One of the benefits of having long hair is the variety of styles you can have. You can change your look from day to day. Learning how to style long hair up broadens the number of styles available to you. With an assortment of clips and pins, you can find a wide range of looks utilizing a just a few simple steps.
Step 1
Pull back hair with your fingers or a boar brush and tie in a ponytail in the middle of the back of your head. Be sure to use a hair-friendly tie. Wrap the ponytail around its base clockwise until all the hair is wrapped. Secure it with a bobby pin. Pull out a few strands on the side and back for a stylishly messy up-do.
Step 2
Apply a small amount of hair gel to the entire head to hold hairs in place. Put the most get on the top of your head. Pull all your hair on top of your head and tie it off with a wrapped band made especially for ponytails. Style the ponytail by letting it fall over your face or in all directions for an edgy runway look.
Step 3
Tame long curly locks by working a bit of hair wax between your fingers and rubbing it through your hair. Use a large two-pronged comb at the crown of your head to pull hair together. The teeth of the comb lock by pushing them together. Leave out tendrils on the side and front or use another comb on each side of your face to hold hair back.
Step 4
Put your hair up in a French twist by drawing hair together as if you are going to put it up in a ponytail. Twist it instead of securing it with an elastic band and hold it up with pins or clips. Pull out tendrils to give your up-do a stylish look.
Step 5
Have fun and get a new look every time by using bobby pins that are either the same color as your own hair or decorative. After applying mousse or gel throughout your hair, put up various side and back pieces with the pins and decorative clips. Do not worry about being perfectly symmetrical and stop when you have all the pieces up. Spray to hold in place.
Tips and Warnings
- Make an up-do easier by putting your medium and long hair up when it has been left unwashed for at least a day. Hair is more manageable when it has been 24 to 48 hours since its last wash and conditioning.
- Never put hair up in a ponytail or tie it together when it is wet. Hair is much more prone to breakage when tied tightly wet.
Things You'll Need
- Boar brush
- Wrapped hair ties
- Gel
- Bobby pins
- Hair clips
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