Found objects Catwalk-ready looks in a flash

Track down every missing hair pin, rogue elastic, even random ribbon to make your hair look on trend.

ALL PINNED UP

Round up all your hair pins (we used 300 here!). Work in square sections: angle 15 pins in the same direction. Then start a new square facing a new direction. Repeat (over and over and over) until you’ve created a statement look or face-framing style.

IT’S A TIE

Finish plain pigtails by tying them in imperfect bundles. Wrap hair elastics 1cm apart. Tug at a few sections to make them bigger and messier. You’ll love the cool kinks your hair will have once you unravel your masterpiece, too. ➻

CLIP ART

Accessorise windblown texture with a row of barrettes. First, tightly secure sides half-up with hair pins, then add volume to the centre section by teasing roots gently and blasting with hairspray. Next, trail barrettes down a wide section below one ear. To take it to the next level, press a studded trim, swiped with

double-sided tape or hair bonding glue, into your hair parting.

RIBBON REMIX

Before you toss your old tights away, consider upcycling them into headbands. Go for a stretchy black pair and cut each leg straight across at the knee, then chop off the feet, too (this creates two sleek bands, each about 8cm in width). Place along your hairline – half on your hair, half on your forehead. Now add additional trimmings on top, like white lace or satin ribbon tied at the back. ➻

IN KNOTS

Look through your gym bag, hair drawer and bedside table, and you’re bound to unearth more scrunchies than you can count. To recreate the faux Mohawk seen here, brush hair up at the back and secure three ponys in a row (top, middle and back) with the retro accessory. The key to mastering the messy-sleek style: create small, sleek loops by not fully pulling each pony through the final wrap, and leave the ends free so you can, you know, whip your hair back and forth.