Thursday, May 17, 2012

Grad Hair 103

Here are five more great styles perfect for graduation, prom or any other event you feel like! Enjoy!

Bejeweled Braid

How to Get the Look:
Step 1: Rub a pump of gel between your palms, then rake through your hair — this will help your braid hold its shape.
Step 2: Secure a low ponytail at the nape of your neck. Find a pretty ribbon or beaded string, and tie it around the base of your pony.
Step 3: Braid your hair, incorporating the ribbon by weaving it in with one of three sections in your pony. Pull out a few curls around your face for a sweet finish.
Tip: If you can't find ribbon, use a necklace you have at home to weave into your braid.

Romantic Twist

How to Get the Look:
Step 1: Define and defrizz your curls by finger-combing a curl cream through dry hair.
Step 2: Gather all of your hair into a French twist and lay it against your head. Anchor your hair with pins, leaving the ends loose.
Step 3: Pull pieces out around your face and slide in an eye-catching headband for a girly effect.
Tip: Refresh face-framing tendrils by running your fingers under water, then wrapping hair around them.

Loose Ponytail

How to Get the Look:
Step 1: Use a rattail comb to tease a couple two-to-four-inch sections of hair along the crown of your head to create volume.
Step 2: Gather your hair into a low, loose ponytail (making sure there is hair covering the area you teased) and secure it with an elastic band at the nape of your neck.
Step 3: Clip a flower onto the elastic, placing it slightly off center so you can see it from the back and the front.

Cornrow Braids

How to Get this Look 1. Part your hair on your left side. Start braiding to the right of the part along your hairline.

2. As you braid, add in pieces from both sides to continue down the side of your head, but as you add the pieces, pull them underneath the braid. This creates an inside-out French-braid look.

3. Braid down to behind your ear, then stop adding pieces. Finish braiding regularly to the ends and secure them with an elastic.

Grecian Ponytail

How to Get the Look:
Try a banded ponytail! First, tease the top of hair; then, starting at ear level, part hair horizontally to create two ponytails. Tie them together, and secure each inch until the ends meet. Loosen hair between the elastics to add texture.