First things first, I’m not a professional hairdresser.
More so, I’m not even the type of person who does
anything to their hair. Like ever. For me, curling
my hair is a makeover challenge that’s reserved for
special occasions.
I’m lucky if I remember to brush my hair in the
morning. See, I have long straight hair. A dream
come true for some, but not for me. It’s a blessing
and a curse at the same time. On one hand – I
wake up with perfectly straight hair, and
occasionally forget to brush it, cause it doesn’t
really make much of a difference. It looks pretty
much the same. On the other hand – it means that
my hair always looks the same, and it can get
quite boring. It’s times like those that I go on a
grand quest to roam the internet for all kinds of
hairstyles I can attempt to recreate to change up
my look a bit.
So, here are hairstyles I’ve compiled for those
times when you feel bored and want to actually do
smth with your hair. Don’t worry, you don’t need
to be Edward Scissorhands to make these happen,
they’re so easy even I can do them.
Perfect ponytail
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent your life
looking at other girls and tons of Pinterest pictures
of perfect ponytails and wondering why doesn’t
your look the same. It looks so easy and effortless
on those pictures, but quite awesome at the same
time. There’s always lots of volume and bounce.
And yet, when I try to do the same thing it turns
out to be lopsided, flat, and lifeless. Well, let me
tell you a little secret. Turns out it’s all about
products and teasing and texture. So in order to
achieve the perfect ponytail you just need to follow
these 5 easy steps:
1. While your hair is still damp, put in a volumizing
hair mousse. Don’t overdo it, a little goes a long
way. Comb it through.
2. Blowdry your hair. For added volume try tipping
your head upside down while blow drying.
3. Curl the ends or use some sea salt texturising
spray and scrunch your hair up. Ponytails always
look better if there’s a little texture to them.
4. Tease at the crown, gather the top layer and pin
with bobby pins.
5. Pull your hair back into a ponytail and secure
with a hair elastic. (If you want to hide the elastic,
wrap a piece of hair around it and pin with a bobby
pin, or just put a bow on top of the elastic)
And voila, you’re done.
Twisted ponytail
This is a cool new twist (quite literally) on the
regular low ponytail. This hairstyle is perfect for
second day hair, when you don’t have the time to
wash it but still want it to look nice. It’s simple
and quick and doesn’t even require hair elastics.
Just a few bobby pins.
Here are the steps:
1. Tease at the roots and divide into 3 sections.
2. Tease the middle sections from roots to ends,
twist and pin with bobby pins at the nape of your
neck.
3. Take the left section, twist and pin next to the
middle one.
4. Take the right section, twist, take across the
other two sections and pin in place.
Tuck and Roll Chignon
Don’t be scared by this fancy French word.
Chignons are easy. There are many variations and
methods of doing them, but this is probably the
quickest and the easiest one. So lets get started:
1. Do a low ponytail using a hair tie that’s close to
your hair colour, or a clear one.
2. Create a little opening at the base of your
ponytail but don’t actually create a hole, more like
a little pocket.
3. Stuff all of your hair into it, just tuck and roll
until there’s nothing left. Don’t worry if it gets a
bit messy.
4. Pin everything in place with bobby pins and
hairspray all over so it stays in place.
Braided bun
This is perfect for when you’re in a hurry and don’t
have time to do a proper bun. We all know those
only look effortless, but really they take up lots of
time, half a gallon of hairspray and a few dozens of
bobby pins to pin in place all the stubborn hairs.
So to save time and energy, why not try this
braided (fake) bun.
1. Do a high ponytail.
2. Braid it and pull on your braid to make it look
bigger, thicker and voluminous.
3. Pull the braid to the front and pin around the
top of the elastic, as if you were trying to hide it.
4. Pull the rest of your braid back and pin to hide
the bottom of the elastic.
5. If you’ve got hair left, wrap around the braided
bun and pin in place.
Low Rolled Updo
This hairstyle is similar to a chignon I mentioned
before, but even easier to do. This will word best
for those who have wispy hair.
1. Tease your hair at the roots if you need a bit of
volume.
2. Gather your hair into a low ponytail.
3. Create a part at the base of your ponytail and
pull your ponytail up and through it.
4. Roll your ponytail up around your fingers and
pin in place right above the elastic with several
bobby pins. Hairspray for a more secure hold if
needed.
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