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" Backstage at the Coventry show, I was blown away again by those Ion Salon wizards (you know, the mattress needle people). This time lead stylist Pasquale Ferrante was inspired by the Coventry fashion collection--which featured lots of cozy Scottish-feeling knits--and wanted the hair to have that same &amp;#x27;knitted&amp;#x27; feel. &amp;quot;I was going for a warrior girlfriend look,&amp;quot; he told me. &amp;quot;The beautiful girl on the horse, her hair flying in the wind.&amp;quot; For tips on how to pull off the Miss Braveheart hairdo--and trust me, you&amp;#x27;re gonna want to know--read on.To get this beautiful woven updo look, he first applied a texturizing product to give the hair body, then made two ponytail fishtail braids. Next, he wrapped each braid around to the other side of the head so one laid on top of the other, then pinned them to the nape like a bun (if you have longer hair, keep wrapping in an oval spiral so both braids lay flat.) He then pulled out random pieces to give the hair a messy, flyaway look so that when the model walked the runway, the pieces would move and catch the light. As for the makeup, celebrity makeup pro Gregory Arlt created the beautiful English rose glow. &amp;quot;I was inspired by young, fresh, aristocratic girls who live in castle estates and ride horses all day,&amp;quot; he told me. (I don&amp;#x27;t know anyone who fits that profile, but if I did, I&amp;#x27;d be happy to pull a freaky Friday with them. In the meantime, I&amp;#x27;ll fake it with Gregory&amp;#x27;s genius makeup tips.) He used three MAC blushes to flush the cheeks as if it was &amp;quot;a cold day, when the blood supply rises to the skin&amp;#x27;s surface.&amp;quot; He blended together Fresco Cream Colour Base , a pinky brown and Laid Back Blushcreme, a berry brown, then applied it in downward motion to tightened cheeks (smile to &amp;quot;tighten&amp;quot; yours). He tapped the excess on fingers, running them across the bridge of nose and on the temples, and then used Pearl above the cheekbones and under the brows. Fresco and Laid Back mixed together were also used as lip color to give the lips a lived-in, un-lipsticky look. Are you as in love with this hair and makeup as I am? (I&amp;#x27;m going to DIY the hair myself tomorrow night!) I didn&amp;#x27;t explain how to do a fishtail but if anyone wants to share your shortcuts, please do in the comments below. And that makeup? As gorgeous as it is, if you live on the chilly east coast, all you have to do to get the look today is take a long walk outside! Ha! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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