Hair Guide 19: "Mine" Music Video - Cafe scene 2010
1.) For this hairstyle, it is best to start with day-old hair (being washed the day before), but if you do wash your hair, be sure to condition the ends and blow dry until completely dry. Part your hair on the right side of your face, and divide into three sections - right, back, and left. To create a back section, brush backwards from the crown of your head, and gather the section of the hair that the brush grabs.
2.) Using a 1" or 1 1/2" curling iron, curl sections of your hair no thicker than your thumb by wrapping the hair around the open barrel and clamping down. When the hair is hot to touch, gently release. Repeat all over your head, save for the very front of the left and right sides. To curl the left side of your hair, place the curling iron vertically next to your face and open the barrel, and wrap your hair around the front of the barrel and clamp. Gently release when hot, and the curl the lower part of the section of hair the same way you did the rest of your hair. Repeat on the right side. Spray your hair lightly with hairspray.
3.) To make your curls look more natural, take a wide-toothed comb, or even a vented hairbrush and comb through your hair. The idea is to make your curls more relaxed, not to erase them completely, so be gentle. Now, bring all your over to the left side of your face, and divide into three sections, much like you did before. Leave out the front most curl on the right side, and the front part of the left section. To begin braiding, take the right section and bring it over the middle, then the left section over the middle, and so one. Plait your hair as far down as you can, don't worry about making it perfect, or if ends stick out.
4.) Now you can recurl the front sections of your hair is they've dropped out a little too much, and spray the front section, as well as the plait with hairspray. Don't forget to spray the first few folds of your plait, and if you have shorter hair, you may need to use pins to keep your hair up. If you do need to pins, arrange them in an 'x' shape, so they will hold.
