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Pin itOne of the most frequently asked questions I get is “how can I tame the frizzies in my doll’s hair?” A pretty common technique is to give your doll a “Downy Dunk” – where you wash your dolls’ hair, then soak it for an extended time in Downy fabric softener. The results of a [...]
Pin itMegan is back with a new hair how-to video! She is a huge fan of The Hunger Games (I am not, but that’s okay – I can still appreciate it) and saw the movie with her older brother while I was in Ireland. She decided to recreate the “Katniss” character using an American Girl [...]
Pin itOver the weekend I had a lot of fun with the girls doing doll hair. I still can’t get over how a-dor-able BFC Addison’s hair turned out and I must say that I am happy with the way my newest Ellowyne Wilde’s curls worked, too. If you remember, Aine came with her hair very [...]
Pin itThe 18″ doll line from BFC Ink has been very, very popular and the dolls are reasonably priced, but the biggest disappointment has been their hair – it is AWFUL! We have kept our Addison’s hair in a braid because it is just a big mess. Look at those ends!! UGH! And that is [...]
Pin itI absolutely love the color of my new Ellowyne’s hair, but after I took it out of the style she came in, I decided she needs a new do. Yesterday Megan and I stopped at Sally Beauty and picked up a few things I need to do doll hair and that she needs for [...]
Pin itI love that the new American Girl of the Year doll McKenna’s outfits are including doll hairstyle instructions. One of the hairstyles that McKenna wears is the crown braid: The crown braid is one that my gymnast daughter Megan wears in her hair all the time. She either does the crown braid or a [...]
Pin itThe classic ballet bun is a fairly easy style to do on your doll’s hair, but depending on the length, thickness and whether the hair is all one length or layered, sometimes it can be tricky to make look tidy. Megan has found a way to do the ballet bun style with a bit [...]
Pin it Kanani’s long hair is a lot of fun to play with and you really can do some neat hairstyles with it, but you do need to be careful with it, too. We actually have found that if we keep Kanani’s hair braided when she is not being played with it doesn’t have a [...]
Pin itMy older daughter Megan loves everything about hair, makeup, nail polish and fashion. She even has her own blog where she does reviews of her own that are age appropriate for tween/teen girls called Razberriez.com. Even better, she loves to make videos! We just published another one of her doll hairstyle videos on YouTube [...]
Pin itWe love our Doll Diaries community and love seeing the creative things you are doing with your dolls – from hairstyles, to displays, things you made and things you received! Today we have a few reader submitted photos I want to share with you. This is a small side braid into a low ponytail [...]
Pin itMegan is back again this week with another quick and easy hairstyle video. She shows you how to do a simple twist hairstyle and an inside out ponytail using our gracious model, Gwen. Love her zebra striped nails on one hand? The cast is really getting on her nerves! Anyhow, she wrote a tutorial [...]
"Lights, Camera, Dolls" May Reader Photo Contest Ends May 21, 2012
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