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How to Master Lily Collins’ ’60s-Inspired Updo

For a night out on the town, Lily Collins took a beauty cue from decades past. The Rules Don’t Apply star, 27, tapped celebrity hairstylist Gregory Russell to assemble her deep brunette hair into an elegant updo.

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“Profiled and privileged. Channeling the 60’s for an evening to honor the #HFPA at the LACC gala,” Collins captioned a shot of her French twist with loose, face-framing tendrils.

Profiled and privileged. Channeling the 60’s for an evening to honor the #HFPA at the LACC gala…

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Russell, who also works with Miley Cyrus and Chloë Grace Moretz, tells Stylish that Collins’ ensemble was a starting point for the ‘do. “I was inspired by Lily’s dress to create a modern take on a 60’s French twist,” he reveals. Want to get your own? Keep reading for Russell’s how-to. 

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From left: Ouai Soft Mousse ($28, theouai.com); Sachajuan Dark Volume Powder ($35, nordstrom.com); Ouai Matte Wax Pomade ($24, theouai.com)

The stylist at Andy Lecompte Salon in Los Angeles prepped her hair with Ouai Soft Mousse ($28, theouai.com) on her roots before blow-drying for volume. After that, Russell dried her locks with a multi-bristle Harry Josh brush and a blow-dryer. Then he curled small sections of her hair with a 1.5-inch barrel iron, pin-curling each and adding Sachajuan Dark Volume Powder ($35, nordstrom.com) while they cooled. Once set, Russell removed the pins and brushed through the curls. For definition, Russell applied Ouai Matte Wax Pomade ($24, theouai.com) to the ends.

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To create the French twist, Russell separated out the “mohawk section” of the hair and pin-curled it to create volume. He then fastened the rest of the hair into a roll using bobby pins to secure the style. He released the mohawk section, back-combed for a boost, and secured it into the roll. As a finishing touch, he tucked the face-framing piece behind her ear.

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