Hair step-by-step: ghd x lily james at british fashion awards

On Monday night, at the British Fashion Awards, ghd worked with incredible celebrity hair stylist Halley Brisker to style Lily James’s beautiful intricate updo using exclusively ghd tools - and here's how you can master the hair look yourself. 

1. Beginning with your prep, work through your favourite blow-dry balm from damp before creating a pin sharp centre parting, using a tail comb.
2. Blow out the hair using a hairdryer and the brush type best suited to their hair, taking medium size sections – for Lily I used a paddle brush. I also like to maximise shine over the hair at this stage, using a tool such as the ghd Gold Styler.
3.  Part their hair from ear to ear across the top of their head, and using hairspray, pull the back section in to a tight ponytail to ensure the hair will follow the angle of the cheek bones, then lock in with a hooked bungee elastic.
4. Take one side of the front section and using your hairspray saturate the hair and pull it back, securing this section on to ponytail with an elastic bobble; repeat on the other side. You should now have a really tight, centre parted snatched look with a ponytail left to work with. If they have particularly straight hair, I like to take a tong to give some natural movement to the ponytail and help you work some shape.
5. Take a 1-inch section on the underside of the ponytail and create a braid (I chose a fishtail for Lily). Keep this separate for now, and secure with a small elastic. Separate the rest of the ponytail and twist each section around in to a shape that feels aesthetically pleasing before pinning in place. You can then take your braid from earlier and snake through your twists to your liking.
6. To elevate this look I made a bow from hair extensions but you could swap this out for a velvet bow clip for ease. A perfect look for party season! Finish with a misting of hairspray.
   
   Want to see more of Lily James? Check out her jet black hair transformation here.