Hair How-To: A Flirty Fishtail Braid

Who doesn't want a sexy fishtail braid like the one Ryan Trygstad, hairstylist from Sally Hershberger salon, created below? Scroll down for the how-to and then wear this style like it's your job.

1. Part your hair and then tease it. "Part your hair using a rattail comb, apply Sally Hershberger's Major Body Volumizing Style Boost at the root only, and then backcomb your entire head to create fullness," Trygstad says.

2. Toss your hair over your left shoulder and split your hair into two sections. This sets it up to be a side braid.

3. Begin braiding. "Start by using small sections and bringing the outside of each section inward, crossing it over to the other section and repeating," he says. "Continue braiding until you've almost reached the ends." 

4. Give your braid texture. Once you reach two inches from the ends, twist your braid once, and then run your other hand up the braid to make it more textured and deconstructed, he adds. "This way it looks imperfect and worn in." 

5. Secure the braid. Tie the ends in one knot like you're tying a shoelace. Once your ends have been knotted, pinch the two ends of hair together, and slide a bobby pin up into the middle of the knot to secure it. 

Tada! A sexy fishtail braid that's perfect to wear day or night.

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Hair How-To: The Sweetheart Braid

This hairstyle has love written all over it. Want to recreate this work of art? Use these steps from Dominick Pucciarello, a celebrity stylist at Mizu Salon in NYC.

1. Part your hair and start braiding. "To create this heart-shaped braid, you have to first part your hair down the center from your forehead to the crown of your head, and then make two triangular sections on both sides of the center part," Pucciarello says. "Next, begin braiding your hair from the top point of the triangular section, down along the part, and then along your hairline toward your ear." 

2. Continue braiding your hair until you reach the nape of your neck. "Once you get to the tip of your ear, start adding in hair from the back section that falls on the right side of the heart," he says. "Continue braiding along the hairline, and then once you reach the middle of your neck, secure the right braid with a ponytail holder. Next, repeat step one and two on the left side of your head."

3. Combine the two braids and secure with an elastic band. "Both braids should be tied off, meeting at the back of your head," he says. "From there, take the two sections and combine them into a simple three-section braid, weaving the three sections of hair together until you reach the ends. Lastly, keep the style in plae with a hair band that's the same color of your strands."

Here's to a style you'll heart! 

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Griffin

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<i>Cosmo</i>'s Celeb Style Secrets Video Series: Alicia Keys' Upside Down Braid With a French Pompadour

Alicia Keys isn't the only one who can fashion her hair into an upside down braided with a French pompadour. As daunting as that may sound, it is now within your reach!

Thanks to Cosmo's latest webisode, you can redo Alicia's 'do—with the help of celebrity stylist Adir Abergel and Cosmo's beauty director Leah Wyar. You're welcome.

Watch, listen, learn—then wear the hell out of this sassy braided updo.

Stay tuned: Next up, you'll learn how to recreate Kristen Stewart's sexy side-swept style....

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<i>Cosmo</i>'s Celeb Style Secrets Video Series: Alicia Keys' Upside Down Braid With a French Pompadour

Alicia Keys isn't the only one who can fashion her hair into an upside down braided with a French pompadour. As daunting as that may sound, it is now within your reach!

Thanks to Cosmo's latest webisode, you can redo Alicia's 'do—with the help of celebrity stylist Adir Abergel and Cosmo's beauty director Leah Wyar. You're welcome.

Watch, listen, learn—then wear the hell out of this sassy braided updo.

Stay tuned: Next up, you'll learn how to recreate Kristen Stewart's sexy side-swept style....

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