Hot Buns!
I’ve just lost my virginity—for the third time! The first was as you’d imagine, the second happened when I dyed my brunette hair to a blonde of Brit Brit proportions for a story I wrote in Marie Claire and the third time is right now as I write this inaugural beauty girl (BG) post.
From this day forward I promise to hook you up on the beauty front. I promise to keep it real and share the scoop before everyone else knows what’s cool.
I’ll choose NYC style over LA looks any day of the week—except for maybe Mondays when I watch The Hills. And even then, my taste sides with California casual LC over Malibu Barbie Heidi. I’m a hazer when it comes to making people wear sunblock and a hater on the French manicure. But what I love most is beauty that’s effortless and chic like a bold red lip, Heidi Klum and this summer’s go-to hairstyle, a bun.
Backstage at the Tracy Reese fashion show celebrity hairstylist Nathaniel Hawkins (you may recognize him from Project Runway) showed me how to create a modern bun in 3 quick steps. Tip: Don’t bother washing your locks. Dirty hair is easier to work with because it won’t slip.
Step 1: Brush your hair into a ponytail and secure with an elastic band. If your hair is looking limp, run a dime-size amount of a volumizing product like Tresemé 24 hour body weightless créme through the roots.
Step 2: Loosely Braid the tail
Step 3: Wrap the braid to form a bun and secure with bobby pins.
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Hi. Thank you for the note. Feel free to post on your site. Please attribute to thebeautygirl.