I love the way casually dressy, tousled loose upod buns (aka messy buns) allow a woman to look both laid back yet pretty. Here is Natalie Portman sporting the messy updo bun that the simple tutorial below can help you create as well:
Natalie Portman sports messy updo
The messy updo bun is a beautiful and sophisticated hairstyle option to keep your hair away from your face without resorting to a basic ponytail all the time (and takes less than a couple minutes).
How To Create The Messy Updo Bun
1. Tie hair back into a high ponytail. Spin the ponytail into a bun and bobby pin into place.
2. Spritz some hairspray onto the bun so it stays in place (doesn’t come loose while you go about your day), and shake it gently so it messes up a bit. This helps to avoid that librarian/school teacher stern looking tight bun.
3. Add a narrow headband or skinny elastic band, pushing it back about two inches from the forehead to create that full “bump” on the crown behind the headband that gives the look a bit of a Greek goddess touch (optional, for a dressier look).
Voila! Less than two minutes to easy glamour.
If you want a more casual looking updo bun, skip the spray and headband and use a pretty hairclip to accessorize your hairstyle and keep hair in place.
Me with my quick messy updo bun:
Penelope with messy updo bun
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Very cute!
I wear my hair like this a lot
I think my hair is finally long enough to do this again! I love messy buns:)
Nicole, you’d look great with it…you are already so pretty.
Sounds easy…I’ll give it a shot tomorrow maybe.
Very nice! I highly doubt my hair would cooperate though :)
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Who knew that I was being fashionable when my hair would like that a few hours after fixing it. :)
As much as I try to do the messy bun, it still comes out looking too neat. Drives me insane! I think I must try to hard. Will have to try this! :) Wish me luck!
Yeah, that is cute. I need longer hair LOL!
Cute and laidback style!
I wear mine like this a lot. :)
I would love to do this with my hair!
This’d be great for me but my hair just never co-operates at all, I’d really like to try this, but it’ll just go all crazy.
I always throw my hair up but this looks so much better than mine does. It’s messy but looks like it was on purpose. Love it
Of course I find this after I chop all my hair off.
How cute!
I have short hair but I try many different styles on my daughter. Unfortunately, I’m terrible at doing hair. This might be something I could do.