All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors.
However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links.
Create a center part.
2013 Getty Images
Then, pull hair back into a low ponytail covering your ears.
Finish with a spritz of hairspray all over.
Pita’s technique was pretty intricate, but here’s a totally doable way to recreate the look.
Slick hair back into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic.
Split the tail into four sections.
Don’t have enough to work with?
Grab abraided hair tieand wrap it around for the same effect.
Bibhu Mohapatra Fall/Winter 2014
The best way to spruce up a boring bun?
Put a braid in it.
Comb your hair back to hide your center part and divide your hair into three sections.
Twist hair up into a bun.
Kate Spade Spring 2014
Looking for a new way to rock the topknot?
Try this tricked out, towering version.
Spray a texturizer through dry hair.
Wrap hair around the base and fasten it into place with bobby pins.
Milly Spring 2014
Remember the Topsytail?
This bun-ponytail mashup reminds us of the 90s fad with a jolt of sophistication.
Gather hair into a ponytail at the center-back of your head.
Let your ends hang loose for a messy-yet-maintained look.
Then, create a center part and French braid your strands, beginning at the crown.
Braid all the way through to the ends of your hair.
Then, flip the ends underneath themselves, twist into a knot and secure with bobby pins.
Tracey Reese Spring 2014
Curly girls, you’re going to love this.
Renowned hair stylist Ouidad played with soft curls and natural texture to create this free-spirited look.
Randomly tug pieces out above your ears and at the nape of your neck.
Got stick straight strands?
Wave them with a curling iron after you mist on your sea salt spray.
