Bad hair day? Not for long. We asked hair professionals Jeff Chastain, Paola Mathé, Ezmeralda Meco, and Sarah Potempa to teach us some fresh hairstyles for shoulder-length hair. And they delivered. Keep scrolling to learn how to style your hair in fun new ways.
1. The Wet-Look
2. Old-Hollywood Waves
3. Double Buns
4. The Half-Up Bow
5. Effortlessly Chic Low Pony
6. Knotted Pigtail Braids
7. Flower Braid
8. A Crown for Curls
9. Braided Bun
10. Twist ’n’ Pin
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11. Half-Up Hair Wrap
12. The Undone Bun
13. Piled-Up Pony
14. The Knotted Pony
15. The Braided Half-Up
16. Side Sweep
17. Shorty on the Side
18. Quick Twist for Shorter Hair
19. Bangin' Braid
20. Loose Braid
21. Barely There Wave
22. A Dressed-Up Pony
23. Half French Twist
24. Frohawk
25. Shanice never really got into head wraps because she thought her hair was way too big to rock them. Of course we were excited to prove her wrong with this retro style.
26. The Mini Bun
27. The New Topsy Tail
28. The Fun Bun
29. Triple-Threat Braid
30. 10-Minute Fancy Updo
31. Chic Chignon
32. French Hawk
33. Front Bump + Pullback
34. Secret Braid
35. The Double-Layered Pony
36. Beach Braids
37. The Fake Bob
Use a wrap-up to tuck your long hair up into a short style. Watch this tutorial to learn how to style a fake bob — plus two other cute dos.
38. Tucked Up
39. Triple Bun
40. The Crisscross
41. The Game of Thrones–Inspired Style
It's three different braids that look like a damn dream when they're put together.