5 Great DIY Hairstyles to Change Up Your Weekday Looks
Whether it is because you WFH or SFD (study from dorm), our whole weekday hair vibe has taken a backseat to weekend stylings. We get it, doing our hair day-in and day-out can get tedious. There’s a lot of care, prep and effort that goes into a great hair day. And Monday is not that day.
That’s not to say you can’t spice up the standard weekday messy bun with some variety. We’ve pulled together five easy hairstyles that can be added to your weekday repertoire.
Go forth and style, friends.
Five Easy Hairstyles to Get You Through the Week
· The Heidi:
This look is surprisingly easy and looks great. You can definitely try this look with both long and short hair. Separate your hair into two halves, braid one side while pulling the hair up over your ear towards your crown. Be sure to “pancake” the braid out to create an effect of a thicker look. Once complete, braid the other side in the same way. Lift one braid up and over your crown, like a headband, and secure with bobby pins. Do the same with the other side and voila! You’re set.
· French Twist
If you want to look a little fancier without fuss a French twist is a great style. You’re going to start with your hair gathered at the nape of your neck. If you have long hair you want to twist upward from about the middle of the length of your hair. Pin the twist up so the “folded” part is near the top of your head. Adjust your hair, including tucking in any rowdy ends, and pin it when you like the way it looks. If you have shorter hair you can achieve the look by twisting all your hair upward and then tucking & pinning the ends in near the top of your head. If you want to be extra fancy add some little jeweled clips to the twist.
· Space Buns
You don’t have to make big cinnamon rolls over your ears or buns at the top of your head like mouse ears to have fun space buns. This is such a fun look for a day out or a casual. Divide your hair into two sections & make a ponytail on each side. Make each one into a bun & secure either with bobby pins, spin pins, or another hair band, whichever you prefer. Make these as messy or smooth as you want. If your hair is shorter you can make little loop buns by pulling your ponytail partially through the hair band on the last pass.
· Messy Updo-Inspired Ponytail
With your hair down, separate a top layer into three ponytail sections – leaving a section of hair down underneath. Flip each ponytail, inside out (read: part your hair just above your hair-tie, and flip the pony up and into the part). Next, loosen or pull out some of the hair above the hair-tie in each pony. Then, pull all three together along with the hair you left down so as to create one ponytail. Finally, grab a section from the back of the new ponytail and wrap it around your hair-tie to make it look as if your hair is the the hair-tie. Pin this section with a bobby pin.
· Low Messy Bun
Perfect for hats – and long hair – we love this look. Grab your hair at the nape of the neck and pull into a ponytail. On the last pass with the hair-tie, create a loop bun. Take the tail end, split it into two pieces. Pull those pieces up above your bun and secure it with an elastic towards the bottom of those two sections. Twist those sections around – leaving room for a loop to go around the outside of your existing loop bun. Pull it down over your loop bun and tuck the excess hair away.
Remember that there really are no rules here. If you like to pull out little face framing tendrils – do it! We mentioned spin pins a lot. If you have never tried them, they are worth it! Especially if you have long, thick hair.
So, have at it and let us know what other styles you choose to rock during the week.