bridal

Announcing the Braids & Brides Top 5 Finalists!

After narrowing thousands of Braids & Brides submissions to our 10 semifinalists, they were tasked with creating a braided style. Our Artist Collective judges picked their five favorites! Take a look below to see who our finalists are, and stay tuned as they submit their best bridal work for their chance at the grand prize.

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Announcing the Braids & Brides Top 10 Semifinalists!

After receiving nearly 3,000 entries since the launch of the Braids & Brides contest, it was extremely difficult to narrow the pool of beautiful special-occasion styles down to 10! Take a look below to see who our semifinalists are, and stay tuned as they submit their best braid work for judging.

Bridal Hair Collection from Truss Professional

Truss and Paulo Persil combined technical expertise with Truss’ styling line to create a range of looks with dazzling hair accessories.

Kenra Platinum's HiDef Winner and Her Bridal How-To

Braided, bling-y, bridal, beautiful: Kenra asked stylists to upload their best, most beautiful finishes created with Kenra’s HiDef Hairspray on social media, using the hashtag #KeepItUndone... and we finally have a winner! Congratulations to Hannah Holsomback.

Carefree & Wispy Bridal Top-Buns at Ines Di Santo Couture Fall '17

For the Ines Di Santo Couture Fall 2017 Bridal Collection, Matt Swinney, L'Anza global creative director, designed carefree, French-girl looks with an elegant flourish. Hair was fresh and playful, highlighted with loose top-buns and soft wisps of hair flowing down around the face and nape of the neck.

The Grown-Up Fishtail: Incorporating a Braid into a Wedding Updo

Our most recent winner for #modernsalon's Wedding Party Wednesday contest Krystle Waivio blew us away with her entry that combined twists, turns, braids and bling.

Wedding Party Wednesday on @ModernSalon

Our most recent #modernsalon WEDDING PARTY WEDNESDAY contest asks to see the best wedding party looks perfect for the bride, flower girl, bridesmaids, mother of the bride, groomsmen, etc--and you LOVED playing! In the 14 hours we ran the contest, we had 6,000 uploads to our hashtag! We love seeing all the incredibly talented work from our community of talented stylists--and of course it was super hard to choose a winner.

BRIDAL STYLE: Infinity Headband Braid

This bridal updo by Pravana Guest Artist Lara C. Kay uses a combination of Fishtail and Dutch braids to create this look that wraps around the entire head.To create the style, Kay used these two braids to frame the face, then backcombed and used ...

How to Style Hair Down for a Wedding

At the Ines Di Santo Couture Bridal Collection Spring/Summer 2017 runway show, Felix Fischer for Pai-Shau created fresh, modern bridal looks, with hair that is worn down to emphasize its movement and healthy shine.“The looks are ...

In Studio: Braid of Honor

For the cover of our April 2016 special-occasion issue, we entertained many ideas of what would best tell the story of what’s happening in the beauty world in April. Summer brides are beginning hair trials, salons are booking prom ...