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an elaborate celebrity updo. If you had
seen the back of the girl's head in the
above picture, and just her hair, you
might well have thought she was a bride.
Because it looks like so many bridal updo
hairstyles: high, tight, complex, and
elegant. But it's the
formal hairstyle of Julia Stiles at a
movie premiere. And doesn't she look posh?
The very tight
sections of this good "well-organized"
evening updo are balanced by several
loose partially blonde strands that are
slightly "chaotic." Several of
them stick out at various angles--up,
across, down--all over the place.
Like many wedding
hairstyles, Julia's fancy design would
suit many senior prom girls.
When you test it out
before prom, play with the styling at the
front to see how far forward and down you'd
like your hair to be set.
This style had her
hair far enough forward to graze her
eyebrows; that helps make it look softer
overall, and more romantic--like many of
the best half-up hair styles.

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