QuoteReplyTopic: romantic hairstyles Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:59am
Karen,Thanks for the instructions on how to do the French twist. I have always liked the look but never knew how to do it.As always you provide wonderful details.Kara> Hi,> You may want to start by looking at the three gorgeous> styles that are shown in the Patrick Cameron book> review here at Hair Boutique. These are three gorgeous> and very romantic styles:> http://www.hairboutique.com/books/bookreview089.htm> They can be easily duplicated by any hairstylist that> could look at the photos and get ideas of how to do> their own versions of the looks.> Also, on the front page of HB is the new article on> Romantic Updos:> http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip063.htm> There are several books in the Hair Boutique book> store that give excellent instructions on French> Twists.> One of my personal favorites is Twists & Braids.> This book is great because it has step by step color> photos. It also has several variations that you can> make more romantic and fancy or more business-y. I> have tried all the styles and have been able to make> them all myself...after spending some time practicing.> Here are the steps to do a "classic French> twist" taken from the Twists & Braids book:> A French twist requires hair that is long enough to> wear up but works well on medium to very long hair> lengths.> Hair works better in updos when it is "one day> old". In other words, hair that is freshly> shampooed is often harder to put up then hair that is> at least a day old.> 1. Direct hair by brushing to the center back from the> left side of your head. Brush or comb smoothly, and> lightly mist with hair spray as needed. Use your> favorite or try Aveda's Air-O-Sol. Pin the hair with> long hairpins in a line that is vertically up and down> the back. Place the pins so they are slightly to the> right of the center. The pins provide an anchor and> allow the twist to look firmer and hold in place> better and longer.> Note: I have tried it with and without the pins...it> works best with the pins. I have found that a light> application of a gel helps the whole process too. I> like ARTec texture gel and Aveda's Humectant pomade.> 2. Brush the right side toward the center back and> begin to turn/twist the hair, staring from the nape> upward. The hair is wrapped within itself in a> cylindrical twist.> 3. Continue twisting the hair upward toward the top of> the head. Use a rattail comb to tuck any stray ends> into the seam of the twist. Tuck the ends into the top> of the twist and pin them.> 4. Use hairpins to secure along the seam of the twist,> inserting them so that one side of the hairpin catches> the twist, while the other side catches the scalp> hair. Insert the hairpin upwards, then turn it> downward to give extra hold.> 5. If the hair is long enough, the French twist can> extend further into the top area of your head.> Otherwise, the bangs or fringe hair may be curled or> arranged and pinned into place. You can use hot> curlers or a curling iron to add any size of curl to> the top hair.> 6. If your top hair is long enough and a sleeker look> is desired, you may brush the hair back and blend it> with the top of the French twist.> Once you have the French twist in place you will need> to spray it. Depending on how tightly you want it to> hold, you can use one of Aveda's hairspray. Air-O-Sol> is great. Firmata will hold tightly. It is up to you> to figure out how soft or firm you would like the> twist.> You can adorn the twist with tiny flowers or> rhinestone pins along the seam. You can also pull soft> tendrils along the sides and neck area. Curl them with> a curling iron or tiny hot curlers.> Be sure to practice a few times until you have the> style down pat before you go to your formal.> There are also other variations of the French twist in> the Twist and Braids book. There is the French twist> with two separate twist parts that face each other.> There is also the half French Twist where only the top> of the hair is put in the Twist and the bottom hair is> curled and worn in ringlets. There is also a lot of> variations on the way you can wear the top of the> hair.> I strongly recommend that everyone invest in at least> one of these books that have instructions on twists> and updos. They never go out of style and can be> modified over and over.> There is also a "device" like the Topsey> Tail that can be used to help you> "instantly" create the French twist. You can> buy it at most Ultra3 or Cosmetics Plus stores. Also,> you can buy a "ratt" that you attach to the> underneath of your hair to give it "instant> fullness" without the danger of backcombing your> hair.> If you want a "big hair" French twist like> Ivana...you can set your hair on hot curlers before> you do the twist. This will give your hair a lot of> volume. Ivana also uses a rolled up ball of nylons as> her "hair ratt". That is how she gets her> fullness.> If you have waist length or long hair...like I> do...you can have your own "fat" twist by> pinning the hair softly to let the thickness of the> hair add to the volume of the Twist.> Enjoy!!!!> Karen> Hope this helps.Related Link:Twists & Braids
