How to do textured knots with tips from Ouidad Creative Director, Morgan Willhite

Ouidad was the official hair care sponsor of the Tracy Reese Show at New York Fashion Week and created relaxed, yet stylish, up-styled knots for the Spring 2014 Fashion Show. Ouidad Creative Director, Morgan Willhite, created the gorgeous textured knots that we loved and have been dying to replicate. Here is how Willhite achieving this style, step by step:

How to Create Textured Knots

Step 1) Prep the hair with Ouidad Play Curl Volumizing Styling Spray ($22, Ouidad.com) to boost the volume and texture of your hair.

Step 2) Tousle dry the hair, then boost the appearance of natural texture by using a 3-barrel waving iron.

Step 3) Use Ouidad Wave Create Sea Spray ($23, Ouidad.com) to break up the texture, hold the style and provide a matte finish.

Step 4) Gather the hair back into a ponytail and use a hair tie to lightly secure the hair.

Step 5) Use hair pins to create an easy breezy knot with soft wisps at the neck.

Step 6) Finish with Salon Series by Ouidad Mongongo Oil Multi Use Hair Treatment ($36, Ouidad.com) to smooth frizzies and flyaways.

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Endless Beauty wanted to let you know that Ouidad supports Breast Cancer Awareness 365 Days a Year. Ouidad, renowned hair stylist and salon owner is a breast cancer survivor. She founded Curls for a Cure in 2005 to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Curls for a Cure, a donation program on Ouidad.com, allows visitors to make a donation of their choosing toward Breast Cancer research throughout the entire year. Ouidad also matches all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000!

Images courtesy of Will Ragozzino.

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A braid bun blend hair tutorial courtesy of Mario Russo, owner of Salon Mario Russo

If you love braids and buns, you’ll love this hair tutorial courtesy of Mario Russo, owner and lead stylist of Salon Mario Russo in Boston. The great news is, you don’t have to choose between the two! It’s the classy braid bun blend. This easy to re-create side-bun hairstyle is perfect for upcoming holiday parties, girl’s night out or any time you want to look effortlessly fabulous. Mario Russo has provided the following step-by-step hair tutorial.

How to: The Braid Bun Blend

Step 1: Blow dry wet hair to its smoothest

Step 2: Part hair slightly off to the side and French braid the hair starting from the temple of the side with less hair. Braid hair all the way around your head until you reach the spot just beneath the ear on the other side. Then, tie the end of the braid with a clear elastic.

Step 3: Take the side of the hair that has not yet been braided, and use a curling iron to curl the hair away from the face. Make sure to keep these curls loose so they look wavy, and beachy.

Step 4: Take a few random pieces from the curled side and form a loose twist over the ear. This is the ear that’s opposite the side of the head where you started your braid.