Half Updos for Parties

Bella Thorne's Long, Red, Party, Half Updo, Hairstyle

Jennifer Lopez's Wavy, Tousled, Half Updo, Party Hairstyle

Josie Maran Formal Hairstyle with Braids and Twists

Scarlett Johansson Curly, Brunette Half Updo

Paris Hilton Blonde Half Updo for Round Faces

Paris Hilton Curly, Blonde Half Updo for Round Faces

Kristin Chenoweth Curly, Formal Half-Updo

Bella Thorne's Long, Red, Party, Half Updo, Hairstyle

Bella Thorne's Long, Red, Party, Half Updo, Hairstyle makes a simple style fun and flirty. Get the look:

1.To get Bella Thorne's hairstyle, apply a heat protectant to damp hair and blow dry using a round brush.
2.Create a side part, and then use a 1 1/2 –inch barrel curling iron to curl all of your hair. Curl small sections and be sure to clamp down and hold for a few seconds before releasing.
3.Rake your fingers through your curls a few times. Then, loosely pull back the top section of your hair and secure at the back with a barrette or bow clip.
4.Finish with a strong hold hairspray.

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Jennifer Lopez's Wavy, Tousled, Half Updo, Party Hairstyle

Jennifer Lopez's Wavy, Tousled, Half Updo, Party Hairstyle is the perfect mix of fun and flirty. Steal her style: 1. To get Jennifer Lopez's hairstyle, distribute a volumizing mousse throughout your hair and blow dry evenly using a diffuser. 2. Once your hair is dry, wrap random sections of your hair around a styling wand. Make sure to start as close to your roots and possible, then work your way down. 3. Rake through your curls with your fingers to loosen them, and then divide your hair horizontally from ear to ear.4. Gather the front section up into a tight, high ponytail. Tug on it to create a little volume at the front, and then wrap a section of your hair around the elastic to conceal it.5. Scrunch your hair with your fingers as you spray on a strong-hold hairspray to finish. See More Jennifer Lopez

Josie Maran Formal Hairstyle with Braids and Twists

Josie Maran's twisted style is perfect for prom. Get the look:

1. First create a front side part on dry hair and gather a small section of hair at the top. Twist it back and pin place.
2. Use a small-barrel curling iron to curl the rest of your hair. Run your fingers through curls the give them a little bit of a messy look.
3. Mist the entire look with hairspray to keep it in place while you're tearing it up on the dance floor. See More Josie Maran Hairstyles

Scarlett Johansson Curly, Brunette Half Updo

Scarlett Johansson's half updo is a great choice for a romantic moment. Steal her style:

1. To get started, apply a texturizing cream and roughly blow dry your hair. You're going to want it straight, but it can be somewhat messy.
2. Once your hair is completely dry, tease the hair at the crown of your head with a teasing comb until you're liking the height you've got.
3. Then, smooth over the top layer of hair over the teased section and pin into place at the back of your head. Pull back the sides of your hair and pin those into place, too. At this point don't worry if you have some flyways.
4. Then, take a curling iron, and curl the hair that's down, with a 1-inch barrel curling iron. Rake your hands through your hair when done to loosen it up just a little bit.
5. Finish off with a holding mist, but don't get too carried away. Sleek is not the goal here.

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Paris Hilton Long, Blonde Half Updo

Paris Hilton's sleek blonde half updo is a perfect choice for a girls' night out. What to do: 1. To get the look, apply a straightening cream to damp hair and blow dry straight with a paddle brush.2. Use a straightener to touch up any wavy sections.3. Then, create a side part with a comb (it doesn't have to be a perfectly straight part), and tease the hair near the back of your crown with a teasing comb.4. Pull some of the hair in front of the teased section over, and pin back the sides of your hair, securing with pins. 5. Finally, mist finishing spray to keep hair shiny. See More Paris Hilton Hairstyles

