Buns & Chignons

How to Fishtail & Chignon

Join the braid parade. Braids of all kinds are seriously hot. One braid style that sets itself apart is the fishtail braid. While it looks oh so intricate and complicated, this elegant braid couldn't be simpler. When you're looking for a braided...

How to Style a Cinnamon-Bun Style and a Chignon

Think huge and decadent cinnamon buns dripping with frosting and you’re getting close to the look of one of these big, puffy buns in your hair. Known as “cinnamon buns” or “cinnamon chignons,” these major updos can be...

How to Style Hair Like Eva Peron

Maria Eva Duarte de Peron was her name, but people often just called her Evita. Although she began with the most humble of upbringings, Eva fought her way to the top and became the beloved queen of Argentina in the 1940s. As part a transformation...

How to Do a Double Bun Hairstyle

When you hear the term "double bun hairstyle," it could be cause for concern. Lots of women have gone this route only to end up looking a bit over-the-top. But there is an easy way to pull it off that looks sophisticated. And unless...

How to Use a Blow Dryer to Create a Messy Hairstyle

A messy, tousled look can take you far with just the right amount of sassy attitude. Although this style looks like you just rolled out of bed, in reality it takes a little effort to make it happen. Use a blow-dryer to create a messy hairstyle....

How to Lower a Side Bun

When you’re rockin’ an updo but you want a little twist, a side bun can do the trick. Wherever you stick your ponytail is usually the spot for the bun, because you coil the hair around the ponytail to make the bun happen. If you want...

How to Do a Fancy Chignon

Your next cocktail or black-tie event requires a chignon as sleek and chic as your little black dress. A chignon is a modern take on the bun, and you can fancy it up with accessories, twists or braids -- your choice. Best of all, even the fanciest...

The Right Bun for Your Diamond Face

If your widest point on your face is your cheek line, consider yourself among the lucky women who have a diamond-shaped face. Your narrow jaw and forehead and your rocking cheekbones allow you to break the fundamental rule in styling hair for face...

How to: An Asymmetric Chignon

Though she might not deign to wear it, even the most tomboyish gal can admire the chignon’s sophistication. But structured buns are not for everyone, and thus the hoity-toity style has been made over to seem more happenstance. That is the...

How to Put Your Hair in a Bun for Long Layered Hair

A simple bun transforms any bad-hair day into a stylish, put-together kind of day. While it may seem like a lot of effort to put long hair up into a neat little bun, your length will actually help you sling that stuff up in no time. In five...

The Right Bun for Your Triangular Face

Buns are a classic ‘do for a reason. Whether it’s a busy morning and you have time for styling or are attending a formal event, a bun fits the bill. Placing your bun in the wrong place can make your triangular face look like something...

How to Do a Messy Chignon

Messy styles give you the freedom to create casual and laid-back hair without worrying and fussing over every little strand. When you want to rock an updo and unkempt is the look you’re after, do a messy chignon for a fast and no-fail 'do....

Symmetrical Low-Bun Hairstyles

Rock a low-bun hairstyle for a chic updo that works for both fancy and casual destinations. Although mixing things up with an unsymmetrical touch can make a spirited do, symmetrical low-bun hairstyles exude elegance. Get creative as you coil your...

The Right Bun for Your Rectangular Face

With a face shape like popstar Kelly Rowland, life has got to be good. But, you don't have a stylist who makes sure you look perfect 24/7. You might sweep your hair up in a bun just to get the hair out of your face, but do it the wrong way and...

How to Create the Side Bun on Medium Hair

If your hair reaches your shoulders, you’ve got enough length to create a variety of updos. If you mix it up a little and opt for an unsymmetrical style, you might be surprised at the glamor factor. Create the side bun on medium hair,...

How to Create the Side Bun on Long Hair

There’s something so sexy about a side-swept updo. When you’re going for a soft and romantic style, pull your hair off to the side to make it happen. Create the side bun on long hair — you’ll have plenty of length to...

How to Do a Side Bun With the Top Layer of Your Hair

If you've seen side buns on celebs or atop models strolling down runways, you've likely developed a desire to create your own uber-cool side bun. Though classic buns include your entire coif, new styles follow the on-trend half-up hairstyles by...

Hair Styling Products & Chignons

A chignon is an oh so chic way to step out of your front door and face the day or the night. Whether you're into the ballerina vibe, all done up and proper, or you like something a little bit more low key, a chignon can deliver. Practice makes...

