Want to freshen up your look? John Frieda international creative consultant, Harry Josh, offers these tips to keep your hair looking good with a minimum of fuss.
Chic Chignon
- Apply gel (try John Frieda Frizz-Ease Clearly Defined StyleHolding Gel) to the root of damp hair to help achieve a sleek, flat shape.
- Using a tail comb (rather than a round brush), blow out hair, combing it flat against the head.
- Create an extreme, slick side part and pull hair back into a bun.
Sleek High Pony
- Use a light styling crème, such as Frizz-Ease Straight Fixation, and apply to the roots of damp hair.
- Blow dry hair and follow with a flat iron to straighten.
- Brush hair back into a high pony.
- Secure hair with an elastic.
- To disguise the elastic, tie a pretty ribbon around the pony or pull a piece of hair out of the pony, wrap it around the elastic and secure it underneath the pony with a bobby pin.
- Spritz with hairspray to finish (try Frizz-Ease Moisture Barrier Firm-Hold Hair Spray).
Messy Fishtail Side Braid
- Begin by gathering all of the hair to one side of the head, then divide it into two equal parts.
- Take a small piece of hair (around ½ inch wide) from the first section and add it into the second section.
- Continue by taking the same size piece as before from the second section and adding it to the first section.
- Repeat this step three to four times before pulling the two sides tight to reveal a fishtail pattern.
- Continue swapping pieces between sections until you no longer have enough hair to continue weaving back and forth.
- Secure the ends with a small elastic.
- Once tight, begin loosening the braid softly with your fingers to give it more of a sexy, undone texture.
- Finish by spritzing with hair spray to hold, such as the Luxurious Volume All-Day Hold Hairspray.
Half-Back
- Apply volumizing spray at the crown and blast with a blow dryer to create lift. Try Luxurious Volume Root Booster Blow Dry Lotion.
- Sweep the front of hair back and secure with pins at the crown.
- Curl sections with a 1¼-inch iron and run fingers through to loosen the curl almost completely.
- Pull pieces out in the front to frame the face.
- Finish with a shine spray, like Frizz-Ease 100% Shine.