Jamie-Lynn Sigler Sophisticated, Wedding Updo
Jamie-Lynn Sigler's sophisticated updo is a polished look for weddings and other formal occasions. What to do:
1. Apply a smoothing cream to damp hair, then blow dry straight using a paddle brush.
2. Once hair is dry, spritz strands with a heat protectant spray and comb through. Next, use a straightening iron to smooth sections. Super sleek = super chic.
3. When all of your hair is perfectly straight, create a deep side part before gathering hair into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck. Tuck one side of your part behind one ear and let the opposite side cover the other ear.
4. Smooth a shine serum on to the surface of your hair to finish.
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
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
Uma Thurman Romantic Updo
Uma Thurman's wavy chignon is a sexy way to wear wavy hair. Steal her style:1. Work a curl-enhancing lotion through damp hair and blow dry with a diffuser, scrunching as you go.2. Wrap the very top layer of your hair, and any strands that usually frame your face, around a half-inch curling iron to get more structured curls. Mist with hairspray. 3. Using fingers, comb and gather hair into a loose ponytail at the nape of your neck, securing it with an elastic. 4. Loop the pony into a bun, tucking in any loose ends. Pin into place with bobby pins that match your hair color. If pieces pop out, smile and let them be -- the messier, the hotter.5. Mist with firm-hold yet touchable hairspray and pull a few face-framing tendrils out in front if you like.
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Uma Thurman Blonde Updo
Uma Thurman's simple, low bun is a fast, beachy 'do that works on any hair type. Get the look: 1. Brush hair, part it to the side and pull it into a low ponytail with an elastic. Leave out a 1- to 2-inch piece of hair underneath.2. On your last loop with the elastic, pull the ponytail halfway through to make a bun. At least a few inches of the ponytail end should be hanging in devil-may-care fashion against your neck.3. Wrap the remaining piece of hair (the one that was left out) around the bun, covering the elastic. Either tuck the end of it into the elastic (if you can -- it's tricky though) or secure underneath with a bobby pin. 4. Mist with hairspray if you need the extra hold.5. Casually tuck any hair that's falling into your face behind your ears.
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Sienna Miller Long, Wavy, Blonde Hairstyle
Sienna Miller's glossy waves and deep side part are a glamorous pick for date nights. What to do:1. Start by applying a styling cream to damp hair. Create a deep side part, then blow dry strands straight with a paddle brush.2. Once hair is dry, mist 2-inch sections with a styling spray before curling them with a large barreled curling iron. Avoid curling the top three inches of hair, so curls are concentrated toward the ends.3. When all sections are curled, rub a few drops of shine serum between your palms, then work through curls to separate and add shine.
Rosario Dawson's Wavy Updo
Rosario Dawson's soft style works best on hair with chin-length layers. They will look like your "ends" once your hair is pinned up. To get the look: 1. If you have fine hair, wash it the day before. (It will be less likely to slip out of place.)2. Style your hair into a messy side part.3. If you don't have natural waves, add them by twirling large 2-inch sections around a 1.5-inch curling iron. Focus on hair from the eye-level down. 4. After, gather hair into a ponytail, but secure it very low, below the shoulders.5. Roll the ponytail under and pin it to the back of your head, so the elastic is out of sight. This creates a "faux bob" look. 6. Pull out any of your chin-length layers that got stuck in the ponytail and pin up any longer layers that fell out so you have chin-length hair all around.
Penelope Cruz Sophisticated, Wedding Updo
Penelope Cruz's sleek updo is a simple style for formal occasions. How to get the look:1. Blow dry hair straight. Don't bother with a fancy, bent-at-the-ends blowout; blunt ends are perfect for this pony.2. Using a boar-bristle brush, pull hair back into a ponytail and secure with an elastic band. You want the style to be sleek at the crown, but don't pull it so tight it looks like you had a facelift.3. Spray hair with hairspray then mist with a bit of shine spray as a finishing touch.
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Penelope Cruz Sexy Updo with Bangs
Penelope Cruz's sexy, tousled updo is a chic style for formal occasions. To get her look:1. Apply a styling cream to hair, then blow dry straight.2. Once hair is dry, separate your bangs from the rest of your hair. We'll deal with them later.3. For the hair behind the bangs, lift small sections of hair and hold them straight up. Use a comb to backcomb hair down toward the scalp, just at the back of the section. Keep in mind that the goal is volumized roots, not 80s Hair Metal band hair.4. Once you've teased along the entire crown, use a boar-bristle brush to pull hair back into a high ponytail and smooth (not flatten) it on the surface. Secure hair in back with a rubber band.5. Twist the length of your hair into a French twist and secure with pins. Spritz with hairspray.6. To style the bangs, re-wet with water if dry. Then, use a round brush to blow dry straight, twisting the brush at the ends to create a soft bend.
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Nicole Richie Medium-Length, Curly, Blonde Bob
Nicole Richie's medium-length curls add a romantic flavor to her bob haircut. To get her style: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp hair and part it slightly to one side.2. Blow dry hair with a large round brush, brushing it under (with the brush under the hair as you pull it through).3. Using large hot rollers, curl 2-inch sections of hair in front, the sides and the back. Roll the rollers in the same direction on each side so you get uniform waves. Remove rollers when cool.4. Finger comb curls to loosen, lift and separate them, which will add volume and softness to your style. Finish the look with a light mist of light-hold hairspray.
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Nicole Richie Long, Blonde, Braided Updo with Bangs
Nicole Richie's loose updo and long bangs make a soft and romantic style. 1. Apply a texturizing lotion to damp hair, and part hair down the middle. Blow dry with a diffuser and a large round brush to add volume.2. Set aside two, 2-inch sections of hair near the nape of your neck. Take the rest of your hair and pull it into a high ponytail. Take the ends of the pony and wrap and pin them around the base to create a bun. 3. Take each of the sections you set aside at the nape of your neck and braid them. Wrap the braids around the bun and pin in place. Or, you could use a braided extension and just wrap that around the bun. 4. Using a small amount of hair wax, style your bangs (which should also be parted down the middle) across your forehead and off to the side on each side. Add another dab of wax to end of bangs to give them a slight wave, and set the style with a misting of medium-hold hairspray.
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Nicole Richie Long, Straight Updo with Bangs
Nicole Richie's loose updo and darker color make for a sophisticated and romantic look. Steal her style: 1. Apply a texturizing lotion to damp hair, which makes it easier to keep an updo look in place. Part hair to one side, and blow dry with a diffuser, using a large paddle brush to smooth hair out.2. If there are any frizzy or wavy sections, smooth them out further with a straightening iron. Then, leaving bangs free, gather hair, pull it back into a loose, low ponytail and secure with an elastic band. Wrap the ends of the ponytail around the base and pin it into place.3. Run bangs through a straightener, add a small amount of hair wax and sweep them across your forehead and off to the side.4. Finger style a few wisps of hair to fall softly near your ears, and lock the look into place with a spritz of shine spray and a misting of medium-hold hairspray.
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Natalie Portman Prom Updo
Natalie Portman's gorgeous updo is made all the more glamorous with her sparkly headband accessory. Steal her style: 1. Apply a texturizing gel to damp hair, to make it easier to set the updo. 2. Blow dry hair with a diffuser, scrunching it with your fingers as you dry it, to add body and waves. 3. Pull hair back into a tight ponytail in the middle of the back of your head, and secure with an elastic band. Twist the ponytail into a bun and secure with pins.4. Smooth down any errant wisps of hair with a small amount of hair wax, and, for the most important part of the look, add a blingy headband. Tip: Portman's sparkly headband was actually fashioned out of a bracelet, so see what you can DIY out of pretty things in your jewelry box.
Naomi Watts Wavy, Blonde Bob
Naomi Watts shows how to dress up a growing-out bob -- with glam waves. Get her look:
Mila Kunis Wavy, Romantic Hairstyle
Mila Kunis' pulled back 'do is a sophisticated take on a ponytail that works for any dress-up occasion. Get her look:1. Make a side part. Curl your hair, from halfway down to the ends, with a medium-barreled curing iron.2. Tease your hair at the crown to give a little height. 3. Pull the side with less hair back, past center of your head, and secure with a line of bobby pins. For a no slip guarantee: Crisscross the bobby pins. 4. Leaving bangs and tendrils loose in front, pull the other side of your hair back to just behind your ear and pin.5. Arrange curls to hide bobby pins and spritz with hairspray.
Mila Kunis Wavy Ponytail
Mila Kunis' style is so easy. If you can do a ponytail, you have this look nailed. What to do:1. Blow dry your hair straight. Add waves by curling your hair with a medium-barreled curling iron, from below the ears down.2. Make a side part and pull your hair back into a low ponytail, just above the nape of your neck.3. Secure with a hair band. Then, take a small section of hair from your ponytail and wrap it around the band. Hide and secure the end of this section with a bobby pin below your ponytail.4. Mist the front of your hair with hairspray and smooth any frizzies with your hands.
