Emerson Salon – Capitol Hill Seattle

Summer is all about the effortless bohemian look! A little messy, textured and easy.

Loose up do: Start of by leaving a few wispy pieces around the face to soften the look. Use a volumizer like Anti Gravity and the beach texturizer, Hair Resort by Kevin Murphy to dirty up the hair and add texture. Back comb underneath to add more volume before you pull your hair back. Pull it back loosely making sure the hair doesn’t get smoothed out. There are many ways to loosely pin it up (using bobby pins instead of hair bands will help keep the look loose) but whatever way you choose, in the end you will need to use a tail comb to get under the pinned hair and slowly lift up to create the messy/loose look.

Messy ballerina bun/high bun: This is similar to the loose up do, same products and technique but with this you will be pinning it into a classic ballerina bun! A high bun is really easy as well. Pull your hair back in a high pony tail and pin the hair into a bun. The perfect accessory for it is a head band like Jessica Alba is wearing here!

Wavy bob: If you can scrunch your hair using a diffuser, this style is going to be wash a wear for you. If your hair is naturally straight your going to need to curl it. Try using a larger barrel curling iron and take small sections. Wrap the hair around the outside of the curling iron, no need to to it the traditional way, it will look more natural this way! Curl the front pieces away from your face and alternate the direction in the back so that it looks more natural! Finish it off with a flexible hold hairspray like Alterna’s Working Hair Spray.

Side pony: This works with straight or wavy hair. Just loosely pull your hair to the side, below your ear and just behind your neck so your don’t see a space between your neck and the pony!

Love one of these styles? Schedule a consultation to come in and talk to one of our experienced stylists about how to make this look work for you!

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