The Ultimate Guide to Long Hairstyles

Donna Karan sent models down the runway sporting this sleek updo for Fall 2013.

Get the look:
Using a fine-toothed comb, tightly pull all of your hair back into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic. Use plenty of hairspray to tame flyaways and get the smoothest finish possible. Place a hairdonut over your ponytail and pull the hair through it. Fan your hair out to entirely cover the donut, tucking the ends under the donut and using bobby pins to secure them. Rub shine serum between your palms and then lightly run over the bun to create a high-shine finish.

Blake Lively shows us to dress up bed hair with this messy-yet-pulled-together ponytail.

Get the look:
This look works best with slightly dirty hair, but if your hair has been freshly washed, spray some sea salt spray through it and create texture with your fingers. Don’t look in the mirror as you tie your hair to get the most ‘devil may care’ look possible. Secure your hair with an elastic and grab a small section of hair to wrap roughly around the band to hide it. Secure with a bobby pin and away you go.

Charlize Theron puts a spin on the classic milkmaid braided bun by combining different sized braids with a side-bun.

Get the look:
Part lengths of hair into 4 unevenly sized sections. Braid each section making sure to start the braid at ear level and ensuring the hair at the top of your hair remains smooth and flat. Play with the placement of each braid, pinning them in place, intertwining them as you go. Once you’ve secured all the braids the way you like them, run a large paddle brush over the crown of your head to get a smooth finish before setting with hairspray.

There were plenty of updo’s on the Resort runways this year and this striking look is surprisingly easy to recreate.

Get the look:
After blowdrying hair, run straightening tongs through your hair to get hair as flat as possible. Turn head upside down and use a large paddle brush to gather your hair into a high ponytail. Flip head back up and use a fine toothed comb to get every hair on the crown in place. Run gel over the crown to create a high-gloss wet look. Wind ribbon around the base of the ponytail until it creates a stiff ornament and let the lengths of your hair cascade as they will.

Naeem Khan knows less is more and you can’t go wrong with a classic french twist.

Get the look:
Simply gather hair to one side, twist hair loosely and then tuck ends under to create the twist. Secure with bobby pins and tuck stray hairs behind your ears. Don’t stress about flyaways, this look looks more modern when it looks thrown together rather than manicured.

Emmy Rossum piles a braided bun on top of her head for a contemporary take on Grecian goddess.

Get the look:
Start by flipping your head upside down and gathering hair into a ponytail as close to your forehead as possible. Flip your head back up and separate the ponytail into different sized sections before braiding each section into thin and thick braids. Gather all the braids together and wind into a loose bun, securing with bobby pins as you go. Finish with hairspray and use a fine-toothed comb to neaten the back and nape before fixing with gel.

Hilary Swank’s playful, flirty ponytail is an easy summer vacation updo and would also be a great alternative to tone down the heaviness of a formal evening dress.

Get the look:
Backcomb the front of your hair to create volume at the crown before tying hair into a ponytail just above the height of your ears. Wrap a small piece of hair around the elastic band to hide it and secure with bobby pins. Then, run a curling tong through the loose ends of the ponytail to create subtle waves before spritzing on some glossing product.

Milla Jovovich’s simple bun gets an update with a long soft fringe.

Get the look:
Keep the look as carefree as possible by piling hair into a messy bun and letting the natural texture of your hair come through.

Florence Welch’s fiery red barnet mixes braids, embellishments, side-swept bangs and an edgy, messy texture to create an updo that’s sure to turn heads.

Get the look:
To create the look, run styling mousse through your hair before roughly blowdrying. Using a large round bristle brush to get your bangs perfectly straight. Grab a section of hair about a hand-span wide above your left ear and then braid across your head before securing with a bobby pin behind your right ear.

Kristen Stewart’s fishtail braid is glamorous and down-to-earth all at once.

Get the look:
Spritz hair with sea salt spray and backcomb the crown to create lift before braiding the lengths.

Easy-going chic. This bun created by TRESemme for Rebecca Minkoff is every girl’s fallback when it comes to laid back style.

Get the look:
Simply twist hair and secure with 2 pins. Leave the ends to stray and tuck loose hairs behind your ear.

Olga Kurylenko rocks a voluminous side bun which perfectly shows off the auburn haircolour and healthy condition of her locks.

Get the look:
Apply shine serum to dry hair before combing all of your hair to one side. Tie your hair with a thin elastic band before back-combing underneath the tied hair to create mega volume. Spray with hairspray before winding the hair into a loose bun and fastening with bobby pins. Set with a final blast of hairspray and don’t fuss over stray ends.

Salma Hayek’s chic, undone updo draws attention to her face. Adding a small embellishment takes the look from day-to-night.

