Do Your Hair For A Luau

Luaus are a Hawaiian tradition.

A luau is a Hawaiian custom, celebrating the abolition of gender segregated meals in Hawaii. Typically a lavish celebration, there are abundant amounts of food, drinks and decorations. Usually, women wear skirts or dresses and leis around their necks. While many women choose to wear their hair down with a floral accessory, there are no strict guidelines for wear your hair. You can embrace the carefree essence of Hawaii, and the celebration of a luau with several different hairstyles.

Instructions

Relaxed Luau Style

1. Wash your hair and let air-dry.

2. Part your hair with a comb in a zigzag pattern wherever is comfortable. Use short "zigs" and "zags" along your part to create a line that appears messy or accidental. A straight part will look contradictory to a natural, messy hairstyle.

3. Spray a saltwater-based styling product in your hair to encourage carefree waves.

4. Pull a small section of hair away from your face, to the side of your head, in line with the corner of your eye. Add a floral clip to hold your hair in place.

Simple French Twist Updo

5. Brush your hair back into a ponytail near the nape of your neck. Hold the ponytail in place with your hand.

6. Hold the ponytail a few inches from the base; twist it clockwise as you pull the ends so that they face up. This will create the French twist.

7. Hold the base of the twist to your scalp as you fold the ponytail in half, down toward your neck.

8. Curl the ponytail slightly so that there is a small space between it and your scalp. Push the top of the folded ponytail down into the space; continue folding your hair in this manner until the ponytail forms a neat, twisted roll.

9. Pin bobby pins that match your hair color at the bottom of the twist where it meets your scalp. Continue pinning up the roll to create a seam.

10. Pin any loose parts and spray with hairspray.

Messy Low Ponytail

11. Add texture to your hair with a curling iron. If your hair is naturally smooth, wrap 2-inch wide sections of hair around a hot curling iron; hold for 10 to 15 seconds. Continue until you have curled all of your hair.

12. Run your fingers through the curls to separate them and create texture.

13. Sweep your hair to one side, at the nape of your neck.

14. Use a hair tie to secure the ponytail.

15. Separate a piece of hair from the back of the ponytail, and wrap it around the hair tie. Secure it with a bobby pin; spray with hairspray.

16. Use a brush or comb to tease the ends of the ponytail to make it messier.

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