Milla Jovovich Brunette, Curly, Short Hairstyle
Milla Jovovich's hair works well for those with short hair -- no matter if it's curly or straight. Get the look: 1. To get started, apply a texturizing cream to your hair and blow dry straight with a paddle brush. Don't fret if it's not perfectly straight, you're going to curl most of it anyway. 2. Then, with a 1-inch barrel curling iron, curl all of your hair, misting each piece before and after with hairspray. 3. Once hair is completely curly, rake your hands through it a little bit, so it loosens up any ringlets -- you don't want it to be perfectly curly for this look. 4. Then, make a part directly down the middle of your head with a comb, going all the way to the back of the crown. 5. To finish, mist with a light-hold hairspray and add a metallic headband for some extra pizzazz.
Maria Menounos Straight, Brunette Updo
Maria Menounos' sleek and chic chignon would be perfect at weddings and formal parties. To get her look:1. Start by applying a smoothing cream to damp hair, then blow drying straight using a paddle brush. 2. Once hair is dry, create a side part, then use a natural bristle brush to smooth the sides back and gather the length at the nape of your neck. Twist the length into a tight bun, then secure with pins. 3. Spray style with a strong hold hairspray to finish.
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Leighton Meester Wavy Updo with Highlights
Leighton Meester's soft, face-framing waves and messy, sideswept bun make for a romantic style for semi-formal occasions. To steal her style:1. Start by blow drying hair straight using a large round brush. Lift sections up and away from your scalp as you dry to boost volume at the roots. 2. Once hair is dry, mist 2-inch sections with a styling spray. Then, hold onto the ends of your hair and wrap each section around the outside of a large-barreled curling iron. Don't clamp hair in the iron, just use the outside to create a more subtle (read: chic) bend, rather than a full on (read: cheesy) curl.3. Repeat previous step, alternating the direction in which you curl hair, until all sections are wavy. Next, gather your hair to one side -- be sure to leave a few wispy waves free in the front -- and twist into a messy bun. Pin in place. 4. Spritz with a light hold hairspray to finish and hold the style in place.
Lauren Conrad Wavy, Long Ponytail
Lauren Conrad's low ponytail looks beachy and beautiful thanks to subtle, soft waves. To get the look: 1. If your hair isn't naturally wavy, you can create this tousled look by loosely braiding damp hair and allowing it to air dry. Once dry, finger comb through the waves to separate. 2. Create a center part in your wavy, dry hair. Then pull hair back into a low ponytail that covers your ears. Secure with an elastic band.3. Pull out a few face-framing pieces in the front. If the pieces look too straight, wrap them around a wide-barreled curling iron. Just avoid creating curls that are too perfect or too tight -- this isn't an 80s prom 'do. 4. Spray with a light-hold, anti-frizz hairspray to finish.
Lauren Conrad Sexy Updo with Bangs
Lauren Conrad's sexy, side-swept bangs are the perfect, face-framing touch to any updo. To get the look: 1. If your hair isn't already straight, start by applying a styling cream, then blow drying hair straight. Your bangs should be dried straight, as well. 2. When hair is dry, brush the length back into a ponytail, smoothing the top section . Leave your bangs out. Twist the ponytail into a bun, pin in place, then spray with hairspray to hold.3. Create a deep side part in your bangs and push the bangs to one side, leaving just a few pieces of fringe on the other. Coax unruly hair into place by running it through a straightening iron a few times.4. Rub a few drops of shine serum between palms then lightly smooth over bangs.
Katie Holmes Sophisticated, Brunette Updo
Katie Holmes' classic updo works well for a very dressy occasion -- like a wedding, reunion or formal. What to do:1. To start, apply a relaxing cream to all your hair -- including your top and bottom layers.2. Then, blow dry your hair using a round brush, and taking it section by section.3. Once hair is completely dry, create a side part, and pull hair back into a sleek pony tail, leaving the top layer of hair out of the pony.4. Twist the tips of your hair around the base of the ponytail, and secure with pins.5. Next, take the hair not included in the ponytail and loop up and over the bun, and secure at the ponytail base.6. Finish with a light-hold hairspray.
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Katherine Heigel Blonde, Sophisticated Updo
Katherine Heigel's sleek updo works best for a formal, evening occasion. Tips to get this look: 1. If your hair is damp, dry it completely straight using a paddle brush.2. Create a side part with your comb (don't make it go back too far), and secure with a hairspray.3. For added height, use a teasing comb to tease the hair at the back of your crown. Then smooth the top layer (closest to the part).4. Finally, twist all your hair back into a bun in the mid-back of your head and secure with clips. Then, spray any flyaways with holding spray (remember, the look here is sleek).
