Lauren Conrad’s Hairstyles & How To Do Them
Lauren Conrad rocking a
front hair poof hairstyle.
I got the following email recently and thought it would make a great article:
"I am starting college next January and I want to do a Lauren Conrad hairstyle. What are some of her hairstyles so I can get this look?"- Sandra
I like Lauren Conrad’s many hairstyles on The Hills, and have wanted to write about them for a while, so here goes. What’s great about Lauren’s look is that it’s always changing – it seems like LC does her hair differently in every episode, so there are many ways to get her hairstyles for yourself.
Hair Styling Basics
Before we get into the tutorials, let’s go over a few basics that you need to remember when you’re working with heat and your hair and attempting these styles. If you’re already a hair pro, feel free to skip this section.
- Really Important: ANY and EVERY time you heat-style your hair, be it with a blow dryer, curling iron or flat iron, you need to use a heat protective product first! If you don’t, you’ll fry your hair in the long-term. This is doubly true if you have highlights or use permanent dye. My favorite heat-styling product is Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream
but I have also heard good things about Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil Serum
.
- Second, make sure you buy quality tools to use in your hair. Since a flat iron touches your hair on both sides, there is so much potential for split ends & breakage it’s not even funny. If you invest in a ceramic flat iron like the CHI Turbo Flat Iron
or ghd styler
you will save your hair from so much damage Similarly, a good quality curling iron will do wonders.
- Third, remember that these tutorials are for styles that are easiest to do if you have medium-length straight/wavy hair like Lauren’s. Those of you with curly hair will need to blow-dry your hair straight before attempting these looks, so they might not be so practical for every day.
Now that you’ve got all that, on to the tutorials…
Twisted Pullback
This hairstyle is super-easy to do. All you need are some bobby pins, a little hairspray and a curling iron. If your hair is naturally very curly, you will need to blow-dry it straight first. Don’t worry about getting it perfect, this look works best if your hair has a little wave to it.
Part your hair down the center and separate hair into sections. I recommend doing the bottom layers of your hair first. To curl, grab a one-inch section of hair, spray lightly with hairspray and then use a large barrel curling iron to make loose ringlets like Lauren’s.
Next, separate one-inch sections of hair from both sides of the front of your face, loosely twist and pull them to the back of your head. Secure with two bobby pins in an X or a cute clip, then spray to hold in place.
Straight Chic Ponytail
This is similar to the Gossip Girl style chic ponytail that I talked about in the article on quick and easy hairstyles. The difference here is that Lauren’s look is smoother and sleeker, and she sometimes adds her trademark headband or head scarf to finish it off.
To get the hairstyle, you’ll need a flat iron, brush, elastic and some hairspray. I recommend this look for "second day hair" if you don’t wash your hair daily, but if you do, it will work just as well on clean hair that has been blow-dried straight.
First, apply a heat-protecting product (see "Hair Styling Basics" above.) Next, part your hair to the side if attempting the first look. Don’t worry about a part if attempting the second. Then flat iron your hair in sections starting with the bottom layers until it is pin-straight. Finally, tilt your head back and brush your hair into a ponytail. Secure with an elastic slightly above the nape of the neck.
If you have side bangs like Lauren and want to get her look in the first photo, pull out your bangs from the ponytail and arrange them how you want. If you are going for her second look, just slip on a headband and spray your hair down with some hairspray to secure.
Pin-Straight & Shiny
You know Lauren definitely loves this look because we see her wearing it all the time on The Hills and to red-carpet events. Unless your hair is absolutely pin-straight, you’re going to need a good quality flat iron to get this look.
To create this hairstyle, you need a blow dryer, a flat iron, and either hairspray or shine spray depending on how easily your hair stays straight.
Step one is to use a heat-protecting product to damp hair (see "Hair Styling Basics" above.) Then even if you have semi-straight hair, blow it out, aiming your dryer down, NOT up, the hair shaft to create extra-smoothness.
Once your hair is dry, flat-iron your whole head in sections until your locks are pin-straight.
If your hair is naturally wavy and turns back to frizz a few hours after you straighten, you need to finish this look with hairspray. Make sure to get one that doesn’t list water as the main ingredient – these will turn your hair back to waves in an instant.
If your hair is pretty straight naturally or stays straight for a while after you flat iron, use a shine spray to finish the look off. I love Citre Shine Shine Mist; it makes your hair incredibly glossy!
