How To - Style - (Shaved Sides Ok)

Shaving the sides of your hair is quite trendy these days.  Whether you rock this edgy cut or are more conservative here is a "how to" style that you can recreate at home.  You may need a friend to help you with the back if you aren't able to braid the back of your hair easily.  I personally like the look of the shaved sides with this up do better, as it give a funky, unique twist to a more classic style,  however you alter this to work if you still have hair there.

This photo is from a shoot I had done in hair school. The colour and style aren't perfect but you get the idea.

You'll need:
    A comb or a backcombing brush or natural bristle brush
    Hairspray
    Bobby Pins
    You may need wax or a styling cream to give the hair you braid texture (to help the pieces stay in)
    You will likely need a friend to help you french braid the back
    Shine Spray

1.  I sectioned out the crown area, then did an inverted french braid starting from the nape of the neck to the crown.  I used a shine wax to help hold the shorter pieces in the braid and I secured the ends of the braid by crossing bobby pins.  An inverted French braid is done by adding hair underneath the braid not over top.  I couldn't find a YouTube video where i could really see them doing the braid so please refer to my post about how to do a french braid and you'll see what I mean about crossing under vs over.
2.  Next, section out your fringe and any other face framing pieces you may have as you will be leaving them down.
3.  Back comb your hair starting from the furthest section away from your face.  While leaving the matting in your hair, position the hair with your fingers over top of the braid ends. Holding the hair in place, gently smooth out the top section of the back combing with a comb/ natural bristle brush.  Slide a bobby pin horizontally across the ends of your hair and tuck into the braid. This way you wont see any of the bobby pins.
4.  To finish the look, apply hairspray over all the hair and smooth fly aways with the side of the can. Apply shine spray for extra sparkle.