This super twist on the traditional bun is perfect for keeping your hair up and out of the way, in a new and contemporary style!
The sides are brushed back and then woven into an upwards French braid, with the ends neatly tucked out of sight under the bun. Then the rest of the hair is secured in a pony-tail at the crown and styled over a ‘bun ring’, to create a perfectly circular bun and flattering volume on the top of the head.
To keep this style modern, the braiding doesn’t have to be completely straight as a little asymmetry will add style. Then with a few wisps left free at the nape and the sides to add a trendy casual touch, you’ve got a very versatile and attractive new hairdo!
This fantastic trend-setting hairstyle must be seen for the deep, rich colour and the super-cool messy styling that’s so creative and beautiful!
The hair is swept up loosely and casually to form an untidy top-knot, fixed in a contemporary asymmetrical position on the crown. The sides and back are allowed to bulge out forming a nice rounded volume, echoing the roundness of the bun, like the traditional cottage-loaf updo.
But this look is anything but traditional! Just look at the untidy strands allowed to escape to create a wispy halo around the strong silhouette, framing the face and decorating the nape!
The deep magenta pink colour is a real feast for the eyes in this highly sophisticated and fabulously arty upstyle!
This trendy topknot is just as good for a formal occasion as for every day wear! Olivia has her hair scooped up into a simple, informal style which creates a great style balance with the ornate decoration on her gorgeous gown.
The hair is swept back from the face and fixed in a casual twisty bun, just behind the crown. This creates flattering crown height and the glints of balayage highlighting add an extra touch of contemporary style to the untidy bun.
And emphasising the neck, the tendrils left free at the back soften the line in this attractive, relaxed hairdo that’s just right for a restaurant dinner for two!
If you have long hair you like to wear in a bun, chignon or knot, you probably think you’ve already seen most of the possible style variations. But you’d be mistaken – as you’ll see below! The constant invention of imaginative new bun designs keeps the look fresher than a summer flower and as edgy as you dare to wear! Today’s exciting gallery is full of inspiring ideas for contemporary bun styles to reflect your personality and create the perfect updo for every occasion!
Classic low chignon with diamanté & flower accessory
This is a sleek look with strands of hair creating layers of movement on top of the hair surface. One strand sweeps across the back, from the temples and another creates a curve above the back hairline. There’s a touch of silver-blonde balayage beneath the gorgeous double-flower hair accessory in this fabulous wedding hairstyle idea.
You don’t need especially long hair to achieve a pretty upstyle for a special occasion. This blonde style is lightly teased and swept back to form a cute, curly bun above the nape. The lovely white rose hair accessory completes this super, semi-formal look!
If hair isn’t long enough to create a large bun on top, try this clever faux-bun idea. An upward French braid creates texture from nape to crown and a small scarf has been arranged in a knot and pinned on top to create a brightly colored faux-bun!
Catch up your long hair in this chic and practical knot that has lots of quirky personality! The model’s lovely black hair has a contemporary green sheen, from a conditioning color gloss treatment. The knot is neatly fixed in an asymmetrical position and equally suitable for a daily hairstyle or, with a cute hair accessory, it makes a chic, minimalist evening look!
This unconventional sea-green top-knot is full of tone-on-tone color and texture. Messy styling is also a good way to add the illusion of density to fine hair, which tends to look flat when brushed up into a bun.
This lovely semi-formal updo gains sophistication from the bouffant shape and warm hazelnut color. Honey-blonde highlighting, along with the deeper brown root color, creates 3-D density making hair seem thicker. And it’s a great way to achieve a chic updo on medium-length hair!
For extra-special occasions, this fresh new chignon style is bound to draw admiring glances and compliments! The fashionable brown roots and dual-blonde highlighting create lots of texture and color depth. And lovely swirls of color in the three gorgeous chignons are sophisticated and appealing!
Light-brown every-day bun with trendy hair accessory
This every day hairstyle is still a favorite, because it’s an easy-care, face-flattering and practical style for long hair. The key to updating it to a contemporary look can be as simple as adding a trendy, ‘bun-stick’, hair accessory! This bun-stick combines natural copper and wood to create a modern look.
