Step by step: tousled half up with great lengths

Wedding season is here! Take inspiration from this weeks step by step with Great Lengths and go for a beach babe inspired, tousled half up do. You will need:

• Large tong for prepping.
• Heat defence spray for prepping.
• Clips for prepping.
• Paddle brush.
• Finishing spray.
• Backcombing brush.
• Bobby pins.

Before styling, Verity’s hair was washed, dried and barrel curled to give the hair body. The curls were left to cool for around 30 minutes.

Step One Remove all the clips and brush through the hair with a paddle brush. Step Two Section the hair at the crown and backcomb underneath. Once all the backcombing is complete, smooth the surface using your brush – don’t be too rough. Use your fingers to re-define the crown section then sweep this back. Hold against the head, push up slightly (to encourage body) and pin in place. Step Three Take small sections of hair from one side, sweep these around the head, and pin in place at the back.

Step Four Repeat this process on the other side then mist with I.C.O.N Done for hold.

Step Five With the front fringe hair, sweep this back around the head, but don’t pull tight. Pin in place. You can add detail at the back by lifting lengths of hair, and pinning up to create more of a cascading curl look Give the lengths of the hair a final brush through. Finish the look with a little India Oil – worked through your palms then run through the lengths. Finished Look The finished look is an on-trend half-up style – perfect for weddings, a prom or a red carpet event. Credits Hair: Joseph Smith and Amanda Jackson for Great Lengths Model: Verity Brook Makeup: Anna Stephenson Hair accessories by Lou Lou Puchalka Photography: Alex Honegger for TK www.greatlengthshair.co.uk