Beehive (originally posted here)


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Instructions
1. Begin by brushing hair out so all knots and tangles are completely removed from strands.
2. Start at the front of the hair line and using a smooth hair pick or long tail of a comb, create a side-swept part that extends halfway towards back of the crown. Separate the front fringe area from the rest of the crown area.
3. Create a vertical part that extends from in front of one ear across to the other after you have created the new part you should have the front side swept area and the back section of the hair.
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4. Using your hands and a brush, direct the front part of the ponytail that captures on half of the remaining back strands.
Note: Secure the newly created ponytail with a "hair friendly" Blax, bungee or other elastic band. The gathered base of the ponytail should rest approximately at the center of the top of the crown area.
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5. Lift the tail of the new half pony straight up in the air and using a finger as a guide, twist the pony in a clockwise direction forming a funnel shaped mini twist that has a beehive style opening at the top.
6. Using your hands or a comb carefully smooth the new mini-funnel twist and secure firmly with bobby pins or U shaped pin in the same color as the strands.
7. Spray well with a firm hold hair spray.
Note the new mini-twist should sit at the top of the back of the crown area.
8. Create a part that extends down the middle of the back hair ultimately creating two separate sections of back hair.
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9 Pick up the right side of the back section and pull it up in the air smooth the back section and then wrap it around the base of the new funnel bun.
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10. Loop the hair neatly around the outside of the bun and pin securely with pin the same color as the strands.
11. Spray well with a firm hold hair spray.
12. Leave the remaining section of the back hair loose and move to the loose side-swept fringe area.
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13. Lift the fringe area straight up in the area and backcomb it. Hold the ends of the new section straight up and out from the scalp with one hand. With other hand, run the comb down the length of the hair from the end towards the base of the scalp in short, sharp and uniform strokes.
Note: Continue back combing until the entire section is tightly teased. In essence you will be backcombing your strands in the opposite direction from it's natural growth pattern.
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14. Using fingers carefully smooth the teased front area off the forehead and back towards the twist area of the crown.
15. Tuck the ends of the teased front section into the base of the funnel bun. Pin securely and spray with hairspray.
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Note: Ultimately the front hair should form a full sweep that rests along the top of the right side of the head as shown. Use the tail of a rattail comb to carefully adjust the base of the new sweep.
16. Comb or brush the remaining back section of hair to remove any tangles and to smooth.
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17. Lift another section of back hair up and direct at a left angle towards the top beehive funnel bun shape at the top of the crown. Make sure that the section is perfectly smooth.
18. Securely and tightly wrap the ends of the back hair section around the back of the beehive bun section.
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19. Carefully merge the back section of hair up and direct at a right angle around the top of the beehive section until you have the desired configuration.
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20. Pin securely into place using some colored bobby pin and U shaped hair pin to hold the shape.
21. Use a firm hairspray to completely spray the entire style. Let the spray dry and then repeat as needed.
22. Remember that the key to this look is uniformity. If the beehive shape is not well balance, unpin the last section and reposition the wrap.
23. Apply a drop or tow of a shine serum to the palms of your hands and then lightly glide of the top of the style to add instant shimmer and shine. Spray well with hairspray.