Katherine Heigel Curly, Romantic, Long Hairstyle
Katherine Heigel's curly, retro-Hollywood inspired hair works whether you've got naturally curly or straight hair. Steal her style: 1. To start, apply a curling cream to damp hair, then use a diffuser to dry your hair, starting at the roots. 2. When hair is dry, clip half of your hair back, then spray about a 2-inch piece of hair with a holding spray. Use a large-barrel curling iron to curl the sections, holding for 20 seconds.3. When this piece is complete, let the curl set (don't touch it), and grab another 2-inch section until all of your hair is curled.4. Take a comb, and create a side part, and spray and curl the front section until you have a swooping wave.5. Finish with a light-hold hairspray.
Katherine Heigel Curly, Tousled Updo
Katherine Heigel's slightly messy updo looks glam for parties. Get the look: 1. First, apply a curling cream to damp hair, then use a diffuser to completely dry hair. 2. Take a curling iron and completely curl your hair, in small sections.3. Spray your curls with a finishing spray.4. Then take your hair and twist into a loose bun right below the crown, making sure the curls don't get slicked back, and secure with pins. Don't worry about flyaways -- it's supposed to be messy.5. Finally, finish with a little hairspray for good measure.
Julianne Hough Blonde, Curly, Romantic Updo
Julianne Hough's curly, romantic hair with ringlets can be done even if you have straight hair. Here's what to do:
1. First, work a curling cream through your damp hair (make sure to get the sections underneath, too).
2. Then, blow dry your roots using a diffuser -- don?t use a brush, you're going to want to keep the curl, not smooth it out.
3. Once hair is completely dry, section off hair and use a curling iron to create ringlets (spray hairspray before and after curling).
4. Create a side part, and pin the ends of your hair into a loose bun.
5. Pull out the ringlets in the front and finish with a light-hold hairspray.
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.
Julia Roberts Curly, Red Updo
A clean middle part adds drama to Julia Robert's simple style. How to get it:
1. Air dry curls with styling gel. If you don't have curls, use a curling iron all over your head.
2. Create a clean middle part with a comb and loosely gather hair into a soft twist at the back of your head, and pin in place.
3. Use the pointy end of a rattail comb to pull out a few loose curls in front.
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1. Air dry curls with styling gel. If you don't have curls, use a curling iron all over your head.
2. Create a clean middle part with a comb and loosely gather hair into a soft twist at the back of your head, and pin in place.
3. Use the pointy end of a rattail comb to pull out a few loose curls in front.
4. Finish by twirling a little shine serum over any frazzled ends. See More Julia Roberts Hairstyles
Jennifer Lopez Brunette, Curly Updo
Jennifer Lopez's style looks chin-length, but actually it's an updo. This works if you have long layers around your face. Get the look: 1. Use a mousse and blow dry hair with a medium-sized brush. To get lift at the roots, blow opposite the way they grow.2. Make a center part. Spritz hair with a heat protector. Curl hair, all over, with a 1-inch curling iron. Spiral your hair around the iron, like a corkscrew.3. After curling, pin up curls randomly in back so it looks like you have short hair. Don't try to make it perfect, it's supposed to look unstructured.4. Gently tease the roots on either side of your part. Then, comb the individual curls into soft ringlets. Pull out one curl forward to intersect with your brow.5. Put on a soft-hold hairspray.See More Jennifer Lopez Hairstyles
Jennifer Connelly Curly, Wedding Updo
Jennifer Connelley's updo is a classic and sophisticated style for curly girls going to any formal occasion. 1. Mist hair with a curl-enhancing spray, then scrunch strands while diffusing to boost natural waves.2. Use your fingers to rake hair back into a loose ponytail, then twist pony into a bun and pin in place. 3. Set style with a mist of light-hold hair spray. Try to avoid the shallaced-look, though, as loose and natural are the keys to this look.
Hilary Duff Straight, Formal Updo
Hilary Duff's chic and sleek updo is a great choice for proms and weddings. Steal the look:1. Start by applying a smoothing cream to towel-dried hair. Then, blow dry straight using a paddle brush.2. Run 2-inch sections of hair through a straightening iron for a sleek, shiny look.3. Leaving long bangs side-parted in the front, use your hands to loosely gather the length of your hair in back. Twist until hair turns on itself into a bun then pin into place at the back of your head. 4. Rub a glossing pomade (just a dab will do 'ya) between palms then smooth over the surface of your bangs.
