Top knot hair styles have been a hot trend for a while now. We’ve often discussed the stylish twist top knots can add to your look, easily. Everyone has been talking about how easy and effortless styling a top knot is in your hair, but truly mastering this styling method isn’t always the easiest thing. Sometimes it’s the hair styles that seem to be the easiest that leave us overthinking them-leaving us unhappy with the outcome. The truth is top knots can be really easy to style in your hair, but we’re sharing our tips to help you learn to master to the top knot so it can actually be easy for you-too!
Add Texture to your Hair
If you’ve been trying to style your hair in the perfect top knot with freshly washed hair, this could be the cause of a lot of your frustration. The interesting thing about styling top knots in hair is they really work better when your hair has texture to it. This means they generally work best when your hair isn’t freshly washed. But if you have just washed your hair and you still want to work with a top knot style you can use texturizing product in your hair to get a similar effect. The reason freshly washed hair doesn’t work as well is because it’s much smoother and tends to be slippery, which is why you need to add that texture. When you hair has some texture to it, it allows the hair to stay put and give that effortless vibe much better than without the texture.
Start with the Ponytail
Another common mistake we notice ladies making when styling a top knot in their hair is trying to create the top knot all in one motion. The key to having a better handle on the styling process of the top knot is to start by first tying your hair back into a simple ponytail. This allows you to have a lot more control over creating and styling the top knot portion of the hair style, since you’re not trying to hold all of your hair up and in place at the same time. So once you’ve got texturized hair, the next step is to style the ponytail. Place the ponytail wherever you want the top knot to lie on your head. After you’ve styled the ponytail and placed it where you want, we suggest teasing the ponytail portion of your hair to add even more texture and volume into your hair before styling the top knot.
Use Bobby Pins
After you’ve styled your hair into the ponytail and added some teasing to the hair for volume, all that’s left is to twist the ponytail section into a top knot. We suggest twisting the hair around and securing the top knot with bobby pins. Bobby pins are a better option than elastic bands because you can work with the more effortless look and the buns shape won’t be adjusted like it would be with an elastic band.
