Badass Braids: 45 Maverick Braids, Buns, and Twists Inspired by Vikings, Game of Thrones, and More

by Shannon Burns

Overview

Recreate the braids, buns, and twists of your favorite historical, sci-fi, and fantasy heroes and heroines with Badass Braids.

Step-by-step, illustrated instructions show you how to make the hairstyles from Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, Vikings, The Lord of the Rings, and more.

Author Shannon Burns runs the hugely popular YouTube channel Silvousplaits, where she showcases DIY hair art that mimics the hairstyles of valiant men and women in the best historical, sci-fi, and fantasy shows and movies.

In Badass Braids, Shannon shows you how to transform your hair with hard-core braids, step by step. The book covers 45 different braids and styles from a full spectrum of fantasy worlds (and galaxies), from ancient adversaries and viking warriors to romantic renegades and sci-fi heroines.

With an introduction to the styling techniques for different kinds of basic braids, interviews with behind-the-scenes stylists and actors, and original styles inspired by fan-favorites, you will learn to recreate the hairstyles of:

• Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay)
• Anne Boleyn (The Tudors)
• The Norse king Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings)
• Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
• Diana Prince (Wonder Woman)
• Lizzy Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
• And many more

Badass Braids is the perfect gift for geeky men and women of all ages!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631064388
Publisher:	WellFleet Press
Publication date:	04/10/2018
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	443,527
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Silvousplaits, also known as Shannon Burns, runs one of the most influential movie and TV hair tutorial channels on YouTube (Silvousplaits Hairstyling). She is the author of Badass Braids: 45 Maverick Braids, Buns, and Twists Inspired by Vikings, Game of Thrones, and More. She specializes in making videos and pictorials that replicate the fantasy, sci-fi, and historical hairstyles of popular media, such as Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Vikings, and Star Wars. She started her Internet hair adventures in February 2013, after a post to reddit.com/r/gameofthrones went viral. Since then, her tutorials have been featured on HBO Watch, mtv.com, Buzzfeed, and the History Channel. She also posts tutorials for her own original designs from time to time, as well as basic hairstyling tips and hair care information based on scientific research. Outside of YouTube, she provides personal hairstyling services.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Styling Tools & Tricks 9

Basic Braids 15

Chapter 1 Ancient Adversaries 21

Atia of the Julii, Inspired by Rome 23

Gannicus, Inspired by Spartacus: War of the Damned 27

Gorgo Queen of Sparta, Inspired by 300 29

Lucretia, Inspired by Spartacus: Blood and Sand 33

Chapter 2 Viking Warriors 37

Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Inspired by The Last Kingdom 39

Kwenthrith, Queen of Mercia Inspired by Vikings 43

Ragnar Lothbrok, Inspired by Vikings 45

Torvi, Inspired by Vikings 49

Lagertha, Inspired by Vikings 53

Chapter 3 Renaissance Royals 57

Anne Boleyn, Inspired by The Tudors 59

Mary Queen of Scots, Inspired by Reign 61

Lucrezia Borgia, Inspired by The Borgias 65

Elizabeth of York, Inspired by The White Princess 69

Chapter 4 Romantic Renegades 73

Vanessa Ives, Inspired by Penny Dreadful 75

Charles Vane, Inspired by Black Sails 79

Jenny Murray, Inspired by Outlander 81

Max, Inspired by Black Sails 85

Lizzy Bennet, Inspired by Pride and Prejudice 89

Chapter 5 Fierce Fantasy 93

Emma Swan, Inspired by Once Upon a Time 95

Margaery Tyrell, Inspired by Game of Thrones 99

Diana Prince, Inspired by Wonder Woman 101

Legolas, Inspired by The Lord of the Rings 105

Morgana Pendragon, Inspired by Merlin 107

Daenerys Targaryen, Inspired by Game of Thrones 111

Éowyn, Inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 115

Tauriel, Inspired by The Hobbit 117

Cersei Lannister, Inspired by Game of Thrones 121

Eretria, Inspired by The Shannara Chronicles 125

Sansa Stark, Inspired by Game of Thrones 129

Chapter 6 SCI-FI Heroines 133

Rey, Inspired by Star Wars: The Force Awakens 135

Gamora, Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy 137

Cressida, Inspired by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 141

Leia Organa, Inspired by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 145

Maeve Millay, Inspired by Westworld 147

Padmé Amidala, Inspired by Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 151

Katniss Everdeen, Inspired by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 153

Octavia Blake, Inspired by The 100 157

Deanna Troi, Inspired by Star Trek: The Next Generation 161

Chapter 7 Animated Adventurists 165

Usagi Tsukino, Inspired by Sailor Moon 167

Zelda, Inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 169

Katara, Inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender 173

Evie Frye, Inspired by Assassin's Creed 177

Astrid Hofferson, Inspired by How to Train Your Dragon 2 179

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Inspired by Final Fantasy 183

Aloy, Inspired by Horizon Zero Dawn 187

Acknowledgments 191