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"Hitting the wedding circuit this summer or just looking for a ponytail alternative? With the rising heat, getting it all off your neck seems like the coolest option, but who has the cash to hit the salon for every friend&amp;#x27;s nuptials or special night out? Our beauty freelancer, Molly Ritterbeck, found the solution to keeping your DIY updo from falling flat...I have long hair (and by long, I mean it&amp;#x27;s straight, heavy, and almost hits my waist!) so I often end up pulling it back into a blah bun or ponytail. Don&amp;#x27;t get me wrong, I&amp;#x27;ve attempted many a pulled-together, red carpet look: I gather it all up perfectly, aiming for just enough volume with no lumps or bumps, and just as I try to secure it with a hair band&amp;amp;#8212;Poof!&amp;amp;#8212;the tension makes it all fall apart. That was until hairstylist, Jerome Lordet of Pierre Michel Salon solved my updo dilemma by using a hair bungee. Total genius! Here&amp;#x27;s how it works: The bungee simply hooks into the hair, wraps around, then hooks again&amp;amp;#8212;keeping it in place without adding extra stress on your style. Check out the look from my senior ball using one of these little beauties: Want to get it? Here&amp;#x27;s the step-by-step: 1. Curl one-inch sections with a small barrel curling iron (1&amp;quot; works!) and pin each up with a bobbi pin to cool. For more volume, curl against the natural direction of your hair growth. 2. Then, divide hair into three sections. Bringing two small ones in front of each ear, and one in the back. 3. Using the bungee, create a ponytail with the back section and twist into a bun. 4. Then gently pull back the front sections and wind them into your chignon. Pro tip: Don&amp;#x27;t pull too tight&amp;amp;#8212;you want to see a little bit of curl. 5. Finish with a light hold hairspray that won&amp;#x27;t weigh hair down&amp;amp;#8212;even in this humidity! I know if I tried this style with a regular hair tie, it would have stretched and pulled all the curls out. The bungee was the perfect remedy. Do you struggle with updos or do you have a few tricks of your own? Have you ever tried a hair bungee? Tell me below! &amp;amp;#8212;Molly Ritterbeck More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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