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15 NYFW Hairstyles That You Can Pull Off at Home

A DIY guide to achieving NYFW looks ranging from edgy knotted ponytails to romantic braids
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Pump Up the Volume
For a punk-inspired take on a ladylike look, Kelly Bileddo created a gravity-defying '70s updo at Betsey Johnson. To create the look, she parted and clipped hair at the crown, making sure to leave the side and back sections down. To add texture and grip, she spritzed Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Shampoo and back-teased hair. She subdivided hair at the base of the skull, creating two sections. Clipping away the top section, she smoothed the lower section over the left while spritzing Big Sexy Hair Spritz & Stay for hold, before cross pinning at the center. Next, she repeated the same steps for the other subsection.

Bileddo then combined both subsections before smoothing hair to the right and creating a French twist moving upwards, which she then secured with pins.

As for the crown, she subdivided it horizontally and clipped the section closest to the hairline. She spritzed the remaining portion with the volumizing dry shampoo and then smoothed the hair back, creating a pompadour and pinning it above the French twist. She rolled the remainder of the section and pinned a barrel curl above the twist.

Finally, she used a one-inch iron to create two barrel curls in the fringe section, which she back combed before smoothing the hair towards the right eye.

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Pony Up
In a nod to Giuletta's sports-inspired collection, stylist Diego Da Silva created a look inspired by the "idea of a tennis player tying her own bun during a game."

René Furterer Volumea Volumizing Foam to hair before brushing it back with a boar bristle brush. He continued to brush hair back while blow-drying it and then secured hair into a ponytail using a bungee cord. Using a flat iron, he straightened hair before creating a small loop at the base of the ponytail and securing it with the bungee cord. To give hair a sleek, somewhat wet look, he applied René Furterer Sheer Styling Wax along the hairline and scalp.

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Riding the Wave
Natural, beachy waves dominated the runway at Diane von Furstenberg, where Orlando Pita started by creating deep side parts on models. He then worked Tresemmé Make Waves Shaping Gel Cream through 2-inch sections of slightly wet hair, which he then twisted and secured into buns using hair pins. Start with one row of buns at the base of the neck and then create a second row around the crown and forehead until all hair is secured. Depending on time, those wishing to recreate the look can let the buns air dry or blow-dry them.

After unraveling the buns, Pita brushed out hair, tucked one side behind an ear and set the look with hairspray.

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Let's Do the Twist
Aveda Global Artistic Director Allen Ruiz created a sturdy yet sophisticated rope braid in a nod to Public School's globetrotting woman -- who likes to keep her hair out of her face.

To start, he saturated damp hair with Aveda Pure Abundance Style Prep and then blow-dried it while brushing it back. He then secured hair into a ponytail and smoothed Aveda Smooth Infusion Nourishing Style Cream over loose hair. Taking a small potion of hair from the bottom of the ponytail, he wrapped it around the base of the ponytail and secured it with pins to hide the elastic. Then, he divided the ponytail into two sections and, while twisting both sections clockwise, he simultaneously twisted the sections together in a counterclockwise direction. He finished by applying style cream to the entire braid to calm flyaways.

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A Low Bun That's High on Style
For those days that you need to quickly throw your hair back but don't want to sacrifice style, try a simple yet chic hair knot, like the one Aveda Global Creative Director Antoinette Beenders created for Osklen's show.

She started by running Aveda Thickening Tonic through models' hair, blow-drying it straight and then securing it into a low ponytail using a bungee. Then, taking the end of the ponytail, she pulled hair up and over the base of the pony to create a loop, which she then secured with a second bungee. She wrapped the remaining ends and around the ponytail base, letting strands fan out for a casual-cool look which she secured with a third bungee.

BY ROSE CURIEL | SEP 22, 2015 | SHARES
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