Wavy With Side-Bangs
Here’s the look that Lauren has been wearing most recently. I caught the first episode of The Hills season 3, and it looked like Lauren pretty much wore her hair wavy the whole time she was in Paris. Don’t let her Paris disaster happen to you though: remember to keep your curling iron away from your designer dresses at all times!
For this hairstyle, you will need hairspray and a large barrel curling iron. If your hair is curly, blow dry it straight first. If your hair is straight or wavy, let it air-dry if possible.
First, part your hair slightly to the side. Starting with the bottom layers, grab 1 to 2 inch pieces of hair, spray each piece with hairspray, then curl. Stop winding the hair around the iron a few inches from the root – you want to keep those semi-straight.
For Lauren’s first look above, section out your bangs from the rest of your hair once you’ve curled everything, then use your curling iron to "wing" the ends out, so the piece moves away from your face. Use a little hairspray to hold.
For Lauren’s second look, slip on a stretchy headband over your finished hair, then arrange the front sections so that your bangs are tucked behind your ear. Again, spray with hairspray to keep everything in place!
So there you have it: Lauren Conrad’s hairstyles in an easy step-by-step guide. If you have any questions about any of this, just leave a comment and I’ll answer as soon as I can! Which hairstyle is your favorite? Would you wear these looks?
Posted on on April 7, 2008 / Filed Under: Beauty & Hair / Tags: Celebs, Hair, Hairstyles, How To, Lauren Conrad, The Hills
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Thanks for the information its exactly what I needed I want to completly redo my look for college and this is a great start
Lots Of Love
This is off-topic but below is something i read and i laughed hysterically throughout it. It’s really, really on point with this season’s trends.
http://lifestyle.msn.com/beautyandfashion/personalstyle/staticslideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=6597318&imageindex=1
Sandra – I’m glad you liked the article! Much love to you too and let me know if you have any more questions! :)
Shar – Hmm, that article was okay but it kinda seemed like a really negative take on things. Also, it failed to recognize that trends as people report them are from the runways, obviously women have been wearing things for a long time and fashion is cyclical. Nothing is ever truly original – everything has to come from somewhere. Anyway, that article didn’t do it for me, sorry.
I really love finding new hairstyles so I’m pretty excited you posted this. My favorite one is the Twisted Pullback because I’ve never seen anything like that before. I’ll have to try that out sometime.
great post! i typically style my hair the same way everyday but this has given me some great ideas on how to switch it up while still remaining chic. kudos!
I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean for it (the link and my comment) to be offending to anyone because i really do love this site and all the tips on it . . . i guess i should try wording my comment better.
What i laughed about was how true fashion get recycled over and over (bell bottoms for instance.)
Again sorry, and i hope you accept my apology. (Great job on the hairstyle article too, i’ve been dying to try out some new styles on my–boring–hair.)
i love lauren’s new shorter hair on the Hills! I feel like I can never get my hair as pin straight as hers but I’m going to attempt haha. love the tips:)
xoxo
Megan – Yeah, it’s definitely different, huh? It’s super-cute though and one of the easiest styles to do too!
Apresenta – Thanks :)
Shar – Oh no it’s fine, it wasn’t offensive or anything like that! I just didn’t really get it! You don’t have to apologize, it’s totally fine :)
Lauren – Yeah, I like it too – very chic! And I know, I think she must spend extra time to get her hair super-straight, but a really good flat iron works wonders too.
Lauren has the prettiest hair. I love the straight hair look, I do it almost everyday. The problem though is that I just broke my flat iron this morning. My brother left the toilet open and in it went… I had a CHI and I was thinking about ordering another one, but then I saw really good reviews on the Solia. Do you know anything about either, and which one is better?
Sarah – Oh no! Sorry to hear about your CHI. I have never heard of the Solia, but I did have a CHI turbo and it was soo fabulous, so I’m a little biased. I actually ended up breaking my CHI too (brought it to England and tried to use it with an adapter – bad move.) So now I have a HAI which is really great. I’d recommend either the HAI or CHI. Haha, I feel like I’m talking in code here…
Hey,
i was just wondering for the last hairstyle, the ones in paris.. i was wondering for the second picture, how lauren got that volume at the back of her head, like a little pouf? thanks!
Zara – Hmm, I imagine teasing the hair and some good volumizing hairspray! I’ve heard Phyto’s Volume Spray is really good (http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P2910&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=5332)
Oops, that link didn’t work… here it is again: Phyto Volume Spray
Cool mad hairstyles!!!!!
I soooooooooooooooo…………. want curl hair but my hair is thick
and so……… straight
In the last style, the first photo, how would you wing it out? and could you use like hair straightners to acheive the same style?
k, you know that hairstyle she does with the headband braid thing? how do you do it??
