Easy Hair Hack for a Professional-looking Updo

Laineymariebeauty
by Laineymariebeauty
2 Materials
15 Minutes
Easy

Here’s an updo hair hack that you can use for medium and long hairstyles.


Your friends will for sure think you’ve been to a professional stylist!

Tools and materials:

  • Large bauble-headed hair pin
  • Bobby pins
Tying ponytail

1. Start with a ponytail

Start by putting your hair into a high ponytail with a large bauble-headed hair pin. 


Get the largest bauble you can, because you will use it for this updo hack!

Wrapping hair

2. Wrap your hair

Take one section of hair from the side of your ponytail.

Wrapping hair

And wrap it around the front of your bauble, bringing it to the other side.

Wrapping hair

Tuck it under your ponytail.

 

Wrapping hair

Now take another section of hair and bring it up to the front of your bauble.

Wrapping hair

Bring it around the bauble to the other side of your head.

Wrapping hair

Repeat by taking a new section of hair from the first side of your ponytail.

Wrapping hair

Wrap it around the front of your bauble and down as you did before.

Wrapping hair

Continue wrapping alternate sides of your ponytail and it’s all been wrapped.

 

Removing hair pin

3. Remove the hair pin

Now remove the bauble-headed hair pin and your wrapped ponytail will stay in place!

Adjusting updo

4. Smooth your updo

Use your fingers to gently pull the loops of your updo into a smooth, even look.

 

Securing with pins

5. Secure with pins

Secure your updo in place with hair pins.

 

Easy updo

Hair hack

And there is your fabulous professional-looking updo!

Easy updo

Isn’t that gorgeous? Give it a try and let me know how it worked for you!

 

Next, check out my Quick and Easy Braided Updo Tutorial.

Suggested materials:
  • Large bauble-headed hair pin
  • Bobby pins

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