Updo suggestions for hair

[Bellyrub1980]

I'm wearing a high neck dress soon and would like to practice some pretty up-do's with it.

I have thick but fine hair, it's dead straight. Struggles to hold a curl and slides out of grips easily.

Is anything other than a ponytail or shed loads of product a pipe dream?!

Maybe some kind of plait? Any ideas??!

Maybe one of those bun ring thingies? I have similar sounding hair and I really struggle with updos. I can't even do those casual messy ones other people do. I think I need to try putting in a lot more product to make it more "grippy".

I've been thinking about those doughnut gadget thingies! My hair is about an inch past my collarbone, do you think it's long enough to cover one?

I'd love to do something messy. Do you find that messy do's start off messy but end up somehow tidying themselves up?

I probably need to experiment with more products but they all make my head itch :/

I wonder if the bun ring would leave a nice wave in it if hair was slightly damp going in it?

Go through LilithMoon videos on YouTube. She has lots of tutorials for quick hair dos and plaiting styles.

I'd link but I'm on my phone.

Thank you x

Yes my hair tidies itself! I watched Lilth Moon videos but she has hair that stays where she brushes it. I think I'd need a bottle of hairspray to get my hair to have the hold hers has.

Her hair is much much longer than mine. I am growing it but I think it could take a couple of years to get there!

I'm going to have a look in Claires accessories today and see what hair gadgets (with plenty of grip!) are about :) will report back.

Biggeryellowtaxi I've heard dry shampoo can help improve grip. I've not yet found one that does drive me insane with itching but you might be okay!

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Sorry forgot to say that you should be fine with a bun ring. My hair is just above my shoulders and I was able to use one the other day for a low bun. My friend told me to use a second elastic to secure the hair over the bun ring then you can pin any stray hair and use pins to secure the bun closer to your head. Mine started to fall out eventually but that's because my hair is a bit short for it.

Charles worthington back combing powder will improve grip without itching.

How about something like this?

Or this?

Belly I bought all sorts of hair gadgets recently and they've all been rubbish apart from the bun ring. I have some Toni and Guy dry shampoo that is ok, it smells better than others I've tried. I want to put my hair up as an easy option, I don't want to have to add loads of stuff to my hair to put it up. But perhaps this is the cost of having lovely silky, shiny hair

Don't try and do an up do on freshly washed hair, It won't stay in anyone's hair well it needs a bit of grease to help it stay in, and all updos need a little product, get some hair spray that brushes out, spray your hair and then give it a brush then try putting it up, if you really need to you can wash the front of your hair so it's not greasy but the rest should have a days worth of dirt in it,

Try putting your hair in a ponytail back combing the lot and then pinning it into a 'messy do' it should stay in place then as the pins will hold the mess into place then a light spritz of hair spray.

I fine then trying to style my hair the next day it easier. I have very fine slippery shoulder length hair too and this works well for me

When DD had her first ballet exam she had a collar length bob and straight hair, she was fine with the small size donut. I have subsequently pinched them and use them myself.

There are two ways of using them, the first is to place it over the base of the ponytail, as described above. The second, which works for me but my hair is bra strap length, is to thread it onto the ponytail, then take it back to near the ends, start wrapping the ends over it and then turning it inside out towards your head, continuing to tuck and tirn as you get closer to the head, finally pinning it on. This gives a slightly messier look and if you do it when the hair is damp gives a fabulous cascade of bouncy waves to the length of the hair. Google "sock bun" for this one.

tethers sorry my lady post was a cross post. I love those hairstyles but they are the kind that my hair will somehow turn into ballet-recital rather than red-carpet. It probably sounds daft but it is really hard to make my hair look messy in a stylish way. It resists back combing, and doesn't really hold a curl. I will try some back combing powder though as I think it was made for hair like mine.

Thanks for all the advice! I shall definitely check out the back combing powder, cheers for that. And I shall also try the various ways of doing the bun.

I think I stand a good chance with a plait up-do. Maybe with a bit of powder for grip. Those ones are gorgeous tether. I just need to practice now!

This is the longest my hair has been since I was a young teenager and I've lost any skill I acquired in putting it up.

Practice makes perfect I guess! Think I might become addicted to you tube videos!

Just quickly tried the sock bun technique (not long enough the the 'roll it down' method, but long enough to cover the bun if you see what I mean). It's pretty good! A low, side bun is quite nice and might be just right for this dress.

Yay! Going to buy a proper hair one though, as this sock is purple :/

Definitely practice makes perfect. I meant to say, when you've got time, experiment with different positions for the bun, I used to do mine at the crown but have realised it suits me far better at the nape of my neck.

Next to the Charles Worthington back combing powder they had texturising spray. I used this with an up-do today and it gave loads of grip! :)

Gibson Tuck?

That Gibson tuck is lovely but doesn't work at all for me, I have layers (shortest is chin length, longest is bra strap length) so there's not enough volume in the sides for nice plump twists and wisps fall out everywhere and the ponytail is so heavy it just pings back over again no matter how many pins I use. I imagine it would be great on one length hair.

My ponytail is really strong too, what I do is shove it into the hole and then use a claw clip to hold it all together. I have a few shorter layers and just leave them loose at the front and pinned where needed.

This blog is great - even I can do the easy ones!

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