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&LOVELY
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REFRESHER
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PLAITS
&
BRAIDS
INOARARGANOILR80
Plaitsaretrendingon
internationalrunwaysand
redcarpetsalike.Thetwo-
linebraidsareeffortless,
yetchic.Leavethemloose
attheendstocreatea curly
finish,ortiethemupintoa
tightbunfora formalvibe.
Here’showtocreatethis
sassylook.
THETWO-
LINEPLAITS
IN7 STEPS
STEP1:PARTYOURHAIRDOWN
THEMIDDLEUSINGATAILCOMB–
FROMTHEFRONTOFYOURHEAD
TOTHEBACK.SECURETHEHAIRON
THELEFTSIDEWITHASCRUNCHIE
SOITDOESN’TGETINTHEWAYOF
YOURFIRSTPLAIT.
STEP2:PUTASMALLAMOUNTOF
GELONTHEEDGESOFTHEHAIR
ONTHERIGHTSIDEANDBRUSH
UPWARDANDAWAYFROMYOUR
FACE—THISWILLENSUREYOUR
PLAITSLOOKSNEAT.
STEP3:USEYOURFINGERSTODIVIDE
THETOPOFTHESECTIONOFHAIR
ONYOURRIGHTSIDEINTOTHREE
SMALLERSECTIONS.YOUWILLNOW
HAVEARIGHT,MIDDLEANDLEFT
SECTIONOFHAIRFORTHISPLAIT.
STEP4:GRABASMALLAMOUNT
OFHAIRTOADDTOTHERIGHT
SECTIONANDCROSSTHERIGHT
SECTIONOVERTHEMIDDLESECTION
SOTHERIGHTSECTIONISNOWIN
THEMIDDLE.THEMIDDLESECTION
SHOULDNOWBEONTHERIGHT.
STEP5:ADDASMALLAMOUNT
OFHAIRTOTHELEFTSECTION
ANDCROSSTHELEFTSECTIONOF
HAIROVERTHEMIDDLESECTION
OFHAIR.CONTINUETOCROSS
THERIGHTANDLEFTSECTIONSOF
HAIROVERTHEMIDDLESECTIONS,
ADDINGHAIRASYOUGOALONG.
STEP6:CONTINUECROSSING
ANDTIGHTENINGEACHSECTION
UNTILYOU’VECOMPLETEDTHE
PLAITDOWNTHECENTREOFTHE
RIGHTSIDEOFYOURHEAD.SECURE
ITWITHANELASTICBAND.
STEP7:RELEASETHESECTIONOF
HAIRYOUHAVESECUREDWITHTHE
SCRUNCHIEANDREPEATTHEABOVE
STEPS.SMOOTHANYFLYAWAYSAND
ADDHAIRSPRAY.
STYLEUP
YOURBOX
BR A IDS
Theversatilityofboxbraids
makesthemaninstant
favewithmany.Theycan
berockedasa protective
stylethroughoutwinter,
orasa no-fusshairdoin
summer.Belowaresome
ideasforcreatingfunky
hairstylesfortheofficeor
a wildnightout.
ACCESSORIES:THISSEASONHAS
SEENHAIRACCESSORIESDOMINATE
THERUNWAYS—FROMHEADBANDS
ANDHAIRCLIPSTOBEADSAND
SCRUNCHIES.FORAPERMANENT
ACCESSORY,ASKYOURHAIRDRESSER
TOWEAVEINAGOLDTHREAD
INTOONEORMOREBRAIDS.YOU
CANALSOADDMETALLICCLIP-ON
BEADSATTHEENDOFYOURBRAIDS.
HALF-UPBUN:CREATEAFEMININE
ANDFASHION-FORWARDBRAID
LOOKBYSEPARATINGTHEBOTTOM
HALFOFYOURBRAIDS,ALLOWING
THEMTOHANGLOOSE.THEN,USING
THETOPHALF,CREATEAHIGHBUN.
THISLOOKCANEASILYGOFROM
DAYTOGLAM.
HIGH-TOPBUN:TALKABOUTA
STYLETHATWILLNEVERGOOUT
OFSTYLE!GATHERYOURBRAIDSON
TOPOFYOURHEADAND,USINGA
HEADBAND,TIEATIGHTBUN.DON’T
KEEPYOURHAIRTIEDUPFORTOO
LONGTOPROTECTYOURHAIRLINE.
COLOUR:BREAKAWAYFROM
CLASSICBLACKTHISSPRING,AND
CHOOSEHAIRFIBREINBLONDEOR
RUBYRED.USEABRAIDSPRAYTO
KEEPDULLNESSATBAY!
DARLING
YAKI
BRAID
FIBER
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SPRAY
SHAMPOO
FOR
BRAIDS
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BRAIDING
SPRAY
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LAYDOWN
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