Sundance Trend Alert- HATS!

Hats, hats and more hats are being seen this winter as a much needed fashion accessory, and their not just for covering up a bad hair day either!! It's more about keeping warm this winter and still looking fabulous!!  

Taking note from some of the celebs spotted this year at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, it's all about keeping the visible hair full of volume and wave so the hair does not lie flat outside of the hat and this is the perfect way to achieve that.

Here's how to get the look:

1. Start by blowing drying your hair completely with a volumizing product like ghd fat hair lotion which will make your hair look and feel incredibly full of volume. 

2. Next use your ghd styler to add soft waves and movement, focusing on only the mid-length to ends of hair. 

3. Finish with a light mist of ghd ultimate hairspray to keep hair in place and eliminate static. 

4. Add your favorite hat and join the fashionista's that are staying warm and looking fabulous!!

By: Andy Bodine

Hollywood Glamour

High gloss waves create movement and ultimate Hollywood glamour for the perfect post-Midnight style

Step 1:
Take a small first section by running thumbs from top of ears and sweeping hair up and out of  the way. Secure with clip.


Step 2:
Take a section of hair and place styler in at roots with thumb underneath, rotate styler 180 degrees and slowly glide to the end of the hair.


Step 3:
Then start to wrap the hair round two fingers twisting the hair as you are wrapping around your fingers then  secure with a clip.


Step 4:
Repeat this throughout the whole of the back and side sections working up towards your parting, creating new sections as you go until you have completed the whole head.


Step 5:
Release all the clips and loosen hair with fingers. To create a smooth finish use a soft bristle brush and brush from roots to ends to complete your look.

Creating a 'Fishtail' braid...

This week I am going to walk you through creating a Fishtail braid, also known as the Herringbone or Fishbone braid or plait as I like to call it. This plait always looks very elaborate and time-consuming, but it's actually really easy to do and can be done with many different variations.

Today we are going to start with all your hair in a low ponytail secured with a covered elastic band tight at the nape. The plait will be done on the ponytail itself as this is the easiest way to learn. Once mastered you can plait the entire head following the same steps outlined below or even design your own style!  Let's get started...
1 - Start with all of your hair in a low ponytail secured with an elastic band tight at the nape and then separate the ponytail into 2 equal halves (if your hair is long enough you might want to bring the ponytail in front of your shoulder so you can see what you are doing).

2 - Now from either half of the ponytail, pinch a 1/2" section of hair from the outside (very important to always pull hair from the outside), cross it over the ponytail and add it to the opposite ponytail half.

3 - Now from the ponytail piece you just added too, pinch a new 1/2" section of hair from the outside, cross it over the ponytail and add it to the opposite ponytail half.  You should always maintain and control just the 2 halves of the ponytail in your hands.

4 - Repeat this process of pinching, crossing and adding 1/2" sections back and forth until you have completed the plait or simply have run out of hair to plait. Secure the ends with a covered elastic band.

5 - A few extra pointers.....always take the same size sections when pulling hair from the ponytail halves.  Smaller sections will create more detail and might be better for thicker hair while larger sections are best used for finer hair. Experiment with plaiting the hair tighter and also looser, each will create a different variations. 

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