How To Get The Look: Blake Lively’s Messy Sidebraid Hairstyle

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Blake Lively's Chic Sidebraid Is A Hot Look For This Holiday Season

We don’t know about you but we LOVE Blake Lively’s effortlessly chic messy sidebraid hairstyle.  We are so enamored with the look, in fact, that we sought out our resident Beauty Place stylist and asked her “How do we get the look?!”  Here, her advice on how to achieve the of-the-moment hairstyle yourself.

1.  You want to build up texture by prepping hair with a texturizing spray, such as CHI Infra Dual Texture Hairspray.

2.  Then you want to create extra body and bounce by drying your hair with a diffuser.  We like the CHI Rocket Professional Hairdryer.

3.  Use your fingers to rake your hair to one side and create two ponytails by fastening both the top and the bottom with elastic bands.

4.  Pull out the top section and create a fishtail braid.

5.  Next, add a festive clip to the base of the ponytail. (Lively wore a vintage Chanel brooch here.)

And voila!  You are rocking one of the best hairstyles of the season.


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Unveiled: The Hottest Hairstyles for 2012

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The Hottest Hair Trends of 2012

Every year has it’s must-have ‘do.  And the results for 2012 are now in for what we can expect to see in terms of hair styles next year.  Just this week, the global creative directors of Wella Professionals teamed up–as they do every year–to identify the top four emerging hair trends.

The four female “characters” represent four individual fashion styles and were named Grace, Blaze, Celeste and Roxy.  If you are feeling a little fashion forward, these are great sources of inspiration for this year’s homecoming hairstyles.

Grace: The Modern Muse

Grace is the leading lady–poised and glamorous without even trying.  “The main inspiration for Grace is nature, although there is nothing natural about this look,” explains the press release.  Think pristine, polished styles and glamorous, bouncy blowouts.    Meanwhile, the color palette is soft and light, with a warm glow to emphasize healthy, shiny hair.

To achieve this look, you first want to start with an incredible blowout.  A great hairdryer, such as the T3 Evolution, is essential.  Ditto a perfect round brush.  We like the Bio Ionic Nano Blue Wave Large Round Brush.  If your hair is fine, you might want to help create the illusion of voluminous locks.  The CHI Magnified Volume Stylist Kit is ideal for that.  A little back-coming for added height and you’re done.

Blaze

Blaze: The Femme Fatale

This trend focuses on stealing the spotlight.  High gloss, statement styles and Latin flair.  Passionate colors like black, grey and fuchsia accent graphic styles and daring shapes.  This look is all about drama.

Though presented as a dramatic, futuristic look at the presentation, you can achieve the effect of this look for your homecoming hairstyle by straightening your hair with a flat iron like the CHI Nano Silver Digital flat iron.  If you want, clip in colorful hair extensions in fuchsia, grey and black.  Spray your hairbrush liberally with hairspray to prevent fly-aways and then brush your hair into a high ponytail, a la Cleopatra.

Celeste: The Free Spirit

“Celeste is an ethereal, otherworldly persona of pure perfection that cannot be pinned down,” say Wella Professionals.   A flattering look for every woman, Celeste is bound to be a year-round popular look.

This look is more about color and shine than a hairstyle itself.  Rosy blonde shades in high-gloss tones are how you can lend a little Celeste to your look.

Roxy: The Scene Stealer

Roxy is the natural center of attention and the life of every party.  Think Studio 54–this is a bold style in a cool red palette for the ultimate style statement and the height of sophistication.

Just as Celeste is more about color, Roxy is about texture.  Inspired by the Missoni Spring/ Summer 2012 runway, the Roxy is all about crimping, curling and back combing for lending your hairstyle a lot of texture and height.

No matter the length of your hair, you can lend this to your homecoming hairstyle, by using a heated tool like the CHI Auto Digital Waver.

 


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The Topknot is Still A Favorite Hair Style Trend

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Photo Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Usmagazine.com

Hair style trends can come and go but one hair style that is sure to stay for a while longer is the Top Knot.  A favorite over the summer, the top knot hair style doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.  Worn loose and messy, the popular hair look doesn’t require many hair products.  Worn sleek and stylish, however, and hair products are essential.

Celebrity fans of the top knot include Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, Nicole Richie and on Saturday night Reese Witherspoon stepped out at the LACMA Inaugural Art + Film Gala sporting the up-do.

How to get the look?

Step 1: Start with dry hair.  We like to use the T3 Evolution Dryer, which cuts our hair drying time by as much as 70%.  Now, if you want a loose, romantic look, there is no need to worry about straightening you hair.  You could, instead, spray your hair with a texturizer and tease your hair for a more voluminous look.  However, if the sleek bun a la Reese Witherspoon is what you’re after, we suggest straightening your hair first.  The Chi Nano Silver 1″ Flat Iron is ideal.

Step 2: Pull your hair into a high ponytail at the top of your head and secure it with a clear hair elastic. Expert tip: If you want a super-sleek look, spray your brush with hairspray before brushing your hair back into the ponytail.  This is a fail-safe way to ensure your hair stays frizz-less.

Step 3: Wrap your ponytail around the elastic and secure it in place with bobby pins. Criss-cross them for extra-firm hold.

Step 4: Once you have created the topknot look you’re after, spray with hairspray.

The Beauty Place has all the heated hair tools and hair products you need to create this look at hugely discounted prices.


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How Heated Hair Styling Tools Can Help You Save Time

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The revolutionary T3 Evolution Hair Dryer

Workday mornings can be stressful but with the right heated hair styling tools, you hair style doesn’t need to suffer. These days there are many hair tools on the market that can help you cut your getting-ready time by as much as 50%.  The T3 Evolution hair dryer is one-such heated hair styling tool.

Did you know that the kind of hair dryer you use could not only affect your hair’s appearance but could also cut your hair drying time? The professional T3 Evolution hair dryer is the hair stylist’s secret weapon. The cult-favorite hair dryer uses T3 Tourmaline SoftAire™ technology to dry hair up to 70% faster than conventional dryers. Drying hair faster makes for healthier hair with a beautiful, frizz-less shine.

T3 products are popular with the world’s leading hairstylists, including Orlando Pita, who often does promotional work for the brand.   This is because the brand’s hair-styling tools are among the most innovative. They are also actually good for your hair, which is unheard of in the world of heated hair-styling products. In the case of T3 products, however, it’s true. This is thanks in part to tourmaline, a semi-precious stone that produces more negative ions than any other substance. It’s also down to infrared heat, which dries hair gently from the inside-out.

T3 hair styling products can often be among the most expensive on the market.  However, at TheBeautyPlace.com, we offer dramatically reduced prices on our entire inventory of T3 heated hair styling products.  For example, we recently reduced the cost of the Evolution hair dryer by a massive 66 %!

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