Worms & A MOHAWK

It feels like I have been gone for so long!  Well like most moms the end of the school year means a very full calendar so, even though my hair styles continue at home (and yes, I do take pictures!) I haven't posted them all.  So, I have some catching up to do.  


Every once in a while a hairstyle you try comes out totally wrong and from that you develop a new, sometimes even greater style.  Or... what starts out as a joke turns out to be a pretty great style.  That seemed to be the case last Friday for me with my "Boo".  It was crazy hair day at her school and we decided to do a "Worm Mohawk".  Sounds crazy enough right?!?!  Well, how did we know that it would turn out pretty and her friends would end up asking me to do this "on a regular day".  Go figure!  


Please excuse some of the blurry pictures - since I didn't really see this as a hairstyle that would be used that often (or even posted on this blog) I wasn't taking very many so I couldn't be selective. 


Now, unlike the styles I usually like for school, this one requires quite a few hairpins and, although it isn't hard, it is very time consuming so if you plan on doing this style make sure you have a great TV show, allow yourself 20-30 minutes (30 if it is your first time) and be sure you look at my video on twist braids if you are not familiar with them already.  The video is on my two previous posts.  

Have the following handy and ready: 

* a fine toothed comb
* a spray bottle or detangle spray if your child's hair is dry 
       (helps pull the ponytails tight & twist braids smooth)  
* a good amount of small rubber bands that match your child's haircolor 
 (very light blonds should actually use white bands as they blend really well - 
    a trick I learned this weekend :-) 
*  Hairpins that match your child's hair
*  Hair Serum or Shine Spray and Sparkles (optional) I just listed this as I used it
Begin by making 4 ponytails in a line down the center of the head.  The size of the ponytails should depend on the amount of hair.  

Make sure they are in a straight line and make sure the first one is a tad further back on the head and the last one is a bit higher off the neck this will help the mohawk stay closer together. 

You can see if you look close that my top pony is
secured back & the last is secured as high up as I could

You will find that it is near impossible to have equal amounts of hair in each pony - don't worry about that.  What IS important is to make sure the hair going into the ponytail is tight and slicked back.  You can use a fine toothed comb for this and a spray bottle or detangle spray to pull the hair back (or both).

After you have secured the ponytails begin by taking small sections of hair and making a ton of twist braids.  The smaller the sections the more impressive it will look.  However, there has to be a balance because it the section is too small the hair will simply slip from your hands as you try to braid it :-(  When I do the twist braid on this style I begin by spraying the hair with detangler, then I comb it with a fine-toothed comb, coat it with a small amount of serum and then begin my braid.  By doing this the twist stays tight and shiny.  Seeing as it was supposed to be a WORM, I was aiming for small, tight and shiny worms :-) 

Continue making these braids throughout the hair.  Once again, thank you the 7:30 a.m. airing of Spongebob Squarepants for holding my daughters attention through this adventure LOL That cartoon is getting a lot of free advertising here!  HA HA HA  To be honest, "Mama" loves it too so it keeps me a happy stylist! 

Once your braids are complete it is time to twist them and pin.  There was no rhyme or reason to my twist or pinning.  

I would loop it around the pony above it and then pin it and then the next one I would simply make a circle without looping it and pin it.  The only "rule" is to keep it close to the middle to keep the "MOHAWK" look.  So PIN PIN PIN away and before you know it.... TA DA! 

Simply pin any "fly-aways"

Sparkle if you wish, hairspray the heck out of it, and take a picture as you come to terms that you actually willingly gave your child a mohawk! 

Awwww it's good to be back!  :-)  HAPPY FRIDAY!   

That's Glitter in their hair but the camera makes it look like lint :-) 

PS - My daughter's gymnastics team competed this weekend and they all sported this style.  Not only was I able to teach the assistant coach this style using only the blog, the two of us easily did the hair on each gymnast (they have various textures of hair) and they looked AMAZING!  We received a ton of compliments and the girls loved a style that didn't interfere with their moves!!! 
Ballerinas I can only imagine what this would look like for your recitals! 

A Pre-Hairspray View from the top!