a quick fix
The dilemma: You don't have time for an elaborate updo, but your hair looks too limp to wear down. The solution: a simple half-updo. "This style has all the effects of a serious updo, but it's easier," says stylist Luca Blandi, who has worked with Nicole Kidman and Sarah Jessica Parker. "It's soft-looking yet polished." Julia Roberts proves you can pull off a pulled-back style in no time flat. Don't have even a minute to spare? Keep a brush, comb and hairspray in your desk drawer, and start at step 2.