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feeeeebs

Hey TwoX, what's your default "I need my hair to look nice today but don't have time to do anything fancy" hairstyle? I'm compiling a list.

I recently decided that a ponytail wouldn't cut it anymore (especially since my hair can't fall over my shoulders when I'm at work), so I'm trying to compile a list of quick, easy hairstyles that I can whip up and have it look like I actually made an effort when all I did was spend five minutes in front of the mirror before running out the door. Do you gals have any tips for no-fuss hairstyles?

Posted Nov 22, 2011, 2:59 PM UTC

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lavender_•

I pull my hair into a messy side bun. Then I put in a fake flower or cute clip.

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feeeeebsOP•

My messy buns never stay cute and messy, they always go all limp and depressed looking after an hour or so. It bums me out.

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lavender_•

I start mine as a pony tail, then fold the pony in half, wrap the ponytail holder around it, then I take a second pony tail holder and I wrap it around to make the bun a little more kept in. There are always stragglers around the base of the original pony holder. And then I hair spray the shit out of it.

I'll take a picture when I get home.

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feeeeebsOP•

I think I get what you're saying from your description, but a photo would be much appreciated! I find it much easier to follow photo tutorials than written ones, idk why. (Not that I'm asking you to do a whole tutorial, lol.)

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lavender_•

I can make you a small video and upload it to youtube. I probably won't say anything, but I'll show you how I do it. :)

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Starsarefire•

How do you get yoru hair to look like that? I don't think I could do that in 30 minutes, let alone 5. I'm terrible with my hair.

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feeeeebsOP•

I use a hair form, shhh. I think they sell them at beauty supply stores, they're usually some kind of foam, but you can also use a sock. There are a lot of youtube videos about it (this one is good, but she tends to ramble a little, the actual tutorial starts at about 3:45). If you don't want to watch the vid, here are the basic steps:

  • Get a regular-sized sock (not an ankle sock), and cut the toes off.
  • Roll the sock until it forms a donut-like shape.
  • Pull your hair into a ponytail and thread the hair through the center of the sock donut.
  • Pull the donut towards the ends of your hair, stopping a few inches before the end.
  • Start to roll your hair around the donut, pushing your hair around as much as you need to hide the sock completely (it helps if you have a sock that is close in color to your hair, but not a lot of people make blonde socks...).
  • Keep rolling your hair until the hair-covered donut hits your head.
  • It should stay like this without needing any pins to keep it in place, though sometimes I like to flatten it a little and pin it down to keep it from looking super poofy, but that's just my personal preference.

It might take a few tries to get it looking right, but once you figure out the best way to manipulate your hair, it's super easy and SO FAST. Only problem, if you have a lot of hair or really thick hair (or both), your bun will be HUGE. My hair is a little longer than shoulder-length, and this is a pretty tightly-rolled bun.

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daclamp•

In middle school we called this a Chola bun. Looked great with my giant bangs and hoop earrings.

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feeeeebsOP•

Haha, I can definitely see how it got that name, though most people I've talked to call it a "ballerina bun." I guess without the bangs it looks a little more dancer-y or something.

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Starsarefire•

Thanks! :) I shall most definitely try this. It's got to be better than the horrible attemps I have made in the past.

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feeeeebsOP•

No problem! Glad I could spread the secret around a little more.

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[deleted]•

Mom always called them Dutch braids, but I'm sure there's a proper name. You can make them look super clean, but I always leave mine a bit messy to give that pastoral look. Basically, you get some clips - I use decorative and plain, but you can do it with all bobby pins - and divide your hair in half right down the middle. Start braiding at the top of your head on one side, picking up hair as you go. Tie the braid off at the end. Do the same with the other one. Take the end of one braid and loop it around, securing it on the other side of your head. Do the same with the other braid. Ta-da!

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katkinsk•

I thought you were a guy?

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[deleted]•

I don't know why people think that, but it's a common assumption. I am not a guy, I'm a married woman.

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katkinsk•

Maybe your husband sneaks on reddit using your username while you aren't looking!! Haha.

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[deleted]•

@_@ Don't give him ideas.

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feeeeebsOP•

Do you loop them over your head à la Heidi, or under by the nape of your neck?

