LMFF Hair How To: That puffy quiff and braid ya’ll asking for.
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- Runway Revelations
And I can see why you’d ask for it: it’s an absolute triumph. Part romantic and beautiful, part cool-kid quiff and part fashion-forward braid, I can’t pretend for one second that this will be a cinch to pull off, but I will pretend I am double-parked if it means I will get my coffee quicker at a takeaway coffee joint.
But! Back to this hair, from Runway 2 (the Vogue show):
(Or this hair, which is the shot you guys first fell in love with...)
The hair was created by L’Oréal Professionnel Hair Director, CATERINA DI BIASE (owner of Heading Out salons in Melbourne - my pick when I go down there) who created both shapes by combining two textures together. “We’re playing a lot with texture with this look, these styles are about combining various textures and techniques.” Miss DI BIASE took inspiration from both the ‘50s and the 80s, playing with a loose modern day quiff at the front and with an intricate braided up-style at the back.
Here’s how she done it.
1. Double-mousse using tecni.art Volume Riche and tecni.art Volume Lift, $22.95 to build texture into the hair so it won’t slip. Dry in then section hair into two halves- top and bottom.
2. In the top section, create a side part and pin the hair flat against the scalp with bobby pins, parallel and on either side of the part.
3. Next, roll the hair into two French rolls towards the part, pushing the rolls forward gently to create an over-hanging quiff at the front. Secure with pins to hold into place.
4. The back section is braided on an angle, in an S-shape formation. Leave the end tuft of hair out as an added accent to finish this look.
TIP: If you can’t recreate the braid, try making three loose plaits at the back and pin them into a chignon. (Yeah, I agree. Braids are hard, man.)
5. Finish with Elnett Hairspray, $19.95 to hold everything in place.
If any of you get anything even remotely close to this look, I would SO love to see it. Email me at zoe@primped.com.au or Tweet it. Garn. Show us your mad mop skillz.
Thu, 18 March 2010 9:00AM
7 Comments
Posted by: tiye
Sun, 28 March 2010 9:39AM
eeew those hairstyles are disgusting. i think that the models look ill and need to put some weight on as they are a bad influence on teenagers like me.
Posted by: Michelle
Fri, 19 March 2010 6:15PM
Tricky. Will try though. I’m envisioning a truckload of mouse and hairspray… This hair makes me want to go skateboarding with the boys.
Posted by: candyapple
Fri, 19 March 2010 11:23AM
Err to be honest I don’t like it.. i don’t see the appeal. Looks pretty silly.
Posted by: sarah
Thu, 18 March 2010 6:13PM
yes!! any pictures or tips you can post will be awesome flickitysplit!
Posted by: flickitysplit
Thu, 18 March 2010 4:51PM
Totally trying this tonite...!! Hair is day-two-dirty, so we just might have a chance… Will post a pic if sucessful!
Posted by: melmeko
Thu, 18 March 2010 3:16PM
Oh not for me, my thin hair would never be able to pull this off, haha, I will leave this one on the runway ;)
Posted by: madamebfatale
Thu, 18 March 2010 11:02AM
I think I might have to give this a go!
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