How to Put Hair Up With Pins

Curling your hair before putting it up keeps it in place.

Sometimes the most intricate, beautiful hairstyles are the easiest to achieve. As long as you have the right hair accessories and products, you can give yourself a fabulous bun or fancy updo without the salon price. One of the most important things you'll need when putting your hair in any kind of updo are bobby pins. Not only will bobby pins hold your hair in any updo style, but they can also be strategically placed so they are not seen at all, keeping your look flawless.

Things You'll Need

• Large hot rollers
• Hairspray
• Rat tail comb
• Small, clear hair ties
• Bobby pins

Instructions

1. Place hot rollers throughout your hair, starting at the top of your head. Each section of hair rolled in a roller should be about two inches in width. Keep the rollers in your hair for 15-20 minutes.

2. Spritz your hair lightly with hairspray while the rollers are still in your hair. Remove each roller, but be careful not to "pull out" the curls.

3. Tease the top of your hair using a rat tail comb. Tease just the hair at the crown of your head to add volume.

4. Place your hair into a simple ponytail. For an updo, make the ponytail at the middle of the head. For a down 'do, place the ponytail at the nape of the neck. Use the end of your comb to loosen the hair around the ponytail.

5. Insert the bobby pins. Each curl from the rollers should be pinned down. Wrap the hair loosely around the ponytail--in no particular pattern--and pin the end until it stays in place. Make sure to pin around the entire ponytail so that the hair tie cannot be seen.

6. Repeat Step 5 until all of the hair has been pinned down around the ponytail.

7. Add a spritz of hairspray to keep your look in place.

References

• You Tube: Copy Reese Witherspoon's Updo

Resources

• You Tube: Side Bun