Hair Style Dictionary Instruction links - please help!

[Samikha]

UPDATE: The contents of this thread are now in the LHC Hairstyle Thesaurus (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=145554) stickied in the Mane Forum.



Hiya, guys!

This is yet another branch of the whole Hair Style Dictionary project. We have now gotten to the instructions links. I've been hosting this at my blog so far, but now it's coming to an end and I need more attention:eyebrows:

I've been googling my fingers raw to fill out as many blanks in this list as possible, and I daresay I've done an alright job. However, some styles are more difficiult to find instructions for, and with others I just don't know what they actually look like - and then I am reluctant to put a link in there simply because it seems likely - we need higher standards than that! And it is of course always preferable to have several tutorials, both for visual learning and because different sets of instructions make the process easier.

So what I need from you ladies is the links I lack - and also, if you have the time or want to learn more styles, proofing the links already there. Are they understandable or pure rubbish? You tell me! I would really appreciate it if you took the time to look over these from me :flower: *flutters eyelashes*

Lastly, I want to thank all you kind souls who have put style instructions out there (and you who helped me find them!:blossom:). Eadwine, Isilya, KarenLynn and others, you are my new best friends as you saved me from some of the inevitable headaches. I hope you're flattered and not annoyed that we try to gather this all together;) Thank you, thank you, thank you! :flowers:

If you have links for any of these, please comment here so I can add them directly. Written instructions are okay, written instructions with pics are better, and written instructions with pics and a video tutorial are pure gold. I will be editing as it becomes necessary.


Styles lacking instruction links:

Bee butt bun (beadedbudgie’s)
Bee butt bun ”Christmas” variation
Braided figure eight bun
Braided orchid bun
Braid knot
Bun (exclusively di's)

Cage braid
Classic French braids with bun
Classic French five strand braids with braided tail
Classic Herringbone braids with bun
Classic French rope braids with bun
Classic twist with bun

Double cinnamon buns vertical
Double drape ladder
Double Dutch braids
Double four strand box braid
Double four strand flat braid
Double four strand rope braids
Double French five strand braids
Double French rope braids
Double herringbone braids
Double rope braids
Double rose buns horizontal
Double rose buns vertical

French rope

Gibson pompadour

Hair knot
Horseshoe braid

Nine strand braid

Poledra bun (icydove’s)

Rose bun with four strand braid

Seven strand braid
Snake bun [AKA Herringbone braid chinese bun]
Spiral french braid
Spiral french rope braid

Wrapped bun

Links for the other parts of the project:
Hair Style Dictionary and Size Chart (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=10999) (ChatoyantLocks' post with a list of all the styles included. Please go there if you know of a style not on the list, or if you have some contribution to the idea.)
Hair length survey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=11163) (To work out average length in inches for visual lengths like BSL, waist, hip, etc.)
Hair style difficulty survey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=11181) (Give your feedback as to how difficult the different styles are to do, so people know what they're getting into.)

ChatoyantLocks has started compiling the database, did you hear? *throws confetti*

[Samikha]

Hair styles with instructions, needing proofing:

A

B
Banded ponytail [AKA Caterpillar, Purplebubba's sleep braid] (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=35))
Bantu knots (link (http://rockyournatural.blogspot.com/2008/08/rock-curly-with-bantu-knot-out.html))
Basic braid [AKA Three strand braid, English braid] (link 1 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#20), link 2 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/basic3.htm))
Beavertail Braid (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/pics/long/L001/), uninformative but with a picture)
Bee butt bun (link 1 (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/4-3-Bee-Butt-Bun-Bienenpopo.html), link2) (http://www.geocities.com/thespookstress/frenchtwistlonger.html)
Braided fancy bun (video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZgmHYMj0k8&feature=related))
Braided cinnamon bun (link (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/10-7-Braided-Cinnamon-Bun-Geflochtener-gedrehter-Dutt.html))
Braided Chinese bun (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/china-sticks/default.asp))
Braided Comet knot (link (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/9-6-Braided-Comet-Knot-Geflochtener-Kometenknoten.html))
Braided cornrows (instructions (http://learncornrows.com/step1.html))
Braid flip (AprilElf’s) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=57))
Braid-over-braid updo (Phalaenopsis') (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=63))

C
Celtic bun (link (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/25-19-Celtic-Bun-Keltischer-Knoten.html))
Celtic knot bun (link (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/bellefr/doubleloopknotinstructions.jpg))
Celtic knot bun (CinnamonHair’s) (link (http://classiclength.home.mchsi.com/videos.html))
Cheater's figure eight bun (eadwine's) (link (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#27))
Chinese bun (link 1 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#23), link 2 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=15), link 3 (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/chinese-bun/))
Classic basic braids with bun (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/classic.htm))
Classic Dutch braids with bun (link (http://home.columbus.rr.com/dreamweavers/braids/classic.htm))
Cinnamon bun (link 1 (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/hair-bun/), link 2 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#4), link 3 (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/3-2-Cinnamon-bun-Gedrehter-Knoten.html))
Combo knot (aisling's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=342), down the page, lacking pictures)
Coronet braid (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=140780&postcount=12) to Gladtobemom's instructions for tailbone or longer)
Coronet bun (mira-chan's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=62))
Crown braid (link 1 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/crown.htm), link 2 (http://hairstyling.suite101.com/article.cfm/crown_braids_and_heidi_braids))

