While curly hair like this can be difficult to style, it looks fabulous when piled into an updo.
Whether your hair is naturally curly or straight as a pin, a curly updo can transform your hair, creating the perfect complement to your prom gown. Curly updos can be messy or formal, loose or tight--it all depends on your personal preferences, as well as your hair length and strengths. Choosing the right curly updo for prom is easy, if you bear in mind your face shape and hair type. Longer faces are flattered by curly updos with side parts and bangs, while wider or shorter faces benefit from curly updos that add height at the crown. Square faces are flattered by softer curly updo styles, while a heart shaped face is flattered by an curly updo with an off-center part. Oval faces are flattered by nearly every curly updo.
Partial Curly Updos
A partial curly updo is easy to achieve. After curling your hair (if it is straight), merely lift some of the top layer of your hair and secure with bobby pins, a decorative comb, clips or a barrette. The lower layers may be left loose. This style works with both loose and tight curls. Volume may be added by securing the top part of the hair close to the crown. For a retro chic effect, you can even choose to try a bouffant style with the upper section of your hair.
Messy Curly Updos
Messy, seemingly artless curly updos can be casual but elegant. This look often requires the use of many bobby pins. After curling or styling your hair, leave some strands of hair near your face loose, securing the others in a loose, piled arrangement by using bobby pins. Some strands should be completely secured, while others are allowed to partially dangle. Curls may also be crisscrossed over each other. This look can be polished by adding a headband or tiara. Texturing pomade or paste will keep this look under control but interesting.
Classic Curly Updos
You can also choose to model your curly prom updo on a classic style from the past. Try tightly waving your hair in a simulation of flapper finger waves, and then securing it at your nape, for Zelda Fitzgerald flair. For a 1940s look, try doing your hair in loose, high waves and then securing it in a chignon.
Romantic Curly Updos
Romantic curly updos work for both weddings and proms, and are very flattering for all face shapes. To create a curly updo, secure your hair in a pony tail and pull some front strands forward to frame the face. If your hair is straight, you can curl it in spirals, loose waves or tight kinks. You can place the ponytail at the crown of the head, secure it on the side or tie at the base of the neck. This will dramatically affect the look of your curly updo, so you should experiment before deciding on the best placement for you. The overall effect will be a soft cascade of curls. Strands of hair can be wrapped around the band used to secure the ponytail, which will give it an elegant simplicity.
Braided Curly Updos
There are many options for creating a braided curly updo. You can choose to french-braid the top part of your hair, leaving the rest curly and unbraided, and then pin it up. You can also braid small sections of your hair, and incorporate them into your curly updo style, which will give your curly updo a romantic, old-fashioned flavor. Finally, you can braid a one-inch section of your hair on one side of your face and wrap it all the way around to your other ear, securing it with bobby pins. The rest of your hair may be tucked around this braid, or it can be left curly and loose for a partial updo effect.
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