kristen dake, ladies and gentlemen

here is a picture of my hair at my wedding

stunning... i know!

but this isn't about me. my friend kristen is so talented and fun.  she designed this very blog and does other really cool work over at homeseedpaper.com.  this isn't a plug for her design work though. this is about her ability to follow directions.

she texted me and asked to write a tutorial for how I did my hair.  I didn't have time to take pictures and post one so I texted** the instructions to her

**whenever I text I turn into the California valley girl I always dreamed of being, so read past the "likes". I wouldn't last in California, my skin is too fair.

for those of you who can't take the suspense she did in fact wear her bangs to the side. but for those who can wait,

drumroll please...

                      HERS LOOKED BETTER THAN MINE.

porch hair men's edition

styling mens hair is the best because it can make for the craziest transformations. i am a firm believer in a good haircut that makes for an easy and effortless style, but it can take a bit of moving the hair around to make it do exactly what you want.

this was Drew before my hands grazed his hair. truth of the matter is, the first step to any good hairdo is making sure your fly is up.

using a light hold hairspray like L'oreal Elnett or Bumble and bumble's Does It All 

will help move and keep the hair where you place it while still being able 

to move your hands through it.  it is also easier to disperse in the hair than a gel.

 

on a mens style you want to remove width on the sides so we 

overdirected drew's hair behind his ear and hairsprayed it.

(manipulating the hair with the pads of your fingers will allow you 

to control it better without messing up parts you might already like)

we created a side part and took the hair from his part back and then over.

his fly is up and he is ready to go

porch hair take 1

When the weather is hot no one wants to spend time on their hair. Have you ever washed your hair and by the time you were done blow drying you were sweating? Ha oh no one else, only me? But really. Let's talk some styling post airdry...

here was abby no product airdry. she looks great but we wanted to spruce her up bit.

first we trimmed some bangsies

then we took her hair into four large sections, used texture cream

 (a sea salt spray would work too) 

emulsified product in hands and apply to each section evenly.

we took a section at a time and twist the hair away from her face.  

once the top half of the hair is twisted pinch the hair and push up the section with your fingers

do the same to the bottom half of the section.

continue doing this to all 4 sections until all the hair

is curled.  always twist away from the face. and shake your head
about to give it a lived in look.

and tadaaa

then after we did a fun pony for abby. 

whenever i start doing her hair I can't stop...

we backcombed her hair in the crown, pulled it back using 

the mason pearson brush

ITS A PARTY ON TOP OF OUR HEADS YOU GUYS...

Yes, I am talking about your hair.  People don't love their hair and it is a travesty.  My part in this great hair depression is to show people how to love those little dead skin cells that grow from our scalps.  It is all about showing them who is boss.  They want to be beautiful just as bad as you want them to be.  In days to come you will see posts of my teamy and I hitting the streets and making locks luscious because there is no reason you shouldn't be the best looking person you've ever laid eyes upon... THIS IS HAIR FACTOREE, nice to meet you.