I’m still in the process of growing out the dreaded pixie cut, but my hair is too long in the back for my typical long run ‘do of just pinning the bangs back. Hair hanging on my neck = unhappy, neck-sweaty Lauren after several miles in the summer sun.
So what’s a girl to do? I like headbands, but the little whispy pieces that fall out of them in the back drive me insane. My bangs just need to grow out already! In the meantime, I did what any social media addict would do. I Googled like crazy, in search of a solution. And lucky me… I found it!
Braided bangs!
They stayed in place for 4 miles, and let me tell you, they are not going anywhere.
The shocking part? Before yesterday, I didn’t know how to french braid or attempt this style. I turned to the lovely ladies of YouTube for help. There are many, many hair tutorials that show the process, but I found these two videos to be the most helpful.
To get an idea of how to create the style:
To learn to French braid:
I did not braid the way the girl in the first video does, but used her other tips and suggestions. I braided as is shown in the second video. Best of all, it took less than 5 minutes and kept my hair from driving me crazy. Success!
Spill it. Do you have a favorite running hairstyle? Do you just throw it back in a ponytail? Is there a hair accessory you can’t live without on your training days?
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OMG! Blair! Blair is my bff, I learned so much from he about how to do my hair and makeup.
I’m totally serious right now.
Kace, I might love you more right now than I already did.
This might just be genius…and super cute too!
Why thank you! I love it. A lot.
Adorable! Great idea.
You are so freakin cute!!! I love your bangs done up like that! I go through a routine of pinning, clipping, and pulling things back before I run to keep it all out of my face. I swear all of those bobby pins are just as important as my Garmin!
Adorable, you look so cute like that!
I love the bangs, looks cute for even non-running days!
I love my short new hair cut but could not figure out what to do the bangs. Thank you so much.
I’m so glad I found your blog too. I don’t have Crohns or Colitis but have digestive issues and appreciated reading about people who live life inspite of them.
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Thank you! I need to try this! I usually just throw my hair in a ponytail and plop a hat/visor on to keep the wispy hairs away. But I don’t really love wearing hats. Hopefully I can do this (I kind of hair-inept!)
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