click image to zoom The Curtain Braid Front Nicholas Penna Jr, owner/lead stylist of SalonCapri in Boston presents his spring 2014 trend forecast, with hair styles inspired by many of the hottest looks from the catwalks of recent York Fashion Week. Amongst them is an intricate, basket-weave bun with intertwining pieces of hair formed right into a breathtaking updo; a brand new style of braid—peek a boo style; and what we want to name an “un-braided” mermaid tail. Get excited to check out all these out in your clients within the salon.

Here, he shows you ways to create the peek-a-boo “Curtain Braid.”

STEP 1: Comb through dry hair thoroughly, removing all tangles. Use a flatiron to succeed in stick-straight locks.

STEP 2: Part hair over the left eyebrow. Grab a 1-inch deep component to hair from the lesser side, and start an outdoor French braid. Continue braiding along the curvature of the hairline until you reach the back of ear. Transition to regular braid. Secure braid with a transparent hair elastic on the bottom.

STEP 3: Pull a 2-inch component to hair on dominant side across forehead. Tuck behind ear.

STEP 4: Drape braid around back of head, looping underneath loose hair. Secure with bobby pins. Finish with a lightweight hold hairspray.

click image to zoom The Curtain Braid Back

Other styles 2014 fall styles created by Nicholas Penna: