Day-to-Night Hairstyles
Take the party from day to night this upcoming holiday season with these four easy, super-cute day-to-night styles for hair of all lengths, spotted about town and inspired by our celeb hair crushes of the week. Stay chic with these styles on your next day-to-night outing.
1 Half-Up to Faux Hawk
DAY
On the Red Carpet:
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Singer-songwriter and actor Jada Pinkett Smith
Half-Up Bouffant
Try this take on the classic ’60s style for a simple yet sophisticated daytime look.
How To… Half-Up Bouffant
What You Need:
– Heat protection serum
– Curling iron
– Flat iron
– Fine-tooth comb
– Hairspray
1 Do this style one or two days after washing your hair for better hold.
2 Apply a volumising spray to your hair, focusing on the top-middle part of the head.
3 Set the top of your head with a large iron. Set the sides using a medium-sized iron.
4 Then, comb the curls backwards, using the comb lightly and moving upwards to create volume.
5 Secure half of your hair up with a clip.
6 Apply a heat protection serum before flat-ironing the ends of your hair, avoiding the top part of the head.
7 Set with hairspray.
NIGHT
Faux Hawk
Turn up the volume after sunset on your half-up bouffant style with an edgy faux hawk.
What You Need:
– Volumising styling hair gel
– Fine-tooth comb
– Hairspray
How To… Faux Hawk:
1 Wash, condition, and towel-dry your hair. You want your hair to be slightly damp when starting this style.
2 Apply a volumising styling gel and blow-dry your hair back.
3 Section a rectangular shape on top of your head using the tail of a fine-tooth comb. Smooth down the hair on the side of our head diagonally.
4 With a small dollop of styling gel between your hands, use your fingers to create volume on the top of your hair, styling in an upward motion.
5 Lightly spray with hairspray to hold.
2 Hippie to Elegant Headband
DAY
On the Red Carpet:
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Supermodel Chanel Iman
Spotted On:
Ashley Parchment
Hippie Headband
Create a whimsical, hippie look by wearing a headband in an unconventional yet stylish manner, copied from the free-spirited gals of the 1970s.
What You Need:
-A thin or thick whimsical headband of your choice
-Shine serum
How To… Hippie Headband
1 Wear your hair out in loose, wavy tresses that cover your ears
2 Apply a shine serum to your hair to keep stray hairs at bay.
3 Gently place your headband over your forehead and above the ears.
NIGHT
On the Red Carpet:
Actress Charlize Theron
Spotted On:
Reice Diston
Elegant Headband
Flip your hippie look around into an elegant night-time style by repositioning your headband and pulling your tresses into a sweet side-bun.
What You Need:
-Curling iron
-Hairspray
-Sparkly headband
-Bobby Pins
How To… Elegant Headband:
1 Create a side part. On one side, create a sub-section and mist it with hairspray. Run your comb through this section.
2 Using a small curling iron, pick a smaller section of hair, and curl around the iron, then release. Repeat around the entire head.
3 Once all the curls have set, comb them out from the ends to the roots.
4 Gather all of your hair to the side that has the most volume and secure in a loose ponytail with an elastic band.
5 Take the end of the ponytail and secure it above the elastic band using a bobby pin, creating a messy bun.
6 With a bobby pin, loosely pin the front strands of hair from your side part to the messy bun, allowing it to slightly cover the side of your forehead.
7 Place the headband about an inch away from the hairline.
3 One-side French to Double French Braid
DAY
On the Red Carpet:
Actress Syesha Mercado
Spotted On:
Fashion designer Toya Taylor
One Side Up Braid
Keep it simple for the day with a French braid on one side of the head.
What You Need:
-Bobby pins
-Shine serum
How to… One Side Up Braid:
1 Pick your most flattering side on which to create a French braid.
2 On your side of choice, separate the hair above the ear and below the temple.
3 Comb this section backwards to create a tight French braid.
4 Hide the end of the braid under another section of the hair, then secure with a bobby pin.
5 Use your fingers to evenly spread a shine serum on the rest of your hair.
NIGHT
On the Red Carpet:
Actress Jessica Alba
Spotted On:
Allawney McIntyre, senior marketing coordinator at Jamaica Beverages Ltd
Double French Braid Updo
Welcome the night with a twist on your one-sided French braid by adding another on the opposite side and bringing it all together in a chignon.
What You Need:
-Hairspray
-Bobby pins
How To… Double French Braid Updo:
1 Start by creating a deep part down the centre of your hair.
2 Create a French braid on one side, working your way to the nape of the neck. Tie the end with an elastic band.
3 Repeat on the opposite side.
4 Remove the elastic bands from both braids, and combine the strands into a chignon.
5 Pin loose strands with a bobby pin.
6 Mist the finished look with hairspray.
4 Sleek Straight to Sleek Ponytail
DAY
On the Red Carpet:
Singer Alicia Keys
Spotted On:
Miss Universe Jamaica first runner-up Roshelle McKinley
Sleek Straight
Start your day with sleek, enviable strands.
What You Need:
-Heat protection serum
-Anti-frizz shine serum
-Round bristle brush
-Blow dryer
-Flat iron
How To… Sleek Straight:
1 Wash and condition your hair using a moisturising conditioner that will protect against heat damage.
2 Gently pat-dry your hair with a towel until damp to lessen your blow-drying time.
3 Apply a dime-size amount of heat protection/straightening serum to your hair, focusing on the ends.
4 Section your hair in four to six parts and blow-dry with the help of a round bristle brush.
5 Flat-iron your hair in sections from root to tip.
6 Using your fingers, apply an anti-frizz shine serum to your straightened hair to hold the finished look.
NIGHT
On the Red Carpet:
Superstar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Spotted On:
Project Runway Season Nine Winner Anya Ayoung-Chee
Sleek Ponytail
Get ready to party with this super-quick ponytail created with your uber sleek daytime tresses.
What You Need:
-Bobby pin
-Elastic band
How To… Sleek Ponytail:
1 Straighten your hair following the “Sleek Straight” steps.
2 Pull your hair back into a tight, high ponytail right below the crown of the head.
3 Take a small section of hair from the back and wrap around to cover the elastic band. Secure with a bobby pin.
Holiday Product Watch
Line Up Your Style with MAC’s New Technakohl Liner
Make room in your make-up bag for MAC’s new Technakohl liners.
Audacious new shades are the jewels of the season, delivering vivid colour in a collection of modern metals, pearly pigments, striking neons and bold tones perfect for a new take on the smoky eye. The liners’ enduring formula features a unique combination of plant-derived waves, providing a soft, comfortable feel, while staying smudge-resistant for up to eight hours. Look out for the new Technakohl liners at the MAC store, starting December 2014.
MAC Jamaica
Shop #23A
Sovereign Centre
106 Hope Road, Kingston 6
Tel. 946-9895
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