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Too Haute For Hoods
2. Next, take a 2-inch section of your hair just above your ear and braid it tightly down through to the ends. Pull it over the front of your hair about two inches from your hairline.
3. Grab another 2-inch section of your hair just above your other ear and connect it to the braid you just created. Braid it down to the ends, then wrap it around the back of your crown all the way to the beginning of your first braid.
4. Tie the pieces together to secure. Use a mini bobby pin to secure as desired.
5. Finish with a light mist of hairspray.
When I wake up and see rain coming down outside, my first thought is, "Well, I'm going to look like crap today." I've never seen a point in really doing my hair if the rain and humidity will turn it into a frizzy, droopy heap in 60 seconds. I go for the classic, easy (okay, lazy) rainy day hair: a quick topknot or messy bun.
But after seeing all of the model-cool slicked-back hairstyles on the runways at New York Fashion Week, assistant editor Tiffanie got inspired ... and I was her guinea pig. These twists on a basic slicked-back hairstyle look crazy high-fashion, but won't wither in a rainstorm. Best of all? You don't have to be a hairstyling savant to accomplish these surprisingly sophisticated looks. Click through and ditch the topknot.
But after seeing all of the model-cool slicked-back hairstyles on the runways at New York Fashion Week, assistant editor Tiffanie got inspired ... and I was her guinea pig. These twists on a basic slicked-back hairstyle look crazy high-fashion, but won't wither in a rainstorm. Best of all? You don't have to be a hairstyling savant to accomplish these surprisingly sophisticated looks. Click through and ditch the topknot.