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[deleted]•

Just by the nape of my neck. It takes super, super long hair to loop over the top of the head and underneath; if your hair is mid-length, it's pretty much one or the other.

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feeeeebsOP•

That's a good idea, I actually hadn't thought of that (wth, self?). My hair is just a little too short to do the over-the-head braid, so i wrote it off as a style I just couldn't take advantage of. I'll try that next time, thanks!

Now if only I could French braid...

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whasittoya•

Hat.

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feeeeebsOP•

Touché.

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whasittoya•

Honestly, a quite hat is priceless when you are short on time and ideas. I have 6 hats I use for this purpose. I always get complements on them too. Bonus, my head is warm.

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feeeeebsOP•

I wish I could wear nice hats, but I have a very large skull and most hats don't fit me, they sit on top of my head like a clown hat. This reduces my hat options to knitted caps or slouchy berets, neither of which really suit my face. It sucks, especially in the summer when all I want is a wide-brimmed floppy sun hat.

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peachbot•

A casual sort of french twist with hair "chopsticks" or whatever. I do it when my hair is wet so the layers are still all kind of stuck together, hah. I pull all my hair a little off to the side, twist and pull up, tuck the ends in and mash sticks and pins into my head.

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feeeeebsOP•

I do this one a lot too, especially after a shower, since I hate blowdrying my hair and stuff. It never seems to work as well when my hair is dry, though...

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Avendosora•

very quick hairstyle, also a bun, take hair, gather into hands into a pony tail like structure, start twisting your hair until it curls onto itself, wrap the end around the now bun and secure with a hair elastic. (I have to wear a bun everyday for work as it's part of the Dress Regs) and viola hair in less then 5 mins everyday. works best with medium to long hair. Another variation of this is to secure the pony tail at the skull withb a hair elastic and braid to the end. Secure end with Hair elastic and wrap it around itself into a bun. Secure the bun with 2 or 3 bobby pins hiding the end under the braided hair.

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lunchbawx•

My hair has just reached my shoulders and I can do an okay twisty bun. There are bits sticking out of it everywhere but I think it still looks cute.

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The_Qyll•

One long chunk left out along the face, and then a ponytail low and to the side on the other side. Take that ponytail, and on the last loop through leave half the hair on top out. Now pull it tight. It should fluff up and look poofy. Last part is optional. It also looks good with a hat!

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feeeeebsOP•

I bet this would look really cute, but I won't be able to use it. :(

I work at a bakery, and we're not allowed to have our hair hanging in our face or over our shoulders.

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The_Qyll•

Same here. Starbucks. :( I can wear it at my other job though!

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mangetoute•

I have bangs and I do a french twist with the top spilling out, with a crocodile clip, and straighten/blow dry my bangs into submission. It takes about 1.5 minutes from complete bed head to ready for the world, and funnily enough people usually compliment me on my hair when I do it.

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feeeeebsOP•

It's funny how the simplest hairstyles can garner the most compliments, isn't it? It's like, "I feel like I should shake my head and explain how easy this is, but would it be considered rude to turn down a compliment?" and so you just stand there and give an awkward smile and feel like a fraud. At least, I do, haha.

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[deleted]•

I was never very "girly" during the time when I "should" have been learning how to do my hair. Now my hair is way too long so I can't really keep it down or it just frizzes terribly. I use a large hair clip (http://s2.hubimg.com/u/1610925_f260.jpg) It's an octopus clip. My hair is really thick so it works well to keep it all up. I use it every day.

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feeeeebsOP•

I love that clip. I hate blowdrying my hair, so most of the time after my shower, I towel-dry it and then twist it up and clip it with my octopus clip to keep it from dripping down my neck.

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cesiumtea•

I got my hair cut really short, so a couple tiny little pigtails usually works for me :P

Back when I had it hippie-long, I used to put it up in a bun (twist and wrap variety) or braid it. One thing I really liked to do (though this won't help you XP) is braid it while it's wet to get sweet waves out of it.

I also am a fan of the octopus clip and inverted ponytail (and upside-down inverted ponytail), but depending on the specifics of your job's hair requirements, those might end up useless to you as well.

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