Hair Failure

I have super thick hair. Once upon a time it used to have really pretty waves and curls. Sadly I have lost most of my curl since having Emma. Now it just has some slight wave to it.
Enter Pinterest.
While browsing for some new ideas to do my hair I stumbled on a tip that was suppose to make your hair wavy. It looked super easy and I thought "brilliant I'll try it!"
So I braided my hair in pigtail breads and turned on my straighter. Once my straighter was hot I proceed to iron my braided hair.
In theory this would work like a charm. It would basically curl my hair in pretty much no time... The only problem was it didn't work.
What I felt like I would of looked like...

 

What I felt I actually looked like...

 

(Okay so maybe this is a bit exaggerated :)

All I did git was some weird crimps and a very slight wave that looked more like a crimp go bad. So my hair ended up going up for the day.
Maybe you need thin hair for it to work... all I know is that I will use my straightener as an actually straightener next time.

How did you do that?

Don't you love it when a Hair tutorial actually works. I hate to say it, but I usually fail at the hair tutorials. This time it was a success. I wore this hair style to church the other day and everyone was asking how I did it or telling me how they loved my hair.

Picture by Photographer for life 

Sara from Photographer for life, gave a tutorial that made this simple gibson tuck look so easy. I just had to try it. Since I have a lot of layers, there was only one thing that I change for myself. Here is what I did.

1.  I put my hair in a ponytail
2. Then I pulled out the ponytail slightly
3. Next I loosely braided my ponytail (this is the only part that I added/changed)
4. Then I wrapped the braid around my finger
5. After wrapping the braid, I tucked the braid into the spot between my head and the ponytail.
6. Lastly, I bobby pinned my hair band to my head

And that's it. Super easy. I am so glad I found this tutorial.

To see the tutorial that Sara gives, click here