Most girls want to go back to school looking their best. But when it comes to getting their hair fixed, they don’t want to get up early or sit still very long.
Stylists at the Marinello School of Beauty in Ogden say that, with a little know-how and practice, moms can create some of the hottest hairstyles for girls in 25 minutes or less.
Side braid ponytail
The student: Lauren Moore, first grade, Majestic Elementary
The stylist: Cacede Coggins
The secret: Curling the hair before braiding it gives texture to the finished hairdo. Leaving some hair out of the braid makes the hair look longer than it is.
The technique: Divide hair into a top, middle and bottom section. Curl the hair one section at a time, starting with the bottom by wrapping small chunks of hair around a half-inch curling iron until hot and curled. (Hold the end of the hair; do not snap it inside the curling iron.) Once it is curled, reserve about one-fourth of the hair on one side and French braid the rest of the hair from the ear to the neck. Secure the braid with a rubber band. Take a piece of hair from the unbraided side and wrap it around the braid. Secure with a bobby pin. Continue to pin pieces of hair behind the ear until it looks like a ponytail. Curl any pieces that hang out.
Time-saving tip: Curl only the top and bottom section. Leaving the middle section straight won’t make much difference once the style is finished.
Braided bangs with wave
The student: Maddie Harris, fifth grade, Majestic Elementary
The stylist: Lacey Nicholls
The secret: Add a twist to the style by securing the braid with a bobby pin halfway through and then continuing braiding in a different direction.
The technique: Take a two-inch section of hair from the natural part to the ear. French braid the section from the part to the temple area and secure with a bobby pin. Divide the rest of the hair into a top, middle and bottom section. Use a flat iron to create waves, starting with the bottom section by placing a chunk of hair inside the flat iron and wrapping it around the iron until hot and wavy. The smaller the chunk of hair, the tighter the curl will be.
Time-saving tip: Wash hair the night before and allow it to dry during the night. This often creates a natural wave and eliminates the need for blow-drying and curling.
Upside down braid with messy bun
The student: McKinli Hoit, fifth grade, Majestic Elementary
The stylist: Lindsey Nyquist
The secret: Curling the hair before pinning it back creates body and is easier to loop than straight hair.
The technique: Have student flip her head upside down and French braid the hair from the neck to the crown of the head. With the student now sitting straight up, part the hair at the natural part line and use a flat iron to curl the hair by placing a section of hair inside the flat iron and wrapping it around the iron until hot and wavy. Once curled, take sections of hair, loosely twist them back to the braid and secure with a bobby pin. Leave a few curls out around the face.
Braided headband
The student: Sydney Moore, fifth grade, Majestic Elementary
The stylist: Lacey Nicholls
The secret: Pinning the braid behind the ear gives the illusion of a braided headband and is a very fast style for a rushed morning.
The technique: Reserve a section of hair from ear to ear as big as you would like the “headband.” Starting at one ear, French braid to the other ear and secure with a bobby pin.
Braided pigtails with mushy buns
The student: Ashlyn Bardwell, kindergarten, Riverdale Elementary (pictured at left)
The stylist: Lindsey Nyquist
The secret: When pinning the hair into “mushy buns,” the closer the bobby pin is to the end of the hair, the bigger the loop with be. Play with the distance of the bobby pin to create different-sized loops.
The technique: Part the hair at the natural part line. French braid each side to the crown of the head and secure with rubber bands. Put a bobby pin into a section of hair from the pigtail and secure it into the braided hair. Repeat until all of the hair is looped into “mushy buns.”
Curly ponytail
The student: Erin Bardwell, fourth grade, Riverdale Elementary
The stylist: Cacede Coggins
The secret: Make the ponytail look longer by putting a second ponytail underneath the first. Backcombing the hair where the ponytail will go helps the hairdo stay in longer.
The technique: Divide the hair into a top, middle and bottom section and starting with the bottom, curl the hair one section at a time, starting with the bottom by wrapping small chunks of hair around a half-inch curling iron until hot and curled. (Hold the end of the hair, do not snap it inside the curling iron.) Once it is curled, loosely French braid the bangs portion of the hair to the temple and then straight back a few inches. Make sure the hair comes to the braid instead of moving the braid back. Secure the braid with a bobby pin. Leave the sides of the hair out and divide the middle section of hair in half. Make a loose ponytail with the top section and secure with a rubber band. Create another ponytail with the bottom section right under the first ponytail. Take the reserved hair from one side and wrap it around the top ponytail. Secure with a bobby pin. Wrap the other reserved side around the bottom ponytail.
Time-saving tip: Use bigger pieces when curling the bottom section of hair — three big chunks should do it.