D
Double basic braids (stagecoach's) (video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPmdQEi7kk))
Double cinnamon buns horizontal (link) (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/5-4-Double-Cinnabun-Princess-Leia-doppelter-gedrehter-Knoten-Prinzessin-Leia.html)
Double French braids (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/combination.htm))
Double rose buns (AprilElf's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=804))
Dutch braid (link 1 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#11), link 2 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/dutch.htm), link 3 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=69))

E
Easy hairstick bun (laurahborealis') (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=61953))
Edwardian twist (link (http://intimelyfashion.com/hair/edward1.html))
Equilibrium bun (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=23))

F
Fake bob trick (Cuddledumplin's) (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=41837))
Falling out bun (Amoretti's) (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=78537))
Ficcare braid (cortese's) (link (http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/hair/styling.html))
Figure eight bun (link 1 (http://community.livejournal.com/longhair/2014065.html), link 2 (http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/hair/styling.html), link 3 (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/16-9-Figure-8-Bun-8-er-Dutt.html))
Five strand braid (link 1 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/5strand.htm), link 2 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#17), link 3 (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/5by5/), video (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v438/KarenLynn/Updos/?action=view&current=5-strandbraid.flv))
Flipped bun (video by Hypnotica (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7581080099802811376))
Flower bun (Isilya's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=4392&highlight=flower+Isilya))
Four strand box braid [AKA Square four strand] (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/4square.htm))
Four strand flat braid (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/flat4.htm))
Four strand rope braid (Elainehali's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=52))
French braid (link 1 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#9), link 2 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/french.htm), link 3 (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/french-braid/), on-site instructions with video (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=33))
French roll (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=74315&highlight=horizontal+french+twist))
French twist (link (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#7)) (CinnamonHair's instructions for very long hair, link (http://classiclength.home.mchsi.com/french_twist_instructions/index.html))
French twist bun (Hypnotica’s) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?p=178610))

G
Gibraltar bun (cortese's) (link (http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/hair/styling.html))
Gibson pompadour (link (http://intimelyfashion.com/hair/gibson2.htm))
Gibson tuck (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=49))

H
Hair flip (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/hair-flip/default.asp))
Half up cinnamon bun (link (http://artforhair.blogspot.com/2008/07/styles-4-half-up-bun.html))
Heidi braids (link 1 (http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip312.htm), link 2 (http://hairstyling.suite101.com/article.cfm/crown_braids_and_heidi_braids))
Herringbone braid [AKA fish tail braid] (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/herringbone.htm))

I
Infinity bun (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=28))

J
Japanese bun (link (http://www.castlemountaindesigns.com/techniques/japanese_bun.htm))

K
KarenLynn knot (long version) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=30))
KarenLynn knot (short version) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=29))

[Samikha]

Hair styles with instructions, needing proofing, continued:

L
Lace braid (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/lace.htm))
Lazy bun (Trolleypup’s) (youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veoz2zoXcrE))
Lazy infinity bun (arylkin's) (video link (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/Arylkin/?action=view&current=infinitybun.flv))
Lazy wrap bun (savi's) [AKA Non-Twist Bun (onceagain's)] (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=72))
Log roll (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=14))
Long clamp (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/long-clamp/))

M
Moezland bun [AKA Seashell bun] (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=1031558&postcount=77), lacking pictures)

N
Nautilus bun [AKA Inside-out bun] (Video by Hypnotica (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=466690622319220011), by eadwine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N-bXFkbo74), written instructions (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/22-16-Nautilus-Bun-Nautilus-Knoten.html))

O
Orchid bun (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=40856))
Orchid wrap (TBB link (http://chatter.thebeautybottle.com/showthread.php?t=1325), the name is clarified a little further down)

P
Peacock twist (video using a hairzing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQR7ZactJ0A))
Perimeter braid (Instructions link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/perimeter.htm))
Pig tails (video tutorial (http://www.expertvillage.com/video/59089_hair-styles-low-pigtails.htm))
Pinless braided bun (link 1 (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=71774), link 2 (http://www.io.com/%7Ecortese/hair/styling.html), video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAwAtnvm24g&feature=related))
Pony tail (video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SqHoYtUp4I))
Pony wrapped stick bun (capelli_lunghi’s) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=1))
Pretzel bun
Pretzel bun (JJJ's) (video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElSCHnzYtM8&feature=related))
Pretzel bun (aisling's) (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=46398&highlight=pretzel+bun), with pictures by KarenLynn)
Puffy bun (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=74625))

