Bella Magazine November 2013 | Page 6

hair styling who’s that girl guru Some people bake cakes, some write poems. Abby Smith found her niche in playing with her hair - and creating the most amazing styles with them. And she has also released her first CD and is working on her second book... How did your passion for hair styling appear? Shortly after having my son I realized I needed a hobby. I am a stay at home mom and if you’ve ever had a baby you know that they sleep all the time! I was stuck in a ponytail rut and decided I was going to learn some new hairstyles. After watching a million youtube videos and practicing all the different braids on myself I decided to launch my 30 do’s in 30 days segment on my blog. I’m a self-taught stylist and if I can do it - so can you. It isn’t easy to make a complicated hairstyling on your own head, is it? How do you manage it without aching hands? It really is all about practicing. There is a satisfaction that comes when you finally achieve something that was hard or that you couldn’t do before. Eventually your arms won’t ache and you’ll get the hang of all the braids. I like to keep a mirror in front and behind me so that I can see what my fingers are doing, but it’ll just all become a second nature to you if you practice enough. Where do you get ideas for a new hairstyling? I’m inspired by celebrities and believe it or not, when I take the kids to my husband’s school I love looking at how the college girls are dressing up their hair. Inspiration is in everything around you. A popular style of mine is the Celtic knot inspired by a ??????)??????????????????? ??????????%?e??????????)A????UM()????????????((?()]???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)'?e?????????????????????? ??????????? ?????) ????Q?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????)e????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????]????????????????????)????????????????????????)%???????????????????????e?????????????????)$??????$???????????????????????????????????)????????????$????????????????$?????????)?????????????????????????%???????????????)????????????????$????????????????????????%?)?????????????????????????$?????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????%?)??????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????((0