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How to Pull off These Gorgeous Pinterest Hairstyles

#Pinterestfail prone? Here, your step-by-step guide to getting the exact hair you pinned

by Hayley Mason | COMMENT

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The Loop de Loop There's something about this twisted hairstyle that reminds me of Renaissance fairs and heavy velvet gowns (in a good way), but I'm sure it looks just as medievally elegant with a nice peasant blouse and some denim cut-offs -- or you know, anything. Celebrity and editorial hairstylist Josué Perez breaks it down.

1. Towel dry hair halfway before applying a volumizing mousse (our editors love Ouidad Playcurl Volumizing Foam). Then blow dry hair completely.

2. Next "use a 1 1/4-inch curling iron, alternately curling your hair around the barrel (like a wand) and clipped in," says Perez. He prefers Rowenta Beauty Curl Active Curling Iron, which has a motorized barrel to alternate directions and help curls look more natural.

3. Shake your curls out lightly and apply dry shampoo like Bumble and Bumble Pret-a-Powder for extra volume.

4. Starting at the left side of your head, grab one piece of hair with your right hand from a top layer, and one with your left hand from the bottom layer. Cross the left hand over your right hand, letting go of the hair in your right hand as you cross over. Use bobby pins to secure the hair from your left hand.

5. Then using your free hand, grab another piece of hair, cross that over top and pin. Repeat this pattern until you've reached the other side.

6. Once at the right side, thread a twisted piece of hair through the last twist and secure with bobby pins.

7. Finish with hairspray.

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