Nellie’s Wedding
I was ecstatic when Nellie hired me to do her wedding. She’s a fashion designer in NYC with impeccable taste. Nellie wanted something very chic and non-traditional for her wedding and brought a photo from a fashion show where they used fishtail braids to create a low bun. Fun!
Nellie’s hair required some prep work…I needed extensions to create the braids, so I bought a dark brown and used some light brown that I already had to create highlights to match Nellie’s hair perfectly. After braiding, I ran a flat-iron over the braid with some Elnett hairspray and Murray’s pomade to smooth the surface and eliminate fly-aways. I can thank my adorable husband, Ryan, for reminding me of the flat-iron trick with braids! (Poor thing has been forced to watch hairstyling videos with me!) Side note: If you can get your hands on some Elnett hairspray, you will love it! It is really light and brush-able, but has great hold.
Here’s our workstation on the big day!
And the final hair style! I was so excited about it!! Ladies, if you want to incorporate braids into your look, I’m all for it!
And here are the beautiful images taken by Nellie’s photographer, Duke Khodaverdian.
Nellie wanted a smoky eye with a matte texture, so I used black, gray and charcoal brown to achieve the look. I added lots of individual lashes and some waterproof liquid liner in the lash-line for added “pop”. I like how dark the lashes register in the black and white photos!
And here’s the final look!! Thank you so much, Nellie! It was so much fun working with you on your big day!!
To see Nellie’s collection and find out where to purchase her line, check out www.Nelliepartow.com. Her designs are sooooooooooooo pretty!!