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A proper French Twist

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We have had so many hairstyles through the years some with success....... others a bit less... but one hairstyle that has been with us for a very very long time is the French Twist... and it is getting a bit of a comeback! Somehow for me when I think of a French Twist or a French Roll as I tend to prefer calling it, I think: Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's - which in essence is actually a variant of it with a high bun. Being a relatively simple hairstyle there are many ways of doing a french roll, giving you a variety of results and executions.. Due to popular culture, we tend to attribute the style of the 1960s, but in reality the actual hairstyles has been with us much before that..... errm,...centuries before infact, since Ancient Greece as shown on this image of a Muse from a vase dating back to the 4th century B.C. But let's talk proper French Twist, how do you do that? To get a traditional French Roll one would need to brush their hair out fi