Easiest Updo Ever! Super Simple & Perfect For Long, Medium & Shoulder Length Hair
- Posted on 29 January, 2017
- Medium Hair
- By Anonymous
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Today's hair tutorial is this Easy Updo, it's a simple up-do perfect for long, medium length hair. This bun hairstyle would be perfect as a wedding hairstyle, a prom hairstyle, graduation, homecoming, and even as a work hairstyle! This hairstyle is a little harder on long hair, but great for medium length, and shoulder length hair.
You guys absolutely LOVED my last super simple up-do. I just checked & it has almost half a million views, that’s crazy! Especially with Valentines coming up, I thought I would share this easy up-do that I can’t even believe is so simple, and looks so great.
Share you recreations with me on Instagram, I love seeing what you guys come up with.
xo Alex
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Guys welcome back to my channel today. I want to share with you a really beautiful and super simple updo. I absolutely love this hairstyle because it looks incredible and it is just so easy to do you guys, absolutely loved. My last simple up, it was my most viewed video of 2016. So thank you so much so I really want to share another one, and I know you guys are going to love it all you need for this. Hairstyle is hair elastic. It could be a little clear one or you can use a regular size, one it doesn't matter and if you've ever got enough dude before you know that you will also need some bobby pins, so I'm starting off with freshly curled wavy hair. I find that just gives the whole look softer more romantic appearance, but you can definitely do it with straight hair as well. It'Ll give it a more chic sophisticated, look. Okay, so I ended up swapping out my clear elastic for this thick one, because I just know that it's not gon na be strong enough. So what you want to do is just throw all of your hair behind your shoulders and we're just going to gently gather up the sides so nice and loose, and then we're going to create a ponytail on the back of our head. Now. To help add some volume into this hairstyle, I'm just going to hold on to my ponytail, with my one hand and then starting on the right side. I'M just gently tugging upwards, on small pieces of hair, just to create a more rounded shape at the crown and then, as you can see, it gives that really nice lift without having to tease your hair. Okay now grab a part of your elastic at the top of your ponytail and pretend as if you were taking your elastic out of your hair, but only pull your hair halfway through with to create a mini button. And then you want to wrap your ends around your bun. Then you want to create a hole just above your ponytail, almost like, as if you were creating a Topsy tail, but you don't want the hole to go all the way through just a little pocket. Now we're going to flip our bun upwards and into the hole and step it into that pocket. We created. If you have a lot of hair like me, you'll have to work a little bit harder to get it in there, but it will go. How amazing is that you can see it forming now, so you just want to take some bobby pins. Don'T be shy with them. I used at least seven and slide them through part of your elastic and secure it to your head and then put them throughout. Just for extra support, this will help secure it all night long feel free stuff here, but I love adding more volume to this hairstyle to really make it pop. So I'm holding my hair into place and gently pulling on small pieces of the bun. This is just gon na give it a fuller appearance, especially if you have thinner hair. This is just gon na create the illusion of fuller, thicker hair and because we created a hole above our ponytail, the top section is a little separated. So I just added one more bobby pin just to tie it all together feel free to lock it in with some hairspray. If you want to help last you all day long, but that's it you guys. Let'S say you achieve this really simple, beautiful updo, you guys. I am completely in love with this hairstyle like it looks way too good for the amount of effort that actually goes into it. Like I promise you, it is just as easy to do as it looks. I think this would be so perfect for a special event. If you paired it with a strapless dress with really pretty earrings, I think that it would look absolutely gorgeous. This would also be really good for work. If you work in an office, more business, business, casual kind of vibe, I think this hairstyle would really set you apart and stand out. You guys have to try this trust me. It'S amazing and you'll have to let me know what you thought in the comments down below. If you do recreate it, don't forget to share it with me on Instagram. I love waking up in the morning and checking my Instagram and seeing your recreations. It honestly makes my day yeah. Thank you guys so much for watching and I'll talk to you in my next video bye.
Comments
OlesjasWelt: Love it!!!
Naive Novice: Okay. This is the first hair style that I have EVER been able to do (other than a pony tail). Usually it turns out terrible and "easy" is usually a lie. This actually was easy and it stays. Thank you. There is a good chance this is what I'll do on my wedding day. whew.
