Help creating Ms Frizzle hair!

[carrielynn]

I'm going to be Ms Frizzle (from the Magic School Bus) for a costume party, and am looking for advice on how to create her hair.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hyoHTZvc4ws/UXn_HnRCMkI/AAAAAAAAABU/0qFUF1NtNCs/s320/friz2.jpg http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ms_frizzle_1_6166.png
I'm planning on damp braiding into 6 or so french braids to make my naturally wavy hair extra curly, then leave it parted down the middle, and I guess create a high bun. But I'm not sure what bun would look best or stay up best. I'm not very handy with many styles, but have lots of bobby pins and a jeterfork and some hairties and am willing to try anything!

Any ideas?

[fiðrildi]

That looks like a cinnamon bun on the top, doesn't it? You could leave a few strands of hair out of the bun, and curly just those, so that you don't have to damp all of your hair. It sounds like a funny costume, will you show us pictures when it's done? :wink:

[MsPharaohMoan]

Or a loose vortex bun to make it look bigger? I love this idea by the way and definitely want pics!!

[Anje]

I'd be tempted to do rag curls instead of just braids to really get curls, and then bun it as best you can.

[neko_kawaii]

A beehive style vortex?

[Kyla]

It looks like a high cinnamon bun, which I like to keep up with amish pins.

Also, I have to ask, what kind of dress are you going to wear for your costume?

[brickworld13]

There are so many dresses to choose from. She wore a different one for every episode.

[starlamelissa]

I would do a cinnamon bun with lots of curly wispies left out. The dress is that I want to see!

[carrielynn]

Thanks guys!! I found a blue, knee-length, 3/4-sleeve dress at a thrift store and have a white collared shirt to go under it. She always wore a different dress depending on the topic of the day, so I'm going with the classic space theme - I cut moons, stars, suns, and Saturns out of felt and glued them down with fabric glue. I'm really excited! :) Unfortunately the dress is about one size too small, so hopefully I don't burst any buttons before the party is over! I'll definitely post pictures when I can...

[carrielynn]

Well the hair didn't turn out all that great but the dress was pretty cool. :) I tried a 3-strand vortex bun for the first time, which turned out really cool and head-eating but was way too flat. So I compromised by doing a 2-strand vortex. I still didn't get the height I wanted, but it was alright. I wish I could have left more wispies out, but since I haven't had layers cut into my hair in over a year, even my shortest layers would have been APL and looked weird. Oh well. At least people at the party knew who I was!
http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af115/carrieroer/IMG_2912_zpsd4c9c782.jpg (http://s999.photobucket.com/user/carrieroer/media/IMG_2912_zpsd4c9c782.jpg.html)
http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af115/carrieroer/IMG_2914_zps70991741.jpg (http://s999.photobucket.com/user/carrieroer/media/IMG_2914_zps70991741.jpg.html)

[Wildcat Diva]

Aw, you look great!

[veryhairyfairy]

Awesome! I love/d Ms. Frizzle!

(I think the volume/height of her bun could only be realistically achieved with a foam insert under the bun to give height and looseness to the surrounding hair, but you did a great job!)

[starlamelissa]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!