There was a time in the '90s that you could look out over the crowd at any dressy event you went to and about 70 percent of the girls would be wearing a French twist. This included both my high school prom and Brenda Walsh's spring dance. It was kind of the updo. Then, although it never fully left, the craze kind of died down and you'd only see it pop up now and again. But suddenly, the twist o' France is having a resurgence, and it seems it's back in all its forms...
Here's a sleek, classic version on actress Olga Kurylenko (whom you may remember from Quantum of Solace):
Then there's the messy take, like this updo I spotted during Fashion Week:
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And then you can always funk it up. Gwen Stefani has been doing this quite a bit recently. Here's a quirky version I loved on her:
Here's a look I posted a few weeks ago:
There are more styles but those are the biggies. Want to go for one? If you need a refresher on how to DIY we've got thorough step by step instructions right here. Just make sure to send me pictures for our wrap up of our October try-new-hair-things resolution to glamourbeauty16@gmail.com.
Have you been wearing French twists? Did you in the '90s? Have trouble pulling them off? Have a favorite out of these examples? Tell me!
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