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by Shirley Bragg
for About.com

How To Stencil Your Hair

You have chosen a simple updo, but it's still not quite what you are looking for. It's lacking... pizzazz. So, lets stencil the style!

Difficulty: Average

Time Required: 30 minutes

Here's How:

1.   Wash hair a day before you create this style. A little oil in the hair makes it easier to work with.

2.   Create your updo. A simple twist will do nicely. If you need help creating the updo, I have a how-to create a messy updo listed below. You will need one sleek surface to apply the stencil however.

3.   Choose stencil. It can be one you find in a craft store or one that you design yourself. If you are creating it yourself, cut the design from the heaviest paper you can find.

4.   Place stencil in place. Gently apply body paint to the stencil area using a small brush.

5.   Before lifting stencil, dust the area with an adequate coating of glittler powder. It should adhere to the wet body paint.

6.   Remove stencil carefully. You don't want to smudge the outline.

7.   Spray your stenciled style with hairspray.

8.   Style completed!

Tips:

  1. Smudging if the only problem with this style. But, if you are very careful, this should not occur.

What You Need:

  • body paint
  • small brush
  • glitter powder
  • hairspray

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