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How to do a top knot the Missguided way
braids, braids, braids!!!
How to do an easy braided updo
DIY: the messy side bun
Step 1: Start with a side part.
Step 2: Pull all of your hair to one side, behind your ear. Split the hair into two pieces with the same amount in each.
Step 3: Tie the two pieces of hair in a knot and pull tight. Tie again. Keep knotting depending on the length of your hair.
Step 4: Secure with bobby pins and pull out certain areas for a messy look.
Hot tip: You can do fewer knots depending on how much hair you want sticking out.
Literally a hot mess!
Photographed by Christine Ting
Source: Refinery 29
New Summer hair dos
Twisted Top Knot
Add some texture to your basic top knot with some savvy twisting.
To start, gather a triangle-shaped piece of hair at the front of your head and section it off. If you have a really thick, long hair that doesn’t tend to stay put in clips, twist the hair, creating a mini bun, and clipping that to keep it all up and out of the way while you work with the rest of your hair.
Grab all of your loose hair into a ponytail at the top of your head. Secure with an elastic.
Take the clip out of that front section of hair, then divide it into two equal pieces.
Holding the sections above your head, begin crossing them over to create a tight twist that starts at the hair line.
Continue twisting the hair until it reaches the ponytail, then take the remaining hair and wrap it around the ponytail to hide the elastic. Twist it all the way around the base of the ponytail, then tuck and pin it to keep it secure.
Grab your ponytail and begin twisting it tightly.
Continue twisting the hair until it folds up into itself.
Take the remaining hair and wrap it around the base of the knot, tuck in the ends, and then pin it in place.
All of those twists going in different directions are what help give this basic style a cool upgrade.
Roll With It
A pretty, genius way to keep your hair off your neck, this rolled ‘do is so not your average ponytail.
Create a deep side-part on the left side of your head. Grab all of the hair on the left side of that part and keep it to the side, then gather the rest of your hair and sweep it to the right. If your hair won’t stay separated, you can clip the right section with an alligator clip to keep it out of the way.
Divide the small section of hair on your left into two pieces.
Cross the hair over and twist. Repeat this one or two more times so that you have the start of a tight, thick twist.
Grab a vertical section alongside your twist.
Add it into the twist, crossing over and around the first two strands.
Continue incorporating vertical sections and twisting until you get to the opposite side of your head. Grab hair into a ponytail and secure with an elastic.
Take a piece of hair from your ponytail and wrap it around the hair elastic to hide. Tuck it into the ponytail and pin it in place with a bobby pin.
From the side it looks like a super-cool, beach-ready ponytail…
But from the back you see the pretty twists that keeps the look girly and sweet.
The Surprise Braid
Hidden in these beachy waves is a subtle boho braid.
If your hair is curly or wavy, use your natural texture. Straight-haired ladies should use a large barrel curling iron to create waves. No matter what your hair type, use your fingers to run a dollop of styling cream through your mid-roots to ends to smooth, soften, and keep hair supple.
Grab a triangle section, starting at the front and going all the way the back of your head.
Pull the hair toward the left side of your head and beging braiding your hair, starting about halfway down your head.
When you get close to the bottom, leave two inches of hair loose. Take this hair and loop it around the end of the braid.
Pull the hair through the loop to create a knot. If your hair is thin, it might not hold as well, so use an elastic, then tie the knot. You can also cheat and use a bobby pin at the back of the braid.
What’s great about this style is that the braid doesn’t overwhelm the look. Instead, it adds intrigue to an already lovely ‘do.
Source: Refinery 29
New way to braid your hair: The Beach Braid
The Beach Braid
This sexy, textured take on the classic waterfall braid has tousled appeal, without looking too messy or unkempt.
Start with wavy hair. Take a dab of styling balm and emulsify it in your hands, then run it over your hair to tame flyaways and give your locks that second-day look. Starting on the left side of your head, divide hair into three sections, and begin a French braid.
After you’ve created that first full cross-over, grab a section of hair right next to the braid and incorporate it into the plait, from the top. After you braid this piece in, leave behind the last section, so it’s no longer a part of the braid. Replace that strand with the piece of hair that is between your two remaining strands, adding it into the braid. Grab another adjacent section and weave it into the plait, continuing the pattern of adding in-between sections and leaving behind back pieces. This is what creates the waterfall effect.
Continue braiding in this pattern all the way around the top of the head, pulling the hair tighter on the left side as you go. This will help direct the braid up and around your head, rather than just going straight down.
When you reach your temple on the opposite side of your head, stop pulling in extra strands and just continue braiding downward with the hair you still have in your hands.
Finish the braid, then secure with a clear elastic. Grab a small piece of hair from the end and wrap it tightly around the elastic to conceal it. Once you’ve wrapped all the way around, take the loose end and tuck it into the braid to secure.
Take that front section from the right side of your head, then take the first two loose sections from your original waterfall braid and start a new braid, heading in the opposite direction from the first.
Use the same pattern you used for your first one, adding in strands in and leaving others behind.
Continue braiding the hair around the head in this pattern, making sure this second plait falls directly below your first one.
When you reach your ear, finish off the braid with your remaining hair, secure with an elastic, then wrap a loose piece of hair around it to hide.
This look gives you the best of both worlds: beachy waves…
… and a beautiful, cascading crown of braids. So gorgeous, and so low-maintenance once you’ve put it together. This look could easily last you two or three days — the mussed-up texture from sleeping on it and frolicking at the beach will only add to the sexiness.
Source: Refinery 29
Rainbow hair
Publication: Bon Magazine
Issue: #60 Spring/Summer 2012
Title: All Aflutter
Model: Theres Alexandersson
Via: Studded Hearts
Extra loose braid DIY
In a regular braid there are 3 strands. For this look, all you do is braid one of those strands beforehand and loosen it up with your fingers, then braid as usual. This creates extra texture + breaks up the pattern of a regular braid.
Source: The Beauty Department
Messy hair
It can look casual, incredibly sexy or even super chic…
Images via: weheartit.com
