Friday is the deadline -Inspire me with your favourite formal hairstyle!

[LadyCelestina]

I have a big event coming up on Friday,but have no idea what I should do with my hair!:)
I can't decide if I want hair down or hair up,so feel free to post and suggest all kinds of styles.My hair is curly and I am not willing to straighten,but I am okay with a little teasing.

Would also like my hair it to compliment what I am going to wear ----) http://imgur.com/OnOUGHO /sorry for the weird face and for the cables at the bottom,the vacuum keeps pulling them out!

[LadyCelestina]

One more thing,it is probably going to rain on Friday.Too sleek updo's are going to frizz up :/

[Raging Wolf]

You have beautiful hair and my suggestion would be a side sweeping fishtale braid finished off with a matching satin ribbon that would compliment your lovely dress.

[redtuss]

Raging Wolfs idea is wonderful! Fishtail braids = insta-glam!

Gibson tucks are always pretty but maybe a bit too "old" for you :) Either way I am certain you will be very pretty in the style you chose :)

[maborosi]

I actually really, really like your hair down! It looks good with your dress!

I love the color, btw. Purple is fabulous :)

~maborosi~

[didrash]

Hm, I don't know - your hair looks so good down that I think you should leave most of it down - unless the occasion is very very formal, but given the dress, I think you can do that, Maybe some sort of half-up with a braid or a flexi-8 just to show your forehead...

[Gabriel]

I was going to vote side fishtail braid too! Like this linky (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/95983035781731465/). An accent braid could be nice too like this linky (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/40321359135974032/). Or a half up with an interesting braided detail in the back, maybe even add a few small purple accents to match your dress, link here (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/174866398004124213/).

Have fun!

[shutterpillar]

I think it does look nice down as well, but a braided style might be a little better if it's going to rain. I like the idea of a side fishbone braid with a couple smaller braids coming from the sides and being incorporated into it, like this. (http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jvlfyvwN1ro55udo1_500.jpg) Except yours would look more elegant due to your beautiful curly hair. :)

[shutterpillar]

Ooooooo I like all Gabriel's links, too!

[LadyCelestina]

Thanks for the lovely suggestions and compliments,but keep them coming! (I mean,the suggestions! :D :o )

Fishtail braids sound great! Though,I have a bit of a complaint -it is a style that I would imagine goes frizzy easily.
A gibson tuck,sadly,doesn't hold in my hair and I need my hairdo it to be rock solid! I will be moving a lot.

[shutterpillar]

Are there any specific hairstyles that don't usually go frizzy AND stay put? You could add onto those with some accent braids or a new hair accessory. :) Maybe a purple flower or some crystals like the kind in your dress?

[LadyCelestina]

Are there any specific hairstyles that don't usually go frizzy AND stay put? You could add onto those with some accent braids or a new hair accessory. :) Maybe a purple flower or some crystals like the kind in your dress?

Rock solid and not frizzy (from the do's that I know how to make) -Ropes. Cinnabuns. French braids,at least while still on the scalp. Braided buns remain magically frizz free for some reason too.
Hair down goes a bit frizzy and tangly,but it looks fairly ok.
I thought about what you wrote and tried a rose bun-ish something,it looks good,but I am not too sure about whether I want to wear my hair like that yet.
Would it be too much with crystals or flower,though? I think the dress is a lot on its own...

[Seeshami]

My current favorite would be the one I suggest to everyone. The bottom would only have a few inches of fall though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/7ad89d99-0c6a-4947-896f-80acf35a2f66_zpsa15f4e4a.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/BrokenCagedBird/media/7ad89d99-0c6a-4947-896f-80acf35a2f66_zpsa15f4e4a.jpg.html)


It's also really easy to do and I belly dance in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xGnY6couhU

[Jenny31557]

What about a French twist? With or without a pouf at the front.
And I LOVE your dress! :)

[Night_Kitten]

A fishtail has about the same "frizz chance" as an English braid from my experience, so if you plan to move a lot or dance it's probably not the best idea to leave any braid down (unless your'e going for the messy look on purpose)... What about a bun made from a fishtail braid? Those tend to look very complicated and fancy, and a bun will be secure and protective while you move around :)

Seeshami's updo looks gorgeous too, a very beautiful and fancy looking updo :)

[freesia]

I second a braided bun :) maybe even with a rope braid. I'm thinking... :hmm: what if the twist in the rope braid gives it a little more durability against frizz ?

[LadyCelestina]

Seeshami Oh wow,that looked great.Similar to what I did with the rope braids.I hope I won't sound creepy like I am stalking you or what,but I always imagined that you have a deep strong voice and was very surprised when I heard you talk in the video.
Jenny,I'm searching for a video on how to do a french twist on hair like I have,I think it could look really nice if I styled my hair the CG method style, so that I have piecey defined curls.
Night_kitten,messy look is my default :grin:. I tend to get the feather duster look (the long rainbow one :D ) with braids.I saw a gorgeous updo when I googled fishtail braid,and it was done on what seemed like curly or curled hair.
freesia probably,also could be that rope braids are tighter by nature.At least I think so.They have to be tight-ish so that they don't unravel themselves.

[LadyCelestina]

I just did lace-fishtail braid on one side and french fishtail braid on the other.The laced one is a bit too loose for my liking,but the contrast of my normal hair and the fine lighter hair on my temples looks awesome in it.The french one is tighter so yeah.
I pinned those two sides together and ponytailed my hair with a lace rope braid and a pin.
I'm going to wear it today and see if it survives.

[Vanilla]

Have you ever done a crown braid? I think it would look awesome with your dress. It shouldn't frizz up much either, as no part of the braid will be moving around.

[Paranda Belle]

That is a gorgeous dress!

How about a vortex bun using three rope braids - that holds really well for me. If you want an interesting braid, try a rope braid but braid one of the strands into an English braid before doing the rope. That in a bun is hard as a rock for dancing/ headbanging.

Really like your style Seeshami.

[Seeshami]

Seeshami's updo looks gorgeous too, a very beautiful and fancy looking updo :)

Thank you.


Seeshami Oh wow,that looked great.Similar to what I did with the rope braids.I hope I won't sound creepy like I am stalking you or what,but I always imagined that you have a deep strong voice and was very surprised when I heard you talk in the video.

Oh no no I have to sound like a sweet little girl or people aren't shocked when I tell them "Don't make me get the dirty box cutter"



Really like your style Seeshami.

Thank you!

[LadyCelestina]

Okay so this is what I did http://i.imgur.com/rOiK50h.jpg
I am still very tired,so I am just going to apologize that it is already a bit messy in this pic,but it lasted through the whole evening.