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"Today, beauty history has been made! One Direction's grooming guru and all-around hair and makeup pro Lou Teasdale's epic new DIY beauty tome, The Craft, has finally hit Amazon after a long and successful run in the UK. Inside, you'll find all sorts of precious gems, like how to make your own silver shampoo (blondes rejoice!), how to score Lou's awesome beachy waves, and even a few tidbits on how to break into the beauty industry. But when we had the pleasure of sitting down with Lou, she only had one thing on her mind: braids. (And let's be honest, who doesn't love a braid?)\n\n In fact, there's a whole section on braids in The Craft that we're obsessing over, including the lovely \"Angel Braid\" shown here. \"Plait and pin, that's my motto,\" Lou says. So, ladies, bobby pins at the ready! Here are the four best braid tips we learned from her big new book. (Plus one bonus trick she told just us!)\n\n1. Powder is key. No, we're not talking makeup. \"I'm obsessed with Fudge Urban Powder Styler,\" Lou says. \"It's like a dust! Just fill your hair with it all over to get a great, gritty texture. Then braid two low pigtails, mess them up, and pin them around your head in a messy milkmaid style!\"\n\n2. The fishtail only takes three steps. \"Step one is to split your hair into two big sections straight down the middle. Step two is to take a thin straind from the outside of the right section, then cross it over to join with the left. Then take a strand from the left and bring it across to join the right. Repeat until you reach the end. For step three, tie the braid off, then mess it up tons and tease it apart. Be rough with it!\"\n\n3. You might need a little extra. \"If your hair is too fine to get the chunky braid you desire, add some weave to bulk it out! You can either tie or clip it in.\" Buying hair can be scary, but Lou simplifies the process: \"All weave comes in packs in a variety of colors and textures. Depending on what you buy, you may need to cut it to length. It's easiest to buy hair with clips already sewn on!\" Before you make the big purchase, remember: \"Synthetic hair is cheaper, but you can't apply heat to it. It will melt!\"\n\n4. Add some color. \"Using hair chalk is a cool, temporary way of adding color to the hair. You can use soft art pastels, or white to give a matte look,\" she says. Make your braids first, then spray with Rita Hazan's Pop Color Sprays. Then, twist it up into either a milkmaid style or a fun braided updo to make it look cohesive.\n\n5. Just go to sleep. During our chat, Lou recommended loading up the hair with Fudge Urban Salt Spray until it was damp, making two braids, and then going to bed. \"When you wake up, take the braids out and rake them through with your fingers,\" she says. \"You'll be left with a really pretty, wavy texture!\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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