Before starting any plait you should always make sure you have removed all the knots.

You need to start by taking two sections one ether side of the face approximately about 3 cm deep this section should run from the temple down to the top of the ear

Once you have done that you need to bring the sections back to the crown and cross the right one over the left one

Now using your right hand press the crossed hair on to the head and hold in place

Now using our left hand pick up a new section of hair from the left side of the head just under the first section and about the same size

The new section of hair needs to go over the right hand section but as you are doing this you need to swap your hand and hold down at the cross over point

The end of your hair will naturally fall to the middle of the head with the rest of the hair

Now with you right hand pick up a new section of hair from the right side of the head place this section of hair over the hair from the left section and just like before swap your hand that is holding the hair pressed on the head

Keep repeating this down the head till you run out of hair

When you get beyond the nape and no longer tack hair from each side of the head carry on by taking the hair from underneath of your ponytail and crossing this hair over at the centre front

All you need to do after you have done that is to secure the hair in with a hair band.

The hair style is also important if you have frizzy hair as having to many layers will make it harder work but this dose not mean you can not have long layers and these will make your hair flow.

When it comes to blow-drying your hair it is best to use a diffuser as this will help control the frizz and will also help to keep the body.

You will need to use an intensive moisturising shampoo that will cleanse your hair with out you having to excessively rubbing (as this can cause more damage to your hair) once you have washed your hair you will need to follow it with a hot oil conditioner.

A hot oil conditioner is good as heat opens up your hair’s cuticles which allows the moisturiser to penetrate your hair’s shaft, this will give it suppleness, bounce and movement.

Try to stay away from mousse as on dry hair it can make it look dull using a blow drying or thickening lotion can be better.

You will also find another problem when you regular wash your hair is that the roots will be greasy but the mid-length and ends of your hair will become dry and brittle this is because you are stripping the natural oils for it.

The best shampoo to use is a mild ph balanced shampoo and when you wash it tries not to rub your scalp too much and if you want to use conditioner use a mild one and only apply it to the mid lengths and the ends do not put on your roots.

Try not to eat too much Oily and fatty foods as these can contribute to greasy skin and scalp so watching your diet can help.

One good thing you can do is day that you are at home try and give your hair a break from daily washing.

If you have a little grey you will be able to get away with a semi-permanent colour this will last six to eight washes.

If you have more that 30 per cent grey a quasi colour will cover the grey but at the same time will still look natural.

If you have patches of grey the best thing for you to use is a permanent tint or you could have low-lights, high-lights.

How to do elevated or standing up pin curls
Before you start to pin curl your hair you will need a pin tail comb or a fine toothed comb and some hair grips.
I always like to start at the top of the head, with your comb make a clean long parting in your hair where you would like it.
Now you want to take a 1 inch section of hair (if you want a tighter curl you will need a smaller section of hair or for a looser curl take more hair).
Once you have the section of hair make sure there are no knots and the hair is nice and smooth.
Now you need to spray the hair with setting lotion or some volumizing spray, this will help keep your hair in.
Now you need the bit of hair flatly against your scalp with one finger then take the end of the hair and start winding it in a clockwise position around your opposite index finger which should form a complete circle.
Once you have done that hold the end of the curl with your thumb but at the same time you need to slip the curl off your index finger let the end naturally fold inwards.
Now it is off your finger keep hold of the hair and finish winding, once you have done that place the curl flat against your scalp.
Now clip it in to place with a hair clip or two making sure you clip it through one side of the curl (so the curl elevates from the scalp).

Now you need to continue this all over your head, try to make a uniform pattern.
Once you have finish spray well with hair spray and let dry or sleep over night with it in.
Once dry and ready to style unclip one curl at a time, use your fingers to arrange the curls in the desired style.

Pin curling hair came very popular at different time, you would of seen it about in the 40s, 50s and the 60s.
A lot of the styles in the 40s had pin curls for its foundation; you can use pin curls for all different styles but it was more popular for shorter styles.

You will find pin curls very easy to do after a little practice and the great thing with pin curls are is that you will fined them easy to sleep in as they do not dig in like Velcro rolls.

If you want a longer, tighter set I would pin curl your hair the night before and this will also make it quicker to style in the morning.

There are different ways to pin curl your hair to get different looks and end results, the most popular two ways of pin curl are clipping them flat to the head or clipping them so they are standing up from the scalp or they are at an angle.

How to do flat pin curls

Before you start to pin curl your hair you will need a pin tail comb or a fine toothed comb and some hair grips.

I always like to start at the top of the head, with your comb make a clean long parting in your hair where you would like it.

Now you want to take a 1 inch section of hair (if you want a tighter curl you will need a smaller section of hair or for a looser curl take more hair).

Once you have the section of hair make sure there are no knots and the hair is nice and smooth.

Now you need to spray the hair with setting lotion or some volumizing spray, this will help keep your hair in.

Now you need the bit of hair flatly against your scalp with one finger then take the end of the hair and start winding it in a clockwise position around your opposite index finger which should form a complete circle.

Once you have done that hold the end of the curl with your thumb but at the same time you need to slip the curl off your index finger let the end naturally fold inwards.

Now it is off your finger keep hold of the hair and finish winding, once you have done that place the curl flat against your scalp.

