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Beauty Dare: Can I DIY Emma's Seriously Amazing Braided Updo?

My editor's assignment: Try to recreate this crazy-complicated braid. The happy outcome: Even braiding newbies will be able to do it
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Reverse Back and Pin
Next, turn the braid toward the center and continue braiding the rest of your hair horizontally until you reach the other side.

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Keep Braiding
Braid the rest of the length of your hair. Then, as you did before, overlap it on top of your French braids to cover the spots between your braids. Finally, tug on the braids to loosen them a little, and secure with bobby pins as needed.

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Finish
Use a flexible-hold hairspray to finish your look.

Oh, Emma Watson. So sophisticated, so flawless every time she steps a well-heeled foot in front on the red carpet.

I fell in love with her as the adorable, bushy-haired, ࢬber-intelligent tween named Hermione in "Harry Potter." And she grew up before my eyes, dressed to the nines in outfits and hairstyles I always envy. This look from the recent "Bling Ring" premiere is no exception.

Sure, Emma's hair looks insanely complicated and outlandishly intricate. But when my editor said it probably wasn't as hard to pull off as it looked, I took it as a challenge.

I'm here to report that this crazy-cool braid is actually a cinch to DIY. You just need some basic French braiding skills and about 30 minutes. Keep clicking to get the step-by-step tutorial.
BY TIFFANIE PETETT | JUN 7, 2013 | SHARES
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