Jenny Humphrey {Taylor Momsen} & Vanessa Abrams {Jessica Szohr} on the Gossip Girl season premier {September 14 2009} both sporting soft twists a.k.a. faux dreadlocks.
Jennifer Aniston at the 1999 Emmys on the red carpet with a head full of soft twists
A semi-twist/faux dread look, April 21, 2009 See original CGOP here
Of course you can imagine that I love this look. I love all looks …and I’ll try anything. It’s fun to play around with styles and this happens to be quite an easy one to achieve. I’ve found it works best on hair with a bit of texture {a.k.a. one day dirty hair}. But if you have the kind of hair that needs to be washed daily, it will be just as easy.
Some use waxy products to achieve texture, but I like a mixture of water {in a spray bottle} and Hair Spray
because waxes and pomades tend to weigh my hair down. But really, you should use whatever works best on your hair to achieve the desired look. Also, this look is supposed to be a bit messy so work with your hair, not against it …you don’t want it to look too “done” or “perfect” …and you can do this on short hair as well as long.
Steps: Mist hair with water {dampen only}, Section off about an inch of hair for Vanessa’s look or about 1/2″ for Jenny’s look, Twist section of hair from top to bottom, use a flat iron
{clamp iron from top to bottom holding a couple seconds at each section} to “set” twist {you may need to back-comb or tease it a bit then flat iron again}, Hair spray and move onto the next. There is a cute little video here that’s a bit more complex and time consuming for me but it includes more tips if you need them. Have fun!
Christina
I was just talking to a friend recently about how my hair tries to do that naturally. I’ve been attempting to *stop* it and loosen the curls into ringlets. Nice to know that if I’m short on time one morning, I can embrace the natural tendency!
Glamour Bbey
What an awesome look girl! xx
Ediot
you look amazing dear.suits you well!
Kaylyn
Thanks! I love this look but never would have known how to achieve it. I also love that so many of my fave bloggers are into Gossip Girl!
Couture Cookie
That is such an awesome look on Taylor! Not sure about Jen Aniston though….
sandra
love this look. mostly because my hair is curly and if i use a conditioner for straight hair, that what my hair does, kinda twists on its own and creates the natural soft dread look. i prefer it on vanessa, not so much on jenny. i like how it looks on you-*much* better than on jennifer aniston. i like her, but i prefer her straight her.
LifestyleBohemia
Very pretty!
xx
~Trish~
I noticed that too! I love it on you, looks great!!!
Melissa
Hey this is my first time commenting but there is a hair dryer you can buy that has an attachment that twirls your hair and makes it looks like beach hair.
Its the remington d1001 ceramic air dryer. Its awesome!
...love Maegan
Fabulous Melissa! Thanks.
Yaya
I get a lot of my hair tips from Gossip Girl. 😉
anotherfishinthesea
I always think Jessica Szohr’s hair looks so hot like this…. ooooh if only i could pull it off that well.
every summer i go through a little phase were i wish i had ‘locks after going to music/camping fests, but perhaps this is the perfect alternative!
Kelly
I was just thinking on Monday that I was loving Jenny’s rocker hair… She is looking so awesome this season.
Annie Spandex
You are so fabulous! And yeah, ha, I remember when Jennifer Aniston rocked that look. My friends and I could never get it right.
thefatandskinnyonfashion
i remember jen’s look. thanks for visiting my blog and commenting. the collections this year have been amazing.
Lisa
I love how it looks! If my hair was longer I’d definitely try to pull it off.
monkeytoes
hahhaha looks good on you 😀 love the jenny humphrey one
R. Wallis @ TrueBeauty
I love this style, but i’ve never tried it for myself. Thanks for the tip! It looks so easy that I will definitely have to try it out 🙂
Laura and Ryan
Hey Megan! I found your blog a couple weeks ago and I love it! I just wanted to comment to tell you that I was clicking around on your blog and read your post about your surgery. I am so glad I did, because I just went to the girly doc here in Germany for the first time, petrified. He pulled out the long plastic ‘stick’ and unrolled a condom over it…and I thought, “WTF?” Then I remember you had it done too and I relaxed (a little)! So anyway, a long way to say thank you 🙂
The Haute-Shopper
I just finished watching the GG episode (yes I’m late), and was wondering what the heck was up with Jessica’s hair. I like it on Taylor and you look terrific with the style, but it just looks weird on both her and Jen Aniston. I think the trick is making it look natural? It looks a bit too dread-like on the other too and I think it also looks better on blondes. I kept thinking Jessica’s hair needed a good wash until I saw the close-ups on your blog!
diane
This look is only for the young. If I tried this look, I’d be picked up for vagrancy.
Feelmore
Hmmm… might be the solution to late start days…
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erinlovesdesign
How much did I love gossip girl?! I think everyone’s hair is looking great on there, and I really love the evolution of Jenny’s style. These soft faux dreads looked great on her!
Susan
I love your imagination and style 🙂
x
Jill
I’m not sure how I manage it, but my hair looks like this most mornings…unintentionally!
PUNKIE
yeeeees! I’ve done this dread before! they’re look gorgeous! probably I’ll get this hairlook this evening! 😀
Jacqueline
I love all your hair tutorials. You look great and you know how to do everything. Like I said, you need to come do my hair. It hasn’t been styled in years. Just straight up and down. I would like to make it look like yours sometimes. Too cool.
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Hanako66
I love it!
I hope that you do it soon so that I can see your new take on it
The Woman
I love love love this look! I’ve done it on my own (curly) hair as well and it came out great. Plus so easy.