This bridal updo is guaranteed to draw admiring glances for its artistic lines and unique style! The mix of colors is highly contemporary, with warm brown roots creating a pleasing contrast at the nape. Pale golden-blonde hair, arranged in softly draped twists and swirls, will surely make your groom fall in love with you all over again!
Taking its cue from espresso coffee and cream, this modern angled bob is packed with edgy style for fine or medium hair. There’s just a hint of playful pink on the tips and with top height plus low-volume sides, it’s a fabulous fashion look for ‘lifting’ a low forehead or slimming a round face!
Updated every-day twist in black with brown highlights
Here’s our favourite everyday twist-up and pin style with added sophistication from a new hair color idea. Broad ash-brown highlights have been added to the sides accentuating the curved movement and decorating the top of the twist.
Whether you’re going for a run, dead-heading the flowers or on your way to the gym, this pretty twisted knot is just what you need! It’s a quick and easy style you can fix up in a couple of minutes and the pink bun-stick adds extra style!
These medium blonde and copper shades are perfect to flatter tanned skin in the summer. The cleverly pinned twists along the side meet above the nape in a cute, copper blonde chignon. Loose wisps of hair are pulled down to make a soft, casual frame around the face.
Cute & curly bun with blonde balayage for fine hair
This curly bun is great for adding volume to thin or fine hair with tousled curls. The model’s naturally blonde hair is given added 3-D depth from white blonde balayage and ash brown lowlights. And the wavy, swept-back fringe softens the forehead!
Here’s a fabulously edgy look that’s full of drama and unexpected movement! Ash brown roots create a trendy contrast with platinum blonde and white highlights on spiky tips. The spectacular part of this groovy hairstyle is the flaming ‘Catherine-wheel’ chignon, looking just like a firework in full swing!
Here’s another great fusion hairstyle, with an edgy, short-clipped back and sides underneath a romantic braided updo! The loose French braid creates a faux-hawk shape ending in an unusual position overhanging the nape. And temporary red hair color completes this unconventional new look!
Instead of a chignon, this new wrap-over hairstyle has hair arranged in four barrel curls just above the nape, in an upstyle suitable for mid-length hair. The expert blend of blonde and brown shades, make it fresh and suitable for proms, parties and bridesmaids.
Casual bun with braid border to balance a curved nose
This casual bun style shows how to balance the shape of your nose with your hairstyle. This model has a curved nose, which is balanced out by the attractive round, bouffant shape at the crown! With a cute braid and pretty earrings, her profile looks great!
This quick and easy low hair-knot can be a rock chick fashion statement, or a life saver when you get up late after after a night on the town! Just twist and pin your hair at the nape in a messy, but contemporary look. Any style with brown roots and neutral blonde is super-fashionable right now!
And today’s final hairstyle is another gorgeous new twist on the low chignon, in a style you can achieve on medium long hair. The base colour is brown, but with a high percentage of neutral-blonde highlights, stray white hairs are concealed and the overall look’s softer. It’s a great special occasion hairstyle for women over 40, too!
I hope you’re feeling suitably inspired by today’s new ideas and ready to try lots of new bun and chignon styles. They do look fantastic on highlighted hair and you can design your own style, too!
Rachel Bilson’s hair is naturally quite curly so she used it to her advantage when she created her unique twist to the classic bun. This powerful look is funky, edgy and slightly quirky, but all the same; sheer brilliance.
If your hair isn’t curly, don’t fret this is still a style that you can achieve. Starting with the hair damp put in small tight rollers and blow dry on a low gentle heat. Once dry, remove the curlers and run your fingers through the hair to break up the curls. Loosely finger comb all of the hair to the back of the head and tie into a ponytail with an elastic band. Then, wrap the hair around the elastic band to create a bun and bobby pin into place. For a more romantic look, leave a few curls around the face for framing and to soften the look. Also leave a few curls loose and bouncing at the back.
This beautiful classic bun updo is perfect for any casual occasion and needs product for hold and shine.
Celebrity Red Carpet Loose Bun Updo: Kristen Stewart oozes effervescence with this modern twist to the classic loose bun.