Manda – You’d just use your curler to pull the hair away from your face and concentrate on the ends to get the curl. Also, you could do it with a straightener, just pull away from your face and slightly up. Then spray with hairspray.
Llalala – I talked about that hairstyle in another article: http://www.collegefashion.net/beauty-and-hair/get-ready-fast-7-quick-and-easy-hairstyles/ . I called it “sideways french braid” and that’s basically what it is! You need to know how to french braid, but it’s easy once you get it down!
what about her new look when she does the braid across the front of her hair?
nevermind i saw the last post; thanks!
I loved the way you handled with Heidi you deserved a better friend than her last or two years for me I used to have a friend that almost souned liked Lo and you knew eachother and grew up with eachother since the second or third grade. But her and I grew apart she have a real so called true love who sounded like or should I say almost looks liked Spencer. Maybe you and I, we both had comment about tried to trusted and testified about whose the real friend. I haved watched your show the laguna beach 2004 and the Hills. And I loved your hairstyle and your fashioned tips about being so classy and being very elegant
KEEP ON DOING VERY PERFECT OF YOUR FASHIONED
YOUR FAN,
Mika Wright
P.S my first name is in japanese and it pronouced ( mee-ka)
someone please tell me how lauren looks so perfect at ALL times!?
just not fair!
even when she’s out running errands or at the airport she looks perfect.
so jealous!
I am trying to find a picture of Lauren’s bun she wore in Paris to the event she and Whitney worked. Anyone have a pic of this? I want my hair done like that for my friend’s wedding next week.
I’m trying to do Lauren’s hairstyles on myself.. especially since grad is is 5 days!
I was wondering if you could do her other hairstyle where she has her hair french braided to the side and then all straight. It is my favourite hair style of her’s by far!
Anyways, thanks for the other tips.. they’ll help :)
This website is great! Great ideas!
Hiiii, I was just wondering what is the color of laurens hair ?
when its longerrrr?
This was really great, I love the advice! I am going to try every one of these looks! Usually, it sounds so complicated, but this explained it enough where it sounds simple! Thanks so much!
Hey i just wanted to say that this article is awesome! I am planning on trying out these hairstyles ASAP.
hey could you add how to do some of lauren’s most recent hairstyles? thanks i love your site (:
I love lauren conrad’s hair it is very beautiful! i also love her i want her number!!!!
i was wondering if u knew any ways to stop hair from frizzing and curling up in the humidity thankkkss
i love this i have really frizzy curly hair and i just love how she does this.. ughhh thank you so much…now only if my printer worked…
hey thanks so much for these! I love lauren conrad’s hairstyles…they’re so unique and beautiful. Do you think you’ll be posting more how-to’s on her hairstyles in the future? that would be much appreciated!
i just wanted to let you know again how amazing this is
i used the twist pullback with my curly unmanageable hair and it looked amazing..i blew dried it, straightend it and curled the bottom and i have never had more compliments in my entire life
thank you =]
i rele want laurens hair but my hair is very curly so i was gonna get it chemically straightened should i do this?
hey i was wondering if the twist is gonna work with really short die bangs and maybe you can do a tutorial about how to der her french braid to the side i love that! aka the french braid head band
Where can you get these hairstyling products from?
thank you for the great tips they really helped. you are a great hairstylest. i love you on the hills!!!!!!!!!! thanx again. hope your ok. lots of luv jess
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
how do you do a piece on lc’s hair and leave out the braid?? can you please explain how to do it?? thanks!
Melissa – I covered the braid in another article – search for “easy hairstyles college fashion” on Google, and it should come up! If you want a step-by-step tutorial, I can work on that too!
i love the twisted pullback! i am doing my hair that way for a wedding i am going to tonight, can’t wait to see how it looks! ;-) <3
i love the twisted pullback idea! i am going to do my hair like that for a friends wedding! <3
srry bout the double posts, didn’t think the first one worked! ;-)
Love the curl and twist.
i absolutely LOVE laurens hair when its cut short (shoulder length) and she has side bangs…however i’m not very smart when i talk to my hairdresser about cutting my hair and i want my hair to look just like laurens short cut. so if anyone has any tips on what i should tell my hairdresser it would be greatly appreciated!
