Twisted Side Pony- Guest Post by Aunie Sauce

Hello lovely ladies! My name is Annelise and I blog over at the little blog called Aunie Sauce. I'm the girl who is "not." NOT a mom. NOT a graphic designer. NOT a gourmet cook. So, what am I? A 20-something swanky Idahoan who blogs about faith, personal style, what's on my heart and daily shenanigans. Let's just say, Aunie Sauce is NOT your average blog.

Even though I've got a whole bunch of not's going on, one of my favorite things to blog about is HAIR! Today, I'm showing you the twisted side pony.

 I'm currently 10-months into a little hair venture called Bye Bye Beehive. It's a 365-day project where I don't do any teasing, blow drying, highlighting, or frying. It's my "big hair bereavement."

 

For this style, since I can't use a curling iron, I rolled my dry hair up in a friar tuck (it's my way to curl your hair without heat).
I wanted to give it some body before attempting this 'do. This style was kind of inspired by this style.
Anyway, here's the how-to:

1. I gathered a small section of hair at the nape of my neck and secured it in a low right-side pony with a clear elastic band.


2. I took a couple of face-framing pieces from the left side and twirled them into a little twist. I stuck a bobby pin at the bottom of that to hold it in place and just let it hang down for the time being.


3. Then, I gathered small sections of hair and began twisting them back (loosly) and secured them around the clear elastic ponytail holder.


4. I kept it messy. I didn't want it to look like a "ponytail," but instead a side updo-of-sorts.


5. As I twisted the sections back and pinned them, I made sure to only pin a small piece of the twist. I didn't want huge bobby pins showing everywhere. Plus, once the hair is twisted back like that, it won't move too much, so the whole thing doesn't need to be pinned.


6. After all my sections were pinned, I grabbed the little extra twist and tucked it back behind the ponytail.


7. I then pulled and tugged on a couple pieces to give my hair a bit more volume and to make it look a bit messier.


8. If I were you, I would definitely finish this with a bit of hairspray, but mine didn't seem to move too much without it.

The little added twist would look really cool if you had highlights or colored dimensions in your hair.
It didn't show up so well in my au natural ombrè hair, but that's OK.
It's the thought that counts.

If you need help, refer back to that other tutorial.
Mine was clearly modified and doesn't look as nice, but I liked it a lot.

I hope you enjoyed my little hair tutorial! I'd love for you to stop by Aunie Sauce and say hi!

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