Marc Trinder, Creative Manager at Charles Worthington Salons, shows you how to create this easy yet visually stunning braided beehive just in time for all those Christmas and New Years Eve parties.
Charles Worthington, 7 Percy Street, London, 020 7631 1370
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<p><strong>The Final Look</strong></p>
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<p><strong>What you will need: </strong>Mousse like Charles Worthington Front Row Big Hair Volume Mousse, £6.29 (<a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Charles-Worthington-Front-Row-Big-Hair-Volume-Mousse_1003001/">boots.com</a>)Hairspray like Charles Worthington Shine maximum Hold Spray, £5.19Mason Pearson Pure Bristle Brush, £68.75 (<a href="http://www.escentual.com/mason-pearson-brushes/masonpearsonb3/">escentual.com</a>)Blax Snag-free Hair elastics, £4 (<a href="http://www.hqhair.com/health-beauty/brands/blax.list?s=blax">HQhair.com</a>)Hair pins, £3.19 (<a href="http://www.glitz4girlz.com/hair-pins/65cm-brown-hair-pins.html">glitz4girlz.com</a>)Hat Elastic (from any haberdashery)</p>
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<p><strong>Step 1: </strong>Prepare your hair by applying mousse into towel-dried hair and blow-drying straight – this will give the hair a gutsy, pliable texture.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 2:</strong></p><p>Take a horseshoe section from temple to temple over the crown area and clip out of the way temporarily.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 3: </strong>Now create a central part from the crown down to the nape of the neck.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 4: </strong>At the front of the hairline take a one inch square section and plait. Backcomb the end so it stays braided.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 5: </strong>Repeat this at the nape of your neck.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 6:</strong>Back brush the horseshoe section at the front with a bristle brush and spray each section at the roots with Charles Worthington Front Row Hairspray.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 7:</strong>Smooth the surface on top and at the front.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 8:</strong>Secure the end with a small elastic band.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 9: </strong>Repeat steps 6-8 on the underneath sections on either side.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 10: </strong>Start with the top section and, leaving the plait out, roll the hair using the elastic under towards the crown.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 11:</strong>Secure with long pins.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 12:</strong>Next roll the sides into the centre one at a time, securing with pins. Make sure both these sections join each other.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 13:</strong></p><p>Pull apart and dishevel. Use grips to create dimples in the hair for added texture.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 14:</strong></p><p>Take a long piece of hat elastic and tie around like a headband; knot and cut-off the excess.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 15</strong>Take the plaits and wrap around the elastic pinning in place as you go. The plaits should hide the elastic.</p>
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<p><strong>Step 16:</strong>The plaits should fit around your head but if you have short layers they might not meet. If this is the case, use a fake plait that matches your hair colour. Alternatively experiment with jewelled bandos, ribbon or flowers tied to the elastic.</p>