Haunted Mansion Photo shoot @ Disneyland

I'm interrupting the usual Pinspirational blog post with a special announcement today.  Do you remember when I blogged about my Double Rope Braid Bun for my photo shoot with White Rabbit Photo Boutique?  Well, the photos from the photo shoot are up today and I love them all!!  Check them out!

http://whiterabbitphotoboutique.com/blog/2012/11/when-hinges-creak-in-doorless-chambers/

Photo Credit: White Rabbit Photo Boutique

Double Rope Braid Bun

 http://pinterest.com/pin/231724343298182755/

Photo credit: The Beauty Department

Pin Rating: 4.5

Duration: ~15-20 min 

Sorry I've been MIA for a week now but I've had quite an exciting weekend.  I've been busy working away on some Halloween Costume for Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland.  In August one of the blogs I follow (Budget Fairy Tale) had a blogiversary giveaway and I was lucky enough to win the free photo shoot with Jenna at White Rabbit Photo Boutique!!!  So I decided it would be a great idea to have the photo shoot in costume at Disneyland!  A couple of friends and my boyfriend and I attended the photo shoot as Haunted Mansion Ballroom dancers.  This hairstyle that I found on Pintrest was the perfect solution to a quick and elegant up-do that the girls can do for the photo shoot.

The pintrest photo does a great job of breaking down the instructions.  I don't have any pictures of the step by steps I did, but I have to admit, it's a little hard to do this one by yourself so I gave it a 4.5 rating.  Also if you have layered hair (which I do) it gets a little bit harder to manage as well.  Luckily I had my friend there to help me so we did each other's hair for the night.

What you'll need:

• Hairspray
• 2 thin hair ties
• 2 small elastic hair ties - black or clear depending on hair color ( I like using Goody's ouchless elastic bands) Note: These small ones should be as big as the width of your fingers.  It will make it easier to tie the ends of your hair.
• Standard sized Bobby pins (if you happen to have larger bobby pins like I was lucky enough to, use them!  They help out a lot)
• Brush

Cute & Quick Hair Designs

Here's  a quick post of a hairstyle I did for a friend's wedding rehearsal. Thanks Pintrest!

http://pinterest.com/pin/231724343298248318/

Pin Rating: 5!!  

Duration to complete: 5-10 min

Only 1 picture this time because I didn't have anyone to help me out with the photos when I was actually doing the hairstyle.  Also it was pretty quick to do as long as you know how to braid.  

If you don't know how to make a braid, you can check out youtube blogger Lets Make it Up! and her braid encyclopedia video below.