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Sweet twist and pin variation

February 22, 2011 By Hair Romance 45 Comments

This is another of my favourite twist and pin updos. It’s deceptively simple to do and looks both sweet and stylish.
Like the French roll twist and pin, this is a great hairstyle for when you are don’t have time to dry your hair. You can easily do this style in wet hair and it will dry with a nice wave in the ends. You can even cheat by just blowdrying the top of your hair to keep it smooth. This hairstyle will hide the rest away in these sweet twists on the nape of the neck. This updo is also perfect for a second (or third!) day blowdry.
Hair product tips

 

  • Starting with wet hair? Run some Moroccan Oil through your hair from midlenths to your ends.
  • If your hair is a little dry you may want to use a serum to smooth down any flyaways.
  • A spritz of hairspray will make it last all day.

 

Step by step

 

  1. Part your hair on the side.
  2. Take a small section of hair at the left behind your ear and twist and pin on your neckline.
  3. Do the same twist and pin behind your right ear and pin on your neckline.
  4. Then separate the rest of your hair into equal sections and repeat, twisting into little buns and pinning on the nape of your neck.

 

Through many attempts I found that if you do the left and right first, it’s easier to keep a straight line. If you start at one side you tend to go up and it’s hard to keep the sections even. This hairstyle looks best if you have hair all one length or long layers. It will be hard to style with short layers unless you use a lot of product.
As always I recommend using good hair pins in the same colour as your hair.
Have you tried this style? Tweet me a pic or tag Hair Romance on Facebook. Drop me a comment below to let me know how you go.

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Comments

  1. ellie says

    January 9, 2013 at 5:29 am

    hello! what type of hair pins do you recommend? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Hair Romance says

      January 9, 2013 at 10:53 am

      Hi ellie! I use these pins – https://www.hairromance.com/2012/03/which-hair-pins-do-i-use.html and here’s a tip for using bobby pins too – Xx

      Reply
  2. Daniella says

    July 3, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Hey Christina,

    I have a question regarding hair color. My hair appears to be about
    the same shade as yours… highlights included lol. But my question is
    about going dark. What would you recommend? I love the shade of
    Nikki Reeds hair, but I’m not sure if that’s too dark with my fair skin tone.
    I love your tutorials and am enjoying playing around with your site and
    especially your updos/braids.

    Thanks
    Daniella (Danie312 – instagram)

    Reply
    • Hair Romance says

      July 3, 2012 at 10:51 pm

      Nikki Reed has great hair, you could definitely do that multi-tonal brown like her. The thing now with hair, is that you can have any colour you want, but you just need to change your makeup and clothes to suit. It’s easier if you keep within the same colour temperature range. I mean, if you like cool blonde colours, you’ll also suit cool browns. If you prefer warm gold blondes, you’ll prefer redder browns. It’s all about how much effort you want to put into changing your look.

      Reply
  3. Lorna Salerno says

    May 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    I tried this style and loved it but found it easier with goody spin pin minis!!! It is a lot less tricky.

    Reply
    • Hair Romance says

      May 12, 2012 at 2:55 pm

      Thanks Lorna! Can you believe I can’t get spin pins in Australia? It’s a travesty. I need to make a trip to the US just to stock up 😉

      Reply
  4. nina miller says

    January 29, 2012 at 5:38 am

    I have a little shorter than shoulder length hair. I would love to try this. What would be some advice? Thanks!!!

    Reply
    • Hair Romance says

      January 29, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      Hi Nina, you could still try it, maybe try folding you hair more than twisting it, as you don’t have as much hair to pin up. Have lots of pins ready & give it a try! Thanks xx

      Reply
  5. LaNae says

    January 22, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Great hairstyle! I’ve got shoulder-length hair and just gave it a quick try – it came out looking great with very little effort. Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
    • Hair Romance says

      January 22, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      Thanks for trying it!

      Reply
  6. Jeannine says

    September 9, 2011 at 5:30 am

    I am growing my curly & quite unruley hair right now and I believe it is just "straight" long enough to do this great little do! I love it! Thank you!!

    Reply
  7. Hair Romance says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:24 am

    @Aimee Thank you, my top is from Bracewell but I've had it for a while.

    @Emma – YES! Would love to see a photo of your hair! Please send it to thehair[at]hairromance[dot]com

    I would love to see photos of anyone who has tried my styles xxx

    Reply
  8. Emma says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:11 am

    my hair is extremely long…the small of my back to be exact. i tried plaiting my hair and then doing this and it turned out amazing. id be happy to share a picture if anyone wants to see!

    Reply
  9. no.631 is where I live. says

    June 12, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    so great! I'm trying this tomorrow!

    Reply
  10. Aimee says

    May 25, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    I love your gray top. Can I ask where you got it?

    Reply
  11. Becca says

    May 16, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    I adore this idea so much!! I am going to try it right now. My hair is thick, but not insanely long at the moment so I am hoping for great results.