The hair is saturated with a heat protective spray and thoroughly blow dried. Using a round brush, underneath the hair, the bangs and sides are given added volume and swept back. The hair is then tied into a loose, low ponytail at the nape of the neck and tied with a black elastic band. The lengths of the ponytail are wrapped around itself, creating the bun, and pinned into place with a few booby pins. The hair is then set with a spritz of hairspray.
This is a great updo which is perfect for any casual events.
Ah, the messy bun. It’s the pinnacle of relaxed, effortless beauty. While it might seem like a messy bun would be extremely easy to achieve, it can actually be very difficult to get your messy bun to casual perfection.
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If you want to pull off a natural, relaxed look, a messy bun is your go-to. Keep reading to learn how to wear a messy bun flawlessly every time.
Much to the lazy girl’s delight, a messy bun works best with slept-on hair, especially if it hasn’t been washed in a day or two. Start with dry hair. Spritz in some sea salt spray to add some texture to your hair and help it stay in your bun more easily. Add just enough sea salt spray to texturize your hair; make sure you don’t add so much that your hair becomes too damp.
The first step to the perfect messy bun is putting your hair in a ponytail. If you can, try to create a smooth ponytail without brushing your hair back. Use your fingers to comb through your hair rather than a brush to avoid an unnatural, slicked-back look.
Make the ponytail at the level you want your bun to be; do a high ponytail for a traditional messy bun or a low one for a lower version.
To add some volume and intentional frizz to your messy bun, try teasing your ponytail before you form the bun. Spritz a small amount of hairspray down the length of your ponytail, avoiding the hair that is not in the ponytail. Then, use a fine-toothed comb to backcomb your ponytail toward the base to achieve the perfect light tease.
The final step to creating your perfect messy bun is twisting it. Starting from the base of your ponytail, twist your hair tightly into a round, bun shape and secure it with an elastic that matches the color of your hair as closely as possible. Use your fingers to pull and manipulate the bun into the perfect shape once it is secured.
If you have a little extra time to create your messy bun, try leaving some straggling hairs in front of your ears that are not included in your ponytail. Spray them with some more texturizing sea salt spray and use a curling iron to give them a loose curl. Pull and separate the curls to give them a more natural, imperfect look.
If you really want your messy bun to pop, it is important to pair it with the right clothes. Messy buns scream casual, so try to match yours with a relaxed outfit. A T-shirt and jeans or a casual sundress look great with a messy bun. Just stay away from more formal outfits like skirts to avoid creating a contradictory look.
Once you achieve the perfect messy bun, you want it to stay secure all day long. This can be tricky, because you don’t want to blast your head with hairspray and create a slick, crunchy, fake finish.
The best way to make sure your messy bun stays secure is by adding bobby pins. After you finish twisting and securing your bun, insert a few bobby pins to help it maintain its hold. You can also finish your look by spraying it with a hairspray formula that leaves your hair soft and does not add a crunchy finish.
Achieving the perfect messy bun is not as easy as it looks. Trying to perfect your messy bun can be extremely frustrating, but there’s no need to give up hope. Use the tips in this post to discover how to wear a messy bun for a gorgeous casual look.
The messy bun for the new mum
The messy bun for the new mum
Super Easy Hairstyles With Tutorial – the messy top bun
A top bun is the go-to casual style for most women with long hair. It sweeps your hair off your face and creates a wonderful style that is perfect for a more relaxed event. However, there are a number of ways that you can work your top bun to create a seriously gorgeous finish that is perfect for wearing out! Hairstyles Weekly have gathered a gorgeous selection of top buns to inspire you to wear your hair up next time you head out.
This stunning light brown hair is a little darker at the root, quickly melting into a lighter shade quickly. She’s swept her hair off her face, leaving no strands falling down, and created a high ponytail, twisting the hair around and around the ponytail and fastening it, for the most gorgeous and voluminous high bun that is oh so cute and casual.
This lady has absolutely stunning balayage locks which blend from a dark brown at the root to a golden blonde on the tips, in a seamless transition. To show off the gorgeous colours at work, this lady has worked three braids from the root to the centre of the hair, then finishing the blonde ends by wrapping the hair into a top bun style that looks immaculate.
This utterly gorgeous chocolate brown hair is both long and glossy, with the most stunning, shiny finish! The hair has been swept up loosely into a high ponytail, which she’s separated into two sections and twisted, pinning them in a fantastic braided top bun which is both elaborate and striking. This interesting finish would be perfect for a formal occasion!
