Got long, relatively straight hair you want to put up for your wedding day (or for bridesmaid duty)? Here's the how-to for a soft, wavy side chignon.
1. Start by curling the hair with a 1-inch curling iron. Spray each section before you curl it. Curl the sides away from face and the top sections back, pinning each ringlet to your scalp as you go. Let these pincurls cool.
2. Tease the hair at the crown and on the side where you'll wear your chignon. "This creates not only volume but a base for your chignon so that your pins have something to hold onto, ensuring that your style lasts all night," Naeemah notes.
3. Begin forming the side chignon by bringing hair towards one side and securing with two bobby pins, creating an X. This ensures that your pins are nice and secure. Then pick up small sections and pin very naturally to create a loose, romantic texture.
4. Use the pointed end of a comb to lift hair at your crown and add more volume where desired (if you want more). Spray with strong-hold hairspray.
The finished result:
Do you guys like the side-chignon look for weddings? I think it's so pretty, since you can glimpse more of the hair from the front as well as the back.
Do you think you could create this updo on your own? How many of you long-haired ladies are confident about your DIY updo skills? Would you rather just dish out cash to have someone else put your hair back for your wedding or for b-maid duty?
This weekend, my brother Nick emailed my twin sister and me to congratulate us for reaching exactly one billion seconds! A billion seconds, he told us, equals 31 years, 259 days, 1 hour, 46 minutes and 40 seconds. I love how, true to form, Nick adjusted for daylight savings, leap years and time zones. :)
