Bollywood celebrity-inspired wedding hairstyles you can cop

Bollywood's leading ladies influence our styling and fashion choices to a large extent. And this is especially true when it comes to drawing inspiration for a day as special as our wedding day. To quite an extent, we want to look like them or at least incorporate—be it choosing the same lehenga colour or doing the same make-up or hair. While there is a lot of inspo out there for the perfect hair-do, and it can get overwhelming to make a choice, we list down five of our favourites—from the likes of Athiya Shetty and Katrina Kaif, to Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Alia Bhatt, it's a list that features nothing but the very best. 

Athiya’s mesmerising mermaid waves

Athiya Shetty stole many hearts when she posted dreamy pictures of her haldi ceremony. She complemented her stunning ivory anarkali with an effortless, half-open hairdo featuring mermaid waves. She completed the look by adding a few jasmine flowers to elevate the look. 

To achieve this look:

1.    Start with towel dried hair and apply your favourite styling product.
2.    Comb mid-lengths and ends with a detangling comb.
3.    Use a smoothing dryer and select drying mode. Choose high speed and high heat. Pre-dry your tresses.
4.    Divide your hair into three sections for effortless styling. 
5.    Attach the 30mm long barrel to create voluminous curls and waves in both directions. Set airflow direction to curl away from the left side of your face. Start from the bottom section of your hair.
6.    Wrap a piece of hair around the barrel, leaving out the ends and hold in place until dry. Set the hair with cold shot for 5-10 seconds and slowly release out. Repeat the same on top left section. 
7.    Change airflow direction and repeat on the bottom right section. Move to the top right section. Separate the curls with a detangling comb. 
8.    Take a small section and braid it top-to-bottom. Repeat on the other side. Take both the braided sections and secure at the back of your head with a bobby pin. Hide the bobby pin with fresh flowers to complete the hairstyle

Katrina’s stunning straight and sleek look  

Katrina Kaif opted for a sleek and straight look for her wedding celebrations. She covered the top of her head with a drape and flaunted those long tresses. It does not need too much styling, which makes it perfect for those wanting something easy and chic.

To achieve this look: 

1.    After washing your hair, apply a styling cream and begin to blow dry your hair smooth with a hair dryer. Doing this will maximise the smoothness and help prolong the style. 
2.    Once dry, brush the hair through to remove any tangles.
3.    Next, section the hair into manageable pieces, tying or clipping away the top sections first. 
4.    Prepare your straightener by choosing the desired heat setting for the hair type. Allow the tool to reach this temperature.
5.    Take each section—sections should be of the size of the plates to allow the strands to spread evenly across them—and place the straightener close to the roots and glide through to the ends at a medium speed
6.    Reduce the heat setting for hairline sections. To get closer to the roots, take sections at an angle 
7.    Apply a holding styling product to fix the style in place and increase style longevity.

Deepika’s lovely low bun

 
Nail your traditional look with a sleek middle-parted low bun, just like Deepika Padukone. Add a traditional touch with a gajra (jasmine flowers) wrapped around your low bun for the wedding or cover your head with your dupatta and style it with an elaborate mathapatti.

To achieve this look: 

1.    Use a paddle brush to smooth down any frizz and stretch out curls, whilst setting the parting into place
2.    Using an elastic band, secure the hair into a low ponytail at the back of the head towards the nape of the neck, drawing the hair down evenly at both sides, smoothing neatly over the top of the ears
3.    Twist the ponytail into a bun and fix into place with hair pings and a spritz of holding spray 
4.    Pro tip. Manage the frizz and flyaways with a little gel or oil to perfect your look.
5.    Try weaving baby's breath or hydrangeas into the bun or a hairband

Alia’s casually elegant waves 

Alia Bhatt opted for super elegant minimalistic waves that accentuated her soft facial features. This look is perfect for those who wish to take the subtle route. Replace the traditional maang-tikka with a sheesh-patti for a classic and elegant look. 

How to achieve this: 

1.    Start by blow drying the hair until 80 per cent dry. To create root lift, scrunch the hair roots with your fingers during the process. 
2.    Once dried, section your hair into half, creating a center part. 
3.    Starting with one half, create inward-facing curls by manually winding a small section of hair around the barrel on a high heat and high airflow setting. Change the direction of airflow and repeat the process to get outward-facing curls. 
4.    Once the hair is fully curled, brush through the curls from root to ends to loosen them.
5.    Seal and add texture to the look by applying a setting spray. 

Priyanka’s enchanting soft updo

              
Priyanka Chopra Jonas graced her Christian-themed wedding with an elegant soft up-do with middle-parted tendrils that framed her glowing face. 

To achieve this hairdo: 

1.  Start by using a hair dryer and blow dry the hair until 80 percent dry. Then, section your hair into half, creating a center part.  
2.  Starting with one half, create outward-facing curls by manually winding a small section of hair around a round brush, while using the dryer on a high heat and high airflow setting.  
3.  Heat each section of hair for five seconds (or until dry) and set the curl by pinning up. Leave it till it dries and remove the pin. Repeat the process and complete the first half of the hair.  
4.  Complete the second half of the hair by following steps 3 and 4.  
5.    With an elastic band, tie the hair into a low-side ponytail. 
6.    Split the ponytail in half, twist one half to the elastic band and secure it with pins. 
7.    Repeat the same for the other half. 
8.    For a more natural look, loosen strands of hair at the top part and release strands of fringe at the side. 
9.    You may also add some flowers to go with your traditional attire.

Tips and inputs by Amy Johnson, Global Lead Stylist at Dyson

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