Hot Hair: Eight Easy Summer Updos

The last thing you want to deal with in sweltering weather is big, fussy hair. Your best bet on hot, humid days? An easy-breezy updo! You'll manage to keep your hair off your neck while also looking effortlessly chic. From Kerry Washington's sweet upsweep to Jada Pinkett's braided style, we've compiled our eight favorite hot weather-beating hairstyles. By Tia Williams

Bun of Steel

On unbearably hot days, go for the easiest hair option around! Sweep your hair into a high ponytail, twist the hair into a bun, and secure with pins (attach a fall to your pony if you’ve got short hair). Voila! Instant Sanaa Lathan-sexiness.

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Pretty Plait

Cassie Pretty wearing a side part hairdo with French braid updo

Cassie's look is a lot easier than it looks. To do, create a deep side part, and then French braid the top portion of your hair. Gather your hair and braid into an ear-level side ponytail, and twist into a bun.

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Bang Bang

Zoe Kravitz wearing a messy bun with long bangs

If you have blunt bangs like Zoe Kravitz, simply flatiron your fringe and sweep the rest of your hair into a high, messy bun.

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Pretty Mess

Keke Palmer wearing a loose, low bun and face-framing tendrils on top

To reproduce Keke Palmer's rumpled-chic style at home, create a deep side part and pull your hair into a loose, low bun, leaving out some face-framing tendrils on top. Wrap small sections around a 1/2 inch curling iron and finger-style. Don’t try to make it too neat—the messier this style is, the better!

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So Sweet

Elise Neal wearing a one-shoulder white dress and low bun with shorter layers in the front

Elise Neal's 'do is both elegant and summertime friendly. To do, slick hair back into a low bun, leaving out shorter layers in the front. Use a curling iron to create wavy, face-framing tendrils.

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Wild Woman

Katerina Graham wearing a bouffant hairstyle and one-shoulder white dress with a statement necklace

If you’re one for drama, take a cue from Katerina Graham and create a wild, sculptural bouffant. Set dry hair on hot rollers, and begin pinning up random sections until you have an unstudied upsweep.

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Breezy Braid

Jada Pinkett Smith wearing a braided headband and low chignon

Both functional and fierce, Jada Pinkett Smith's braided 'do is the perfect antidote to super-hot weather. Part your hair across the top of your head, from ear to ear, and then created wide French braid. Sweep the back into a low chignon.

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Soft Sweep

"Hot Hair: Eight Easy Summer Updos" // Kerry Washington wearing a high updo with vertical pin curls

To create Kerry Washington's sweet upsweep, separate out the top section of your hair and backcomb at the root, gently smoothing down the top layer. Tie hair into a high pony, and tuck hair into vertical pin curls.

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