Q

R
Romantic French Twist (Hypnotica’s) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=8474&highlight=hypnotica+romantic+french+twist))
Rope braid (link 1 (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/Twist.htm), link 2 (http://www.whiterosecreations.nl/updos/#1))
Roped figure eight bun (link (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/24-18-Roped-Figure-8-Bun-gekordelter-8er-Knoten.html))
Rose bun [AKA Rope braid bun] (link (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/21-15-Rose-Bun-Rosenknoten.html))
Rosestem braid (link (http://dreamweaverbraiding.com/braids/rosestem.htm))
Rosette bun [AKA Knotted bun] (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=25234))

S
*Seven strand braid
Side bun (link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_OlAxiPIK0&feature=related))
Side twists [AKA Hair roll] (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/hair-roll/))
Six strand braid (link in the archives (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=57997))
Sock bun (link 1 (http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/index.php?/archives/18-10-The-Sock-Bun-Der-Sockendutt.html), link 2 (http://community.livejournal.com/longhair/2024587.html))
Sock bun (Veronique's) (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=288240&postcount=4), how to prep the sock link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=340556&postcount=59))
Spirit bun (Spiritlocks's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=684))
Stardust style (Yvaine's pirate ship hairdo) (Isilya's instructions link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=10925), off-site similar do link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFoyIUK9rW8&feature=user))
Swirly bun (Leia's) (link (http://www.network54.com/Forum/242462/thread/1084704126/The+Swirly+Bun))

T
Topsy bun (Lil_irish_angel's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=45))
Tri-coil bun (link (http://www.network54.com/Forum/242462/thread/1050566440/The+Tri-Coil+Bun))
Twisted cornrows (link (http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=242462&messageid=1088341158))
Twitch's double-looped knot (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=32))

U

V
Victorian Updo (link (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/victorian-updo/))

W
Woven bun (Isilya's) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=54))
Wrapped bun (KarenLynn’s) (link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=31))
Wrapped hairstick bun (Amoretti’s) (link (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=74034))

[plainjanegirl]

Here is a link to a youtube video of the double basic braids and I am pretty sure this girl is a member here too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPmdQEi7kk

[plainjanegirl]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7581080099802811376

Here is the video for the flipped bun.

[happymommy]

Somewhere here Gladtobemom has a thread on her Nanny Pauline (lol, I laugh every time because my Nanny is also Pauline). Linked in it are excellent instructions for a coronet braid.

I would find it and link it, but I are HTML dumb.

[fae]

that is stagecoach, I believe.

Gorgeous hair!

[Samikha]

Thanks, plainjanegirl! You always seem to find the ones I miss. I am pondering whether this is because you are smart or because I'm a bit slow;)


Somewhere here Gladtobemom has a thread on her Nanny Pauline (lol, I laugh every time because my Nanny is also Pauline). Linked in it are excellent instructions for a coronet braid.

Thank you, I found it :) Am gonna send off a PM to her for some clarification, as I am continually wondering what is the difference between a coronet and a crown braid :lol:


that is stagecoach, I believe.

Gorgeous hair!

Really, really gorgeous indeed! And I never saw anyone braid so fast! Thank you!

[Teazel]

I would like to submit arylkin's Lazy Infinity Bun - here's a link (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=14522) to the thread, and it even has an excellent video (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/Arylkin/?action=view&current=infinitybun.flv)!

[granitbaby]

Here is a link to Gibson Pompadour:http://intimelyfashion.com/hair/gibson2.htm

:cheese:

[Teazel]

If you're still looking for instructions for a six-strand braid, there are some here (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-57997.html).

[Amoretti]

This thread should definitely be a sticky!

[Cowgirl16]

:eyebrows:Bump, I have been looking for a thread like this and I didnt know how else to get it to my page.:confused:

[frizzinator]

Cowgirl16, just under the advertisement near the top of this page, under the heading "Thread Tools", click on "Subscribe to this thread".

[Cowgirl16]

Cowgirl16, just under the advertisement near the top of this page, under the heading "Thread Tools", click on "Subscribe to this thread".

Thank you:) I will look for that next time. I had found this several days ago while I was at work, it took me all morning to find it again:disgust:

[silkheart]

Thank you so much for this. I've saved a lot of these links to try out soon! :)

[xovictoryxo]

this is just the best thread ever! Thank you! I subscribed!

[sun-kissed]

LoversLullaby's Seashell Bun - http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=65935&highlight=seashell

[renee2day]

Thanks to everyone for their contribution to this thread. I just subscribed as I need new ways to wear my layered bsl hair with out using heat. The hairstick bun is perfect! You are all so inspiring!

[tuanyiji]

Easy hairstick bun (laurahborealis') (link)
http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=61953
This link no longer works and wayback machine didn’t archive it either, unfortunately.
Did anyone remember how to do it?
The name is really vague, because it essentially could mean any stick bun.