DIY: Elegant-Messy Updo

If Grace Kelly decided to try a messy updo, chances are it would look something like this! Created by DIY guru Geneva Vanderzeil of apair-andaspare.blogspot.com, it's ultra-elegant from the side and front, with some fresh, free-spirited whimsy at the back. (Hong Kong-based Geneva even sported the style to her sister's recent wedding!)

DO IT YOURSELF!

 

Prep: Since this style puts your roots on display, make sure hair is clean or prepped with dry shampoo.

Style:

Step 1: Part hair on the side.

Step 2: Take a thick section of hair from the left side of your head and twist it to the back of your head, pinning in place.

 

Step 3: Take the same size section from the right side and twist to the back, pinning both together.

Step 4: Pin the rest of your hair up, twisting each section until all hair is up and off the nape of your neck.

 

Set: Spray with hairspray.

Tip! Prefer your hair parted in the middle? “This technique works just as well with a center part,” says Geneva.

Learn more about this style from Geneva at apair-andaspare.blogspot.com.

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