hair

total beauty's homepage today is about "picture-perfect bridal hair." i thought i'd share some of the highlights. they display 16 different bridal hairstyles with instructions/products so you can do these at home. most of them are ugly but i'll list some of the prettier ones:

What you'll need:

•Hair brush

•Hair elastic

•Clip-on ponytail hair piece (try HairUWear Posh Put On Pony, $49)

•Hairspray (try Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, $23 or John Frieda Frizz-Ease Moisture Barrier Firm-Hold Hairspray, $5.49)

•bobby pins

How to:

•Step 1: Brush hair down and back into a ponytail and secure with a hair elastic.

•Step 2: Mist hair with hairspray.

•Step 3: Secure the hair piece to your head by clipping it around the ponytail holder. (See photo.)

•Step 4: Wrap hair piece into a bun and secure with bobby pins. (See photo.) Set with hairspray. 

Works on: Chin-length hair

What you'll need:

•Hot rollers (try: Conair Infiniti Flocked Rollers, $54.99 or Vidal Sassoon Ionic Molecular Steam Setter, $20.99)

Bobby pins

•Hairspray (try Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, $23 or John Frieda Frizz-Ease Moisture Barrier Firm-Hold Hairspray, $5.49)

How to:

•Step 1: Set hair with hot rollers and allow them to cool. Remove.

Step 2: Using bobby pins, start with the top and side sections of hair and form hair into coils, then pin them softly back. Then pin hanging ends toward the center of head, again in a coil shape. (See photos.)

•Step 3: Set with hairspray.

Works on: Medium to long hair

What you'll need:

•Hot rollers (try: Conair Infiniti Flocked Rollers, $54.99 or Vidal Sassoon Ionic Molecular Steam Setter, $20.99)

•Bobby pins

•Teasing comb or small-toothed comb (try Ulta Styling Comb with Lift, $2.75)

•Hairspray (try Aveda Air Control Hair Spray, $23.00 or John Frieda Frizz-Ease Moisture Barrier Firm-Hold Hairspray, $5.49)

How to:

•Step 1: Set hair with hot rollers for added body and allow them to cool before removing.

•Step 2: Tease hair at the crown of your head to add volume and lightly spray with hairspray for hold, then smooth over the top layer of the teased area with a brush.

•Step 3: Gather hair into a low ponytail and twist it upward so that it creates a roll shape. (See photo.)

•Step 4: Secure the roll area with bobby pins and then wrap the hanging tail around (tucking in any loose ends and securing those with bobby pins as well). Finish by setting with hairspray.

Works on: Medium to long hair

What you'll need:

•Hot rollers (try: Conair Infiniti Flocked Rollers, $54.99 or Vidal Sassoon Ionic Molecular Steam Setter, $20.99)

•Hairspray (try Dove Flexible Hold Hairspray, $4.29 or Aveda Witch Hazel Hair Spray, $10)

•Jeweled clip (Scunci Genuine Crystal Clips, $3.29)

How to:

•Step 1: Apply hot rollers to the entire head. (See photo.) Allow to cool.

•Step 2: Once hot rollers have set, remove and finger comb hair to soften the curls. (See photo.)

•Step 3: Loosely pin back one side of the front section of your hair with a jeweled clip.

•Step 4: Set your style with a light-hold hairspray.

Works on: Long hair

What you'll need:

•Hair elastic

•Bobby pins

•Hot rollers or 1" curling iron

How to:

•Step 1: Using hot rollers or curling iron, create loose curls throughout your hair.

•Step 2: Divide hair into four sections: one on the far left side of your hair, two in the middle and one on the far right.

•Step 3: Take one of the four sections (on the far right or left -- depending on the side you want your pony to fall on) and secure it into a low pony.

•Step 4: Take the middle two sections and pin them on top of the secured pony. (See photo.)

•Step 5: Take the last section on the far side of your head and wrap it around the pony and the pinned sections to bring them all together. (See photo.) Pin that final section into place.

If you want to see the whole collection, you can go here.