Hello everyone,

I just found myself wondering about Liv's latest style and thought I would share those thoughts with the forums.

It's hardly a groundbreaking topic I know but oh well, hear me out.

The way a character would have their hair is usually quite an indication as to what they are like- so Liv's very sensible pony tale really fit her tom boy/hard shell character type.

In the last few episodes though she has been sporting french braids- I do think it looks nice and I think the actress has nice hair- But i just can't imagine Liv devoting her time in front of a mirror to do that to her hair every morning!

Yes it looks pretty. Or presumably Chas running the pub singlehandedly still has time to do it.

I work at a high school and this hair is all the craze with the teenagers there. About 2 years ago, I can garuntee most of them wouldn't have been seen dead in them plaits, calling them "childish", but now suddenly they've all got them.

Find it hard to believe she does it herself. It looks too good. Wonder if Chas is good at doing hair? Can't see Aaron or Robert being expert hair stylists! Lol

Braids are an emmerdale thing . especially when debbie dingle was there.

She's working the prim Heidi look.


The Emmerdale set hairdresser?

I meant in the story obviously. Roll eyes

Braids, palits call them what you will are all the rage now if your hair is long enough. A friend's grand-daughter of 6 loves having her hair braided and I have noticed a lot of young people with the same styles.

I assumed chas was doing them for her, chas while an irritating character does have a maternal instinct a mile wide unlike charity who seems to have no feeling for even her own children.

Robert is quite suave and can turn his hand to solve almost any problem so I'm pretty sure he is the one behind Liv's new and very fashionable 'do'.

Theres no reason one of the chaps couldnt be doing it, my husband does my geat neices hair when i dont have time and does it better than i do.

Robert maybe. I can't see Aaron knowing how to braid although it would be amusing if it turned out to be him. My money's on Lisa though.

I dont know why aaron couldnt be the one my husband had no hair experince before and is quite a manly man. Doesnt cry like aaron mind i think i would be a bit dissapointed if he did.

it doesn't take long though... I braid my own hair.. it only takes a few minutes...

Right because manly men don't cry. Only women. lol. But Aaron's been shown to be both kind of clueless and indifferent to that kind of thing, but maybe he'd learn just for Liv. Vic's another possibility. Or Adam. He grew up with sisters.

I'm surprised that none of you lot have suggested that Cain pops round first thing every morning to knit the braids into place!

lol some good responses. I'm just surprised Liv cares enough to have the latest style. Even if they do look good.

They should do a storyline that slowly reveals that Liv has a mystery midnight hair braider :'D

Liv appeared in Friday's 'The Dumping Ground' on CBBC. Well, the actress did.

She was sporting a hippy look.

No because im not a crier either it would annoy him just as much as if he cried it would annoy me. Stiff upper lip unless its really bad i say

You're correct. It's not just teenagers either, many women in their 20's and even 30's are sporting plaited/braided styles right now. If you go on Youtube, there are women who can do all sorts of styles and they have thousands of views for their tutorials. It doesn't have to be pigtails, it can be relatively elaborate braids into buns or ponytails. It doesn't have to be childish. but it is feminine. I don't know if it's the trend for medieval/historical drama's inspiring it. or it's just a more random thing. I am absolutely terrible at doing hair - but I wish I could do all that stuff, my sister has been watching tutorials and has learned to do all sorts of braided style which she never could before. I'm jealous.

I know but you were being so serious about it I couldn't resist
Sorry.
Braiding hair isn't difficult, I used to do my own at her age and younger.
Far more gently than my mother ever managed too.

Was it as good as Livs though?

I think you're spot on. Debbie used to sport a similar do, so Cain was probably responsible for that too.

I actually love the idea of Robert or Cain doing Liv's hair in between their evil machinations!

They used to come up with some great braided styles for Debbie.

I thought Liv's hair looked really cute.

I like that it's become fashionable to plait your long hair.

Me too