Your finished braid will look something like this. You will want to keep the braid close to the scalp.Īfter adding 3-4 additions, you will only add hair on the side closest to the face. Section this hair into three parts and start French braiding by adding a small section of hair on both sides. Section off a long triangle of hair by the part Start with hair that is parted on the side. However, our shorter-haired girls don't have as many fun tutorials out there, though so our friend Eryn helped us with this adorable hair style for girls with bobs, though this style also looks great on longer hair too. Hope you enjoyed our easy and quick hairstyle tutorial for short hair.We love bobs on girls! It's easy, there are fewer tangles to comb out, and it's just plain cute. Everyone always says it, but it's true! They grow up so fast!! I love the simplicity and classic look of it.Ī side note: I can't get over how much she has grown up and how long her hair has gotten since this picture was taken. We actually used this style for her picture day hairstyle at school one year. In the picture below, you can see that the first 3 curls we made are curled towards her face to help cover the rubber band.Īnd, the same curling technique was used on the other side to hide where the braid started. To accomplish this, we added some curls with our curling iron and strategically placed them in a way that covered both where the braid started and ended. This technique should work with fairly short hair! If you have longer hair, of course you could start the braid underneath her hair and bring it all the way around her head instead.Īfter you have the braid secured, you will probably want to try and hide the rubber band and parts on the other side of her head. You could use bobby pins if you prefer, but elastic bands seem to hold better for us. (You will want to make sure and leave some hair out in front and on top of this section to help hide the parts later.)īring the braid over the top of her head to the other side and secure it in place by grabbing a small section of hair (behind the barbie bangs) and rubber band the braid/hair together. Next, grab a small section of hair behind the Barbie Bangs - on the side of her head and braid. (If your hair is not quite long enough to meet in the back, you could secure each side behind her ears instead.) (If you have bangs or fringe, you can skip this part.)Īfter you get the hair in the front smoothed down and arranged how you want it, bring the ends together in the back and tie together with a small elastic. To begin this style, you will want to make some 'barbie bangs' by making a small part in the front and then take the hair on either side of the part and using water/gel slick it down behind her ears.

(No, we didn't cut her hair.) This hairstyle has actually been sitting on a 'missing' card for a few years and was done right after we donated her hair to 'Locks of Love.' I was ecstatic to find this card which has many cute hairstyles that were never posted.

If you are a regular visitor, you may have noticed that The Princess's hair is much shorter here.

Headband braid