McKenziLees: Finally someone who understands the concept of "simple"
randomgirlxrulz: This really is THE easiest updo! I'm 19 years old and have never been able to do more than a ponytail…until today!! I did this updo on myself on my FIRST TRY!! Thank you for showing me this sorcery!
Pippa Villarreal: I love this tutorial! I was so tired of doing my hair the same way everyday.This is easy to do and looks classy. Thanks Alex!
Jenny W: Ugh I love you this is such a life saver. Literally took me 30 seconds to do with straight hair. Thank you thank you!!
Cindi: I've been on the hunt for an easy, elegant up-do for my wedding next month and this is definitely it! This is so stunning!
Mackenzie O'Reilly: Thank you so much for posting this! Like a lot of people in the comments that I've read, I usually fail at doing anything to my hair other than curling it. I could actually do this one!!!! I've been searching for something easy to do without having to straighten or curl my hair I am so relived and excited! THANK YOU.
Koiajwcn Cfoelrng: Wow, this a actually looks simple and easy! I'll try this when my hair grows out.
Alex Gaboury: This has to be my favourite hair tutorial ever! I hope you all enjoy. xo
ElenaMarie: I so needed a hairstyle like this! Didn't think I could do it, but it was so easy with this helpful tutorial! Thank you so much xx I just found you and subscribed right away!
Claire Jackson: Wow! I can never get my hair to do any sort of updo and actually stay! This was incredibly easy, it looks good and it feels secure. Thanks!
Jenny 4: Thanks for the tutorial! I did this for a date night and the hairstyle lasted perfectly the entire evening (wich was 7 hours) even though I didn't use any hairspray
Danni Howe: You make it look so easy:) I've saved some of your tutorials and I'll keep watching them. Would you believe it, even a lazy elderly lady like me got inspired and motivated. Thank you, dear Alex! x
Iyana Cantrell: This hairstyle is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for the amazing tutorial!
Tamima Islam: Loved this video! Tried it for a wedding and received so many compliments! Thanks for saving me a trip to the salon!
Unsound Orca: Beautiful! I am a new subscriber and I love that in the videos I've seen so far, your hair styles/tutorials always leave a side part. Everyone else usually pulls/slicks back their hair in their tutorials and I always have to try to figure out how to do it while maintaining a side part. I just feel like I look weird if I don't have my part and hair framing my face to soften things up. Thank you for making it easier for me, and for all the others that I'm sure are out there who like to keep their parting for updos!
Frank Magee: Awesome was the perfect simple up do I've been looking for! Ur tutorials r so simple and easy to recreate ! I can't wait to c more from u! Ty♀️
Carolyn Holmes: oh my. this is exactly what I am looking for! I never do updos but I'm going to a ball tomorrow and just realized my hair needs something special. I looked at dozens of videos before I found this. PERFECT! Thank you. So simple and it looks beautiful.
Brain,Whisper,Head,Hate: i tried this today and it was both quick and beautiful! my default hair style is a french twist, and ive been looking for something different to switch it up. i love it so much! thank you for sharing!
Denise Sorrentino: I struggle to do an updo on my thick mid length hair. This was easy and it worked!! Thank you.
Jenna Jones: Thank you so much for making this video. I am useless with hair styles and with one month to go until my wedding day I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that I have discovered your YouTube. I will now be recreating this hairstyle on the big day. You explained everything so clearly! X
Paulina Balaisis: Oh Thank you, this is such an easy tutorial. Your hair is so pretty and so are you! Thank you.
Silly Duffa: Oh my goodness. First time visiting your channel and I have to say, you're absolutley stunning and loved this up do!
Alexa Weston: This is so EASY!!!!! thank you so much for this tutorial!!!
Sally Smith: My hair is just past shoulder length and I'm so pleased this actually worked! My 'roll' is a bit tighter but it still looks good. I only need 3 bobby pins. Perfect for a wedding I'm going to. I'm 41 and still learning how to do my own hair! Thankyou xx
bluerosesmeansdreams: Looks really great, and nice clear easy instructions! Gonna try it for my sisters wedding on saturday (at which I am a bridesmaid) :*
Jimena Perdomo: Oh my lord!! This is amazing... it is beautiful. Great hairstyle. Easy to do.
Mississippi: Amazing. I will definitely do this in the morning. Thank you.
Meagan Westberry: You inspire me to do more with my hair!! Love your videos :)
Magnificent Moments: Amazing !!! Can't wait to try!!! ❤️
Alex F: Thank you so much. This turned out perfect on my hair. So easy.
London Wins: So great to see someone doing these styles on themselves! And their realistically doable on your own
Marie Leigh: Thanks for giving me the inspiration to try these styles out myself Alex. They're lovely! x
Serene: THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!! I’m hopeless when it comes to hair but I got this on my first try!!! Thank you for saving my prom day!
Dawn: Love this!! So easy and chic! Thank you!
Jenna Giberson: It worked!! I just dyed my hair light teal too so it looked really pretty and was super easy! Thank you
Zak Tik tok Vids🔥🔥: I end up doing this for a wedding few weeks back . It was so easy thank you
Solivagant lifestyle: I love it! This is indeed the easiest hairdo. I use it al the time as a flight attendant :) looks very glam and sophisticated
Sara BunnY M.D.: amazing. such a pretty hairstyle. :D love the bridal look. I just learned one today. :D
Ashley Gwynn: Aw, this updo reminds me of summer and warm nights! Love it!
HezSur Narcissus: Wow, this is amazing. What a great idea!!
Qui's Journey: This hairstyle works for me. It's really easy to make indeed. I'll have it on my wedding day. Thank u very much
leliza jones: Thank you so much for posting this. Been looking for an easy updo to change up my look as I've always struggled with hairstyles. I can't even plait my own hair properly. The only adjustment I've done to my hair (as it's really fine) was tie the ponytail higher than yours, for some reason it just doesn't work any lower. Followed the rest of the tutorial as normal and it worked!
Schyenne Ly: Thank you so much for posting this!!! Used this tutorial for a wedding i'm attending and it's perfect !!
anisa_147: It would be nice to bring in maybe friends with short and medium hair, and display the how-to's on all three hair lengths!
Sunisa Frock: I love it, how easy it is to get done! love you vdo! Thanks so much! :)
Nanna ea: Seriously contemplating having my hairdresser cut my bangs like yours, they look so flawless on you Other than that, this hair style is bomb! Going to try it with my jungle of a thick hair..
Dianna Mendoza: Elegant and classy! Oh my!!!! I have searched for a long while for a beautiful, yet simple updo video, and this video is so easy!
Vikram Anand: You really make it look so easy. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work. XX
Savanah Clark: Doing this hair style for my sweet 16 today! So excited. Thanks for the tips
Rebecca Hernandez: Thank you for this video. You make the updo so simple yet elegant. Also very easy to do on our own. Keep up the great work!
Kit Tan: Thank you so much! I just tried this and it's awesome. I'm going to wear it like this to work.
Hannah Grace: This is stunning!! Thank you for sharing this! :)
Christine V: Love this! So easy and effective
Megharoni: Girl you just saved my life. Getting ready for a wedding right now and my hair won't hold a curl. It's taken a couple tries but I got it. Thank you!
Layla's Lavish Luxuries: This worked great and is super simple! Thank you!
Cyndle Labrosse: I'm definitely going to recreate this hairstyle! :) You're amazing!!
K Wright: i LOVE this hairstyle and it had become my go-to for work, thank u so much!
Michelle Ng: I gotta tell you— I nearly chopped off all my hair recently because the length has been driving me insane. It’s at that point where pins just aren’t cooperating even with a simple bun. Then I found this and what can I say? It works with my stupid hair and it STAYS in place way better than a typical bun with 80 pins. So my hair thanks you.
Beto Abood: Once i needed to go to a wedding, but the hairstyle i wanted didn't work out and i saw ur tutorial and did the same and it looked sooo beautiful ❣ everyone complemented it. I'm really thankful ❤
lils chills: This is the most simple bun ever! Thanks.
