Instructions on How to Do an Updo   

How to .... Updos with a Difference

Nearly all females at some point find themselves asking how to do an updo. Whether it’s your first time needing to create a formal or elegant look or if you are simply looking for a new, easy style to use for when you’re running late for work in the morning, learning how to make updos quickly and easily could be the perfect solution.

Messy Bun 

Many people who are looking for instructions on how to make an updo are visualizing that romantic, messy bun at the crown of the head that’s so often seen in movies, on the red carpet, and in magazines.

To achieve this look, you will begin by applying a heavy product like a mousse or a pomade. This will thicken fine hair and add texture to all other varieties without becoming overly stiff. For more volume, blow dry with your head upside down and scrunch. If you have really fine hair that typically falls out of styles, spray with a light-hold hairspray while you are drying as well.

If you need to know how to make updos like the messy bun, you need to understand that it’s important to use high quality hair elastics that do not have any metal parts. You don’t want to cause damage to your locks just to create your look.

• Pull your hair all up at the crown of your head like you would if you were creating a ponytail.
  
• Instead of creating a traditional ponytail, you are going to pull your hair only half of the way through the hair elastic and then wrap the elastic around the section of hair you just created. You’re basically creating a bun that has some hair hanging out.
  
• Pull thin strands out of the bun and either leave them as they are or curl them into ringlets. Either way, you should separate the pieces and provide texture by using a pomade, and finish off the look with hairspray. Remember, this is a messy look; you don’t want it glued to your head with hairspray.  

Short Hair French Twist 

Not everyone who needs to know how to do an updo has long flowing hair. Females with shorter hair have the need for an elegant look on occasion as well! Fortunately, with a lot of hair product and pins, a sensational French twist can be achieved.

Using a comb, pull all the hair on the right side of your head toward the center and arch with bobby pins all the way down. Once this hair is smooth and secure, you can move onto the left side.

When you pull the hair on the left side, overlap the seam you created down the center and aim to curl, twist or tuck the hair so this final set of bobby pins doesn’t show.