10 Quick and Easy Hairstyles For Long Hair

As I have really long hair there aren`t that many hairstyles out there that really work for my hair, either because my hairs too long and it just doesn`t work, or because the weight of my hair means it wont hold. These are some of the styles that I find work with long hair......


Plait-

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Gather all your hair into a loose clear elastic band (you don't have to do this step I just sometimes find it helps) 
3. Separate your hair into 3 equal pieces  
4. To plait the hair take the left section of hair and wrap it over the middle section, the take the right section of hair and wrap it over the middle piece of hair. Keep doing this until you reach nearly the end of your hair  
5. Secure the end with a hair bobble  

High Ponytail-

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Back comb the top of the hair to give it a little more volume 
3. Gather all of your hair at your desired height, and secure it tightly with a hair bobble
4. Take a thin strand of hair only a couple of cm thick, then wrap it around the hair bobble and secure it by either tucking it in the bobble or using a small grip.
5. Depending on how you want it to look, you could straighten it, or curl it, or just leave it natural. 

Fishtail Plait-

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. I find that this style tends to work better with straight hair, so I tend to quickly run the straighteners through my hair just to tame it.
3. Gather your hair into a clear elastic band near the bottom of your head. (Don`t have to do this step, I just find that it makes it easier to braid.)
4. Separate your hair into two equal pieces, take a strand of hair from the outside of the left piece and bring it over to back of the right section  ensuring that you pull it tightly. The take a piece from the right side and bring it over to the left side.
5.  Repeat this process until braid is complete. Once finished secure end with a hair bobble and remove the clear plastic one if you have used on.

Knot Bun-

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Gather your hair in a bobble
3. Tightly twist the ponytail ensure that you`ve got all of your hair in it
4. Wrap the twist around the bobble at the top of your head.
5. Secure it with either a bobble or grips 

I`ve done  a full post on this one in a little more detail a while back which I shall leave the link to here 

Half Up/Half Down-

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Gather the top layer of your hair in your hand separating it from the rest. 
3. I usually back comb this slightly to add a little volume 
4. There are three ways I usually wear this look, I either secure the hair back in a simple ponytail, or a bun, or sometimes just a small little clip to hold it in place.
5. Style the rest of your hair, I either curl, straighten or just leave it in its natural mess. 

Twisted Fringe Pin Back

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Gather your fringe at the front, separate from the rest of your hair
3. Separate your fringe into two equal parts
4. Take the left piece of hair and twist is tightly, then wrap it around the left side of your head and grip it at the back. Then twist the right piece of hair, then wrap it around the right side of your head and secure it with a grip. 
5. Spray a little hairspray just to secure everything in place

Fan Bun

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Pull your hair into a high ponytail, on the last twist of the hair bobble pull out the hair slightly to create a loop at the top
3. Twist the end of your pony tail and then bring it all together at the top of your head where you have created the loop
4. Using your other hand pull your hair through the loop you created and then fan your hair over it to hide the rest of your hair.
5. Secure the ends of fan with a couple of grips, then either use some of your hair or other accessories to cover the hair bobble.

Doughnut Bun

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Pull your hair into a pony tail
3. Pull the ponytail through the hole in your doughnut
4. Spread your hair out to cover the doughnut, then secure it in place using a hair bobble.
5. Take the rest of your hair and wrap it around the base of the doughnut to hide all of the bobbles and neaten it up, use grips to secure everything in place and spray with hairspray. 

Hair Band Wrap

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Take a headband and place it on top of your hair 
3. Take a 1" thick strand of hair from the left side of your hair and roll it up into the headband, Pulling it tight and letting the ends stick out
4. Combine the ends of the previous piece of hair with another strand of hair and repeat
5. Once everything is tucked in spray with hairspray to help secure it in place 

Twisted Ponytail

1. Comb through the hair to remove any knots and tangles
2. Gather your hair in a pony tail at the back of your head (this style works better with a low ponytail)
3. Pull the hair bobble back from your head creating a gap between your head and the bobble.
4. Twist the pony tail through the gap ensuring you pull it all the way through
5. Use hair grips to secure it in place

So those are some of them, if you have any more please leave a comment below and let me know, I realised some of the photos are actually kind of crappy which makes it difficult for you to see some of the styles (sorry). If you liked this weeks post let me know, do you want to see more of these posts? what things would you like to see posts about?