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How to Pull off These Gorgeous Pinterest Hairstyles

#Pinterestfail prone? Here, your step-by-step guide to getting the exact hair you pinned

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Summer in the City Reality TV darling and fashion designer Whitney Port's been sporting a chic lob lately, but back in her long-haired days she wore a fishtail braid better than anyone. Celebrity hairstylist George Gonzalez from George the Salon Chicago (ranked one of the top 100 salons in America by ELLE magazine breaks it down for us.

1. Start by sectioning dry hair in a deep side part the opposite direction from where you usually wear your part. Spray a root lifter spray like Alterna Bamboo Volume Uplifting Root Blast for volume then flip your hair back over.

2. "The base for this style is better with a slight wave," says Gonzalez. Either work in a beach spray (we're obsessed with the pretty packaging of Olivine Love + Salt Beach Hair and Body Mist) to play up your natural texture, or if you have straighter hair use a 1- to 1 1/2-inch curling iron to add some waves. (The iron pictured is Revlon Healthy Hair Rose Gold Curling Iron.)

3. Create a deep side part and push your hair over the opposite shoulder. "With its casual cool nature, the key to this style is definitely not perfection," says Gonzalez. "In fact, it's ok to be messy here!" Gonzalez suggests spraying dry shampoo or adding in more beach spray for more control and texture when braiding. Loosely start forming a three-strand braid, securing with an elastic at the ends.

4. Gently pull out layers as you go and wrap them around a large barrel curling iron. Finish with hairspray and a bonfire at the beach.

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I have a thing for Pinterest hairstyles. I'm constantly pinning red carpet hairstyles, runway ponytails and anything that looks like it could make my hair even remotely resemble that of a Victoria's Secret model. The thing is -- I haven't accomplished a single one of them. Instead, my attempts end with me showing up late to work in a messy topknot ... again. And I know there have to be others who have the same frustrations (there's a whole website dedicated to Pinterest fails, after all). So we collaborated with a team of celebrity hairstylists to break down the products and step-by-step instructions you need to get that perfect Pinterest hairstyle every time.