Floral need not mean frumpy, à la grandma’s plastic-covered
couch. In fact, it has been one of the spring’s hottest runaway trends. Enjoy in today’s Photo Friday.
Photo Friday: Frump-less Floral
Category Archives: Cupcakes and Cashmere
DIY: The Fishtail Braid
The braid is back. It’s been spotted on the red carpet during the SAG awards, and hailed as one of spring’s major hair trends by one of our fave beauty blogs, we’re working on perfecting one of most stylish and simple looks – the fishtail braid. It looks tricky, and can take a few tries to get it right, but the beauty of this style is that it looks best a bit undone – meaning you can wear it from the office, to yoga and to drinks after without having to touch a strand.
Time needed: Ten minutes
Tools:
Dry shampoo
Hair elastic
Hair spray
Comb
Bobby pin
Step 1: Cleanse.
Start with hair that hasn’t been washed in a day or more and give ‘er a good spray with your fave brand of dry shampoo for texture. We’re currently obsessed with Cake’s Satin Sugar Hair & Body Refreshing Powder. Not only does it smell amazing, it’s available for darker hues, too. Purchase on Dealuxe and it comes right to your door.
Start with hair that hasn’t been washed in a day or more and give ‘er a good spray with your fave brand of dry shampoo for texture. We’re currently obsessed with Cake’s Satin Sugar Hair & Body Refreshing Powder. Not only does it smell amazing, it’s available for darker hues, too. Purchase on Dealuxe and it comes right to your door.
Step 2: Divide.
Part your hair into two large sections, straight down the middle.
Step 3: Cross-over.
Here’s where it gets a tad tricky – Take a thin strand of hair from the outside of the right section and cross it over to the inside of the left section. In other words, the strand of hair has gone over the right section and finishes under the left.
Step 4: Repeat.
Repeat on the other side.Take a strand from outside the left section over to inside the right section.
Step 4.5: …and repeat some more
Depending on the size of your strands and the thickness of your locks, this make take a bit of time. Patience is key.
Step 5: Wrap it up.
Put a hair elastic around the bottom (it also looks great to leave a couple inches at the bottom) and take a strand of hair to wrap hair around the elastic. Keep it wrapped with a bobby pin, tucked into the elastic vertically.
Step 6: Spray and Tousle.
You don’t want your hair to be too picture perfect. A few loose, messy pieces look nice and less high maintenance. Be sure not to make the loose pieces look like 1996 prom hair, though (you know what we’re talking about).
Missed our ballerina bun tutorial? Check it out here.
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