Half braid,and half curled to the side hairstyle

For my first demonstration I will use a picture I found on Pinterest for my inspiration.  I usually find inspiration from the thousands of posts on Pinterest, which to me is like a blog itself, just with pictures instead of words. I am using Jenna, one of my classmates as a model, she has thick red hair,with eighteen-inch long hair. I realize this type of hair is extremely rare :).

First i parted the top layer of hair from the bottom, about 1/4 on the top and 3/4 of the hair on the bottom. I then took a clip and secured the top layer of hair on the top with a black clip, found in practically any drug or grocery store.
Next i took the bottom layer and side braided it (as seen in the picture), just like french braiding except to the side, and I've found that the most important thing is to make sure the bottom of the braid is tight, side braids have a tendency to come loose and fall out.
Next i took the top layer of hair and gathered it like I was putting it in a ponytail, but instead twisted it to the left and bobby pinned it, pulling some hair to cover the pins.

From here it was very easy, i used a Hot Tools, one inch, non-spring Marcel curling iron, which unfortunately is hard to find because it is often only available for professionals and curled the hair by 1/2 inch sections because by this time there isn't too much hair left, so it doesn't take too long.  A trick I've used to create better curls is to secure the curls right after you release the curler (they're hot!) and use your finger to loop them and secure it with a bobby pin.

Then I just had to bobby pin extra spots and used Tresemmé level 3 hairspray. The process took about one hour, so not too long, and Jenna loved it!