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Celebrity Hair Inspiration: 30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles To Try Now
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Celebrity Hair Inspiration: 30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles To Try Now

All you need: A hair tie and a couple of minutes

30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

By Annabelle Fernandez - published

Take it from your favourite celebrities: contrasting flowing locks with some creativity up top—from a versatile top knot to a chic half-ponytail—can make a world of difference. Ahead, 30 reasons why some half-up, half-down styling is the best way to break up your hair routine (yes, even you, short haired gals).

From: Marie Claire US

Stone rocks the simple look with this super short and sweet half up/half down 'do. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

A deep side part and texture at the roots helps keep this half-ponytail style looking red-carpet fresh. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Deschanel knows the power of a chic top knot to break up a head of thick hair. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Whether you're rocking a Bumpit or simply teasing the heck out of your hair at your crown, more volume at the top of your head will make an elegant contrast with long flowing locks. Leave two face-framing tendrils out to achieve this look. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Take a page from the Medieval beauty handbook: twist the ends of your hair by your face, pin back, and go. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

While most people opt to keep their hair away from their forehead for a half-updo, Cruz's side-bangs are a fresh take on the style that frames her face to perfection. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

In which Mary Kate makes growing out a dye job look all the more sophisticated with a rounded and pinned bun plus loose layers. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Trust Alexa Chung to keep it both simple and fresh with a middle part, pulled-back hair, and natural-looking waves. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

For flowing princess-y waves like Kruger's, go to town with a curling iron and secure your hair back above your ears. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Try double-sided fishtail braids when you're looking for a more edgy half-up, half-down look. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

One of the most stylish teens around has her hair game down pat. Here, Shipka pins the hair back toward the side of her head rather than pulling it straight back. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Instead of parting hair down the center, try sweeping all of your hair back with a hair-clip and teasing at the roots. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

The perfect weekend look: tying back a messy half-ponytail (dark roots and all!) and letting the rest of your hair hang loose. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

All the hair and texturing spray used to keep your hair out of your face means more room to highlight your features and jewellery, right Angie? Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

T-Swift knows just how to emphasize her bold eye makeup with this tousled twist on the traditional half up/half down hairstyle. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

This swoon-worthy look almost has us feeling sorry for Biebs because–DAMN girl! Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

For those mornings when you are running super late to work, try Mindy's insta-glam look. Make a deep side part, clip some hair back, and run out the door. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

The easiest way to shake up your half up/half down style? Throw in a headpiece. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

To recreate Jenner's off-duty model look, make sure to gather your hair at the nape of your neck and secure it low for a chic take. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Because we can't have her title/husband/wardrobe/tiaras, we might as well try and steal her style tricks. The Duchess keeps it classy, as always, with a dainty hat. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Keep a long hairstyle interesting by tying back a mini bun that's placed towards the back of your head rather than on top of it. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

In which Ora channels her inner Arianna Grande by pulling her top ponytail tight and almost blinding us with her shiny blonde locks. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Is there anything Rihanna can't pull off? Her take on the half up/half down hair comes with some loose curls in a bedhead effect. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Stellar beach waves and all, Collins embraces her seductive side with this bumped-up look. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

What you're currently experiencing is hair envy. Get some of her glam by keeping volume in your hair as you pin parts back, or, more effectively, print out this photo and take it to a hairdresser. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Clarke's look proves that you don't have to possess long hair to master the half up/half down style. To copy her look, part hair in the center, tease the hair at the crown of your head, and leave some pieces out (or wrap them around a curling iron) for a wavier effect. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

Making a casual double-twisted style look like *this* is why Kroes is a supermodel. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

We're loving Agron's sunkissed waves, which we're planning to master with lots of salt spray or sleeping in some braids tonight. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

We love Delevingne's simple style, but this glam eyeshadow beauty look is one we need to learn pronto. Her sleek hair with a center part frames her face and lets her makeup take center stage. Photo: Getty
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

For a messy-yet-completely-styled updo, look no further than this Anna Kendrick style. But take note—hairspray should be appied liberally.
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30 Gorgeous Half Up/Half Down Hairstyles

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Alexa ChungAngelina JolieCara DelevingneEmma WatsonHairMarion CotillardMary-Kate OlsenRihannaRita OraRooney MaraRosie Huntington-WhiteleySelina GomezZendaya
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