Breakfast at Tiffany’s-Inspired Hair

Hi there darling readers! As you all might know I am truly  inspired by everything Audrey Hepburn. Her films speak to me on so many levels; her fashion, beauty and talent are all so overwhelmingly beautiful to me. A while back I did a styled shoot inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s {available to read in full here} for Nonpareil Magazine’s A Silver Screen Soiree issue, they’re a DIY E-zine full of bridal inspiration. I came up with the concept of doing a shoot inspired by Audrey’s character, Holly Golightly where myself and a few of my talented friends could collaborate in a step-by-step beauty editorial. This was the result and I am Oh, so proud of it.

I really wanted to share the shoot with you girls {for those that haven’t seen it yet and again for those who might have} because it means so much to me. I absolutely love how everything turned out, you can also read this post at my blog, here. There’s also a how-to for this makeup look that I might share later as well, so look out for it. If you’re like me, you might not immediately think classy as describing pigtails. But since anything that Audrey touches is class, these are for sure the way to go if you’re going to wear them. Look, how darling?? How could you resist?

Thanks to Hayley Anderson Photography for shooting, Chelsey Jackson for styling the hair and my beautiful friend Brittany for being the lovely model. As well as being a loyal Audrey follower like myself, she has such the inspiring blog (here), you must read it. Okay, here’s how to get this look!

How-To:

1. Section + Tease: Create a side part and section hair by bringing forward about 2 inches of fringe {or bangs} at the hairline. Pick up a 2 inch thick section at the top of the head, spray the under side with a styling spray and tease at the roots. Bring the piece down and comb over lightly to smooth out any kinks.

2. Twist + Pin: Leaving the fringe pieces out, divide the top section of hair, twisting then pushing slightly upwards to create volume at the crown. Secure with bobby pins.

3. Tie+ Wrap: Make two ponytails at the nape of the neck with the bottom half section of hair {include the front fringe now by tucking behind your ears} and tie with thin elastics. If you want, you can wrap thin pieces from the under side of each pigtail to cover the elastic, like we did.}

4. Smooth + Curl: Wrap the ends of the ponytails around a 1 1/2 inch curling iron and set with a medium hold hairspray.

5. Adorn: This is just a little extra step to show how you can dress this hair style up. Use a sparkly brooch {like we did} a cute headband or flower tucked into the twist to make this a party look.

6. Voila! A few spritz of a setting hairspray and you’re all done. This look is great for an everyday casual look or even for a special occasion like a wedding. If you have curly hair, round brush it the night before and if you have fine, limp hair use a thickening shampoo + conditioner the day you’re going to wear this hair style.