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Look of the Day: Kelsea Ballerini's Pretty Plaits
If there's anyone's beauty look we're calling dibs on, it's Kelsea Ballerini's modern getup she sported last night at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards. The "Peter Pan" singer teamed up with celebrity hairstylist Bridget Brager who created a textured, braided updo, in order to balance the etherealness of her billowing floral dress.

To create Ballerini's chic plaits, Brager starting by applying the Paul Mitchell Extra Body Sculpting Foam, $10.50, to Ballerini's damp hair from the roots to the ends, and rough dried her hair to enhance the volume and texture as much as possible. To give hair some more definition, Brager used the Paul Mitchell Express Gold Curl Marcel 1" Barrel, $67.99, on dry hair. Once her hair contained a bit more bend and texture from the curls, Brager applied Paul Mitchell Neon Sugar Cream, $11.99, from roots to her ends, in order to keep curls intact and hair shiny before beginning the braid.

To create her stunning braids, Brager started by parting Ballerini's hair down the middle and created two Dutch braids on each side of her head -- stopping the Dutch braid right at the ear. Then using the remaining hair at the back of the head, Brager crafted strands into a fishtail braid. Once the braids were complete, Brager folded the fishtail braid to the back of the head, created a bun and wrapped the Dutch braids around the bun to finish the look (securing with bobby pins of course). To lock in the look, Brager spritzed on the Paul Mitchell Neon Sugar Confection, $10.99, and sent Ballerini off to slay her "Yeah, Boy" performance later that evening.

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Look of the Day: Emily Blunt's Bronze Smoky Eye
While many celebs looked absolutely stunning at last night's 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Emily Blunt was the apple of our eye. She teamed up with Laura Mercier and celebrity makeup artist, Jenn Streicher, who says her inspiration for Blunt's look stemmed from Blunt's elegant nude gown. "I wanted to work some color into her makeup," Streicher says. "So I gave her a bronze smoky eye, incorporating subtle red and pink hues, to give her look a little edge."

To create her glowing look, Streicher started by massaging Sisley Black Rose Precious Face Oil, $235, into Blunt's skin for a quick radiance boost. She then applied Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - Radiance, $38, into Blunt's t-zone followed by the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Moisturizing Photo Edition Foundation, $48, in Ivory. To set her flawless complexion, Streicher brushed on the Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder, $38, and followed it with the Laura Mercier Candleglow Concealer and Highlighter, $32, around her eyes, nose and chin.

As for Blunt's alluring smoky eye? Streicher prepped Blunt's lids with the Laura Mercier Eye Basics, $28, in Linen, and applied the Laura Mercier Second Skin Cheek Colour, $26, in Rose Bloom in the crease of her eyes to make the pink pop (she used the same color on Blunt's cheeks). Next, Streicher used her finger to pat on the Metallik Rust shade from Laura Mercier Editorial Eye Palette Intense Clays, $48, and applied the Laura Mercier Baked Eye Colour, $25, in Terracotta by using a wet brush to intensify the eye shadow's hue and iridescence. Streicher also applied a bit of this product under Blunt's eye to create a bold to make Blunt's eyes pop. Streicher contoured Blunt's eye, under her lashes, with Laura Mercier Matte Eye Colour, $25, in Fresco and applied the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Copper to give her lids a pop of gold. To complete her look, Streicher applied Laura Mercier Tightline Cake Eye Liner, $25, in Mahogany Brown and swiped on the Laura Mercier Full Blown Volume Supreme Lash Building Mascara in Black.

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Look of the Day: Kristen Bell's Soft Smoky Eye
Kristen Bell showed up the 2017 People's Choice Awards last night ready to break hearts in a metallic Rasario jumpsuit, paired with a dramatic eye and effortlessly tousled waves. Bell teamed up with makeup artist, Simone Almekias-Siegl, who said her inspiration for Bell's look stemmed from her edgy jumpsuit. "I wanted her skin to look fresh, and her makeup classy and sexy," Almekias-Siegl says. "I decided to give her a soft smoky eye with a nude lip."

