Michaela Grace

Hey guys! I love braids and this is the new hairstyle that I have been wearing a lot recently to keep my bangs out of my face.  I start at my bangs and begin a french braid, and after i have a good amount of hair I finish it off as a normal braid.  I normally like to stop before I reach my ear and afterwards I pull the braid apart to make it look thicker.  Also, I like to add some loose waves with a curling iron for the hair left down.  

Top: Forever 21 Bottoms: American Eagle Boots: Kohls

Segovia, Spain \ Barranco Forest Toledo, Spain Segovia, Spain Valencia, Spain Vineyard outside Toledo Segovia, Spain Consuegra, Spain Hey guys!  Sorry I haven't been posting lately I got caught up in my trip and then had to head back to reality to start school again.  I chose a few of my favorite photos from some other places I visited in Spain and I hope you enjoy them!  I loved my trip and I would recommend everyone to go explore Spain and see all that it has to offer.  It really is a beautiful country and I learned so much through my internship and the people I met.  Now I am back in school and studying hard!  I submitted my application to pharmacy school and am in the process of waiting to see what the next steps are.  Cross your fingers for me!

Hey guys! So I've been on a bit of a braid kick lately since they're super easy to do and they look gorgeous.  This side braid is one that I have been wearing a lot on my trip and its super simple.  For this look, I did a side part and gathered all my hair to one side.  Then I started a French Braid right at the front of my head and continued adding all my hair into it.  Once I had all my hair braided, I pulled the braid apart a little bit and took out some pieces to frame my face.  Hope you enjoy!

Hey guys! I love waterfall braids because my hair is on the thinner side so I like to leave as much down as possible when pulling my hair back because I can tend to seem bald (especially with the blond hair).  I'm not skilled enough to do one continuous waterfall braid around my entire head so instead I braided on each side to the middle of the back of my head and tied both braids with a clear elastic. For my braid, I started off with 3 sections at the front of my head and started a normal braid.  After I started it, I added some hair to the top strand and then crossed it over towards the middle, then you drop the bottom strand and pick up a piece of hair next to it, and cross that towards the middle.  I kept repeating this process until I got to the back of my head and did the same to the other side.  Waterfall braids can be confusing and I'm debating on starting a YouTube channel so I could post a video for you to be able to see step by step.  Lemme know ...

Hey guys!  I had to pack light since I'll be in Spain for 5 weeks and my checked bag could only be 50 pounds (somehow I managed 45) so I decided to pack a lot of simple dresses that I could dress up or down to wear multiple times.  This one is one of my favorites.  It has a beautiful crochet pattern over a floral slip and I decided to pair it with a jean jacket for a more casual look.  You can't see me feet, but I wore black and gold sandals. 

Hey guys! Being in a foreign country it can be difficult to use curling irons and straighteners since they can either overheat or not be hot enough from the difference in wattage, so I have been doing many heatless hairstyles.  For this hairstyle, I started doing a normal French Braid with all my hair and did not create a part.  I finished the braid until I got to the end of my hair and then tied it off into a ponytail.  I then took a small section and wrapped it around to hide the hair band and pinned it with a bobby pin.  Finally, I took out some pieces to frame my face and that was all! It held up all day through my hospital shift and I got many compliments!