Beyonce Knowles Wedding Updo
Beyonce Knowles' sophisticated style is perfect for brides with long, thick hair. What to do:1. If hair is wavy, blow dry smooth with a flat paddle brush.2. With the same brush, comb hair back away from your forehead into a tight, high ponytail, smoothing with gel as needed to keep hair slick and back. Secure with an elastic.3. Curl 2-inch sections of the hair in the ponytail around a large-barreled curling iron. Curl each section so that they fold away from the inside of the ponytail: counterclockwise on top of your pony, clockwise towards the bottom. Set for about ten seconds each.4. With each section, after you twist the iron out of hair, roll hair back up with your fingers into the same coil and slide a booby pin in where the big roll meets your scalp. Continue until entire ponytail is pinned.5. Mist with a strong hold hairspray and clip in a jeweled barrette slightly off-center and into your big bun.
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Beyonce Knowles Wedding Ponytail
Beyonce Knowles' low, voluminous ponytail is great for keeping hair out of your face on your big day. Get the look: 1. On damp hair, use a maximum-strength volumizing spray at the roots of your hair and blow dry upside down until almost completely dry.2. Section hair into six sections: top right, top left, top back, bottom right, bottom left, bottom back. Blowdry each of these sections with a large barrel round brush until completely dry and maximum volume is achieved. You can tease the top section of your hair if you didn't get quite enough volume from blow drying. 3. To tame fly-aways, rub a pea-size drop of low-hold styling cream into palms and gently apply, starting at the ends of the hair working your way up.4. Brush back hair into a low, loose ponytail (covering up any teased hair) and secure with a jeweled hair elastic (or a plain one, if you aren't feelin' that fancy).See More Beyonce Knowles Hairstyles
Ashlee Simpson Blonde, Tousled Updo
Ashlee Simpson's tousled 'do is party-perfect. Get her look here: 1. Apply volumizing mousse to damp hair and comb through.2. Blow dry straight (but not pin straight, so don't waste too much time on perfection) with a vent brush, lifting at the roots for volume on top. Direct bangs to the side. 3. Section out a chunk of hair on either side of your face, and loosely gather the rest back into low pony, or chignon, and secure at the nape of your neck. 4. If you hair doesn't have a natural wave, add one at the front with a curling iron, but just at the ends.
Ashlee Simpson Edgy Updo
Ashlee Simpson's updo is almost -- but not totally -- coiffed. That's why it fits her punky style. Get your punk on: 1. Mist dry hair with shine spray. 2. Create a low side part that's 2-inches long. Section off the hair along the front hairline with a clip.3. Tease the hair at your crown. 4. Using a Mason Pearson-style boar-bristle brush, brush the rest of your hair back into a twist, a chignon or a ponytail, your choice. 5. Release the front section and brush to the side. Add a baby bump of volume by teasing along the front hairline above the right eyebrow.6. Secure the ends of the front section by pinning them behind your ear or if long enough, pin into your twist.7. Spray liberally with hairspray -- you don't want this sucker to move at all.
Ashlee Simpson Braided Updo
The beauty of Ashlee Simpson's updo is the simplicity -- a few braids makes for an ultra-feminine party look. Get her look: 1. Start with day old hair, or make it a little sticky with a good blast of hairspray -- this way the braids don't slip out (that would be such a waste of all this work, so lame). 2. Make an uneven side part: flip your head, shake the roots, flip up, and finger comb.3. French-braid hair away from the part, on both sides. Secure the ends with clear elastic. 4. Gather the rest of your mane back into a chignon, making sure to hide the elastic with a chunk of hair (you can wind a chunk around each braid's ends). Pin the bun into place.5. Mist allover with hairspray. How gorgeous are you? (Answer: very, very.)
Adrienne Bailon Long, Tousled Updo
Adrienne Bailon's sexy updo is the perfect look for a casual summer evening.1. Use a volumizing spray before blow drying hair with a diffuser, for maximum body.2. Part dry hair on the side and pull it back into a twist. Secure it into place with bobby pins.3. Sweep the bangs off to one side, and, using a large-barrel curling iron or hot rollers, curl for five to 10 seconds. You want a slight wave in the bangs, not a full-on curl.4. Using a medium or small-barrel curling iron, add curls to small sections of the hair hanging down in back. Create a mixture of waves and slightly tighter curls; you want your hair to look like it's totally natural (yeah, yeah, it's that whole looks easy but actually takes a ton of work deal). Use a medium-hold hairspray to secure the style in place.
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