Updos took over the 2024 Met Gala red carpet and third-time special correspondent, Emma Chamberlain was no exception. We have celebrity hairstylist Sami Knight’s step-by-step breakdown on how she created Chamberlain’s double bun, slicked-back updo.
How-To:
Step 1: To start, use a blow dry brush (or a blow dryer and round brush) to direct all of the hair back and up towards the crown. Use a smoothing balm at the hairline to provide grip and to ensure that the hair is laying in the right direction.
Step 2: Using a boar bristle brush, pull the back of the hair into a ponytail and secure with an elastic. Then pull the hair on either side in the front back to join it, leaving a center part and a small portion of the hair out to frame the face.
Step 3: For added volume, add hair extensions such as the BELLAM Silk Seam Hair Extensions to the base of each ponytail.
Step 4: Use a 1-inch curling iron on the ends of the ponytail to add shape.
Step 5: Apply more smoothing balm to the lengths of each ponytail to help reduce flyaways and smooth the hair. Coil each ponytail back on itself and secure them into buns with hair pins.
PRO-TIP: Leave the ends of the ponytails out for a more tousled look.
Step 6 (Optional): Cut out shapes from lace and secure them to the hair with eyelash glue.
Step 7: To finish the look, touch up any frizz or flyaways with a smoothing balm.
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