Who else would have a bird feather in her hair but PetSugar? She was so inspired by Nicole Richie's earthy double braids that she set out with some bobby pins and rubber bands to create her own.
Worried that she didn't have enough hair to properly recreate the original look, she tweaked it and made it work. Get her modified version for shorter, layered hair when you read more.
- Start off with your hair parted normally whether you usually part to the left, right, or up the center. Begin a loose French braid angled down along one side of your face heading towards your ear.
- Attach a rubber band once you get right behind the ear or whenever you run out of hair from the layers in front. Repeat the process on the other side.
- Next, divide all the hair that's down (including the two ponytails from the ends of your French braids) and form two more very loose braids with all of your remaining locks.
- Use bobby pins to pull the bottom of each individual braid to the other side of your head so they criss-cross and secure.
- If you don't have enough hair to form a bun with the braids, hide the boring, pinned results with an oversized barrette, hair pin or clip.
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Love it! thanks for the explanation!!
1Wow it's so beautiful! Thanks!
2That looks beautiful!
3I love it!!!! But how short is her hair normally. I just shopped mine above my neck and layered it, I'm curious of this would work.
4I love it! I've been looking for updos now that the cold has hit chicago and I don't want my hair to dry out.
5LOOKS GREAT!
6Wow, that looks great! Love the feather!
7really cute!
8This is such a fabulous look, Pet!
9That is absolutely gorgeous! And now I'm envisioning Sugar HQ as this magical girlie land where the staff braid each others' hair.
10I was very jealous of this hairdo. Thanks for the how to. I will try to find someone who can follow it, because I'm terrible at braiding my own hair.
11That looks awesome!
Kenley on Project Runway opened my eyes to the world of random feather hairpieces.
12Thanks everyone! To answer the question about my hair length, it's very layered – the shortest layer hits the middle of my ear and the longest is just past my shoulders.
13I love the look of boho braids...they're always so cute. And the feather detail she's wearing is adorable.
14Wow, that looks really elegant and complicated.
15Thanks my hair is layered almost exactly like yours Petsugar, except curly.
16I can testify - It looked even more fabulous in person! Such a great way to dress up your hair!
17This is utterly adorable! I love it.
18Gorgeous!!! I love it!
19this is cute but I think my hair is too short for this. I don't have enough to do the second braids. But I really want my hair to look like this!!!
20I WANT A FEATHERED HAIR CLIP!!! Kenley was so cute, but why was she such a brat...I digress. I WANT A FEATHERED HAIR CLIP STILL!!!!
21I think that is such a unique version of the Nicole Richie style, so beautiful.
22Where did you find those hair clips?
23It's actually one (very large) hair clip from Urban Outfitters!
24Thanks Pet! I'll check them out!
25very cute!
26That is too cute!
I believe my hair is long enough for this!
I am definitely going to try this!
27'Kenley on Project Runway opened my eyes to the world of random feather hairpieces./
Me too. Kenley inspired me and I actually made my very own feathered hair clip. I had this black rose hair clip and jazzed it up with some peacock feathers and black marabou trim I got at Michael's craft store. I'm so proud of my self
!
28I love the look, although my hair is too thin to look right when I do separate braids, darn it.
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