Part 2 of Back To School Hairstyle Tutorials 2012: The Messy Side Bun, The Messy Side Braid, & The Ponytail With A Bump

So this is part 2 of my Back to School Hairstyle Tutorial Feature.  For the first 2 looks I just did a continuation of the front french braid look from yesterday and just built on that.  Once again, the corresponding numbered directions to go along with the picture tutorial are below each picture set.  Good Luck trying out your new hairstyles!!!  First, here are 3 stars with the hairstyles I am going to teach you how to do.

Look # 3:  Messy Side Braid
1.  Tease length of hair with a teasing brush.  Make sure not to get it tangly but just tease it enough to make it look thicker so you can have a "fatter" braid.  If you happen to tease it too much just lightly smooth back over it with the teasing brush.  It's also a good idea to lightly spray hair with a very dry hairspray like Redken #23 Finishing Spray (my favorite for that particular use) once you have finished teasing it.
2.  Make sure all hair is pulled to the side and separate into 3 equal parts and braid.
3.  Secure braid with a small clear rubber band.
4.  Pull braid in opposite directions in order to loosen the braid and again make it look "fatter".
5.  Now to make it even more messy, take the teasing brush and lightly brush in opposite direction.
6.  I know you can barely see my other hand, but what you do now is lightly pull on shorter layers of hair to pull them loose and again get the more messy look.
7.  Now you have the Messy Side Braid!

Look # 4:  Messy Side Bun

1.  Pull all hair to one side.
2.  Tease length of hair to make it appear thicker.  Then lightly spray with a very dry hairspray like Redken's #23 Finishing Spray.
3.  Loosely and lightly twist hair so that it still looks very thick.
4.  Keep twisting hair to the end.  No need to secure with anything just make sure to hold end.
5.  Loosely wrap hair around in the shape of a loose bun and secure edges of bun (all the way around) to head with bobby pins.
6.  Take your braid and loosely pull it back to wrap it around your bun.
7.  Secure braid with bobby pins.  The you can lightly pull on hair to get the shape you want from the bun so it's not too perfectly circle.
8.  And now you have the messy side bun with braid.

Look #5:  The Messy Ponytail With a Bump
1.  Depending on the thickness of your hair choose a plastic uncoated rubber band.  I use rubber bands for braiding when I do this.  Or you can use horse rubber bands.  Now attach two bobby pins to the rubber band just like in the picture.
2.  Tease roots of layers of hair on top of the head and down to the crown to create your bump and smooth front hair over teased portion.  Then pull hair into ponytail position.  Pull sides and underside tight with a comb but leave front portion loose.
3.  Reach in directly below ponytail and pull out a portion of hair that will be long enough to wrap around the ponytail holder.
4.  Get your rubber band with the 2 bobby pins and slide one bobby pin in snuggly against one side of your ponytail.  Then pull rubber band around completely encircling the ponytail and slide bobby pin in opposite direction that you pulled the rubber band from.  So if you are coming from underneath with rubber band, pull it tightly upwards but push bobby pin downward and diagonally through the center of the ponytail.
5.  Now take the portion of hair that you pulled out of the ponytail earlier and wrap it around the base of the ponytail.  Stick a bobby pin just before the end of the hair and wrap the end of the hair around the bobby pin and slide bobby pin diagonally through the base of the ponytail.
6.  Run fingers through your bump to make it look messy.  Then spray with Redken's # 23 Finishing Spray.
7.  Now the front is finished.
8.  Now begin teasing the ponytail with a teasing brush.
9.  Spray teased portion of ponytail with Redken #23 Finishing Spray.
10.  And now you have a Messy Ponytail With a Bump!

XOXO,