Paris Hilton Blonde Half Updo for Round Faces

Paris Hilton's romantic half updo is an ideal look for a special occasion, especially for those with bangs. To get the look: 1. To get started, apply a straightening serum and blow dry hair straight using a paddle brush. You're going to want to blow dry your bangs straight as well. 2. Then, tease the hair at the crown of your head with a teasing comb (for this look, you're going to want to tease a lot). 3. Next, smooth the top layer of hair over the teased section, but make sure you don't slick your bangs back. Pin the hair into place at the back of your head. Note: you don't want to pull too much back -- stop about two inches above each ear.4. Then, curl your ends with a curling iron, letting the ringlets cool and set. Then, mist with a finishing spray to hold the look in place. See More Paris Hilton Hairstyles

Paris Hilton Curly, Blonde Half Updo for Round Faces

Paris Hilton's glamorous half updo is a great choice for a formal, dressy function. A.K.A. the perfect wedding hair. How to do it: 1. To start, apply a smoothing cream and blow dry hair straight, using a paddle brush. 2. Then, tease the hair at the crown of your head with a teasing comb until you get the height you want (which for this look, should be pretty high). 3. Smooth the top layer of hair (from ear to ear) over the teased section, making sure it's perfectly straight and smooth, and secure with pins at the back of your head.4. Next, with a slender curling iron, curl 2-inch sections, and let cool to set the curls in place.5. Finally run your hands through your hair to loosen the ringlets, and mist with a holding spray. See More Paris Hilton Hairstyles

Olsen Twins Straight Half Updos

The Olsens' messy half tied-up hairstyles are great for a casual night on the town. Get the look: 1. Start by prepping damp hair with a smoothing cream.2. Next, blow dry hair while brushing up and under with a medium-barreled round brush to create volume and bounce. 3. Once hair is dry choose a part: either straight down the middle like Ashley or slightly to the side like Mary Kate. 4. Leaving the front layers of your hair out (about three inches down the line of your part), pull back the rest with your hands and secure with a small clip just above the nape of your neck. Remember, the messier the back the better.

Lindsay Lohan Red, Wavy Half Updo

Lindsay Lohan's half updo is a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll, and perfect for wavy or curly hair. To get the look: 1. Work a bit of curling lotion through damp hair and blow dry with a diffuser, scrunching any natural waves to make the most of them.2. Using a wet comb and some gel, slick hair back on the front and sides, poofing hair up at the crown (you can tease it to get the job done) for a heightened effect.3. Pin hair in place with bobby pins and set with strong-hold hairspray.

Lindsay Lohan Long, Wavy Half Updo

Lindsay Lohan's sexy half updo is all about illusions. Sexify your look: 1. Set hair with large rollers and release when cool.2. Backcomb (tease) hair at the crown and set as you go with lots of strong-hold hairspray (or if you're a sucker for time-consuming hair experiments, stick a prop in there like a Velcro roller or a Bumpit and cover with teased hair). 3. Smooth top of hair over with a brush to cover the evidence.4. Fasten long, wavy, clip-in extensions from ear to ear. This makes it look like you still have a lot of hair once you put the other half up.5. Leaving a few face-framing pieces out, brush sides of hair back to cover the extension clips and pin into place. (Angle bobby pins up toward the center of your head.)6. Set with more hairspray.

Lindsay Lohan Wavy Half Updo with Bangs

Lindsay Lohan's half updo is perfect for a wedding. To get the look:1. Set dry hair with jumbo hot rollers. Release, then mist with hairspray and finger-comb.2. Tease hair at the crown until it's a few inches above your head, misting with hairspray as you go.3. Smooth the top half of your hair (leave out about two inches on the front and sides) back over the crown of your head to form the half-up portion. Puff forward with your fingers and secure with bobby pins, hair combs or a decorative clip.4. Spot-curl any sections that are left hanging and set with hairspray.

Kristin Chenoweth Curly, Formal Half-Updo

Kristin Chenoweth's curly hairstyle is a great choice for prom or homecoming. Steal her style: 1. To get the look, curl your entire head (make sure hair is dry) using a small-barreled curling iron. Spray each curl with hairspray after you release it.2. Then pull back half of your hair with a clip or barrette. 3. Spray again with hairspray to keep the curls intact.

