Did you catch Alicia Keys’ hot updo hairstyle at the American Music Awards? Looks like a toughie to copy, eh? Not so! While it might be hard to master Alicia’s performance of her and Jay-Z’s smash hit “Empire State of Mind” while also rocking it solo with her new song “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart”, getting her hairdo is the easy part.
Pantene celebrity hairstylist Tippi Shorter styled Alicia Keys’ hair for the AMAs, and gave us the low-down on how she accomplished this seemingly complicated look. Since Alicia performed twice on stage on top of walking the red carpet, Tippi came up with a fun updo that transformed effortlessly throughout the night. Here’s how Tippi gave Alicia her red carpet ‘do (including some pics she took while styling the starlet!):
- Alicia recently colored her hair a few shades lighter with Clairol, so Tippi started off by washing her hair with Pantene Pro-V Color Revival Shampoo & Conditioner to keep her color looking healthy and vibrant for the camera.
After Alicia’s hair was washed, Tippi sprayed in Pantene Pro-V Detangling Light Conditioning Spray to condition and protect her hair before heat styling. The detangler helped smooth her hair while Tippi blow-dried with a Mason Pearson brush.- Alicia has always been well known for her braids, so Tippi decided to incorporate a creative twist that involved light, romantic braiding. Tippi wanted to recreate the backward Mohawk braid that she did for Alicia’s most recent music video, so she sectioned the hair into three sections front to back.
Then, she gathered the two outermost sections and secured the in ponytail using Ojon Animated Styling Cream.- With the center section, Tippi started a braid from the nape all the way to the front, making it a little off center.
- Tippi tucked the end of the braid underneath the main braid and secured with bobby pins.
- To finish the look with strong hold, Tippi used Ojon Tunu Elastik Hairspray and Bed Head Headrush Shine Spray.
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very nice post
Thanks, Pamela!
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I love Alicia Keys hairstyle..
I still have not seena picture of the whole full bck of the hairstyle because i still dont get what part she puts into a ponytail…and yhu cant see it…so if anyone has a picture of that. it would be nice pllZzzzzz…And thanx.
I still have not seen a picture of the whole full bck of the hairstyle because i still dont get what part she puts into a ponytail…and yhu cant see it…so if anyone has a picture of that. it would be nice pllZzzzzz…And thanx.
i luv thiz hairstyle my big sis just pulled off the same thing for my cuzins ball at her school
to lilbarbie i believe the side of the hair that is pulled back is what is secured by the pony tail. there is three sections the sides and the top. the sides are secured into a pony tail and the top is left out. (the mowhalk section) then the braid starts in the back (the ponytail section and worked to the top to front of the hair. a reverse mohalk braid. hope this helps. i did a style like this a few years ago and thats how i did it.
Hi ive tried this look and the back part i dont understand, because your saying you secure the 2 sides into a ponytail and someone else on youtube pins them back instead of putting them into a ponytail, now ive tried pinning it back but it looks stupid at the back. Need help because i love this style!!