Who would have thought this unlikely bunch would share the same hairstyle? Hollywood stars, Jennifer Lopez, Sienna Miller, model Carmen Kass and Princess Leia all love their milkmaid braids. Like it or not, this classic updo is back and it's cuter than ever.
To learn how to create this look at home, read more
- Begin by applying some smoothing serum to damp hair.
- Next, coat your hair with a smoothing gel to help prevent frizz and fly aways. I like Biolage smooththérapie Smoothing Gel, $11.95. Then, create a center part and blow dry your hair downward at a 45 degree angle using a nozzle for a smooth look, or blow dry with no nozzle for a more relaxed look.
- Using your center part as a guideline, create two braided pigtails and secure each braid with a small hair elastic. If you have enough hair, try and cross the braids over the top of your head like you see in the photos, and secure each side with bobby pins. If you have short hair, buy a hair piece to go around your head the same color as your hair (or have it dyed to match) and secure with bobby pins. Take your real hair and weave it into the braid or else pin your pigtails underneath the hair piece so that it doesn't show.
- To secure the look and reduce the amount of loose wisps, spritz hair generously all over with any hairspray of your choice.
This just in! To prove we practice what we preach, here's our in-office ten minute attempt. Not bad I'd say!
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I think this is such a cute 'do, but I think I'd look like an idiot if I tried it. Plus, I don't have the right hair.
1Yay for the milkmaid look!
2cute, but i don't see women really doing their hair like this for a regular day out on the town.
3I love to wear my hair up like this.
4I fix it like this for work, alot.
feels like it need some daisies!
5I adored Sienna's hair and the entire look at the Globes, I don't understand why she got so much flack for it. Sienna is a doll.
6i guess this look isn't really for me
7These women have hairstylists and I don't so I'd rather not.
8I love this hairstyle!
9Hey FabSugar, you forgot Julia Timosjenko, Ukrainian politician. It's her signature hair style!
10i used to wear my hair like this all the time in high school. i called it my princess leia 'do. i think this look is so cute.
::the platypus is proof that god has a sense of humor::
11You forgot MK Olsen! I absolutely love this look on her.
12Ditto Maggie Gyllenhaal.
And I like this look, I was just bugged by it on Sienna since the braid part was so clearly fake.
13I love Jenn's look must, braids are so fun.
14Aw I love Sienna Miller's. Very cute, I can see myself wearing this to ballet class . . .
15I have African-European hair which means when its straight its kinda stays where you put it..so this looks nice in my hair and piles up high on my head. I sometimes slot a headband in beetween the plaits for a dash of colour..but I cant figure out how to do the tendrils!
16this is super easy to do on your own, even if you don't have super long hair. you can do two braids on either side of your head, and cross them across the top of your head, and then tuck the ends of each under the other braid and secure with bobby pins. it takes some practice, but it's cute, especially if you have cute bangs.
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