On Trend: Braids

At a party in LA, the budding beauty opts for an unexpected twist to her sweet, side-parted look.

Mini beauty-chameleon, Smith, uses neon shoelaces to tie her hair into a ponytail and provides an outfit-matching accessory to her look.

The expecting actress pairs her face-framing, boho braids with electric blue eye shadow at a benefit for Haiti.

Olsen knows that she can glam up an otherwise wimpy braid by keeping her hair in a strict center part. Smudged under-eye makeup, fair skin, and matte lips push her overall style more towards goth, though.

At the premiere for Red Riding Hood, Seyfried hides her braid into a larger knot at the nape of her neck. Starting with a base of wavy hair makes it easier to execute messier looks, like this one.

While in concert in Germany, the Aussie performer channels her inner Viking goddess with a gold flecked half-up, half-down style. We like how she uses highlighter on her cheekbones to play off of the shimmer in her hair.

Bright red lips and a one-shoulder gown balance this supermodel's messy braid. Her side-swept bangs give an extra hint of sophistication to her black-tie look.

While performing on a cruise ship for Nivea's 100th birthday, the songbird appropriately chose to weave her scarlet strands into a supersized fishtail braid.

While in Cannes (and battling coastal humidity), the German actresses pins back her tresses into a mini side braid and a larger knotted braid. We like how she hides her ponytail holder with woven hair.

Flaunting one of the most popular trends at Cannes (braids!), Bingbing, a Chinese actress, uses many open-ended pins to secure her thick locks into her halo-esque style.

At a London film festival, the singer uses beaded ribbon to add an understated accent to her otherwise straight strands.