Perfect Prom Hairstyles

Your senior prom will be one of the most memorable nights of your life and you don't want to look back upon it and remember the horrible hairdo you wore to the dance. However, you don't have to spend big bucks at a hair salon to get the perfect hairstyle. There's tons of do-it-yourself hairstyles that look absolutely gorgeous and will go perfectly with your prom dress. Check out some of these celebrity styles that'll make you shine brighter than a star at your high school prom!

Before you start any hair style, make sure that you've washed your hair thoroughly with a good shampoo and conditioner. You may need the help of a blow dryer, flat iron, curling iron, bobby pins and hair pins, as well as some hairspray to hold your style.

The Sophisticated Chignon

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This elegant yet simple hairstyle is absolutely stunning. You can achieve this gorgeous style without much effort and it's a fast solution if you're in a hurry.

1. First, wash through your hair with a nourishing shampoo and conditioner. If you want to add volume and texture to your hair, apply any texturing hair product after shampooing.

2. Next, use a blow dryer to completely dry your hair. To set your hair to a curly style, brush it with a round brush while blow drying. Nexxus also recommends you to use an air director nozzle when blow drying.

3. After your hair is dried, separate your hair into different sections and tightly wrap each section around a hair roller. If you do not have any hair rollers, you could just wrap them around your fingers. Depending on your hair texture, you should let your hair set for about 5-10 minutes.

4. Smooth out your hair with a bit of hair spray.

5. Use a comb to create a side part in your hair and pull your hair into a ponytail just above your navel. Make sure your pony tail is on the same side as your part.

6. Hold the ponytail with an elastic band and divide the ponytail into two sections.

7. Take one section and wrap the hair into a loop shape like the way you would wrap it around a hair roller. Create other loops with the remaining part or parts of that hair section. Pin the loops into place using hair pins or bobby pins (I would recommend using bobby pins unless you have very thin hair because bobby pins have a tighter and stronger hold). Proceed to do the same with the other section of the ponytail. If you have unruly pieces of hair sticking out in different places, either pin them down with a bobby pin or smooth them down with a strong holding hair spray.

Elegant French Twist

This traditional hairstyle is a crowd pleaser everywhere. The classy style only takes minutes to do and is extremely easy.

1. This style usually works best on hair that's not been washed on the same day as newly-washed hair tends to be very slippery and difficult to handle. If you just washed your hair, apply a generous layer of working hair spray.

2. Brush all of your hair back and pull into a loose pony tail just above the navel. Hold the pony tail with your left hand. Do not use an elastic band to hold the pony tail.

3. With your right hand, grab the bulk of the pony tail and start twisting it clockwise in an upward direction. Make sure the twist is tight against your head.

4. After you have twisted all of your hair against your head, use your left hand to hold the roll.

5. Use a large bobby bin and start from the bottom of the roll. Insert the tip of the pin into the side-center part of the roll to hook a small amount of hair. Turn the bobby pin 180 degrees and secure the pin into the hollow created by the twist (the part between your head and the roll). Repeat this process as many times as you need to until the entire roll has been secured. Tuck in the loose ends underneath the roll. Use a hairspray to control any flyaways.

Classy Easy Updo

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This is probably the simplest of all hair updos yet it's elegant and classic. It takes just a few minutes to create this updo. (with a little practice you can get it under five minutes)

1. Pull your hair into a tight ponytail and wrap it with an elastic band.

2. Take the bulk of the ponytail and start twisting the hair around and over the elastic band and the root of your ponytail. Wrap the roll tightly around the base.

3. Secure the style with some bobby pins and use a hairspray to hold down the style to smooth flyaways.

4. You can add extra accessories such as hairsticks and barrettes to this style if you want to.

The above three styles are all fairly simple and can do much to make your prom a memorable one. Experiment with them and remember, the key to any perfect style if practice, practice, practice.