    Reply
  12. Suzanna says

    May 3, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    I tried this, but my hair is so thick that my little twisted buns were way to big! 🙂 I'm going to try it again with more twists, and maybe with wet hair. thanks!

    Reply
  13. Hair Romance says

    March 29, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Thanks Hayley – she looks adorable! xxx

    Reply
  14. Hayley says

    March 24, 2011 at 3:45 am

    Thanks for this idea! I did my daughter's hair this way and blogged about it if you are interested! Thanks again.

    http://holdingtheworldinapapercup.blogspot.com/2011/03/hairdo.html

    Reply
  15. Hair Romance says

    March 16, 2011 at 1:17 am

    @Ariel thank you xx

    @Anon maybe some Hair Romance video tutorials to come in the future…stay tuned…

    @Zsanica Looks gorgeous! Thanks for posting about it. Get some stronger bobby pins from your hairdresser, makes such a difference xx

    Reply
  16. Zsanica says

    March 12, 2011 at 1:22 am

    Such a cute hair idea! I tried it today and love how it turned out.

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    March 9, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    please post a video on how to do this :). it looks so cute but i have no idea how to do it.

    Reply
  18. Ariel says

    March 9, 2011 at 12:11 pm

    I love this super cute, and not as boring as a plain bun!

    Reply
  19. Hair Romance says

    March 9, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Hi Annette – so pleased you tried this, it's really quick to do once you get the hang of it. Love your site xx

    Thanks Tamuna – your blog is lovely xx

    Anon –
    Definitely give this a go!

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    March 8, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    Hi, I love this as it looks so cute but my hair is only as long as the shortest layer shown here. Would I still be able to do this style? Thanks 🙂 x

    Reply
  21. Tamuna says

    March 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    I just featured this tutorial on my blog, please stop by and have a look 🙂

    xx
    A Journey to Style

    Reply
  22. Annette @ Wellness WA says

    March 7, 2011 at 10:13 am

    Hey there!

    I just tried this out after finding you over at Iblogbeauty and I'll give you some background…

    I'm terrible at hair! I have no idea what to do with my locks, but I tried this and it looks REALLY cute, so I'm going to incorporate it into my minimal repertoire!

    I also like the look of the scarf one, really cute!

    Adding you as a link on my blogroll xo

    Reply
  23. Hair Romance says

    March 7, 2011 at 8:53 am

    Hi Rachel

    It can be tricky but once you get the hang of it it's super easy.

    You almost need to weave the pin through the twist and your hair underneath to keep it in place. Try weaving the pin through and see how you go.

    Good luck

    Christina @ Hair Romance xx

    Reply
  24. Rachel says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:55 am

    Omg I love your site! I recently cut 6 1/2 inches off! However, I can still do this style but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to exactly to pin the curls. I've never tried it before and am having a hard time.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  25. Hair Romance says

    March 7, 2011 at 2:57 am

    Thanks Renee, so sweet xx

    Thanks suddathjr, I also do side twists too, it's so versatile. Love that you tried other versions of this xx

    Reply
  26. suddathjr says

    March 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    i tried this last night but set the twists over to one side. then, this morning i tried it all in the back. I have short, fine hair, so it works best with just three twists. So fun and very cute!

    Reply
  27. renee kristine says

    March 4, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    Since i liked this post so much, i have featured it here… http://babygeisler.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-i-like-fridays.html

    i hope you are flattered, rather than annoyed. but if there are issues for whatever reason, please please let me know so that i can take it down 🙂

    thank you and happy weekend

    Renee

    Reply
  28. Hair Romance says

    March 3, 2011 at 7:43 am

    Thanks Amanda xx

    Reply
  29. Amanda Swann says

    March 3, 2011 at 7:29 am

    I am new to your blog and you have such cute hair ideas! I'm actually posting some of your how-to's tomorrow morning:) I can't wait to try them out.

    The Cheeky Cafe

    Reply
  30. Hair Romance says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Thanks Kelly! I'm following you too now x

    Reply
  31. Kelly says

    February 25, 2011 at 9:54 am

    I'm so glad you commented on my blog, I got to find yours! It's brilliant.

    xx

    Reply
  32. Hair Romance says

    February 25, 2011 at 6:01 am

    Brilliant! I'm so pleased you tried it!
    xxx

    Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    February 25, 2011 at 3:27 am

    I have this in my hair right now after I read it last night. It looks amazing! I think it's my new go to hair style. It took about 20 bobby pins since my hair is so long and curly, but it's totally worth it!

    Reply
  34. Hair Romance says

    February 22, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    It could be a bit tricky if your hair is super long. A couple of tips –

    – You could use hair bands to create the sections on your hairline first then twist & pin on top of them.

    – If your hair is still too long, you could plait the sections and then pin them. I think this would look GORGEOUS and would love to see a pic if you try this. My hair isn't long enough for that (yet…)

    – Or you could try two rows of twist and pins

    Good luck xx

    Reply
  35. Jadegrrrl says

    February 22, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Wow I love the look of this, wonder if it would work on my insanely long/thick hair, I might have to give it a go sometime 🙂

    Reply

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