How-to create Fernanda Rocha’s sweet & sexy hair from Real Housewives of OC #RHOOC. The modern low side pony!

I love working regularly with the same clients because as we get to know each other more and they trust my judgement, we can branch out and try a variety of new looks! If you’re in the public eye there’s nothing more boring than showing up having the same, predictable look.

I absolutely adore working with the beautiful Fernanda Rocha (http://fernandafitness.com) who is now a regular cast member on Season 6 of The Real Housewives of Orange County. I’ve worked with her before for the finale party for Season 5 that she attended as a guest and since then we’ve created a lot of gorgeous looks together. She is the total Laguna Beach girl and wears very little to no makeup on most days. Yes, she’s one of the very lucky few who can get away wearing nothing but Chapstick and suncreen! Lucky for me, she’s really loving embracing her girly-girl side and letting me try out lots of fun new styles on her.

Here’s the look I created for Fernanda on last night’s episode (April 3, 2011). It’s the modern version of the side pony.

So how do you create this look without looking like you’re going to an 80’s themed party?

This look is super easy to create and there are several variations. On Fernanda, I smoothed her hair with a flat iron that also creates curls to create a bit of volume in the crown. Then take your curling flat iron or a regular curling iron to create the curls. I wanted larger curls so I used larger sections but if you want tighter curls use smaller sections. This next part is super important so take notes! Fernanda usually parts her hair in the center or has no part when her hair is worn down so I had to pick a part. **You should part your hair on your “good side”. Everyone has a good side. Take a look at pictures of you on FaceBook, the ones that you didn’t untag and see which side you tilt your head. If you’re all over the place then study which side of your face is closer to the camera on the pictures that you like most.

Then pull all the hair over to your non-good side, low behind your ear. Secure with a pony tail holder/rubber band (I like the ones with no metal so it doesn’t damage your hair) to hold the pony. The final step is to take a very small section of hair and wrap it around the band/holder to hide it. Secure it with 2 bobby pins on the bottom, underneath part of the holder and criss cross them to make sure it doesn’t budge. Finish with a bit of hair spray (my fave is Big Sexy Hair, Spray and Play Harder. You’re done!!

Here’s another variation with a front braid and smaller, loose curls: