two braids to the sides of your head. If you're finished, then make sure the bobby pins are fully hidden. But we happen to have one more step that makes this look super cute!
Pull all of your hair back into a loose pony tail, and secure it with a hair tie. Now take a strip of your hair from the pony tail, and wrap it around the hair tie, and secure it with a bobby pin, for a really cute and polished look!

I hope you enjoyed today's 'Do! Make sure you catch Thursday's Hair Don'ts!

xoxo

Mermaid's Braid

Welcome to Darling Do's. I hope you will enjoy everything this blog has to offer. I love doing my hair, and coming up with new ideas, so I thought I'd share them with you!

This first hairstyle is called the Mermaid's Braid. It works best on longer hair. If you have shorter hair, then do this braid the same way, only french braid it.

You will need:
Lots of bobby pins.
A couple clear hair ties.
A cute bow. (optional)
Hairspray.

You can do this braid to the side of your head or down the back. In this case, we're doing it down the back.

First, seperate your hair into two equal sections. Take one section and secure it loosely with a hair tie. We'll be using this section later. Now take the other section, and braid it normally down your back, and secure the end. Next, take the other section of hair, and braid it, just like the other one, and secure it.

Now, here's where it gets a little tricky. You want to put those braids together with bobby pins. Take a bobby pin, and push it through the back of one braid, and into the back of another. Do this all the way down the braid, until the two braids look completely combined. Once you get to the bottom, secure both braids with an elastic.

Spray lightly with hairspray, just so fly-aways stay in place. Then take your bow, and apply to about the crown of your head. (As seen in picture.)

I hope you enjoy today's Darling Do. There'll be more soon! Please leave me your feedback, I would love to know what you think!

xoxo