This beautiful blonde bun might be one of our favourite looks of the bunch, showing off a truly striking blonde shade to perfection with the most adorable relaxed top bun style. This fashionable lady has gathered her gorgeous blonde hair into a stunning wrapped around bun at the back of the head, and she’s left the front layers of hair fall loosely around her face.
This gorgeous brown top bun has the most beautiful and romantic style that we absolutely can’t get enough of, we think it looks oh so pretty! She’s loosely swept her hair up into a high ponytail, and gathered the section in luscious loops to make a fabulous bun. She’s left loose wispy strands of hair to fall around the face for a glorious and delicate finish.
This absolutely glorious and wispy bob is the perfect hair to wear for a wedding or a fabulous and formal event; especially if you have a stunning style full of beautiful blonde hues like this gorgeous lady has. Her caramel blonde hair is highlighted with white blonde, and loosely swept into a voluminous high bun with a stunning sweeping effect. We adore the loose strands which fall around her face!
This incredibly stylish lady has the most gorgeous honey blonde hair, which she’s whipped up into a striking top bun that is simply perfect for a special occasion or a smart event! She’s worked her luscious locks backwards and swept it off the face, adding volume to the top section. She’s delicately twisted the ponytail section into a gorgeous top bun style.
Ideal both for formal and casual smart looks, the classic bun style chosen by Vanessa Hudgens only help to further accentuate her beautiful and youthfully vibrant persona.
The classic bun has sometimes been referred to as the foolproof hairstyle for any occasion. It can be dressed up or dressed down depending on the needs for the occasion. Pretty hair ornaments and other hair accessories can easily be added to the classic bun for the fun or formal look. The diversity of this style is not compromised by the simplicity of the bun, but instead makes for a radiant and simple yet classic look.
Latest popular updos for women: This impressive pale copper bun really is a ‘crowning glory’! It shows off the beautiful color of Jennifer’s hair and her perfect skin in a faultless red-carpet look!
Brushed lightly back from the face and gathered into a gorgeous full-volume bun on the crown, the style is kept soft and contemporary with loose tresses above the forehead and lightly covering the ears.
The bun is slightly tousled, too, and enhances the trendy natural make-up style with the latest ‘nude’ lips beautifully.
For classic elegance with a contemporary twist, this superb hairstyle is bound to attract all eyes and a deluge of compliments! This is a great updo for prom!
For this bohemian chic style,use a powder dry shampoo to create texture and roughness. Place hair on top of head in a loose ponytail, Secure with a band and braid mid-shaft and ends. With fingers, loosen hair at scalp and through braid for a tousled look. Twist braid into bun and pin into place. Use your favorite scarf or hairband to finish style.
Here is a new stylish casual braided bun updo for you, which is great for party, wedding, dating etc.
Take your french braid in a new direction with this classy, simple up-do. Apply a light hairspray or dry shampoo to hair. Separate the front from the back from the front of the ear. With your head down, starting at the nape, proceed to create a french braid from the bottom up to the crown securing with a band at the scalp. Working from the front, bring the remaining front and sides to meet with the braid and twist all the hair into a soft bun locking in place with hair pins.
Celebrity Red Carpet Hairstyle: Bun Updo Back view of classic bun updo: The classic hair bun updo is one of the easiest and cutest hairstyles, a lot women love to wear their hair up and do the bun updo, and there are many style of the bun updos. The bun updos are more than just the preferred look of dancers and ballerinas–a lot celebrities are also rocking variations of this chic style for red-carpet events. There are a lot of great buns in Hollywood. Here is a look from Heidi Klum, she looked great with her chic, slicked-back bun updo.
Here is a romantic twisted bun updo from Drew Barrymore, which is perfect for wedding, party, prom and any other casual occasion! If you love this look, why not have a try?
Drew Barrymore styled her long tresses in a modern twisted bun. Her loose tendrils created texture and dimension. I love this updo so much! How about you?
Here is a video guide on how to create a beautiful twisted bun updo:
Love wearing this after a day at the beach or with 2nd day curls. Soooo easy to do and super cute! Want to rock this modern take on the classic hairstyle? Follow this tutorial and wear this look to school the next day!