No Name: Hey! I don't know whether you'll read this but I just wanted to say thanks! I needed a good easy updo in an emergency and nothing that I saw was working (for me ie. I'm not too good with hairstyles) Then I saw this, tried it and done! Not as perfect as yours but I'd say I got around 85% on my first try (which was my only try). So thanks a lot!!
Davina Lauw: Finally a really easy hair tutorial i can follow. the results are amazing
Ninna J: Your hair is amazing! I would love to have that beautiful cool toned blonde color myself!
Melanie McLeod: Thank you so much!! I was going to a concert and couldn’t find something simple yet pretty, and you helped me so much
lauren kelley: Please continue to do easy hairstyles! I love all the hairstyles you've done so far
Sweatpants and Smokey Eyes: Outfit, hair, eye makeup, nude lip, and everything else ON POINT!!
Jazmine Perez: Thank you!! Easy and gorgeous
Vanessa M: I did this hairstyle for my grade eight grad and it was a hit! Thank you so much!
Amelia: Love Thinking about doing something similar for my wedding updo. Looks like it'll hold pretty well.
Golden Yoshi Gaming: Omgoshomgoshomgosh!!! I DID IT!!! Lol I’m so bad with hair but this hairstyle was truly easy thank you so much!!!
Harry Jon Hair & Makeup: Cute! You've SO Much hair! This look is so popular, you've made it so easy. I've just created something similar ... or rather my client let me film her having a go at hair up for the first time!
Maddy Evans: i pretty much wear this to work ever day my friends always think it looks so hard to do but its super easy! xx
Mini Me: Thank you for simply explanation, love your tutorials
Miss DIY: omg I tried it ! it was soo easy and elegant
Lissy Shortall: If only you had uploaded this a few days ago, I just had my winterball!! I did use your other updo tutorial however and it turned out really well, thanks Alex! :) <3
Hana Jahodová: amazing and so easy :)
Madelyn Sadler: Y'all. I can actually do this hairstyle. Thank you for the video!!
Pamela Zimmerman: SO EASY!! Thank you!!!
yvonne davidson: I love this updo. I have just came across your channel while looking for updo ideas for a wedding I'm going to tomorrow:) Thankyou xx
Hyeyeun Yim: I'm doing this hair updo for my wedding rehearsal dinner! thank u!!
Pretty Scary: Love this! I lack serious imagination when it comes to my hair - which if daft if you consider my profession (you would know what I mean if you saw my channel), so this is brilliant, looks so easy too! Thanks for the great vid :) x
lynda harrison: Your hair is so pretty up or down love it
Maryann Durmer: Thank you, this looks incredible
rgar 047: yup starting work next week. this will be my go to hairstyle from now on! thanks!
Fallon: Thanks so much! Wearing my hair like this to a wedding tonight
Holly Marie: Loved this, can't wait to try it!
Helen Kirk: I love this hair do. I am rubbish at doing my hair but this is sooo simple. Thanks
Maria Munoz: I came 4 years late to this video and thank goodness it's here!! Super easy and straight to the point, thank you!!!!!
Donna Joshi: I love this. I have to try it. New subbie!
Brittney Frias: love love loooveee. thank you for cute updos for long hair :) yay
Liz Sanchez: Love the simplicity and elegance of the style!
LoveNatureGirl: I've used this hair style concept for years. You can skip the half bun step, I just stuff my pony tail into the hole and it has the same effect, that makes this hair style even easier.
Jennifer Elizabeth: you have no idea how long Ive been looking for this tutorial. And you explained it so simple. THANK YOU.
joyce haley: You are great at explaining how beautiful and easy this hair style is. Thank you Alex.
Bree Angelo: Loveeee thisss! Thanks for sharing! i live for hair styles like this!
Raman Soomal: I really had trouble doing this hair style on myself because my hair is too thick! These sort of hair styles do not work with me at all but I still think they are beautiful x
amystified: This tutorial was like a gateway drug for me. I'm now addicted to your tutorials and trying fun things with my hair. I get so many compliments now. Thank you!
Rin A: Just started working as a nurse and I have VERY long and thick hair. This worked the FIRST time and looked great all day! Thank you!! Simple as she says!