Forget the academy…let’s hear it from the fans! For the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, of course the purpose of the night was to hand out awards (in the form of beach towels and surf boards!), but we couldn’t help but notice all the funky celeb styles that rocked the blue carpet. There was color, there was casual, there was creativity…and then there was Fergie Ferg. Always a crowd-pleaser, Miss My Humps choose to sass up her look with a fun and flirty unconventional hairdo-the fishtail braid.

“Since [Fergie’s] dress was very bohemian, we wanted her hair to be a little edgier but still complement her look” says, Patricia Morales, Redken session stylist and hair stylist to Fergie. “I showed her a series of braids I have been working on and she chose the fish tail braids. I think she rocked it!”

To get the look, Morales applied Redken full frame 07 protective volumizing mousse and Redken Extreme Anti-Snap to the hair when damp. This provided lots of body and volume but also smoothness and shine, which allowed an easier time to create the fish tail. Morales then rough-dried the hair to keep Fergie’s natural texture. She started the braid by creating a low ponytail at the nape of the neck with a center part, then proceeded to create her fish tail securing with elastic then wrapping Fergie’s own hair around it. Morales pulled pieces in the front to shape Fergie’s face and kept the braid to the side and over her shoulder. Morales finished off with Redken workforce 09 flexible volumizing spray for hold and added shine.

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