Hairstylist Laura Polko says she wanted Dixie D'Amelio's VMAs look to feel effortless, and opted for a wet, loose bun with intentional loose pieces. Here's how she created the style:
- Starting at the back of the hair and working my way up, I started directing the hair back, using a mix of Aquage’s Transforming Paste, Defining Gel, Silkening Oil Treatment and a little Finishing Spray for good hold, working the mixture through the back of her hair towards the front.
- I blow-dried her hair on a medium heat setting while scrunching to set and dry the gel.
- From there, I started working more product towards the front of her head, and then pulling the sides back and clipping with setting clips, which gave the hair a slight, yet beautiful, texture that made it look wet.
- Once the hair was dry and directed back, I pulled the hair into a bun. In the front, I styled intentional pieces across and around her face, which really contributed to the whole style looking wet.
- Once makeup was complete, I applied more gel and hairspray to the loose pieces of hair to set them on the forehead by blow drying the hair from the back, directing it down.
- Once hair was dry, I went in with the T3 Edge Heated Smoothing Styling Brush, to lay down the pieces around the hairline.
Pro Tip: The Edge heated brush allowed me to get close to her skin with some heat without burning her hair. By directing the hair down from the back, it stays on the face and looks intentionally wet yet effortlessly "unintentional" at the same time.