Get the look:
Simply pile hair into a high ponytail on top of your head before wrapping the tail loosely around the base of the ponytail. Secure with bobby pins before lightly pulling sections of the bun free and backcombing them to create volume. Fix with hairspray and add a bejewelled accessory.

This runway updo spotted at Vera Wang packs volume with a messy cone-shaped bun.

Get the look:
Run volumizing mousse through damp hair before flipping upside down to blowdry. Once dry, backcomb at the roots around the whole head. Then, gently gather hair into the desired shape and secure with hairpins and a generous dose of hairspray.

If you’ve got long dark hair like Elissa your hair needs some curl and definition to give it body and movement.

Ask your stylist to cut long layers into your hair starting at the shoulders and dig out your old heated rollers for relaxed curls that show off shiny locks.

Want volume like Haifa Wehbe? Smooth some styling cream through the roots and tip your head upside down while blasting the roots with a hair-dryer for maximum volume.

Queen Rania of Jordan oozes sophistication with her long loose waves.

Get the look by using heated curling tongs only on the lengths and ends. Finger-comb to separate curls and spritz with a light hairspray for natural curls that last all day.

Cyrine Abdel Nour’s ‘do is simple and classy-showcasing healthy vibrant hair.

Wrap hair around a heated straightening iron to create a soft curl and spray with gloss spray for high-impact shine.

Diala Makki smolderswith her Pocahontas-style locks.

This look calls for strong healthy hair. Do as Karlie Kloss does and take Viviscal Extra Strength Hair Vitamins to promote hair growth and thickness.

Be bold and let your hair’s natural texture shine through like Nadine Njeim.

Regular keratin treatments and using a hair mask once a week make for frizz-free hair that you can simply wash and go.

Dorra Zarrouk’s sleek side parting and flicked out ends is an easy look to take you from day-to-night.

Part hair deeply to one side and run straightening tongs through the ends, curling outward to create the flicks.

Leila Bekhti’s glossy curls are a cinch to create in just 10 minutes. Starting with dry hair, spritz with curling spray before running tongs through the lengths. Don’t brush or finger-comb your hair- simply allow them to naturally loosen.

Maya Diab’s blonde locks frame her face with lots of layers and tons of definition.

Use a styling cream to create sculptured structure while you blow-dry.

Nadine Labaki shows us how to work the au-naturel look even on the red carpet. Healthy hair is beautiful hair after all.

Keep things simple and use sulphate-free hair products to keep your hair at it’s best.

Nancy Ajram’s voluminous tumbling locks are easy to achieve with jumbo rollers. Simply roll hair up and out and pin to your head. Wait until rollers have cooled then unwind-never pull-for celebrity-style hair.

Nahed El Sebai’s wavy style is a classic. Simply roll hair around a round brush as you blow dry and unwind to create loose curls at the ends of your hair.

Calling all curly-haired ladies: let the frizz fly free. Myriam Fares rocks her curly mane by pushing hair to one side and letting it’s natural texture shine through.

Thinning the ends of thick, curly hair can create more movement and using a curl spray can help better define individual curls.

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco also enhances her natural curly hair texture with a deep side parting and a shoulder-skimming length that emphasises volume.

Go for Amanda Seyfried’s 60’s style marcel waves if you’re looking for classic glamour for the evenings.

Coco Rocha showcases her eye-catching haircolor by wearing it long and keeping it simple.

Look to Kate Middleton for elegant hairspiration. Try to give your hair a break from over-blowdrying by limiting to heat styling once a week.

Bianca Balti’s ombre haircolor is a masterclass in sophistication. For a subtle effect like this one go only 2-3 shades lighter than your natural haircolor.

For a sharp, sexy look go for razor-sharp bangs and ends a la Tyra Banks.

Drew Barrymore’s dramatic ombre haircolor looks great when paired with varied textures.

Curl random sections of hair, twist others and braid stray locks before spritzing with salt spray and finger styling for a unique look that’s sure to turn heads.

Florence Welsh’s messy bangs and face framing layers are a cool girl staple.

Wear yours with a bit of hair wax rubbed into the ends for definition and a heavy dose of attitude.

A bold colour and perfectly straight hair is a killer combination. Gwen Stefani shows us how it’s done.

Megan Fox’s lush locks can be yours with extensions and the help of a heated curling tong. Tong hair starting at ear level and leave hair at the crown straight to achieve this look.

Add a twist to long straight hair as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley does. Straighten hair and then backcomb the hair at the crown before lifting hair and twisting to create the shape. Set with hairspray and you’re done.

Jessica Chastain is a poster-girl for luscious locks. Get movement in your long hair by avoiding heavy products and blowdrying upwards to create lift.

Kristen Stewart works a messy but glamorous ‘do with ease. Get the look by styling hair with rollers and then brushing out with your fingers. Spray in some sea salt spray and flip hair upside down to tousle further.