Meghan Markle has made a messy bun her signature beauty look—which is why it's always a bit shocking to see her wear a snatched hairstyle or super-sleek look. This morning, Meghan Markle stepped out to meet with The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) wearing a brand-new hairstyle: a perfectly coiffed ballerina bun placed high up on her head.
This new hairstyle is a series in slight changes in her go-to beauty look. When she visited the National Theatre earlier this week, she ditched her curled tendrils and instead swept her face-framing layers across her forehead and tucked them behind her ear.
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It's unclear if Markle has been styling her own hair, or if she is working with a hairstylist she trusts like George Northwood. Markle has always been vocal about her love of all things beauty, so it wouldn't be unusual for her to style her own hair. This is especially true when the style is as easy to DIY as a sleek bun.
What's more, the ballerina-inspired bun actually works best if your hair is unwashed and a little gritty. To copy the look at home, pull hair back into a sleek ponytail using a small, clear elastic (or one that matches your hair color exactly). If you have bangs or face-framing layers, use a little bit of gel or pomade to help your hair lay flat. Now for the trickiest part: you'll need a hair donut or bun maker if you want a neurotically-perfect style. Watch the tutorial below to learn how to use a hair donut like a pro.
Once you've coiled your hair into the donut, use several pins to secure the bun in place, and then blast your whole head with a strong-hold hairspray. Pay extra attention to the hair at the nape of your neck, which tends to need a little more styling product. The hairstyle looks polished and takes no more than five minutes to whip up.
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Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.
