At the recent 2010 Australian Film Industry Awards, we spoke to Caterina DiBiase - part of theghd styling team, and director of Heading Out Hair, about achieving the bird's nest bun. Caterina fondly refers to the style as the powderpuff: any oversized topknot where the hair winds around loosely to create a sophisticated yet still effortless-looking style. Caterina created the look on actress Laura Wheelright for the AFI Ceremony.
- First, apply liberal amounts of ghd maximise mousse to the mid-lengths and ends of the hair.
- Blast with a hairdryer to dry the mousse into the hair.
- Pull the hair up into a very high ponytail on the top of the head.
- Divide the ponytail into several sections then tease each section with a comb, creating lots of volume and texture (it should look a little crazy right now so don't be alarmed... it will soon be tamed!)
- Brush the ponytail out just a little bit to even out the texture, then wrap the hair around the ponytail to create a messy topknot.
- Secure with bobby pins all the way around.
- Finally, spray the hair with ghd ultimate hair spray.
For the Chanel pre-Fall 2011 version of the style, simply add a headband - and, if desired, tug out a few loose pieces of hair to create a more wispy finish.