Kim Kardashian Half Updo for Prom

Kim Kardashian's long half updo hairstyle is fierce for straight hair and will stay put through hours of dancing. Steal her style:1. Start by sectioning off hair into two parts: the top half of your head in a horseshoe shape and the bottom half, which you will leave alone for now.2. Apply an ample amount of strong hold gel or molding cream to your horseshoe shape and tease the hair, starting at the back of your head and working your way forwards until you reach the inch before your forehead.3. With fine tooth comb, brush that remaining inch over your teased section and start sculpting back, spraying with strong hold hairspray as you mold into shape.4. Slick back the sides of your hair and pin back underneath the ends of the teased section, hiding the bobby pins.5. Twist a couple large sections from the bottom half of your hair around the barrel of a curling iron. Spray with hairspray as needed. See More Kim Kardashian Hairstyles

Kelly Clarkson Straight Half Updo

Kelly Clarkson's sleek half updo looks chic yet flirty -- perfect for a casual night out. Steal her look:

1. Whether your hair is straight or slightly textured, apply a straightening cream, then use a paddle brush to blow dry hair. Pull each section straight while you dry, as smooth locks are the key to this look.
2. Set and polish strands by smoothing over 2-inch sections with a straightening iron.
3. To create the Bardot-Bump, start by making a part on either side of your head. Next, gather the top section of hair that falls between the parts and lift vertically.
4. Tease the backside of this section of hair, then spritz with hairspray. Push slightly forward for height -- don't go overboard unless you actually like Snookie's pouf -- then pin into place with a few bobby pins.
5. Finish the style with some hairspray to hold in place.

Kate Bosworth Wavy, Formal Half-Updo

Kate Bosworth's wavy hairstyle can be done on naturally wavy hair or straight hair. What to do: 1. If your hair is wavy, apply a curl enhancing cream to start. If you hair is straight, apply a styling mousse to hold curls better instead. Blow dry with a diffuser to bring out curls. 2. Curl your hair using a curling iron, but leave out the ends -- you want a messy look. 4. Now pin hair back into a half updo.3. Don't forget to pull out some strands near your ear and curl them.

Julianne Hough Blonde, Curly Half Updo

Julianne Hough's curly half updo is perfect for those who have long hair and an oval face, and want a formal style for their next big occasion. How to do it:

1. To get started, rub a curling cream through your damp hair, making sure to get the tips, too.
2. Then, blow dry your roots with a diffuser -- don?t use a brush, just your fingertips.
3. Once hair is completely dry, section off hair and use a curling iron to create ringlets (spray hairspray before and after curling).
4. Next, create a side part, extending all the way to the back of your crown.
5. Pull back half of your hair on both sides of your face and join the two sides. Twist around the tips into a neat bun and pin to secure.
6. To finish, mist hair with a light-hold hairspray.

Eva Longoria Wavy, Romantic Half Updo

Eva Longoria's half updo is perfect party hair. It looks pulled together without being stiff and stylized. 1. Use a mousse and blow dry hair with a medium-sized round brush. 2. Using a curling iron, curl 2-inch sections of hair all around your head from your ears down. Then, once they're cool, separate the curls with your fingers. 3. Tease the front and crown of your hair; pull back into a half updo and anchor with bobby pins.4. Finish with hairspray. See More Eva Longoria Hairstyles

Angelina Jolie Wavy Half Updo

Angelina Jolie's half updo looks polished for long straight or wavy hair. 1. If your hair is straight start by curling your entire head from about eye level down with a large barreled curling iron and mist with flexible hold hairspray.2. Section off the top half of your hair and tease the section near the crown of your head from some volume.3. Sweep top section of hair up and back from forehead with a brush, smoothing over teased area (no need for everyone to know you created a rat’s nest to get that volume). 4. Secure hair with barrette and spray top of head with maximum hold hairspray.

Angelina Jolie Long Half Updo

Angelina Jolie's loose half updo bun is a whimsical look for straight, medium length hair. 1. If your hair is wavy, apply smoothing cream and blow dry hair straight using a flat paddle brush.2. Section hair into two parts and secure the top half of hair into a loose ponytail with a small elastic band. 3. Twist the ponytail into a loose bun and bobby pin down. 4. With the bottom half of your hair, use a medium barreled curling iron and twist big strands around the barrel letting hair sit on the iron for about 10 seconds - just long enough to curl, not scorch, your hair. 5. Pull out thick strands around your face from the top of your hair and spray with a medium hold hairspray.