11 Easy Great Updos For Medium-Length Hair

11 Easy Updos For Medium-Length Hair

These quick updos for medium-length hair are gorgeous and easy to wrangle.

Updated on March 14, 2024

Double braid bun — Photo:
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If chopping your hair to your chin sounds intimidating but maintaining healthy strands at Rapunzel length is impossible, a medium-length hairstyle is exactly what you need. With haircuts like the lob and the new shag in style, right now is the time for styles with medium lengths. Not having long hair doesn't mean you can't style it in a fabulous updo.

Updos might sound too dressy for everyday, but these are the trendiest medium-length updos for your real lifestyle. These quick updos for medium-length hair cover every scenario your busy life encounters, and there's no salon visit required.

Whether you're in the market for a messy bun for running errands, a stylish French twist for holiday parties, or a boho, braided look for day or night, these updo ideas are fast and doable. These updos are gorgeous options for styling those popular medium-length haircuts.

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Low Bun Updo

This low style is ideal, as it goes from day to night. Perfect for a day of virtual meetings without looking too buttoned up, you are also ready for drinks with friends. Your style is easy breezy with this updo.

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Knotted Updo

This is a cute, casual updo that will keep your hair in check on busy days. The basic approach is to section your hair off and twist into a low bun. It's just that easy!

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Simple Chignon

Nothing could be more classic than a chignon. This twisted updo will look so classy at holiday parties, but as with many of these updos for medium-length hair, making this a more everyday style is easily done. Twist it up and look your best.

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Colorful Pins

For a showstopping style that couldn't be easier, add instant interest to any updo with the addition of colored bobby pins. You can match them to your outfit or create a rainbow pattern.

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Classy Pony

Classic High Pony — Getty Images / chabybucko

This ponytail looks a little dressier than your workout look, but it's just as quick to style. You need to be willing to tease it up before you bind it, but the time invested is not much, and the result is polished and stylish.

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Braided Bun Updo

Single Braid Updo — Getty Images / Rosmarie Wirz

A braid is always fetching, and this style looks dressy enough to wear to a wedding or party, but it's easy enough to wear for work, too. Once perfected, it just might be the dress-me-up look you are seeking.

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Add a Scarf

Tying a scarf around a low bun adds elegance in just a few minutes. Find the tutorial for this scarf updo here.

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Braided French Twist

With a textured style, your medium hair will appear longer than it is. Your locks will feel controlled but relaxed in this take on a French braid. Just a few steps will get your do into updo, and you will be styled and ready for anything.

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Tied with a Bow

Tied with a Velvet Bow — Instagram/@clairebalest

In our opinion, bows are always a good idea, and will never go out of style. Tie a velvet bow around a low bun for an effortless updo that can easily dress up your look for any occasion.

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Quick Curly Updo

Got curls? Never fret. For our medium-length girls with curls, this three-minute hairstyle is for you. You will be able to tame your mane, and still show off those voluptuous curls. You can watch the tutorial for this style here.

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Easy Double Braid Updo

The double braids in this updo are definitely the trick to keeping everything in place while also adding dimension and texture. This look really works even when your hair is super messy or more textured and doesn’t take much longer to do than a regular bun.

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