Hairstyles For Graduation Ball

Learn easy hairstyles you can create yourself for your graduation ball.

Finding the right hairstyle for a graduation ball can be tough. Let your dress dictate the rest of your look, even when it comes to hair and makeup. Consider the neckline of your dress and any other accessories you'll be wearing, including earrings or a necklace. You don't want too many things competing with each other around your face or neck.

Long Curls

Long curls work best with a strapless dress or dress with a straight neckline and simple spaghetti straps. The simplicity of the dress's style allows you to showcase your curls. Start with clean damp hair and blow it dry. As you blow your hair dry, lift the hair at the roots to add volume. Once the hair is fully dry, run a brush through it. Using a 1 to 1 1/2 inch curling iron, curl hair in small sections of one to two inch pieces at a time. Continue until you have curled the entire head. Spray the curls with a soft hold hairspray to lock in the style without creating hard, crunchy curls. Gently break the curls up with your fingers to give them a modern look.

To decorate this hairstyle, pull back a three to four inch section of hair just above one ear and secure it with a rhinestone comb or barrette.

Classic Chignon

If you are wearing a busy necklace or a dress with embellishment at the neck or bust, a classic chignon hairstyle will work for your graduation ball. Working with clean, dry hair, apply a smoothing cream to the hair. Brush hair back into a low ponytail and secure it with a hair elastic. Split the ponytail into two equal sections. Use a one to two inch curling iron to create a loose curl with each section. This will make the hair easier to wrap around the base of the ponytail.

Take one section and wrap it around the base of the ponytail. Coil the hair and secure it with bobby pins similar to your own hair color. Do the same with the remaining hair; this time, wind it in the opposite direction. After hair is secure, apply a soft hold hairspray. Rhinestones can be applied to the chignon portion of this hairstyle; you can also dress up a classic chignon with a flower decoration on one side of the bun.

Sleek Ponytail

If you are wearing a dress in a bright color or print, a sleek ponytail will play nicely with the look. Start with clean, damp hair. Apply a smoothing cream and use a paddle brush while blowing hair dry. Pull the hair taut as you dry it and move the dryer in a downward motion to avoid frizz. Once hair is dry, use a flat iron to straighten your hair, working with one to two inch sections of hair for the best results.

Once hair is straight, apply a gloss to add shine. Brush hair into a ponytail at the round of the head and secure it with a hair elastic. Take a two-inch piece of hair from the underside of the ponytail and curl it with the iron. Take that same section of hair and wrap it around the base of the ponytail to cover the hair elastic; secure with a bobby pin. Finish with a soft hold hairspray.

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