Trend Alert ~ Artisanal Braids ~ by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

Get your topnotch hair braiding skills ready because this season Artisanal Braided hairstyles are on trend!  Several styles are runway and real way favorites.  Face framing braids with an easy, 70’s vibe, coming off the now trending straight center part. 

Long braided ponytails sometimes bound or interwoven with ribbon or cord.  And sculpted braided updo’s with almost a Medusa-like or Grecian goddess type quality. This trend is perfectly exemplified here on Lupita Nyong’o at the Academy Awards.

For creating these styles, we recommend two products from our Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Modern Hair Wear Collection.  These fit the bill when it comes to any type of braiding, from simple to complex.  Not only are they incredibly versatile but also enhance the scalp and hair with cutting-edge ingredients.

The Tela Modern Hair Wear Collection, The New Textile for Hair™, provides a modern feel and approach to styling and wearing hair, almost melting into hair creating a new textile.  Tela Play Freeform Wax is a thick crème formula that controls like a wax yet is totally moveable.

Tela Taffy Pomade Gel is a medium density pomade-like formula with light moveable hold.  Both can be applied to wet or dry hair for freeform piecing, grooming and finger styling.  Zero buildup, both are perfect for any creative braiding too.

They contain the aforementioned Tela Hair Immunity Complex of Probiotics and Fermented Kelp Extract to help improve scalp and hair condition.  Organic Quinoa and the Hydro Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex help strengthen, create shine, increase body, and help preserve color.

The Tela Modern Hair Wear Collection also features Peppermint, Milk Thistle, Honey, Aloe, and Lavender for hydration and weightless heat protection.  Plus, the Tela USDA Certified 35 Organic Ingredient Base Blend and Tela Tea Blend of White, Green and Oolong Tea.

To see all Philip Pelusi Trend Alerts go to Trend Alerts (busystylist.com)

For more Tela Modern Hair Wear education go to Tela Virtual Product Classes (busystylist.com)