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Willow Smith 'Whip My Hair' Hairstyling How-To

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Posted Oct 22nd 2010 at 5:30PM  
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Willow Smith Whip My Hair

Willow Smith dons a braided, heart-shaped mohawk in her new video, "Whip My Hair." Courtesy of Janice McCafferty Communications

If you're like the editors at StyleList, you've had Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" song in continuous play since the 9-year-old debuted her hair-raising new video earlier this week.

And now you have even more of a reason to whip your hair to the incredibly catchy, Rihanna-esque dance hit as celebrity hairstylist Marcia Hamilton dishes her styling secrets to Willow's paint-spewing strands, faux mohawk, and curly pompadour.

Hamilton, who's maintain the manes of stars like Kim Kardashian, Kelly Rowland, Minnie Driver, John Legend, Venus and Serena Williams, and Willow's mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, unleashed her artistic edge to have the tween pop star's coif "transform into the main focus of the video."

With Willow's ultra-long braids (which Hamilton applied White Sands Orchids Oil for added shine) dipped in bright neon shades of orange, blue and green, her hair became her "very own brush to add color and zest."

Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to get Willow's many "Whip My Hair" hairstyles.

Willow Smith keeps it fun and funky in her "Whip My Hair" video with a rainbow pompadour and cotton candy color curls. Courtesy of Janice McCafferty Communications

To create the "Heart Hawk," Hamilton wrapped the braids around a pre-made heart-shaped wire and secured it with lots of glue. She set the style with IT&LY HAIRFASHION'S Purity Design Pure Definition Hairspray.

For the rainbow faux-hawk, the celeb hairstylist clipped in hair extensions with bright colors using IT&LY's Colorly Xtreme Colors. "This is a quick and easy way to add rock star flair to any hairstyle without it being permanent."

Willow's "Cotton Candy Dream" look consisted of hand colored poufs of pink and green. Hamilton added hues of pastel colors using IT&LY HAIRFASHIONS Colorly Xtreme and Colorly Hair Color to the pieces, then held the shapes in place with White Sand's Stuck Up Mega Hold Hairspray.

Check out 10 more insanely stylish celeb kids.
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Brielle, 10-30-2010, 2:40AM

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Brielle

you sweety look so cute I am 11 years old and you totally beat my awesome hairstlye of a butterfly on the back of my head. you go girl! i think you should so be a rock star! see you later QTPI=cutie pie

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VYNNE JACOBY, 12-12-2010, 11:39PM

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IT&LY HAIRFASHIONS IS THE BEST PRODUCT ON THE MARKET TO DATE!!!!

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baharmon78, 12-13-2010, 4:55PM

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This cannot be Will Smith's daughter. She looks nothing like him.Her ears are to small to be will's.

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