> i have an upcoming college formal that i am really> excited about, except i don't know how to do my hair.> i need to pull it up, but i m not sure how to. does> anyone have any good suggestions on what and how to do> a pretty updo? i was thinking of a french twist, how> is that done?> thanks.Hi,You may want to start by looking at the three gorgeous styles that are shown in the Patrick Cameron book review here at Hair Boutique. These are three gorgeous and very romantic styles:http://www.hairboutique.com/books/bookreview089.htmThey can be easily duplicated by any hairstylist that could look at the photos and get ideas of how to do their own versions of the looks.Also, on the front page of HB is the new article on Romantic Updos:http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip063.htmThere are several books in the Hair Boutique book store that give excellent instructions on French Twists.One of my personal favorites is Twists & Braids. This book is great because it has step by step color photos. It also has several variations that you can make more romantic and fancy or more business-y. I have tried all the styles and have been able to make them all myself...after spending some time practicing.Here are the steps to do a "classic French twist" taken from the Twists & Braids book:A French twist requires hair that is long enough to wear up but works well on medium to very long hair lengths.Hair works better in updos when it is "one day old". In other words, hair that is freshly shampooed is often harder to put up then hair that is at least a day old.1. Direct hair by brushing to the center back from the left side of your head. Brush or comb smoothly, and lightly mist with hair spray as needed. Use your favorite or try Aveda's Air-O-Sol. Pin the hair with long hairpins in a line that is vertically up and down the back. Place the pins so they are slightly to the right of the center. The pins provide an anchor and allow the twist to look firmer and hold in place better and longer.Note: I have tried it with and without the pins...it works best with the pins. I have found that a light application of a gel helps the whole process too. I like ARTec texture gel and Aveda's Humectant pomade.2. Brush the right side toward the center back and begin to turn/twist the hair, staring from the nape upward. The hair is wrapped within itself in a cylindrical twist.3. Continue twisting the hair upward toward the top of the head. Use a rattail comb to tuck any stray ends into the seam of the twist. Tuck the ends into the top of the twist and pin them.4. Use hairpins to secure along the seam of the twist, inserting them so that one side of the hairpin catches the twist, while the other side catches the scalp hair. Insert the hairpin upwards, then turn it downward to give extra hold.5. If the hair is long enough, the French twist can extend further into the top area of your head. Otherwise, the bangs or fringe hair may be curled or arranged and pinned into place. You can use hot curlers or a curling iron to add any size of curl to the top hair.6. If your top hair is long enough and a sleeker look is desired, you may brush the hair back and blend it with the top of the French twist.Once you have the French twist in place you will need to spray it. Depending on how tightly you want it to hold, you can use one of Aveda's hairspray. Air-O-Sol is great. Firmata will hold tightly. It is up to you to figure out how soft or firm you would like the twist.You can adorn the twist with tiny flowers or rhinestone pins along the seam. You can also pull soft tendrils along the sides and neck area. Curl them with a curling iron or tiny hot curlers.Be sure to practice a few times until you have the style down pat before you go to your formal.There are also other variations of the French twist in the Twist and Braids book. There is the French twist with two separate twist parts that face each other. There is also the half French Twist where only the top of the hair is put in the Twist and the bottom hair is curled and worn in ringlets. There is also a lot of variations on the way you can wear the top of the hair.I strongly recommend that everyone invest in at least one of these books that have instructions on twists and updos. They never go out of style and can be modified over and over.There is also a "device" like the Topsey Tail that can be used to help you "instantly" create the French twist. You can buy it at most Ultra3 or Cosmetics Plus stores. Also, you can buy a "ratt" that you attach to the underneath of your hair to give it "instant fullness" without the danger of backcombing your hair.If you want a "big hair" French twist like Ivana...you can set your hair on hot curlers before you do the twist. This will give your hair a lot of volume. Ivana also uses a rolled up ball of nylons as her "hair ratt". That is how she gets her fullness.If you have waist length or long hair...like I do...you can have your own "fat" twist by pinning the hair softly to let the thickness of the hair add to the volume of the Twist.Enjoy!!!!KarenHope this helps.Related Link:Twists & Braids
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i have an upcoming college formal that i am really excited about, except i don't know how to do my hair. i need to pull it up, but i m not sure how to. does anyone have any good suggestions on what and how to do a pretty updo? i was thinking of a french twist, how is that done?thanks.
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