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1. The Fishtail
This style looks way more complicated than it is, which is good news since it’s going to be your new go-to look. It just takes a few strands of hair and a little patience. According to hair and makeup pro Lou Teasdale—stylist to One Direction and author of the DIY beauty tome, The Craft—a fishtail really only takes 3 steps: “Step one is to split your hair into two big sections straight down the middle. Step two is to take a thin strand from the outside of the right section, then cross it over to join with the left. Then take a strand from the left and bring it across to join the right. Repeat until you reach the end. For step three, tie the braid off, then mess it up tons and tease it apart. Be rough with it!”