OMG, ive been looking for a website that shows me how to do her hairstyles and im soo happy i’ve finally found one!! She’s so pretty!
thanx x infinity
-Sav
i love lauren , and shes my idol , some people say i look like her lmaooo i have no idea why i really love her and yes she does look perfect in every single picture ,, i wish one day i could meet her:). love cs <3
lauren.. its.. so .. jajaj i dont have word really¡¡ my got she has a beutyful hair and i love her outfits she is so¡¡ fashionnn seriuslyyy i want her outfistss
I have naturally long straight and shiny, and when i try to curl my hair, i can use hairspray and my hair still only stays for maybe 5 minutes. Is there a certain hairspray i need or is there another trick to get my hair to stay in place?
I used this website to imitate all of LC’s airstyles. Thank you so much!!!!!
Hiii, I need to buy a new curling iron but I don’t know which one is good, help? I have a gdh IV styler but it doesn’t make big curls like Lauren’s.
Christina – You might need to get your hair wet and set it in hot rollers to get it to curl. Also, lots of an extra strong hold hairspray and a hot, hot curling iron might do the trick too! Also, I like Hot Tools curling irons – you can get them at folica.com. Hope that helps!
I have a CHI and I love it but my hair gets a little wavy after I straighten it so what can I use to prevent this from happening?
Hi, just seen your tip about Hot Tools curling iron, do you know what size is best to make the loose curls? thanks.
so i totally added this page to my favs!
the explanations are so simple and easy to follow. i will def try it out in the new year.
thanks!
What about her braid?? You know, the classic LC braid: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images/gallery/lauren-conrad-love-me-eyes.jpg
I went to the salon before a holiday dance and they did it PRETTY WELL, but not exactly and I DEFINITELY don’t know how to do it myself. Thanks!
how do you french braid?
hey i was looking on google for the offical CHI website. and i cant find it! so does any body know the offial CHI website?
<3!!!!! :) :-D :P
what r her new styles 4 2009? anyone kno?
YAYA !
lovethiss webb + thiss womann shess
a insparationn ,
I HATE how speancer bullyss heidii too but i think
that she should leave himm + move bk in with lauren
loveyouu lauren my insparation x
I absolutely LOVE your website, I’ve looked for videos on how to do on youtube, but to be quite frank, your descriptions have helped way more! Thanks so much for the great tips! I’d love more Lauren Conrad hair style descriptions too if you have time! Other Reese Witherspoon’s hair is great too! :)
Thanks again,
Lyna
xo
Hey!! I love your site<3 Can you please do an article about Olivia Palermo from the city??? i lvoe her hairstyles!!
i love this article. and i love the hills. thanks soooo much. ( :
heyy i love this, but could you add how to braid your hair like lauren conrads. thanks. ( :
do you know how she does the plait at the front of her hair?
i think its really pretty
could you help please?
Hi, love this website, been looking for how to do lauren’s hair styles for ages. does anyone know what curling irons lauren uses? i really wana get some good ones, but don’t know which ones, any suggestions.
I was wondering how Lauren always looks so put together even with just a ponytail? It must be natural! Yea I have been trying to do the little braid thing on the side of my hair but it has not been working..
ILOVELAURENCONRAD
i’m from the netherlands and i love the hills
Lauren is dahm hot:$
my hair is wavy at the bottom and strait at the top but my baby bangs havn`t grown out yet so when I put it in a pony tail my baby bangs stick out and it looks really bad. What do i do?
hey u rock girl i love your hairstyles and my friend is a big fan
Speaking as a guy… LC has hot hair. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve seen the show a few times and I’m always impressed by how classy she is amongst the rest of them. I’m liking all these hair styles.
My hair is naturally super thick, super blond, and super wavy!! But believe me, I couldn’t do half of that even if I had a pro stylist! All I need is a brush, bobby pins, and hairspray to look like the holiday barbie! Ponytails for me. 80’s revival anyone?
But I have to admit, if I could I would! You Rock LC!
hejjj
Just another question.. how thick is Lauren’s curl iron? because she hasn’t got the small ones.. :)
thnx greetzzzz
cherry
I really love Lauren Conrad’s hairstyles and I’ve been trying to find ways to do them for so long. This showed me some great ways, and it’s not quite as hard as I thought. This is a great article, just wondering though, you mentioned “large barrell,” would you say one and a half inch would work or do you have a different suggestion? I have a suramic and the other type, which would be better??.
Thanks a bunch. Xoxo..,.
Anna.
I really loved the tips you have givin me. I really love how lauren’s hair is so PERFECT!! and I’ve been trying to learn how she does it for so long. This has showed me and it’s easier than you thinnk! This is a fantastic article.
Thanks A LOT!!
Briana [=