Hairstyles - Half-ups

This post is mainly a pic overload of different half-ups I've tried (click for bigger pics):

• Three-strand braided half-ups:

   A very simple, yet very Elvish half-up, in my opinion.  

 

A single three-strand braid at the back:

-Three-strand side braids held together at the back in another three-strand braid (or just two side braids):

 

- With ribbons:

 

-Three-strand braid at the back:

 

 

- Elven cosplay styles, also featuring side braids:

 

 

 

 

-Elven-ranger cosplay multi-braided half-up: Individual post here.

 

-Two three-strand side accent braids knotted together:

  Just experimenting one Summer day (don't mind the clumpy, braidwave-free ends xD That's what happens when you want braidwaves but forget about the tassel *mental facepalm*. For heatless waves, I'd say either braid all the way down to the ends, as far as you can get, or my favourite, bandanna/bendy rollers waves for the braid's tassel. Unless you like this kind of wavy-then-straight look, of course. Everyone is different.)

                           

• Rope-braided half-ups:

 -The Catelyn Tully half-up:

 

 

-Two rope side braids held by decorative pins and braided into another rope braid at the back:

• Fishtail-braided half-ups:

I handle the fishtail (more or less) when braiding my 3-strand braid tassel...but I still have a practice a lot if I want to do a full/half-up fishtail braid from the top. Yes, I've hardly practiced this braid.

 

-2022 update: I'm getting the hang of it more now, and usually wear it with my Elrond cosplay (see below)

• Just two pieces of hair held back with an elastic and/or barrette:

 (left one)

 

 



 

• Bunned half-ups:

-Cinnabun:
I generally use the elastic I use to secure the two side pieces of hair as an anchor for this little bun, same as I'd do with a full bun. You can also bun the sections without any elastics, of course, I just find this easier because my hair is so slippery.

-Rose bun: Individual post here

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The Gibson tuck

First try at the Gibson tuck (with talbone-to-classic hair)

                                            

The Gibson tuck is an Edwardian hairstyle I really like. The con is that I find it a bit tricky for my long, slippery hair. I generally need more than one try to get it relatively right, so it's not a style I can do in a rush (...been there, done that :D). 

My second attempt at the Gibson tuck, following Emi longhairedatheart's video (below)

• Steps:

   1) Gather your hair into a ponytail and secure with an elastic.

 Can be a low ponytail at the nape of the neck or a higher ponytail. I've seen many variations. I normally go for a medium-height ponytail, because very low ponytails or styles very low on the nape are uncomfortable for me.

   2) Loosen the ponytail by pulling the elastic out and up a bit.

 You're going to tuck your hair inside that opening, so how far you have to pull will depend on how thick and/or long your hair is. I'd say not to pull a lot even if your hair is very long, because it could slide all the way through the opening (been there, done that, a lot :D). As with so many things, it was a bit of trial and error for me.

   3) Split the hair over the elastic with your fingers, creating a hole. 

You're going to flip and tuck your hair through that opening you've created. 

   4) Flip the ponytail into this opening and tuck all the hair in. 

There is more than one option for this step - 

    -You can simply tuck all your hair into the opening (like Habioku or FrannyG do, see below). If your hair isn't very long, this might work. If your hair is longer, though, the hair might simply refuse to stay inside. 

  - Other tutorials suggest flipping your hair repeteadly into the opening until you run out of hair (like they do in the Bobby Glam tutorial, see below). I've tried this, and personally I find that my hair tangles a lot with this variation, so I prefer -

   -For longer hair, Emi longhairedatheart suggests (in her video, see below) alternatively flipping the hair on the right, left and center parts of the opening, instead of simply flipping on the center all the time. This evens the overall size and shape of the style, also making up for potential taper in the length (when you are close to the ends, for example, flip twice at the same side instead of switching sides).

Once all the hair is tucked relativelt safely inside, spread at will until you get a shape that you like.

   5) You can hide the opening and help secure the style by adding a decorative barrette. This is usually done by holding the two sides of the opening together and securing them with the barrette. Also with a claw clip (like Habioku does in her video) and then with a decocative barrette.

Finally, I list some pic and video tutorials below in case this is difficult to understand these steps without any visual help:

•    For shorter hair:

-FrannyG's hair blog:  http://frannyslonghair.blogspot.com.es/2010/05/hairstyle-how-to-gibson-tuck.html

-Bobby Glam tutorial, with step-by-step pics, written instructions and video:

                       http://www.bobbyglam.com/blog/2012/09/gibson-tuck-hair-tutorial-2/

-Habioku's video tutorial:

                                      

• For longer hair:

-Emi longhairedatheart's video tutorial for longer hair. This one helped me a lot for my then classic-to fingertip hair: