Most of you know I’m not a licensed hairstylist.  I dreamed of going to cosmetology school when I was younger but felt a little pressured to pursue a more traditional course.  While I’ll never be “behind the chair” I feel so lucky to have found a space to express myself creatively.  This blog allows me to play in the beauty industry, while being a stay at home mom, and it also provides me with the opportunity to teach women around the world how to feel more beautiful.  I’ve been thinking a lot lately on my life and what type of mark I want leave on the world.  I happened upon this video and it’s absolutely adorable.  It’s of a girl creating beauty everywhere she goes.  It’s intended to celebrate stylists, but I feel like it’s applicable to the every day girl, one who dreams of working in the beauty industry or not.

If for some reason the embeded video isn’t working, you can view it here too.

And the Beauty Grew All Around.  Isn’t it sweet?  One girl, changing the lives of others, making the world a better place everywhere she goes.  It just inspires me to be a better person.  To be kinder, to be more understanding.  More aware of creating beauty where I go.  Beauty can grow all around us.  For this girl, her dream and her passion was to create beauty through hair.  Your dream might be something completely different but the message is still the same.  What mark do you want to leave on the world?  Where are leaving beauty and how?

Regency Beauty and Refinery 29 are giving away a customized VIP beauty treatment worth over $2,000!  They are celebrating beauty makers everywhere.  I create beauty through sharing hairstyle inspiration.  I also create beauty through my children and through having a happy home.  To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is take a picture of yourself creating beauty.  I’m challenging all my readers to tryout this hairstyle below and post a picture of the finished look on instagram.  Tag me @twistmepretty and use the hashtag #sharebeautycontest.  And that’s it!  All hashtagged images will be entered to win and we can start spreading our beauty and noticing those around us who share theirs so well.  For more information, all the details are here!

Necklace: c/o White Plum | Shirt: Forever 21 (crop top to wear with high waisted skirts)

Short hair or long, you can all try out this hairstyle!  Take a photo of yourself, I’d love to see how you were inspired and how you’re sharing your beauty.  Remember, #sharebeautycontest and tag me so I can make sure to see it!

Step by steps:

Start this style off with some texture.  I haven’t washed my hair in a few days and these are day old curls.  If you have clean or fine hair, I really like this texturizing spray, or this dry shampoo.  Either will add grit to the hair.

1/ Gather a section of hair on one side from the ears up and put it into a three strand braid
2/ Secure with a duck bill clip at the back of the head
3/ Take a small section of hair directly below the first braid and braid another section back, securing with duck bill clip
4/ Repeat on the other side
5/ Holding the two braids on the left in one hand, and the two braids on the right in the other, gather a third section from the middle crown of the head
6/ Make a regular three strand braid with the three sections, tie off with a clear elastic
7/ Spray with finishing spray

And if those step by step instructions made no sense at all, here’s a video for ya.  Enjoy!