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Medium length hair can be tricky business, especially if you're in a rush to get to school! It tends to go a strange wavy shape overnight, doesn't it? There are several really cute hairstyles you can do for school.
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
French Plaits (Braids)
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Split your hair into two even sections, and tie one off to the side in a bunch.
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Grab a section from the top. Exactly which part you choose depends on where you want your plait to start on your head. When you've grabbed your first section, split this into three parts.
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Plait the hair. Always put the outer section over the middle section, and alternate each time. First, do the section nearest your ear. Next, do the section nearest your parting. The section nearest your ear should be plaited next, but do not plait it in yet.
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Drop the next section to be plaited. Using a comb with a tail, scrape a section up. Do this by running the comb from the front of your hair, by your face, to the back of your head, being careful not to pick up any of the hair that you have gathered into the bunch. Plait this in.
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Find a section nearest your parting to plait next. Pick up approximately an inch of your hair, straight from that side of your parting, and plait this in.
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Carry on doing this until you have plaited all of the hair in. Then plait as normal. Repeat on the other side so you have two.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Big, Messy Bun
- Messy buns may seem like a slightly daunting prospect to a girl with medium-length hair, but they can actually be really easy to do.
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Decide how high up on your head you want your bun to be, and make a ponytail wherever that is.
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Making sure your ponytail is secure and in the right place, start pulling it out. To do this, just use your fingers to make the hair that isn't "part" of the ponytail looser, so it is not pulled so tightly into the ponytail. Do this until you are satisfied.
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Grab a fine-toothed comb. Using the tail, section your hair off into quarters, pinning three of them to your head. Use the comb to tease the remaining section. Make sure it is completely teased from the hairband to the tips, then spritz with hairspray and pin to your head. Repeat this process until you have an extremely silly-looking afro-ponytail, all four sections teased.
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Form the bun. This is the bun part (geddit? Fun part, bun part...no?). Gather up your afro-ponytail and twist very lightly, gathering all the strands in together. Wind this around the base of the ponytail to create a bun, as you normally would. Make sure the end of the ponytail is pinned securely at the back, and pin where desired to keep your bun in place.
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Do what you like with it! This is where you get artistic license You can put a cute bow in front of it, wear a bandana, pull strands out around your face...just make sure you spray it lots with hairspray, and you have enough pins in! If you shake your head around a bit and the bun doesn't feel secure, then make it secure! You can use closed or opened bobby pins.
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How do I make a Dutch braid?
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It is the same thing as a French braid, but instead of braiding your hair in, you braid your hair out.
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How do I make a high ponytail without having bumps?
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Try using water and hairspray. Use both a brush and comb. Try brushing your hair firmly, but not too firmly. You can also use conditioner to make it smooth.
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Do you have any other hairstyles for medium length hair?
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You can always do it in plaits (dutch, french or fishtail braids), buns or ponytails.
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If you are more of a messy braid kind of gal, then make your French plaits looser, then pull them outwards to give them a larger, messier effect.
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Another really cute alternative to normal French plaits is Dutch braids, where the plait is inverted so the strands appear to go outwards from the middle.
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If you have really this hair, you may want to use a donut ring for the messy bun. Still tease your hair, but arrange and pin around the ring rather than in an actual bun.
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