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Cute Hairstyles to Do on Curly Haired AG Dolls

American Girl dolls are designed to resemble the characters in the line of early grade fiction books of the same name. However, children also enjoy dressing the 18-inch dolls in modern styles and arranging their hair in different fashions to make the dolls look like them. Curly-haired American Girl dolls need special consideration to keep their curls intact, but still can be made stylish with fresh new looks.

General Hair Precautions
- American Girl dolls have wigs that are removable from the doll's head. The manufacturer's website warns that the wigs should be gently detangled with a light spray of cold water and use of a wig brush and not shampooed and conditioned. The American Girl doll wigs should always be allowed to air dry because heat tools will damage the hair. To make new curls and waves, the hair can be set in braids or rollers while damp and allowed to dry.
Banana Curls
- The American Girl doll Cécile's hair comes styled in banana curls -- also known as "Shirley Temple curls" and spiral curls -- that can also be recreated on other long-haired dolls, as well as your child. Wind small-diameter flexible rod curlers around half-inch sections of damp hair and allow to dry. After you remove the rollers gently pull the curls at the ends to arrange them. Part the hair down the middle and use a clip or ribbon to pull back the curls on each side for a sweet accent.
Braided Crown
- For a more formal look that pulls the hair back from the face without losing body in the back, wind a braid around the front of the head to act as a built-in headband. Either start a narrow French plait at one ear and continue it around the forehead to the other ear, or make a single long braid on one side and attach it around the head with small bobby pins. Fluff the curls in the back for volume or leave them tightly-spiraled if fresh from rollers.
Low Pony
- For a sleek, modern look seen on fashion runways, make a side part at one temple and use a wig brush to smooth the American Girl doll's hair back into a ponytail at the nape of the neck positioned close to the ear. Finger-style the curls to define them and allow them to fall over the doll's shoulder at the front of her body. If desired, accent with a flower clip to match the doll's clothes or a tied ribbon.

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