Princess Bun Hairstyles

When a special occasion comes calling, a pretty ‘do to rival the royals should be your goal. Forget the boring and predictable bun styles your mamma gave you as a kid -- and say hello to the new generation of chic, beautiful buns. From...

What Outfit Goes Best With a Messy Bun?

The undone chignon is uber-trendy, but walking out of the house with an intentionally messy bun can be a little scary. You don't want to look disheveled, so make sure you're working your bun with an outfit that's still fashionable and that...

The Right Bun for Your Oval Face

Oval-faced gals really have it made. If you happen to be one, you know -- or should know, jeez! -- that your face is the most evenly proportioned so you really can't go wrong when you style your hair. Even with a bun hairstyle, which can be...

How to Do a Sock Bun With Long Hair

Whoever said that you’re only supposed to wear socks on your feet was dead wrong. Socks can be used as a stuffing to create sophisticated-looking buns without much effort. A sock bun is relatively easy to make, but for long-haired women,...

Fast Messy Bun Hairstyles With an Elastic Band

The messy bun is a go-to option for those days when showering and styling is just not an option. When all you've got is five minutes and a hair elastic, perfecting the subtle art of the messy bun is a style lifesaver. Keeping it fast doesn't mean...

Hairstyles With Soft Buns

For a flirty and free-spirited riff on a classic, take the basic bun from ho-hum to deliberately undone. Tousled buns play nice with every hair texture and are easy to pull off. A soft, loose bun hairstyle can be hippie-chic, funky or low-key glam...

Chignon Styles

The chignon doesn't have to make you look like a schoolmarm. These days, the chignon can be tons of things, from chic and elegant, to trendy, deconstructed and romantic. Who knew one little hairstyle could have so many different looks?

How to Wrap Your Hair in a Bun Head Wrap

Scarves are one of the most versatile accessories any woman can have in her closet. When you want a quick way to add the perfect finishing touch to any outfit, it's a pretty scarf you can always turn to. Maybe you want to use it as a hair...

How to Wear Hair in a Bun

Buns aren't just for mousy librarians anymore. This classic style is simultaneously cute and incredibly sexy. A bun pulls the hair out of your face, often making life easier, all the while showing off your neck for an ultra-sexy look. Although...

How to Tie Hair Around a Messy Bun

Very few hairstyles signal sunny days like the messy bun. Casual, youthful and fun, this style is a favorite of city girls, country girls and celebrity ingenues. Very few styles are as easy and fast to do as this one, too. There's never a result...

Hairstyles With Elegant Buns

It doesn't get more elegant than a bun. You may think that there's only one way to wear the bun look. If so, you're definitely wrong. There are absolutely tons of ways to sport a chic bun. Find the style you like best or wear it a bunch of...

How to Make a Hair Bun Cover

When you don't have time to style your hair, or you need it to be out of your face, a bun can be your favorite go-to hairstyle. The bun looks equally cool on ballerinas and basketball stars, serving the purpose of keeping your hair neat and tidy...

How to Put Your Hair in a Bun With Chopsticks

Has the idea of using chopsticks for hair sticks turned you into the chopstick bandit at your favorite Chinese takeout? Before you get pulled over with a purse full of eating utensils, maybe you should get the hang of how to use them -- in your...

How to Put Your Hair in a Bun With a Pencil

If you want to embrace your inner librarian -- that conservative, yet sexy-underneath-it-all, glasses-wearing diva -- get the lead out and put a pencil in your bun. This technique works well if you need to quickly fashion an updo, but are lacking...

How to Put Hair Into a Fancy Bun

Don't freak when you hear the word "bun"; you don't have to look like someone's granny when you try this updo. Whether strutting your stuff on the runway or dazzling at a dinner party, an elegant bun is the secret to simple and sophisticated...

How To: Bun for Short Hair

Short hair can be sassy and cute, but it can also get in your eyes and just plain get in the way sometimes. Whether you're playing sports or just want a sleek and sexy look, it's nice to be able to put your hair in a simple bun. Although it may...

How to Make Sleek Evita Bun Hair

When you need a classic updo that exudes chic elegance, think polished and smooth. The sleek Evita bun is a bun at the nape of the neck, so named for Maria Eva Duarte (Evita), who often wore her hair in this signature updo. You'll need hair at...