To get her look, Almekias-Siegl applied Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Tint in Nude, followed by Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Concealer to make Bell's skin perfectly even. Almekias-Siegl then brushed Bell's t-zone with Neutrogena Shine Control Powder to add some sheen to her skin, and followed it with a sweep of Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends bronzer in Sunkissed along the forehead, temples and chin to give her skin a golden glow.

As for her stellar smoky eye? Alemkias-Siegl swiped on Neutrogena Long Wear Eye Shadow + Built-in Primer in Smoky Steel in her crease and outer eye area, and highlighted her brow bone with the lightest color in the palette. She finished Bell's look with Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Liner in Cosmic Black, applying from mid to outer eye to open up her eyes more, and brushed on a few coats of Neutrogena Healthy Volume Mascara in Carbon Black and Neutrogena Healthy Lengths Mascara to give Bell's lashes some serious volume.

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Look of the Day: Elsa Hosk's Victoria's Secret Bombshell Waves
In case you missed it last night, the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion show was full of legs for day models with negative percent body fat, tons of lacy lingerie and angel wings (of course), along with some really out-there runway costumes (think: turkeys and Chinese dragons) . But the real showstopper for us was (and usually is) the Victoria's Secret Angels' sexy, tumbling waves. One angel in particular? Elsa Hosk. The Swedish beauty (and long-time angel) teamed up with Nine Zero Salon Co-Founder, Riawna Capri, to create her signature angel hairstyle.

To get Hosk's angel waves, Capri turned to the Beachwaver S1, which, she says, is a foolproof way get that bouncy angel hair at home. "The iron literally does the work for you. Just be sure to rake your fingers through your hair once you're finished curling, to ensure that effortless look," says Capri.

To get the look, Capri divided hair into one-inch sections, then clamped the curling iron near the ends of the hair -- leaving out about one-inch of hair at the ends -- and curled Hosk's hair away from her face. Capri continued to curl her hair in one-inch sections, then repeated the technique on the other side of Hosk's head. After allowing the hair to cool for a few minutes, Capri spritzed flexible hold hairspray on her fingertips and gently ran them through the ends of Hosk's hair to separate curls and transform them into effortless beach waves. "The key to this look is leaving out that inch or two at the ends of the hair," Capri says. "Curling the ends is too much."

After all, the VS Angel look is all about looking effortlessly sexy (even if you're dressed up like a turkey).

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Look of the Day: Gigi Hadid's Tumbling Waves at the AMAs
As if Gigi Hadid wasn't already total #hairgoals, the supermodel showed up at last night's 2016 American Music Awards with disco-era-inspired tumbling waves that left us awestruck. "We took inspiration from Lauren Hutton and went for brushed back curls that would look glamorous but still effortless," says celebrity hairstylist (and Hadid's stylist for the night) Bryce Scarlett. "Gigi was wearing a gorgeous white lace gown that had a sexy '70s vibe, and we wanted her hair to reflect that too."

To create Hadid's look, Scarlett first wanted to give her hair a little more va-va-voom. To get a lot of volume, Scarlett used the GHD Air Hairdyer and the GHD Natural Bristle Radial Brush (size four), blowing out her hair up and away from her face. Once her hair was dry, he sprayed some thickening spray and backcombed her strands. To get the big voluminous curls (totally worthy of the Victoria's Secret Fashion show, might we add), he used the GHD Curve Soft Curl Iron to transform her hair into large, loose curls. "The one-and-a-quarter-inch barrel creates nice, bouncy curls, which was exactly what we were going for," Scarlett says.

Once her hair was curled, Scarlett brushed back Hadid's hair to soften the look, giving it a more relaxed vibe. Then, he teased the top for a little extra volume and used the GHD Platinum Styler to touch it up and get rid of flyaways. To finish the look, he locked in her style with hairspray and sent Hadid off for her big red carpet reveal. Which, let's be honest -- she totally slayed.

BY TOTAL BEAUTY | DEC 17, 2019 | SHARES
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