Long Hair Styles & Updos- What Makes You Feel SEXY??

I do messy ponytails, braids, chignons and buns... I'm a hairstylist so there is definitely a right and wrong way to do these. I've had hair to my butt all the way to a gi jane shaved head, so I know hair! So long as you are keeping it trimmed every 6 weeks or so, so you don't have those thinning, straggle ends, then long hair can look very good. Last week, I wrote a blog post on several styles including links to tutorials. Take a look, it'll give you some good ideas:

http://littlelovables.blogspot.com/2011/04/easy-and-simpl...

braids:
http://littlelovables.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-wear-lo...

I found the curler!! never new what wonders it can do..makes you feel like a super model!!!!!!

That and a little lip gloss... bam! hot hot mama:)

My favorite thing is the reverse french braid! I will hang my head over the edge of my bed, and french braid my hair starting at the nape of my neck. You have to do bigger chunks though, because you want it to end right at the crown of your head. Try to position the strands so that your 'bangs' are on the side of your head, fairly loose but still pulled back into the braid. When you get to the crown, ponytail it and let the rest fall back down. It looks really cool, and it's always a nice change when you have long hair! (It makes you feel like it's shoulder-length.) My hair was down to the small of my waist, until last month when I finally decided to cut it short. lol.

Other than that, I used to get compliments all the time for just regular french braids. Once you get used to it, they are really easy to do on yourself. It was my go-to style for quite a while, and I got to the point that it only took me 5 minutes to do my hair start to finish. People would ask me how long it took me to do my hair and would be very surprised when I told them it only took the 5. :) You can change up the look by doing it tighter or looser, different sized strands, etc.

I have hair way past my waist and touching my butt. I trim it when I start sitting on it which is once, maybe twice a year LOL
A really cool You Tube channel I had recommended to me is http://www.youtube.com/user/torrinpaige
She does some of the most amazing things to her hair! It's how toos.
Personally unless it's super hot I like to wear my hair down and just pin up the front/top to keep it out of my face, out of my glasses and out of my earrings.
I really can't figure out how to explain the things I like to do though.

My hair is also past my booty. It's somewhat straight but has a nice natural wave to it. Sometimes I go sleek and put a straight iron to it and let it shine and glide with my movement. Other times I don't condition it, to give it more volume and lift. I then take some serious hair spray, ratt the top and make a nice bump on top. I hold it in place with a good strong med size hair clip. It looks messy and good in an unkempt way :) Or you can pile it up with a lose messy bun, using your clips and spray to hold it in place. Let some serious lose strands hang down to put some movement and mystery to it.
Congrats on the weight loss!
Best Regards,
C.

Congratulations on your accomplishments and getting a healthier you. :)

I actually keep my long hair braided or in a pony most of the time, so for me, leaving it loose is "sexy".

I'm a romantic at heart, so I'm a big fan of buns and braids. A French twist is classic, imo, for an up-do. A French braid crown is nice, but kind of hard to do by yourself. A chignon with some curls around your face is nice. And if your DH is a Star Wars fan, you could probably get a really good reaction from the Princess Lea "cinnamon rolls" on the sides of your head. :)

For some fun, go to http://images.google.com and search "long hair updo" for inspiration. :)

Well, I have boy short hair and that makes me feel sexy. I love my neck and collar bones.
Congrats on your weight loss...I need to do it too!
(when I had long hair I loved to wear my hair up on top of my hair twisted around and then kind of poking out...I can't explain it! But, again, loved it up off my face showing off my neck)

I've had long hair for decades. I like braids, especially a french braid. If you practice you can do it on yourself. If you braid putting the strands under instead of over the braided part stands out. Another one that looks a bit fancy is to make a slightly loose pony tail and then flip the end through the space between the pony tail elastic and your head and pull it through.

Wow...congrats on the weight loss!!! I get compliments when I wear my hear in a loose bun. (A chignon.) I don't how that works with hair your length, but you could try! A bun is my husband's favorite up-do on me.

I straighten my hair and then do a high ponytail like a cheerleader. Makes me feel and look younger.