Now clip it in to place with a hair clip or two making sure you clip it through the middle of the curl.
NOTE: if you are planning to where your hair in be I would clip it in a crisscross which would make the clips look like a X.

Now you need to continue this all over your head, try to make a uniform pattern.
Once you have finish spray well with hair spray and let dry or sleep over night with it in.

Once dry and ready to style unclip one curl at a time, use your fingers to arrange the curls in the desired style.

Here are some tip on how to get the look.

1) once you have washed your hair you need to apply a heat protection product to your hair as you will be putting your hair under a lot of heat, so protecting it as much as you can from damage.

2) Now you need to dry your hair but dont blowdry your hair straigth, once your hair is dry you need to make a deep side parting.

3) Now it is time to start curling your hair the best way to do this is with heated rollers.
I always start putting the rollers in from the top of the head down to the nape of the neck, you need to put the rollers in vertical and not horizontal as you will find it hard to get that glamorous Dita Von teese style that you want so much.

4) now your hair is in rollers you need to spray your hair with a mist of medium to stronge flexible hold hair spray this will help the curls stay in but still giving it a natral movement at the same time.

5) Now you need to leave your rollers in for about 15 to 20 minuets or untill they are cold.
It also depends on how well your hair takes to being curld.

6) Once your hair is ready take your rollers out bot do not pull on the curls to much.
Also do not brush your hair.

7) Now all your rollers are out you now need to apply a shine serum this is to add extra shine which will give you a healthy look just like Dita Von Teese.
Work the shine serum into your hair with your hair with your hand using your fingers as a comb do this carefully as you dont want to do this too much and it will mess up the style.

Wether you want your hair pin up at the temple or if you want to leave it down as you know Dita Von Teese wears her hair both ways.
If you want to pin yours up you need to pin it up around your temple and then move it back to create a wave.
But if you want to wear it down you simply just have to tuck the hair behind your ear one the side that your parting is on.

9) Once you have the style that you want just finish off with a litte hair spray and a bit of shine spray and your ready to go.

The some up some down
1) After washing your hair you need to finger dry your hair this will release the natural texture of your hair.
Now you need to divide the hair into 2 sections top and bottom you need to do this at ear level.

2) Once you have your top and bottom sections you need to brush back the top section and fix it with an elastic hair band, always make sure you brush all the bumps out.

3) Now that is in place you need to twist some hair around the elastic hair band as if you were doing a bun and then fix with a grip.

4) Now with a bristle brush you need to back comb the hair that is hanging loose this will add some volume.

5) If you have a fringes leave it smooth, all you have to do now is lightly mist you hair with hairspray and shine spray.

The nice and knotty

1) After washing your hair you need to finger dry it but when you are doing this you need to let your natural texture come through.

2) Once your hair is dry you need to make a short zigzag parting, you can do this by using a pin tale comb.

3) Now make two small pigtails in the nape of your neck but keep them close together at the same time, do not brush the hair in tightly.
Now put the top of the pigtails forward this will create fullness on your crown.

4) With each pigtail you need to separate them in three sections now you need to twist each section till they start to buckle back on them self and then grip them in place at the elastic hair band.

5) Now you have done that all you need to do now is tuck most of the stray pieces of hair into the elastic hair band.
I would leave the fringe to lie naturally and a few wayward strands loose.
Now spray lightly with hair spray and sine spray.

The fab free form

1) Once you have washed your hair you need to add some mousse and blow dry with a round brush.

2) Now that your hair is now dry you need set it on medium size hot rollers and leave them in for 10-15 minutes.

3) Now remove the rollers and once you have done that you need to separate your hair into two sections top and bottom from ear to ear.
Now you need to tie the bottom section of hair at the nape of the neck with an elastic hair band.

4) Now braid the hair a twist the braid over the elastic hair band just like you would to do a bun, secure it in with hair grips the best way to do this is four hair grips one at the top and bottom and one ever side.

5) Now with the top bit of hair you need to twist it lightly towards the back of the head, pin this in place at the elastic hair band. Lightly mist with hairspray and shine spray and your ready to go.

The cluster of curls

1) Once you have washed your hair you need to add some mousse and blow-dry with a medium size round brush.

2) Now your hair is dry you need to separate your hair into two sections top and bottom from ear to ear and pull back into a ponytail using an elastic hair band.

3) The hair that is in a ponytail now needs to be put into to hot rollers for about 15 minutes or in till it has cooled down, once they have cooled you need to remove the rollers and finger comb the curls in to place.

4) Now you need to twist the hair into smaller curls and fix with grips.

5) With the top section of hair you need to fold it back and fix it directly above your ponytail at the elastic hair band (make sure you do this loosely) all you have to do now is simply put a light mist of hairspray and shine spray.

The posh pony

1) Once you have washed and blow dried your hair you need to straighten your hair super straight.

2) Now brush your hair to just under your occipital bone and fix with two to three elastic hair bands this will make it extra tight.

3) Now with a bristle brush you need to smooth the top hair and spray with hair spray, now switch to a tail comb and smooth the hair at the top again.

4) Now taking a small piece of hair from underneath the ponytail. You need to flatten this piece of hair with your fingers and spray with hair spray.

5) Now with the piece of hair that you have just fattened you need to wrap it round the elastic hair bands and fix with a grip under your ponytail lightly spray with hair spray and shine spray.