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09.11.10How To: Side BraidCelebs like Ashley Greene, Audrina Patridge and a million others love to wear the Alexander Wang inspired side braid. It's a cool, effortless style that's here to stay. Sam Brocato, stylist and owner of the Sam Brocato Salon in New York City tells us how to recreate the look in four easy steps: Step 1: First, pull all of your hair over to one side. If you want your hair to be behind the ear, be sure to shift the hair in that direction before starting to braid. Step 2: “If you have straight hair, spritz it with ...
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07.27.10How To: Fashion Week Swim HairAt Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011 in Miami, Rodney Cutler and his team of top-notch stylists did hair at six shows, including Betsey Johnson and White Sands Australia. Cutler was kind enough to share some photos, tips & tricks... Edgy & Editorial Braids at Betsey Johnson - "The punchy, bright swimwear needed a fun and editorial updos to go with it,” says Cutler/Redken Stylist Ryan Suhr, the lead stylist for the show. Here's how to recreate the looks: Spray Cutler Volumizing Spray onto damp, clean hair. Section hair into two asymmetrical sections, brushing the top half into a tight ponytail at the right ...
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04.13.10How To: Fishtail BunI talk about fishtail braids all the time on Hair on the Brain, but this is the first time I've seen the fishtail bun! This gorgeous updo was created by Charlotte Belk from Elysium Salon in Charleston, S.C. Here's how to recreate this beautiful style... Step one: Make sure you have a rubber band and a nice boar bristle brush, like a Mason Pearson handy. Begin by spraying Oribe Impermeable Anti-Humidity Spray lightly on hair from roots to ends. This will give the hair a nice texture for an updo, as well as keep humidity out and tame frizzies. Step two: Brush ...
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04.01.10How To: Levi's FishtailLast night, Rodney Cutler and his team of stylists did the hair for the Levi’s Fall 2010 Men’s & Women's presentation. I'm loving the fishtail side-braid + blunt bangs! I need some clip-in extensions so I can rock this look! Check out Rodney’s tips on how to recreate this style: Spray Cutler Volumizing Spray into damp hair, and blow dry with your hands. Secure a ponytail slightly off-center. Fishtail braid the ponytail: Start by splitting the hair in two sections. On the right hand side, take a small outside section and bring over and under with the left hand side. Repeat with the left ...
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03.24.10How To: Doo.Ri Fishtail BraidsAs you guys know, I love fishtail braids! They were big during Fall 2010 Fashion Week, especially at Doo.Ri, courtesy of hair god Orlando Pita for T3. (You may know him from a little show called Shear Genius?) Orlando created face-framing fishtail braids on each side of the head. "I look at the clothes and do a hairstyle that a woman would actually do," he said of the style. "If she did the braids herself, they'd be looser." To get the look, he sprayed hair with his Elevate volumizer, then straightened it with a T3 450 iron. After two fishtail ...
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03.11.10Sedu Revolution Mini Flat Iron Giveaway!Countdown to The Chop's Jan took my hairstyle challenge today and rocked this side braid--even doing it fishtail style! I'm impressed! Here's how she achieved the look: Near the end of blow drying, work Kerastase Resistance Volumactive Mousse throughout hair for a toothy grip and some extra oomph. Bringing hair to one side and divide it into two sections. Taking a small piece of hair from the back of one section, wrap it around and marry to the inside of the other section. Continue back and forth with tiny pieces, pulling it tight every now and again. At the end, tie with a tiny elastic ...
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03.06.10Braid QueenLauren Conrad (aka Queen of The Braid) wore this on-trend side braid during a recent promotional visit to the University of Southern Mississippi. Pretty cute, right? I like how loose it is... In fact, a loose side-braid is the hairstyle I'm suggesting for Jan's Count Down to The Chop! Except, I stepped up the challenge to a fishtail braid. We shall see the outcome next week! And don't forget, you guys get to come up with a long hairstyle for Jan to wear this month, too--best suggestion wins a prize. NOTE: I'm going to have a separate post about the giveaway next ...
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02.24.10Leona's FishtailSinger Leona Lewis attended the Love Ball in London last night (Feb. 23). She was rocking the one-sided fishtail braid. I'm seeing these braids everywhere, thanks to the prevalence of them on the runways. Find out how to create fishtail braids. It's extra cool that Leona's braid starts in the back and comes all the way around and doesn't just start at the ponytail. It looks really unique in the back. It's not super polished in the front, which distracts me a little from the overall look, but I still love it. What do you guys think?
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01.17.10Art of Elysium’s Heaven GalaGet ready for a MEGA POST, you guys. So much celebrity madness going on right now. All the stars were out last night (Jan. 16) for the Art of Elysium's 3rd Annual Black Tie Charity Heaven Gala in Beverly Hills. Nicole Richie, Ashley Olsen, Jessica Alba, and many more were in attendance. Kate Bosworth and Camilla Belle look like pretty good friends in this pic. They both look lovely--so much shiny hair! I think it's so cool that Kate has two different color eyes. So unique and beautiful. Jessica Alba looks pretty here; this is definitely the hair color for her. The ...
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12.02.09How To: Fishtail BraidsEver since I saw this photo of a runway model with thick fishtail braids, I've been curious how to achieve a similar look. I found this easy to follow YouTube video of a girl creating bohemian fishtail braids. I had no idea how to create the braids before watching this video, but it's actually not that hard! I think you need a lot of long and thick hair to really create this style, though, but maybe some of you will be able to pull off this style. ;) And now that you know how to achieve the look, here's more fishtail ...
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