The Significance and Fun of Creating Updos
Updo hairstyles unleash a new realm of possibilities in hair design. Updos can range from relaxed and loose, to classical and clean, to far more elaborate masterpieces. Oftentimes, a flair for creating updos on family and friends is what prompts a student to attend hair beauty school. There are many special occasions where updos are popular and fitting. Clients tend to visit hair salons on the morning of these occasions when they want that updo to look just right. Instructors in beauty school spend a good amount of time explaining and demonstrating how to create a variety of beautiful updo styles. They also teach students how to determine the appropriate styles for different face shapes.
Some women wear their hair up every day, in a simple bun or ponytail. However, an updo is in a wholly distinctive category of hair design. Frequently, updos include elaborate braids, curls, loops, and other attractive design features. Hair design training prepares you to create updos for:
- Prom nights
- Weddings
- Cocktail parties
- Gala events
Updo Categories and Elements Taught in Beauty School
You may learn to do some or all of the following styles, or elements of updo hairstyles, in hair design school:
- Ponytails
- Buns
- Crowns
- French twists
- Ringlets
- Knots
- Chignons
- Braids
- Adding jewels, ribbons, and decorations
Popular Times for Updo Requests
There are certain times of year when hair design experts are overcome with work: Prom time, generally around the month of May, and the prime wedding seasons of spring and summer. Commonly, cut and color work goes to the hairdressers who have learned and perfected updo styles so customers can get a total package in one salon.
Matching Updo Styles to Facial Structures
You learn how to physically create updos and their elements in beauty school, and also to design them according to the customer's natural look and face structure. This is a very important concept to consider before deciding on which updo style to create. For example:
- Oval faces need balance and symmetry
- Long faces look best with a fringe and without too much volume in the top area
- Round face shapes suit squared-off hairstyles, and need layering and verticality in an updo
- Rounded, soft styles look best on women with a strong jaw line
- Heart-shaped faces look best with an updo that has a single focal point, and a long, sweeping fringe rather than a blunt one
- Rectangular faces are softened with a relaxed updo and tapered fringe or loosened curls
Learning the art of creating a lovely updo gives your clients a wonderful look on special life occasions, and enhances your skill set in the field of beauty.
Featured Schools
Train for the real-world skills that help you launch a successful technology or healthcare career with a degree, or diploma from Florida Career College.
- Hialeah
- Miami
- Boynton Beach
- Jacksonville
- Diploma - Barbering
- Diploma - Cosmetology
Get your career started with training from Austin's School of Spa Technology.
- Albany
- Barbering
- Cosmetology
Get started on your beauty career with training from Marinello Schools of Beauty.
- Portland
- Las Vegas
- Reno
- Layton
- Provo
- Chico
- Ogden
- San Mateo
- Anaheim
- Lake Forest
- Reseda
- City of Industry
- San Diego
- Bell
- West Covina
- San Bernardino
- Bakersfield
- Ontario
- Los Angeles
- Henderson
- San Francisco
- Inglewood
- Redding
- Burbank
- Palmdale
- Hayward
- Huntington Beach
- Lomita
- Visalia
- Whittier
- Moreno Valley
- Hemet
- Simi Valley
- Fresno
- Cathedral City
- San Rafael
- Santa Clara
- El Cajon
- Castro Valley
- Wilshire
- Victorville
- Napa
- Seaside
- Concord
- Stockton
- Murrieta
- Sacramento
- Paramount
- Hair Design
- Barbering
Do you have a passion for beauty and an artistic edge? Would you like to add sparkle and style to your career path? If you aspire to work in the spa and salon world as a hair designer, skin care specialist, make-up artist, manicurist or more, consider an education at Euphoria Institute.
For more student consumer information, please visit www.lincolnedu.com/lincolnconsumerinfo
- Las Vegas
- Henderson
- Lincoln
- West Palm Beach
- Hair Design
- Cosmetology
Your rewarding career in Health Care, Technology, or Programming begins at Florida Technical College.
- Kissimmee
- Cosmetology
- Advanced Hairstyling and Design
Get the skills and training you need for a great career at Fortis Institute. * Programs vary by location * Please contact each individual campus for accreditation information * Fortis Institute- Indianapolis advertising code is AC-0163.
- Mobile
- Erie
- Jacksonville
- Winter Park
- Largo
- Windsor Mill
- Pensacola
- Barbering
- Barber Styling
The John Casablancas Institute (JCI) provides job-ready training for makeup artists, fashion stylists, and hairdressers.
- Vancouver
- Hair Art Design Program