Ballerina buns and top knots are a mane stay among celebs this summer and there’s no sign this updo is going anywhere, anytime soon. If you are looking for a stylish high bun, here it is.
Eva Longoria wore her hair in a voluminous bun, she looked absolutely gorgeous wearing this stylish high bun.
Coveting her style? Do it yourself by smoothing your strands with a boar bristle brush toward the crown of your head. After you put your hair into a ponytail, twist the hair slightly and wrap it upward and around the elastic band for a fuller-looking bun, this is a perfect bun for summer!
How to Do a High Bun: Sleek High Bun Hair Tutorial
A side view of Angelina Jolie’s elegant updo
Angelina Jolie’s sleek updo is a variation on the classic bun. She wore her long sleek hair in an elegant twisted updo at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards. This is a great formal updo long hairstyle for any special occasion.
Angelina Jolie twisted her sleek hair into a bun and pinned to the back of the head to form this elegant hairdo.
This is a great updo hairstyle to try because there’s no right or wrong way to pin up the hair, simply wrap it in sections.
How to do Angelina Jolie’s Bun Updo
To recreate Angelina’s look, begin by pulling tresses back and securing in a tight ponytail at the middle of the back of the head. Next, divide the ponytail into four sections, and begin with the topmost piece. Twist it loosely, turn under and pin in place using bobby pins or u-shaped hair pins.
Then, repeat the process with the three remaining sections, making sure to overlap them all so there aren’t any discernible gaps in the mass of pinned-up hair. To finish the look, mist with lots of hairspray to retain the super-sleek look. Angelina Jolie Updo
This beautiful bun updo is easy to re create at home, you can try it.
Here is a cute loose low bun updo for the summer hot days! The trick to a perfect bun like Lauren Conrad’s? A foam hair insert like the one from ASOS. They take the guesswork out of forming an ample updo—all you have to do is roll them into place.
Conrad’s hairstylist Kristin Ess split her hair into three sections, then rolled a straight-line hair foundation into the back to create her bun. “Drape the two side sections over your bun, and if you need to, wrap them around a curling iron first so they blend seamlessly,” Ess said. And don’t skimp on the bobby pins; since the foundation adds weight to the style, use more hair pins for extra support.
Sweet side bun updo hairstyle for prom
If you are looking for a perfect updo for prom, here is a great side bun from Paris Hilton you may love. Paris can’t go wrong with this simple low off-center bun. The hair is parted to one side and roughly blow dried keeping a slight wave in the hair for extra body.
This can be achieved by scrunching the hair while blow drying. Once the hair is dry, it is pulled back into a low, loose ponytail to one side and tied with an elastic band. The ponytail is then loosely wrapped around the elastic band and pinned into place with a bobby pin. If you wish to go for a more romantic look, curl the hair of the ponytail using a curling iron in small sections. Then very loosely wrap each section of hair around the ponytail, pinning each in place with a bobby pin.
This is a great classic bun hairstyle wedding, also perfect for prom! A lot people love messy bun updos, but this casual sleek bun also looks beautiful, right? How do you think?
The classic high bun updo is an elegant hair style which is great for any formal and casual occasion! If you wear long straight hair, you can wear the classic high bun updo for any events!
Fergie’s classic sleek high bun updo hair style can be duplicated by first tightly pulling tresses into a high ponytail on top of the head. The ponytail is then loosely twisted and wrapped around the base of itself. Bobby pins are used to secure it in place. The bun will range in size depending on the length of the hair.
DIY: How to create a beautiful high bun updo – Classic High Bun Hair Tutorial
Cute hairstyles for girls: Hey, today I’d like to introduce you a cute loose bun updo for you summer days: a sexy messy loose do from Vanessa Hudgens! She wore her long black hair into a cute loose bun while posing on the beach.
This high bun updo is great for holidays, if you want to do it at home, here is a tutorial on how to create a beautiful loose high bun updo.
Vanessa Hudgens Loose Bun Updo /Bauer Griffin
Try this chic hair idea for a fun girls’ night out! If you love this style, why not share it with your friends on Facebook and pinterest?
