Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Long Fishtail Braid

To create a full fishtail, herringbone or two strand braid, follow the same steps creating a two strand over braid, but start at the front of the hair in a triangle section.


To create a full braid, follow the same steps for creating a two strand over braid described above, but start at the front of the hair in a triangle section.

One of the great things about the fishtail braid is that depending on how you position your hands, the braid will change the way that it looks from tight against the head to loose and full.

To get the soft and full look that is shown above and to the right the hands need to be held as much as 6 inches away from the head as the braid is being done.

The hair should be braided close to the scalp until about halfway from the hairline. Then the braid should be created at least 6 inches away from the scalp. This will give the braid a very soft and draped look.

You have option to finish with a tight herringbone braid and then tuck it up and under the hair. The tucked braid should be pinned securely. This gives the hair a type of soft updo look that is very elegant and romantic.

Long Fishtail Braid

Fishtail Braid

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Japanese Traditional Ofuku Hairstyles


Ofuku hairdo is the famous Japanese hairstyle. Ofuku hairdo is also called as split peach and momoware hairstyle. Ofuku hairstyle is used for the long hairs. In the ofuku hairstyle the large amount of decorations is required which give pleasant looking. Ofuku is beautiful hairstyle and decorated with interesting variety of kanzashi. The twist is split and red fabric natural fiber in the center. The tegarami is triangular shape which is pinned to the underneath of the mage and ofuku hair style is conventional hair style.

Ofuku hair style is famous from its distinct look, in the ofuku a toned down form with the knot worn lower which signified the maiko's loss of virginity. Ofuku hairstyle is diffucult to achieve and this hairstyle is look good on special event




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Ofuku hairdo is the famous Japanese hairstyle. Ofuku hairdo is also called as split peach and momoware hairstyle. Ofuku hairstyle is used for the long hairs. In the ofuku hairstyle the large amount of decorations is required which give pleasant looking. Ofuku is beautiful hairstyle and decorated with interesting variety of kanzashi. The twist is split and red fabric natural fiber in the center. The tegarami is triangular shape which is pinned to the underneath of the mage and ofuku hair style is conventional hair style.

Ofuku hair style is famous from its distinct look, in the ofuku a toned down form with the knot worn lower which signified the maiko's loss of virginity. Ofuku hairstyle is diffucult to achieve and this hairstyle is look good on special event.


Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese to win the nobel prize (1968) once wrote "If for no other reason than to preserve traditional hairstyles, the geisha's existance is vital. I wonder how and when these hairstyles developed."
"Japanese men, as a rule, feel about a woman's neck and throat about the same way as men in the west feel about a woman's legs. This is why geisha wear the collars of their kimono so low in the back...I suppose that its like a woman in Paris wearing a short skirt." Sayuri, in 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Aurthur Golden.