Build a Bear Show and Tell - How did you style their hair?

[Shenanigans]

I recently tried to style my BAB Rainbow Dash after she came to me looking like this:

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I guess she flew here so fast it messed up her hair

I was really nervous about fixing her hair because I didn't want to get the plush wet and I was so afraid of the dye from her hair leaking out onto her body! So I carefully conditioned it though I would have liked to have added more conditioner. It doesn't feel as soft as I would like. I put paper towel tubes in her hair to give her a curl:

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I tried to wrap it in a way that the hair wouldn't be laying on her body, just on the paper towel. Again - soooo nervous about the hair bleeding onto her! Anyone who has had the G1 chartreuse/neon yellow color fade onto their ponies can understand my fear

So this is the outcome:

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It didn't curl very well and I'm not even sure if I LIKE the curls I'm thinking I'd rather have it straight. So I would love to see your Build a Bear ponies and how you fixed their hair and PLEASE LET ME KNOW if the hair fades on the body so I know for certain

[Lucky_Ladybug]

I think the loose curls are pretty cute! With Rainbow, though, yeah, straight hair would probably be the very best.

Don't have any styling stories here. If I pick up the Twilight and she still has glue in her tail, I'll be cutting that out and that will probably be the most styling I'll be doing.

[Mainsail]

She actually looks pretty cute like that!

I have yet to get any of the Build a Bear ponies, though.

[ponylady]

What a great idea to use the paper towel roll as a curler! I think she looks cute!

I guess she flew here so fast it messed up her hair

This made me giggle 

[brighteyes]

I like the curls.  Using the cardboard tube is a great idea!  I'm waiting for Rainbow and Twilight to come in the mail.  I'll have to try that when it comes time to style them.   

[kitkatvintage]

Oooo! I'm looking for styling tips for straightening their hair, too. My Twilight has a stubborn ripple in her bangs from being tied with a rubber band at the store. I was also afraid to wet her hair or do much with it for fear of damaging the plush. Has anyone dared to try a straightening iron??

[hathorcat]

I would be worried about how colour fast the hair would be and when I have been concerned about that on plush, I wrap them in cling film/saran wrap. Basically sealing them up like a mummy and just leaving the hair loose. Then tip her upside down and dipping the hair in a sink/basin of boiling water. Brush the hair flat in position and allow to dry [you should be able to brush it in position as the saran wrap should prevent water getting to the plush.

As for curling I think that method looks great Shenanigans! I love soft curls on ponies

[Twilight Pink]

Oooo! I'm looking for styling tips for straightening their hair, too. My Twilight has a stubborn ripple in her bangs from being tied with a rubber band at the store. I was also afraid to wet her hair or do much with it for fear of damaging the plush. Has anyone dared to try a straightening iron??

I used a flat iron on my Pinkie Pie's mane I have yet to get Twilight Sparkle though :c

[CottonTALE]

I have a BAB Fluttershy. She is unstuffed and i'm not allowed to open her till christmas... but I will be sharing my stylings here when the time comes!

[Shenanigans]

Thanks everyone!

Cat, that's a great idea about the saran wrap, I didn't even think about that

Oooo! I'm looking for styling tips for straightening their hair, too. My Twilight has a stubborn ripple in her bangs from being tied with a rubber band at the store. I was also afraid to wet her hair or do much with it for fear of damaging the plush. Has anyone dared to try a straightening iron??

I used a flat iron on my Pinkie Pie's mane I have yet to get Twilight Sparkle though :c

Did the flat iron do ok? The hair feels different than regular MLP hair so I wasn't sure whether or not to use one. Do you have any pics of your Pinkie?

[SilverRains]

I ended up cutting my Dashie's hair, but only a little on the bottom. Then I just brushed it out straight. Turned out really show accurate.

As for Pinkie, I wet and conditioned her hair to soothe some of the frizz (she went traveling with me, so she was a mess) and that worked out alright. The color didn't bleed at all, and I got a good part of her head and butt wet and she's fine. Then I braided and unbraided it to get it to go into little curls. That worked alright.

As for Twilight, I put a headband on her bangs for a few days to get them to lay down. They were sticking up something crazy! Otherwise she was fine, though. I built her myself so I made sure to pick one from the pile with good hair.

I'll try to remember to take some pictures later.

[suelovesmlp]

I think she looks adorable!

[Tenar]

I absolutely love the build-a-bear ponies, they are my favorite.  I hope they do more.

[Lightning Twirl]

Dont think im mad ,but I actually got their males/tails wet in the sink and deeeep conditioned them. I havnt dones flutters.

[Tenar]

Dont think im mad ,but I actually got their males/tails wet in the sink and deeeep conditioned them. I havnt dones flutters.

I was styling my fluttershy earlier and thought her hair was dry, how did washing turn out for you?