Is there a 'grown-up' way to tie up straight hair?

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I'm going out tomorrow night. My hair is a bit of a mess. It's very straight and just above bra strap length. I have a round face and sometimes I think tying it up in a basic ponytail looks schoolgirlish.
There's no shape to it at the moment so just straightening it doesn't help.
My budget is zero and my hairdressing skills are weak.
I have some hair elastics and hair grips/pins, hairspray and some very old mousse to work with.
Any ideas welcome.
Thanks

How about a low bun or ponytail?

What about pinning back with some Kirby grips, maybe with a bit of a twist?

I’d twist it round and then put it up in a large claw type thing.

Lots of ideas and tutorials on Pinterest! Good luck

Can you do plaits / french braids?? You can get quite creative with them.

Or YouTube has some great 10 minute tutorials

I use clip in hair extensions and tie it up high on my head.

Thanks everyone.
I found a style I like called a Gibson Tuck. I've seen a couple of tutorials on it and it looks doable.
It looks cool on the videos I've seen. Not sure if it only suits a vintage style though.

You sound similar to me. Try going the rolled up do (works really well with a pretty headband) it's really easy and looks very classy

Well, i tried the Gibson tuck. It was not a success. Firstly it is not anywhere as easy as the video made it look and secondly it makes me look like a school marm from Little House on the Prairie .

I trod loads of updo tutorials before i went to a fancy do and completely failed. Even the really easy ones were impossible for me. I think they are harder if you've got thin hair as I do.

I've solved the problem now though, I've had it all cut off🤣

I do the twist and claw clip thing, sometimes a low knot or bun.
For styles that are so ‘easy’ to do, they can be quite surprisingly elegant.

I think we get the impression that looking good has to be difficult somehow, but it isnt always the case😁

Hanging out here because I’m just the same.

Long very straight hair. Extremely fine and thin so everything looks a mess. I’ve got a big round face. It’s very hard.

You can do a ponytail and then use a strand of hair to cover the band.

Like this .

Or use a beautiful hair clip to hold the ponytail, such as this one .

I guess this might be my first ever humble brag but i can't tie up my hair because it's too bloody shiny.

I have long fine hair and favour a French twist for 'hair up' days. It looks hard to do but is actually very easy (makeuphair24h.com/hair/how-to-french-twist-hair.html). I tend to use hair grips for an invisible/polished look but a claw grip is great for an every day look.

Just saw your last post. Try a touch of dry shampoo and a smidge of hairspray before you start styling. Then lots of hairspray afterwards!

I found a style on Pinterest which was pretty easy and I have zero skills. You get an elastic headband and tuck your hair into all the way round.

like this

I found that back combing it first gave me height at the crown and curl my fringe to make it look a bit more interesting.

Too shiny hair - don't wash it tomorrow and use loads of hairspray. Mine always looks better after I've slept on it for a couple of days.

Either put a deeper parting and then sweep it over one shoulder pinning it a bit in place at the nape of your neck OR have a bit up and a bit down by pinning half back - a bit of back combing may look good with this

Centre part with low ponytail always looks classy

What about something like this

Sorry just realised you wanted it tied up lol, well you could do this and tie it up too, maybe have a few loose curly bits around the front

I’ve got super thick hair and given up trying to do anything with it now! I just go for a low bun most of the time. Ponytail, twist my hair around and then keep the hairband open to wrap around once more. Having it low down makes my hair look a lot smoother and somehow makes my face shape look nicer than a mid/high pony does if that makes sense!